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The Centre for Urban Research and Land Development is an expert-led research Centre, dedicated to formulating policies and solutions to address the concerns confronting urban growth and change within the Greater Golden Horseshoe, as well as to educating students to take leadership roles in these pursuits. Its orientation is founded on uniting economics and market analysis within the context and understanding of social and environmental considerations.
In The News
April 24, 2025
The Toronto Star speaks with Frank Clayton, CUR Senior Research Fellow, regarding the Centre's latest population release which puts Toronto in the top spot once again, as the fastest-growing metropolitan area in Canada and the U.S. Attributing the majority of growth to immigration, Toronto's population has grown faster over the last two years than at any time since 2001.
By: Mark Colley
April 23, 2025
Federal leaders united on need for more housing supply (external link)
TorontoToday.ca quotes CUR Director, David Amborski, on his view of what's missing from the respective federal parties' housing promises. (*Also picked up by over 20 media outlets*)
By: Katherine DeClerq
April 23, 2025
The Toronto Star speaks with CUR Director, David Amborski, regarding the Canadian political parties' respective promises to lower taxes and fees for new home prices. Amborski points out that with a limited supply of purpose-built rental and multi-family homes on the market, a reduction in development charges will work to incentivize an increase of the rental supply, and assist in mitigating significant price increases going forward.
By: Clarrie Feinstein
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