AMCTO Policy Blog


Legislative and policy updates from Ontario's largest municipal professional association.
AGCO Creates Options for Charities to Seed or Guarantee Prizes
2020-03-11 3:19:43 PM

According to their Info Bulletin No.97, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) have now given Ontario charities to seed or guarantee prizes for electronic and paper-based Catch the Ace progressive raffles. Prior to this, seeding and prize guarantees were only available for ...





Ontario Releases New Strategy on Human Trafficking
2020-03-06 2:43:43 PM

Premier Doug Ford, Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues Jill Dunlop, and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones announced a five year anti-human trafficking and child sexual exploitation strategy. Legislative and regulatory changes will be looked at by the province as...





IMFG Releases Paper on Municipal Law Powers Across Canada
2020-02-27 10:24:07 AM

The Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance (IMFG) has released a paper analyzing the similarities and variations in municipal law across Canada’s provinces. Authors Zack Taylor and Alec Dobson identify how the provincial-municipal relationship is articulated, municipa...





Proposals to Amend Standards and Regulation under the Aggregate Resources Act
2020-02-19 11:47:43 AM

As a result of recent changes in Bill 132, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019, the Ontario government is proposing regulatory changes under the Aggregate Resources Act and its Provincial Standards. The government says these changes are proposed to modern...





Ontario Launches Consultations on Cannabis Business Opportunities
2020-02-10 3:26:05 PM

Ontario's Attorney General, Doug Downey, yesterday announced online consultations to help inform potential new cannabis-related business opportunities in the province.   The government is specifically seeking feedback on the facilitation the sale of cannabis for consumptio...





City of Toronto to Collect 20 Year Old Traffic Fines in New Debt Collection S...
2020-01-29 10:42:37 AM

The City of Toronto’s Council has approved a suggestion from staff to hire two collection agencies that specialize in locating debtors with traffic fines that are more than 20 years old. City officials say that such fines could total more than $100 million. This debt colle...





Government Announces Consultations on OPP Detachment Boards Compositions
2020-01-16 3:14:03 PM

Ontario’s Solicitor General, Sylvia Jones, has written to all Heads of Council to announce consultations on regulations that will support the establishment of new OPP detachment boards. This regulations are as a result of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 that is ...





Ontario Opening Cannabis Stores to Market
2019-12-16 1:59:09 PM

As AMCTO initially reported, the Ontario government will be moving away from the lottery system and open retail stores to the market. As part of this move, the government has amended Regulation 478/18 under the  Cannabis License Act, 2018 and include the following changes...





Government Expands the Hours of Sale and Service of Alcohol in Airports
2019-12-12 3:52:59 PM

The Ontario government has amended Regulation 719 (Licenses to Sell Liquor) under the Liquor License Act (LLA) to allow the sale and service of liquor at certain airports in Ontario for 24 hours a day and seven days a week. This change will be effective December 12 th , 201...





Municipal Enforcement of School Speed Limits Through Photo Radar Now In Effect
2019-12-04 10:04:42 AM

As of December 1 st , Ontario’s municipal governments can choose to enforce speed limits in school and community safety zones through the use of automated speed enforcement (ASE) technology. ASE technology, or more commonly referred to as photo radar, will be governed by a...





 
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