We tend to talk about performance management and leadership as if they’re separate concepts, two neighboring houses on the same street. In reality, they’re the same home. Performance management is leadership, and leadership is performance management. You simply can’t...

By McInnes Cooper Sometime in late September or early October, 2025, the Government of Canada added an advisory to its U.S. travel advice page for 2SLGBTQ+ Canadian passport holders: “While the Government of Canada issues passports with an ‘X’ gender identifier, it...

Preparing Your Council, Staff, and Community for the Future By MC Advisory Across Canada, municipalities are facing a quiet but growing challenge: leadership and governance succession. Retirements, elections, and organizational changes are creating a steady turnover...

Restoration Helps Municipalities Rebuild Trust and Relationships By MC Advisory Conflict, complaints, and change are a natural part of municipal life. Sometimes this means navigating a workplace investigation, addressing a harassment concern, or adjusting to a...

By McInnes Cooper In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic changed the ordinary course of business. From the direct impact of lockdowns to the downstream effects of shuttered supply chains, labour and material shortages, interest rate fluctuations, inflation, and capital...