The recently passed Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 , makes various amendments to a number of Acts, including Schedule 12 of the Planning Act . Additionally, the government is proposing several regulations to prescribe matters relating to the community benef...
The municipality of The Nation, located near Casselman, Ontario was recently the victim of a malware attack on June 30 th . The municipality’s computers were accessed illegally and infected with ransomware, which rendered some of their programs, including their email system, u...
The Municipal Finance Officers' Association of Ontario (MFOA) will be hosting a webinar on the newly amended Construction Act . The Bill introduces a mandatory prompt payment regime, a mandatory fast-track dispute resolution process, and other changes that are mainly in the ...
The federal government last week ended a pilot program that aimed to redirect asylum seekers away from crowded shelters in Montreal and Toronto. The arriving migrants would then settle in their new locations as their refugee claims were processed. The federal government argues...
The federal government today announced it will provide the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) with $71 million to strengthen mobile broadband coverage in Eastern Ontario. This funding will be provided under the Rural and Northern Infrastructure Stream of the federal gov...
On Tuesday the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) announced three regions that will act as prototypes for a new service delivery model for employment and training services as part of Social Assistance Reform. This new model will combine employment-relat...
Ontario’s Minister of Finance, Rod Phillips, and Attorney General, Doug Downey, today announced the next phase of the province’s cannabis stores, which will authorize an additional 42 private cannabis retail stores. Similar to the first phase, the Alcohol and Gaming Commis...
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is offering funding for local initiatives that strengthen opportunities or reduce barriers for women to participate in municipal politics and local government. Offered through FCM’s Toward Parity in Municipal Politics progr...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford today shuffled his cabinet – a move that has impacted several high-profile ministers. The move saw all but seven ministers move out of their positions and saw Ford's cabinet grow from 21 to 28 total ministers and associate ministers. Below is a li...
AMCTO is pleased that Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) Steve Clark yesterday addressed AMCTO’s conference delegates at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario. Below is a brief summary of Minister Clark’s address: Reporting burden: highlight...