On September 3 rd , regulations amending Schedule 12 of Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 , came into effect after 30 days of open consultations and review by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The government received more than 400 comments relatin...
As directed in the government’s More Homes, More Choice: Ontario’s Housing Supply Action Plan , the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is proposing changes to the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) – a consolidated statement of the government’s policies on land use pla...
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...
The Ontario government today has passed Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice, 2019 . The Bill aims to increase affordable housing in Ontario. The Bill affects 13 Acts and has several municipal implications. Below is a brief summary of the passed legislation. Changes made to...
In light of the province’s move to reduce the number of public-health units from 35 to 10 , new public health unit boundaries and mergers have been proposed, including: Merging health units in Halton Region, Waterloo Region, Peel Region, and Wellington-Dufferin-...
Last week, the Government introduced Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act , which aims to increase affordable housing in Ontario. The Bill affects 13 Acts and has several municipal implications, which are briefly summarized below. AMCTO will continue to analyze this omnibus...
Provincial budget cuts to the Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) and Ontario Library Service – North (OLS-North) means nearly 50 percent of their funding for 2019-2020 have been slashed. A number of services offered by both organizations will have to be re-evaluated as a...
There are a number of items in the province’s recently released budget, Protecting What Matters Most , that will have direct fiscal implications for Ontario’s local governments with some taking immediate effect. Over the next few weeks, AMCTO will spotlight specific budget...
Prime Minister Trudeau on Friday announced a federal investment of $1.3 billion to Toronto Community Housing (TCH) that will help fix 58,000 units over a 10 year period. Renovations are set to begin this spring. $810 million of the federal money will be given as a loan ...
AMCTO is lending its support to the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association of Ontario's (MFOA) recommendations to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding the risk of reduced development charge revenues for local governments. As the association has historic...