A new paper, written by Zachary Spicer and Adam Found explores shared service delivery models in city-regions facing expanding demand. The paper argues that while amalgamations have produced little if any savings (some studies suggest costs actually increase) and undermined l...
The government launched consultations last week as it works to develop Ontario's next Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP). As part of its outreach, the Ministry of Energy released a consultation guide that is intended to help guide feedback from citizens and stakeholders. Topics of...
A new memo, released by the CD Howe Institute, argues that municipalities are in much better fiscal shape than their provincial counterparts. The paper, written by CD Howe Director of Research Alexandre Laurin asserts: Looking at consolidated GFS (Government Finance Statistic...
Last week the government released the details of consultations it will conduct as part of its review of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), which was announced in June. The review is one of the government's key priorities, having been listed in the Minister of Municipal Affairs...
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships is hosting an event for people who are either new to P3s, or have less experience with their application and use. See below for more details: P3 FUNDAMENTALS is a terrific development opportunity for those who are new to or...
The Canadian Urban Institute’s site alteration by-law language tool was launched on September 28, 2016. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MMA) funded development of this interactive, online tool to help build the capacity for municipalities to use site alteration by-laws to ...
As part of Ontario’s Great Lakes Strategy, the Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund was established to help people take action to protect and restore their corner of the Great Lakes. This fund may be of interest the following eligible groups within your respective community: ...
The report titled " Strengthening Age-Friendly Communities and Seniors’ Services for 21st Century Ontario: A New Conversation about the Municipal Role " was released by AMO to foster a renewed conversation with government to increase understanding of the important role muni...
The government is now at the mid-point of its mandate and has released an update on its Minister’s Mandate Letters. While the 34 letters provide a range of updates, it was notable that there was removal of the reference to efforts to improve the Voter’s List contained ...
In June, the province announced the appointment the Honourable Hugh Segal to provide advice on the design and implementation of a Basic Income Pilot in Ontario which arose from the 2016 Budget. While Mr. Segal is expected to deliver a discussion paper, the Mowat Cent...