Legislation & Regulation

Policy Statement 1: The Province should review and update the Municipal Act with a focus on modernization, accountability and transparency, financial fairness, good governance and continued enabling provisions.

Key Activities:  

• Continue to monitor issues and challenges with the Act and seek input and advice from members 
• Continue to track innovations and trends in municipal governance and administration nationally and internationally to inform future submissions to government 
• Advocate to the Province to ensure the Act is kept up to date to meet changes in practice, enable innovations in governance, and continue modernization

Policy Statement 1: The Province should review and continue to modernize and clarify provisions within the Municipal Elections Act.

Key Activities:  

• Continue to advocate to the Province about the benefits of a mandatory Province-wide Professional Activity (PA) Day on municipal and school board election day to facilitate smooth, accessible voting in local schools 
• Continue to advocate for the modernization of the Act through post-municipal and school board election review and submission development

Policy Statement 1: The Province should comprehensively review the 30-year-old Municipal Freedom of Information and Personal Protection Act (MFIPPA) as it has not been comprehensively reviewed to keep pace with societal and technological changes and poses a number of operational and administrative challenges.

Key Activities:  

• Continue to advocate to the Province about the need for comprehensive review and update of the legislation 
• With the AMCTO MFIPPA Working Group, develop a submission to provide recommended amendments to the Province 
• Seek the endorsement and support of other municipal associations for AMCTO’s submission