September 25, 2019
UPL launches Munk in the City 2019, federal election edition
Our Munk in the City initiative, now in its second year, invites students from the...
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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
September 10, 2019
UPL joins Canadian Municipal Barometer partnership
The Canadian Municipal Barometer is a first-of-its-kind survey of mayors and councillors in more than...
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September 9, 2019
Register now for Munk in the City 2019
In the weeks leading up to the federal election, 25 pairs of students from both...
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August 26, 2019
Recap: Toronto Indigenous History Walking Tour
On August 12, the Urban Policy Lab arranged a walking tour for MPP students and...
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June 14, 2019
Recap: Applying Behavioural Insights in Cities
The field of behavioural science — the science of understanding, analyzing and motivating human behaviour...
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May 29, 2019
Reflections from CivicAction’s 2019 Canvas Summit
On April 29, CivicAction held their quadrennial city summit, Canvas, which brought together nearly 1,200 civic leaders...
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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."