The Ontario government is proposing to create an administrative authority related to the province's Building Code, which the government says will help speed up the construction of new housing and building projects. This will affect the Building Code Act, 1992 , which go...
As part of the government's ongoing consultations to update Ontario's Data Strategy, a second discussion paper has been released, which will be available for comment until October 9 th , 2019. This discussion paper focuses on economic benefits and explores where Ontario sh...
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has released a report on how governments at the local, provincial, and federal level can work with industry to bolster the province’s regional economies and improve competiveness. The report, titled The Great Mosaic: Reviving On...
Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, Laurie Scott, today announced the Ministry’s annual Market Update , which confirms the Government’s plan to invest in public-private partnership (P3) infrastructure projects. Today’s investments amount to over $65 billion in civil, healt...
FCM (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) has released a report on the state of municipal finance in Canada and argues why the federal Gas Tax fund (GTF) is the “best fiscal tool available to local governments”. Some highlights of the report include: Among adv...
On September 3 rd , regulations amending Schedule 12 of Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 , came into effect after 30 days of open consultations and review by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The government received more than 400 comments relatin...
The Ministry of Transportation is proposing regulations regarding the use of electric-scooters (e-scooters) and safety standards for on-road use as part of a pilot project. The proposed pilot framework will be in place for five years (no start date yet for the pilot) and w...
The government is proposing a regulatory framework for amendments made to the Safer School Zones Act by the previous government in 2017. The amendments were designed to prevent speeding and include the use of automated speed enforcement (ASE – or, more commonly, photo ...
In the context of the Attorney General recently opening consultations to reform the system, AMCTO has released a third edition of its briefing note series, Issue at a Glance , on Joint and Several Liability. The issues surrounding joint and several liability, its recent...
AMCTO staff were invited to join various Mayors and CAOs from across the Province to participate in Associate Minister Sarkaria’s Roundtable on Red Tape and Burden reduction in the sector during last week's AMO Conference. As part of this invitation, AMCTO facilitated the...