April 12, 2020
First look at Canadian Municipal Barometer 2020 survey results
The Urban Policy Lab is a proud partner in the Canadian Municipal Barometer project, which...
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A training
ground for
urban policy
professionals.
The Urban Policy Lab is a teaching and research hub at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy that brings together students, faculty, and practitioners to improve urban policy in the Toronto region and across Canada.
The Lab serves as a focal point for the School’s urban initiatives and training ground for current and future urban policy professionals, offering students new professional development and experiential learning opportunities through a range of collaborative research and civic education projects linking the academic, government, and not-for-profit sectors.
Latest Blog Posts
January 31, 2020
Recap: UPL Case Competition 2020
On January 24, more than 35 students participated in the 2020 edition of the Urban...
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January 20, 2020
Recap: UPL Career and Skills Development Day 2020
On January 10th, the Urban Policy Lab hosted its second annual Career and Skills Development...
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December 1, 2019
UPL hosts inaugural Toronto Black Policy Conference
On Saturday, November 30, the Urban Policy Lab hosted the inaugural Toronto Black Policy Conference, in partnership...
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November 28, 2019
Recap: Service Design for Municipalities
On October 11th, the Urban Policy Lab launched its interactive speaker series ‘Get Lunched!’ with...
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October 10, 2019
UPL sets out to measure local policy capacity in the GTHA
It has long been presumed that local governments suffer from limited policy capacity compared to...
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Director's Message
"The goal of the Urban Policy Lab is to spark creative collaborations between academic researchers and urban policy practitioners, and to inspire and prepare students to pursue policy careers focused on cities."