Year: 1960
Summary: Recommendations for the prefered form of government to be established in North York.
Year: 1934
Summary: Argues that the reduction in the number of citizens able to pay taxes (due to the Depression) requires close scrutiny of the city services. Reforms to improve efficiency are suggested.
Year: 1924
Summary: Issues for upcoming election, including the extension of the water works and application for special leglslation in regards to the Consumers' Gas Company, as well as a criticism of the ward system, as highly populous wards are not adequately represented by the current amount of aldermen.
Year: 1936
Summary: Outlines the responsibilities for managing and auditing the budget within the municipal government.
Summary: Argues that amalgamation of related departments under one auspice would be beneficial to the city, and should be done when an opportunity such as the retirement of a head of department occurs.
Year: 1940
Summary: An open letter to the citizens of Toronto, highlighting the need for better snow removal - including coordinating snow removal under one department, improving snow removal equipment, and keeping the snow removal budget consistent from year to year.
Year: 1950
Summary: Identifies structural implications of municipal reform and re-defining of municipalities in Ontario.
Year: 1952
Summary: Report on a talk about the city-manager model, efficient administration and about a book about local government in Canada.
Summary: Identifies amalgamation costs in light of the plans to improve efficiency and restructure council areas.
Summary: Identifies issues relelevant to the upcoming elections: voter turnout, amalgamation, measures of democracy such as secret voting and a government close to the people, and changes in term length.
Year: 1955
Summary: Advocating a two-year term for elected representatives.
Year: 1953
Summary: Describes anticipated restructuring of municipal borders and amalgamation in the Toronto area.
Summary: Describes possibilities to improve efficiency of civic authorities by amalgamation of departments, boards etc.
Summary: In light of the many challenges of overlapping jurisdiction, budgeting and efficiency of the multiple fire and police services, the Bureau recommends creating a unified body for provision in the Toronto area.
Year: 1951
Summary: Comparative analysis of amalgamation of all authority and expenditure under one roof in other places and the possibilities of a similar attempt in Toronto.
Summary: Analysis of Board of Education structure, authority and expenditure in light of public controversy about their current level of expenditure.
Year: 1971
Summary: Toronto City Council asked the Province to be able to participate in a more equitable pension plan, such as the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS).
Year: 1974
Summary: Describes city council structure, current and planned election methods, and recommendations for how to best keep councils representative of citizens.
Year: 1918
Summary: This publication examines how the education system functioning and whether or not it is efficiently using its funding and achieving its goals.
Year: 1979
Summary: Summarizes topics covered at the 64th Annual Conference of the Governmental Research Association (an umbrella organization of research agencies). The conference focused on sharing information between Canada and the United States.
Year: 1961
Summary: Examines proposals which aim to correct weaknesses of Metro Toronto Area government.
Year: 1969
Summary: Survey of proposals for division of city wards and proposed criteria.
Summary: Draws attention to important issues in the 1969 election.
Year: 1980
Summary: Presents important issues faced by municipal representatives in the 1980 election.
Year: 1972
Summary: Draws attention to major election issues in 1972.
Summary: Scan of major elections issues in 1974.
Year: 1976
Summary: Scan of major elections issues in 1976.
Year: 1968
Summary: Summarizes observations and recommendations dealing with the 29 regional governments proposed by the Ontario Committee on Taxation.
Summary: Explores municipal reform in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick.
Year: 1931
Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1931. The importance of city planning is highlighted. The need to improve electoral and policy-making machinery is discussed. Reform of city government, departments, boards and administrations is suggested. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.