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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 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
July 15, 2026
The National Post (Print Edition) refers to CUR's latest population analysis in a recent Opinion piece. Senior Economist, Diana Petramala and Senior Research Fellow, Frank Clayton, report that while Toronto still continues to welcome a strong rate of international migration - the metropolitan area is losing residents to other parts of Canada at a high rate, contributing to an overall drop in population.
By: Chris Selley
July 15, 2026
Education News Canada highlights a recent paper from CUR Senior Research Fellow, Frank Clayton, for C.D. Howe Institute.
July 14, 2026
HRD America takes a look at CUR's annual analysis of population statistics for U.S and Canadian metropolitan areas. With Toronto plummeting from first to 412th place in 2025, employers may increasingly need to compete with lower-cost regions for both new hires and to retain the staff that they already have.
By: Jim Wilson
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