On Monday, October 26th, the Government announced that the Ontario Budget will be released on Thursday, November 5th 2020. This budget will have a three year outlook and include possible scenarios for what the Province might face going forward. The focus of the budget wil...
On October 20th, 2020, the Government introduced Bill 218: Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 , which would "provide liability protection for workers, volunteers and organizations that make an honest effort to follow public health guidelines a...
The Province is proposing a new regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 Consultation Timeline: October 19, 2020 - December 3, 2020 (45 days) Ministry: Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Further details and to comment: ...
On October 19, 2020, the Ontario government released its highly anticipated Ontario Onwards: Ontario's COVID-19 Action Plan for a People-Focused Government , which aims to improve government services in a way that is customer-focused, digital and data-driven. The Actio...
Under Bill 215, Main Street Recovery Act , 2020 Consultation Timeline: October 7 2020 - November 21 2020 (45 days) Ministry: Municipal Affairs and Housing Further details and to comment: https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-2514 As noted in this blog post , throu...
An EBR posting related to Bill 213 was posted October 6th related to a proposal to require municipal council support for new and increased bottle water takings. Under Ontario Water Resources Act and relates proposals from Bill 213 Consultation Timeline: October 6 2020 ...
*Note: this post has been edited to make more direct links to a post on EBR consultation on matters related to this bill. On October 7 2020, the Province introduced Bill 215, Main Street Recovery Act, 2020 which forms part of Ontario’s Main Street Recovery Plan mean...
On October 6 th , the Province introduced Bill 213, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act , 2020 . Some of what is being proposed here and in accompanying regulations appears to go beyond removing regulatory roadblocks and red tape that the Government has portrayed as ...
A few weeks back, we had some of our #MunicipalExperts take part in a #LocalGovTalks webinar. The webinar on E-Meetings and Proxy Voting discussed new amendments made to the Municipal Act, 2001 and City of Toronto Act, 2006 through Bill 197, The COVID-19 Economic Recover...
On Friday, October 2nd, the Province announced additional measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19. While a number of municipalities have mandatory mask by-laws , the Province has made amendments O. Reg 364/20 (Rules for Areas in Stage 3 under the Reopening Ontario...