Please note as this event is hosted by NIGP, all registrations/inquiries must go through NIGP using the link below:
Webinar - NIGP Member Orientation
Date: 07/08/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Time
End Time: 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Format: Webinar
Brought to You By:
NIGP Member Council
Pricing
Webinar 070825: NIGP Member Orientation (Member) $0.00
Webinar 070825: NIGP Member Orientation (Non-Member) $0.00
Overview
Gain an understanding of NIGP member benefits and have an opportunity to ask questions of NIGP staff and Member Council.
What You'll Learn
After completing this online training session, learners will be able to:
1. Have a better understanding of NIGP member benefits
Attendance for Individuals
In order to receive one contact hour for an educational webinar, each member needs to register for the webinar individually in advance and then watch the live webinar. Your credit is tabulated by match between your login and your registration.
Attendance for Groups
There is a Group Sign-In Form provided with each webinar. The group sign-in form does not register anyone for the webinar, it just verifies live attendance. Each person will receive their login email on the day of the webinar – this verifies their registration. The group sign in form verifies that they watched the live webinar.
Please contact distancelearning@nigp.org if you do not receive your login information by 12 pm ET on the day of the webinar.
AMO is excited to introduce a new modelling tool developed by Oxford Economics to help public sector organizations estimate tariff costs on capital construction projects. Designed in close consultation with municipal public works leaders and treasurers, this tool offers a practical, data-informed way to understand and communicate tariff-related cost pressures. To pair with the tool, AMO also commissioned Oxford Economics to develop a reportthat estimates the impact of trade tariffs on the expected cost of construction for municipalities over the next two years.
Although the tool was created with municipalities in mind, it can be leveraged by a wide range of public sector organizations—including school boards, provincial agencies, and broader public sector (BPS) entities—to support capital planning and procurement activities.
This session will cover:
The "why" behind the tool and the municipal context
A brief summary of the major findings of the construction cost impact report
The data sources and methodology used by Oxford Economics
A step-by-step walkthrough of how to use the tool effectively
How the tool can support council reports, procurement negotiations, and explanations for cost fluctuations
To support municipal use of the tool, Oxford Economics has developed a supplemental guide and a video tutorial to help your teams get started.
Karen Nesbitt, Senior Manager, Policy, Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
Karen is a seasoned public sector leader, with various management roles with the Ontario Public Service as well as her current role as Senior Manager at AMO's Policy Centre. Karen is passionate about advocating for municipalities on critical issues like housing, infrastructure development and transportation. While with the Ontario Public Service, Karen held leadership roles driving initiatives that significantly impacted communities, such as social assistance system transformation. She holds a B.A. from Mount Allison University.
Maria Rodriguez, Policy Advisor, Policy, Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
Maria is an experienced policy professional with solid expertise in policy development and analysis. Prior to joining AMO’s Policy Centre as a Policy Advisor, Maria spent four years in the federal government in various policy roles at Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada and Transport Canada where she gained valuable insights into infrastructure, transportation, transit, housing, and land-use planning policies, and the crucial role municipalities play in them. She holds a M.A. from Toronto Metropolitan University.
