AMCTO is pleased that Premier Ford on Monday during the 2019 annual Rural Ontario Municipalities Association conference announced that his government is launching consultations on reforming joint and several liability. Over the past several years AMCTO has been advocating...
On Tuesday, AMCTO President Angela Morgan sat down with the Honourable Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark and both of his Parliamentary Assistants Christine Hogarth and Jim McDonell. President Morgan reiterated several key AMCTO priorities for the Minist...
AMCTO is pleased to release its 2019 Pre-Budget Submission. With Ontario’s local governments under increasing pressure to respond to the growing number of demands and challenges in their communities, addressing such challenges will require prudent policy guidance from local g...
The Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) was one of almost 30 organizations on Tuesday that presented their pre-budget submission to the province’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. In his presentation Jamie McGarvey, AMO’s President, notably high...
AMCTO is pleased that Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark has today sent out a letter to all Ontario municipalities stating his plan to address the reporting burden that is affecting the municipal sector. Minister Clark’s team will address these concerns ...
Today Premier Doug Ford announced a series of changes to his cabinet, prompted by the resignation of Jim Wilson as Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. The changes are as follows: The Honourable Todd Smith, MPP for Bay of Quinte, who has been se...
Today, during his address before the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark committed that the province would work with municipalities to reduce unnecessary reporting. Referring to it as a "missio...
Last week several municipal reforms with significant ramifications, were put forward by the Honourable Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve Clark. While we look forward to reviewing the upcoming legislation, the announcement and several aspe...
Yesterday Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the 2018 federal budget . The federal government’s 2018 spending plan is full of commitments to improve gender equality and the lives of indigenous Canadians, while boosting Canada’s spending on science, technology, skills devel...
The federal government has announced that it will table its 2018 budget on Tuesday February 27th, 2018. As in the past AMCTO will provide updates and analysis following the release of the budget. For more: CBC, Liberals to unveil budget on Feb. 27 as Canada faces trade,...