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...
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) is updating the 2023 Financial Information Return (FIR) to reflect recent Public Sector Accounting Standard Changes, among other changes. Changes are proposed to Schedules 10, 51, 53, 54B and 70, and two new Statements ar...
As you'll recall, the province postponed property assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic. While this rationale was understood, continued delay is have effects on municipal finances. AMCTO and other municipal associations were disappointed that the Fall Economic Statement...
The Province has announced that it is providing municipalities with up to $505 million through Phase 4 of the federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement to help support municipal transit systems. The funding will help municipal transit systems in 107 municipalities address c...
Yesterday, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review – Ontario’s Plan to Build: A Progress Update. Some highlights include: Automatically matching property tax reductions for small businesses within all municip...
The Ontario government has announced its 2023 funding allocations under the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) . The government is maintaining the program envelope at $500 million, where it has been since 2020. AMCTO continues to advocate for stable and predictable ...
Yesterday Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, released the 2022 Fall Economic Statement , with a focus on building an economy that works for everyone. The statement outlines the government’s plan to help Canadians cope with increasing costs, ma...
AMO and ClearRisk are hosting an upcoming webinar which may be of interest to your municipality: ‘A Risk & Claims Management System for Municipalities’. ClearRisk is offering AMO members an accessible, comprehensive risk and claims management system to streamline analysis a...
Last week, alongside the introduction of Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 , several regulatory proposals were posted for comment on Ontario’s Regulatory Registry which may have an impact on municipal operations. For more information and to comment, please visit t...
The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has created a digital toolkit to help property owners learn more about Ontario’s property assessment and taxation system. The online toolkit contains: MPAC’s new video on how property taxes are calculated; Infor...