The government of Ontario has released new details today about its plan to fight climate change. The government's strategy will support its cap and trade program and seek to: ...help Ontario meet its emissions reduction targets, reward innovative companies and ensure that hou...
The government is looking for input as it develops a new, voluntary, third-party accessibility certification program. The certification will recognize organizations and businesses that have removed barriers and championed accessibility in their workplaces. Learn more or get i...
Last week Finance Minister Charles Sousa tabled, Bill 144, Budget Measures Act, a new budget implementation bill, which includes a range of commitments previously announced in the most recent provincial budget. Some of the highlights include schedule 7, which will enact a ne...
New research, released today by the Mowat Centre, explores the challenges that all three levels of government face when making large scale infrastructure investment decisions. In particular the paper argues that there is no consistent strategy across separate orders of governm...
A new report, released yesterday by the C.D. Howe Institute, calls for municipalities in Canada to move towards full accrual accounting. According to the report, which is the third in a series that ranks municipal accounting practices in Canada, the current method for accounti...
Last week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released the mandate letters that he provided to each of his cabinet ministers following their swearing-in at the beginning of November. We've prepared a backgrounder highlighting a local government perspective on the new Prime Ministers...
Bill 73, the Smart Growth for Our Communities passed second reading at the end of September and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy, which wrapped up public hearings this week and will now begin a clause-by-clause consideration of the bill. For more infor...
The government announced this week that the first phase of its Hydro One initial public offering (IPO) generated $1.83 billion in new revenue that will be used to fund “critical investments” in infrastructure. Learn more about this here .
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario has announced the appointment of a new registrar, effective December 14, 2015.
Based on recommendations from the Accessibility Standards Advisory Council/ Standards Development Committee, the government is proposing changes to several accessibility regulations, including the accessibility standards for customer service, exemption from reporting requireme...