The Canadian Municipal Barometer research partnership generates both quantitative and qualitative data to understand and improve municipal democracy and representation in Canada.

Le partenariat de recherche du Baromètre municipal du Canada génère des données quantitatives et qualitatives pour comprendre et améliorer la démocratie et la représentation municipales au Canada.

Some of our research/certaines de nos recherches:

• Artiles, Alexandra, Sandra Breux, Meagan Cloutier, Susan Franceschet, and Jack Lucas. Forthcoming. “Women’s Representation in Canadian Municipalities.” Urban Affairs Review.
• Franceschet, Susan, Jack Lucas, and Erica Rayment. Forthcoming. “Do Women Politicians Know More about Women’s Policy Preferences? Evidence from Canada.” Politics & Gender.
• Lucas, Jack. 2024. Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 
• Breton, Charles, Jack Lucas, and Zack Taylor. 2023. “Local Autonomy: Unconditional Elites and Conditional Publics.” Local Government Studies 49 (6): 1263-1284.
• Eidelman, Gabriel and Jack Lucas. 2023. “How Do Municipal Mayors and Councillors Communicate with other Levels of Government? Evidence from a Multi-level Survey of Canadian Elected Officials” Canadian Public Administration 66(1): 78-95
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities. 2023 Report on Women’s Representation in Canadian Municipal Elected Positions.
• Breux, Sandra. 2022. “Les maires et leur rémunération : une enquête pancanadienne.” Politique et sociétés 41 (1): 85. 
• The Local, 2022. “How Toronto’s councillors became nearly unbeatable.” September 15.
• Lucas, Jack, Reed Merrill, Kelly Blidook, Sandra Breux, Laura Conrad, Gabriel Eidelman, Royce Koop, Daniella Marciano, Zack Taylor, Salomé Vallette. 2021. “Women’s Municipal Electoral Performance: An Introduction to the Canadian Municipal Elections Database.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 54(1): 125-133.
• Samara Centre for Democracy, 2021. Locally Grown: A Survey of Municipal Politicians in Canada.
• Policy Options, 2020. “Municipal leaders happy with “Team Canada” response to COVID.” May 1.
• Toronto Star, 2020. “How well are women represented on your local city council? Search hundreds of cities in our exclusive database to find out.” March 20.