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The Digital Governance Standards Institute has launched a public review of its draft standard for municipal online voting.
The draft standard specifies technical design requirements for online voting services and best practices for election administrators who are implementing…
Back in September, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced a new-deal working group with a mandate to achieve long-term stability and sustainability of Toronto’s finances. Following 10 weeks of working group discussions, the Government of Ontario and…
As announced at the 2023 AMO Conference, the Government has added 18 municipalities to O. Reg. 530/22, which identifies municipalities with heads of council that have strong mayor powers.
The following municipalities are now designated for the purpose of section 284.2 of…
The Province is now accepting applications for the Community Emergency Preparedness Grant. Municipalities with a population under 100,000 are eligible to apply for funding. Local service boards, non-government organizations, and First Nations communities and Indigenous…
The Government announced Friday that it will be continuing to provide $500 million of funding through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) to 390 municipalities in 2024. Consistent with prior years, Transitional Assistance ensures that municipalities in northern Ontario…
Metroland Media Group recently announced its intention to cease print publication of over 70 newspapers across the province. As our members know well, various statutes and regulations require that municipalities provide notice to the public in a newspaper. The announcement from…
Last week, the Province introduced Bill 131: Transportations for the Future Act, 2023. If passed, the bill would enact the Go Transit Station Fund Act, 2023 and amend the Municipal Act and the City of Toronto Act to allow certain municipalities to impose transit station charges…
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has introduced five new Interpretation Bulletins.
The new Interpretation Bulletins provide insights into how the IPC and the courts have interpreted sections of the Freedom of Information and Protection and…
On September 18th, Premier Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow agreed to establish a new-deal working group with a mandate to achieve long-term stability and sustainability of Toronto’s finances.
The working group will be made of up public servants from provincial ministries and…
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra has written to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy to request that they consider taking on the work of assessing regional government structures in Durham, Halton, Niagara, Simcoe, Waterloo…
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