School of Cities publishes occasional policy briefs, which aim to distill research findings and data, make recommendations, and draw links to policy initiatives.
Reducing the Burden on Police Services Through Investment in Promoting Healthy Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
April 2025
Mélanie Seabrook, Vardan Gupta, Alexander Luscombe, and Andrew Pinto
Combating Financialization of Housing: Scan of anti-speculation legislation
January 2025
Kaela Sanborn-Hum and Julie Mah, Department of Human Geography, UTSC
Housing policy in B.C. (No. 1): An overview of provincial policy
July 2024
Alison Smith, Department of Political Science, U of T
Housing policy in B.C. (No. 2): The Rental Protection Fund
July 2024
Alison Smith, Department of Political Science and Yasmine Gill, MPP candidate, Munk School, U of T
Housing policy in B.C. (No. 3): Housing Needs Assessments
July 2024
Alison Smith, Department of Political Science and Nihal Naqvi, U of T
Targeting the Right Housing Supply in Canada
Supply Mix Strategy Briefs 1-7
March 2024
City Building TMU and School of Cities
Enabling home ownership by streamlining multi-unit residential buildings stratification and co-ownership in Ontario
February 2024
Ahmad Al-Musa and Karen Chapple, School of Cities
Ontario’s housing crisis explained
July 2022
Brenna Keatinge, Karen Chapple, Ricardo Lopez-McDonald, and the School of Cities