MPA Major Research Papers

 

All Western Master of Public Administration students complete a faculty-supervised Major Research Paper. At the time of submission, students may opt to publicly release their papers. This series contains all publicly available papers completed since 1990.

The program does not endorse the content of these papers which are the independent research of the students. The papers are owned by the authors and posted here with their permission.

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Major Research Papers from 2023

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Harmonizing Agricultural Growth and Nighttime Sky: Municipal Strategies for Mitigating Commercial Greenhouse-Related Light Pollution in Ontario, Canada, Adam Betteridge

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Recruiting for the CAO Role: An Evaluation of the Existing Recruitment Processes in Low and Single Tier Municipalities in Ontario, Ashley Bilodeau

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Strategies For Developing Affordable Housing: An Analysis of Service Managers’ Housing and Homelessness Plans in Ontario, Daniel Cardoso

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Measuring Public Value Through Local E-Government, Kevin De Leebeeck

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The Evolution of Municipal Asset Management Maturity in Canada: Surveying Mid-Sized Cities and Evaluating Federal and Provincial Policies to Spur Municipal Asset Management Practice, Dan Ditaranto

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What is the role of Public Participation in Planning Development Applications for Infill and Intensification: Evidence from Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario, Deanne Friess

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Development Charges: The Price is Right? An Evaluation of the Patterns, Processes and Outcomes of Development Charge By-laws in Ontario Regional Municipalities, David Gundrum

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Municipal Pathways towards Digital Government: Ontario’s Municipal Modernization Program and the Determinants of Technology Adoption, Owen Jaggard

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Identifying Challenges and Advantages of Internet Voting and Assessing the Impact on Voters Turnout in Municipal Elections, Abdul Katawazy

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Tax Increment Financing – the impact of tax incentives on Investment Attraction in Ontario’s Small and Medium Sized Municipalities, Jeff Loney

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Quality Strategic Planning – Are we there? A comparative evaluation of the current state of strategic planning with Ontario’s smaller municipalities, Mike Macauley

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Conditional Grants in Ontario: A Case Study of the Municipal Modernization Program, Elizabeth Reimer

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“Analysing the Gap” If and What is Causing the Gap in Voter Turn Out Between National and Local Elections, Max Rubin

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Accountability: A Canadian municipal examination on the impact of vehicle and equipment training programs on preventable collisions with municipal fleet assets, Jessica Ruddell

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The Impacts of Income Tax and Government Benefit Policy Changes on the “Welfare Wall” for Households in Receipt of Ontario Works (OW) Social Assistance in the City of Toronto, Paolo Staffieri

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Exploring Factors Perpetuating the Underrepresentation of Women CAOs in Local Government, Kelly Sutton

Major Research Papers from 2021

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An Analysis of a Canadian Framework of Police Response’s on Sexual Assaults: Victim Advocate Case Review Program, Ardiana Berisha

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Recruiting Gen Z Workers to Ontario Municipalities: A Study of How Ontario Municipalities Can Improve Recruitment Strategies to Attract Gen Z Workers, Kaitlin Bos

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Municipal Property Taxation in Law and Practice: A descriptive comparative study between Alberta and Ontario, Arben Buzuku

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Maximizing Electoral Participation: How Accessibility and Outreach Factors Impact Electoral Participation in Online Elections, Christopher Casale

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What is the Best Leadership Style to Confront Anti-Black Racism and Advance Racial Equity in Transit Organizations?, André Darmanin

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The Financial and Environmental Viability of Municipally Operated Hybrid Ambulance Fleets in Ontario: Calculating the Return-on-Investment of Hybrid Ambulance Assets in Oxford County from 2017-2021, Stephen Edwards

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Bracing for Impact: A Review of Ontario Municipalities’ Budgeting & Alignment to Asset Management, Jonathon Graham

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Strategic Management in Ontario Regional Government: Evaluating the Factors for Successful Policy Implementation for Intensification and Infrastructure Investment, Valerie Hendry

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Accountability: Understanding the effect of governance structures on land ambulance services in Ontario, connected by Consolidated Municipal Services Management (CMSM) agreements, Michael Longeway