The Government of Ontario announced today that it will require people to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status to access certain businesses and settings starting September 22, 2021. Ontarians will need to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 da...
The Office of the Registrar General (ORG) sent a memo on August 23, 2021 to Funeral Directors via the Bereavement Authority of Ontario regarding Coroner Investigators’ permanent authority to sign and copy Medical Certificates of Death. Effective August 18, 2021 changes to ...
Another year, another virtual AMO Conference! AMCTO attended the 2021 AMO Conference and are pleased to share that we had productive delegations with Minister Steve Clark, Minister Ross Romano and Parliamentary Assistant Michael Parsa. Ministers' Forums Like last year, th...
The Provincial Government has appointed public data expert, Andy Best, to support the development of a Provincial Data Authority, first announced in Ontario’s Digital and Data Strategy in the spring. The Data Authority will be responsible for building modern data infrastru...
The Ontario Registrar General (ORG) has sent a recent memo with important updates for Ontario Marriage Licence Issuers to be aware of. Extended Validity Periods As a follow up to their memo sent on April 30, 2021 , the ORG is providing the end date for the third extende...
StrategyCorp released a white paper on Artificial Intelligence and the municipal sector. Author, Michael Fenn, explores this "distributive technology" in the context of both disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic wherein the municipal sector had to be agile and adap...
The Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance (IMFG) has released a paper reviewing user fees in Ontario. The authors, Almos Tassonyi and Harry Kitchen, discuss the potential creative uses of user fees as municipalities try to manage the financial impacts of COVID -19 and...
There is an upcoming deadline for comment on new regulations under the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 Consultation Deadline: July 18 2021 Ministry: Finance Further details and to comment: https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view_posting.jsp;jsessionid=2Ah0t...
Under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 Consultation timeline: June 25, 2021 – August 9, 2021 (45 days) Ministry: Government and Consumer Services Further details and to comment: https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?language=en&postingId=3...
Consultation Timeline: June 17, 2021 – August 3, 2021 (45 days) Ministry: Government and Consumer Services Further details and to comment: https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=37468&language=en The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS...