Year: 1960
Summary: News Brief about universal suffrage - not needing to own property to be allowed to vote as of Dec. 1, 1958; Tax exemptions, including one for the head of the Bureau that he asked to cancel; and asking why the TTC shouldn't be a branch of the municipality.
Year: 1937
Summary: Outlines the division of responsibilities between the province and municipalities and how this affects social services and payments.
Year: 1948
Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information
Year: 1972
Summary: Explores municipal reform in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick.
Year: 1931
Summary: This letter suggests the need for efficient management in periods of depression.
Year: 1976
Summary: Discusses the role of municipal governments in Canada, including the need for a greater position for them in the inter-governmental system and a larger share of tax revenue.
Year: 1920
Year: 1921
Summary: Considers Toronto's Annual Bill for Personal Services (Salaries and Wages); the Bureau suggests that an Administrative Board made up of Department heads would function to keep service records, promote by merit, and standardize work and wages.
Year: 1944
Summary: Highlights the importance of voting in the upcoming municipal elections.
Year: 1943
Summary: A list of Toronto City officials and personnel and contact information
Summary: Provides a potential list of issues; citizens should ascertain the opinions of civic conditions prior to the upcoming election.
Summary: The Bureau suggests ways in which voter turnout and efficiency can be improved.
Summary: Highlights major issues of the upcoming elections, and suggests that the city should vitalize elections by providing budget and expenditure information in advance of the elections, as well as conducting regular budget hearings that could be attended by all electors.
Year: 1915
Summary: Introduction of City Accounting by the City Auditor and the Commissioner of Works, and recommendations from the report.
Year: 1963
Summary: Results of a questionnaire sent to all candidates for municipal office in Metropolitan Toronto in December 1962. Notes the similarity in social and economic positions of municipal politicians.
Year: 1924
Year: 1961
Summary: Lectures given by the Bureau in Ontario, which focus on: voter turnout, work done on available pension options, and cooperation with U of T.
Year: 1978
Summary: Outlines the major issues faced by municipal representatives in Metropolitan Toronto, London, Hamilton, Ottawa, Windsor, and Sudbury in the 1978 Municipal Elections.
Summary: Draws attention to major election issues in 1972.
Year: 1974
Summary: Describes city council structure, current and planned election methods, and recommendations for how to best keep councils representative of citizens.
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).
Summary: Analysis of survey by the Bureau in 4 Ontario municipalities, in order to assess the reasons for low voter turnout in municipal elections, and ways to increase voter turnout in the future.
Year: 1923
Year: 1945
Summary: A listing of Toronto City officials and personnel, as well as contact information
Year: 1947
Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote, and warning against citizen apathy.
Summary: Scan of major elections issues in 1976.
Summary: Scan of major elections issues in 1974.
Year: 1918
Summary: Identifies key issues in the 1919 municipal election, as a call to action for voters.
Summary: A listing of the personnel in city council, boards, and commissions in Metropolitan Toronto.
Year: 1930
Summary: Advocates for the establishment of a civic pension fund to benefit both taxpayers and employees.