The Office of the Registrar General has announced changes to the paper stock used in Ontario for certified copies of birth, marriage, change of name, stillbirth and death registrations. Specifically: The new stock will incorporate security enhancements to make certified copie...
According to Finance Minister Charles Sousa, ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft, will be able to purchase blanket insurance for their drivers "imminently." This revelation comes in the wake of decisions by councils in Toronto and Ottawa to regulate and allow ride-sha...
Applications are now open for grants under the federal government's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150). The program is designed for projects that will renovate, expand, or improve existing community and cultural infrastructure. Of the $150 million dedicated ...
AMCTO is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the Accessibility Hub in early June. This will be a website dedicated to sharing the work that individuals, municipalities, public, private and non-profit organizations have been doing to improve the everyday lives of people ...
The Ontario Ombudsman is launching his first systemic investigation of a municipality, since gaining the authority to do so on January 1st, 2016. Yesterday the Ombudsman announced that his office will be conducting an investigation of the City of Brampton's procurement practic...
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is accepting applications for disaster mitigation projects as part of the federal government's National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP). The NDMP is a 5-year $200 million program that is designed to help communities guard agains...
Last week the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) released a proposal for inclusionary zoning regulations under the Planning Act. Inclusionary zoning is a policy tool that requires affordable units be included in new residential developments. This regulatory propo...
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change announced today that over the next four years, the province will be investing up to $900 million from cap and trade proceeds into energy retrofits. The full funding will be div...
In a new editorial, the Toronto Star argues that the government of Ontario's decision to ban corporate and union donations in municipal elections was correct. A decade ago the federal government banned corporate and union donations to political parties. Four provinces have ...
Elections Ontario is proposing that the 2018 provincial election employ a technology-enabled staffing model similar to the one that it successfully piloted in the recent Whitby-Oshawa By-election. According to Elections Ontario, the pilot model, which includes e-poll books and...