AMCTO Policy Blog


Legislative and policy updates from Ontario's largest municipal professional association.
Applications Now Open for Inclusive Community Grants
2023-03-15 11:25:57 AM

Applications for the 2023-24 round of Inclusive Community Grants are now open. This year the program envelope is a total of $750,000. These grants provide municipalities, non-profit organizations and Indigenous communities with up to $60,000 for local projects that will hel...





New IMFG Paper on Local Democracy
2022-10-26 11:10:19 AM

The Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) has released a new paper from Brittany Andrew-Amofah, Alexandra Flynn and Patricia Wood setting out a path to make municipal governance more democratic, accountable, and inclusive. The authors argue that municipalities n...





Fourth Review of the AODA
2022-09-19 2:16:07 PM

The Fourth Independent Review of the   Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) and its regulation O. Reg 191/11  has launched. The review is supported by a review  website  which is independent from the Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility. This Revie...





2022 AMO Conference Highlights
2022-08-18 12:58:00 PM

The 2022 AMO conference was back in-person this year and we were pleased to participate in the three-day-long conference hosted by the City of Ottawa. Between taking part in the tradeshow, advancing our advocacy priorities at delegations meetings, and attending sessions and po...





Applications Open for 2022-23 Inclusive Community Grants
2022-02-07 9:27:32 AM

Applications are now open for the 2022-23 Inclusive Community Grants. The $750,000 investment is intended to help communities across the province becomes more inclusive and accessible for people of all ages and abilities. These grants provide municipalities, non-profit comm...





Ontario Launches Virtual 2022 Budget Consultations
2022-01-17 2:19:59 PM

Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy has announced the launch of the 2022 Budget consultations and is encouraging Ontarians to share their ideas for making Ontario a better place to build a career, a family and a future. People and organizations are welcome to share their...





Ontario Appoints Chair of Standards Development Committee
2021-12-20 1:51:55 PM

The Provincial Government has announced that Julie Sawchuk has accepted an invitation to be the chair of the Standards Development Committee that will lead the Province’s review of the Design of Public Spaces accessibility standards for outdoor spaces. The committee will re...