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Ministry of Finance News Release - Property Assessments Frozen

The Ministry of Finance issued a news release announcing that they are cancelling property tax assessments for 2006 and 2007 while MPAC addresses recommendations from the Ombudsman's report of earlier this year.

News Release:

English - http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/english/media/2006/nr06-mpac.html

French - http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/french/media/2006/nr06-mpac.html

Ombudsman's report:

English - http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/UploadFiles/File/PDF/MPACFINALREPORTENG.pdf

French - http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/UploadFiles/File/PDF/MPACFINALREPORTFR.pdf

Note: The Ombudsman's report is a large file (almost 6 MB) so it may take a while to open (especially for dial up users).

Legislation and Regulations

Municipal Act, 2001

  • Key Dates to Remember: Important submission or action dates for municipalities related to the Municipal Act, 2001.
  • Link to information on the Municipal Act, 2001 and associated regulations, and
  • A plain language e-guide on the Act that compares the former Act with the current Act, and provides practical implementation examples/tips.

Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Kingston City HallThe Municipal Conflict of Interest Act sets out a framework for when it is appropriate for members of municipal council and local boards to participate in decision-making, keeping in mind the overall goal of protecting the public interest.  

Municipal Elections Act

Find answers to your questions on municipal elections and the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 here.

Line Fences Act

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has a Line Fences Act Guide which will provide information to both municipalities and fence viewers.

E-Laws

Programs and Projects

Municipal Performance Measurement Program

Municipal Restructuring

The Municipal Act, 2001 defines three types of municipalities:  upper-tier municipalities and lower-tier municipalities within a two-tier municipal system, and single-tier municipalities that are not part of a two-tier system. Since the mid-1990s, as some counties and regional municipalities merged with their constituent local municipalities, as well as the amalgamation of other lower-tier municipalities the number of municipalities, was reduced from 815 to 445. Detailed information is found on the Ministry’s Municipal Restructuring web page.

Municipal Financial Information Returns

Tools and Resources

FAQs

Follow these links to find answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on provincial legislation/regulations/programs:

List of Eastern Municipalities

Dysart et al Town HallRelated Municipal Government and Finance Educational Resources

The Learning Centre has presentations, quizzes, a library of publications and other government training materials related to municipal government and finance.

Property Assessment and Taxation

Water

Find valuable information regarding water related programs, legislation, regulations and initiatives on the Ministry of the Environment website.

Procurement Guide for Municipalities

The Municipal Act, 2001 requires municipalities and local boards to develop policies by bylaw, or in the case of local boards by resolution, that will be used to guide the procurement of goods and services.  To learn more about considerations/processes in the development of procurement policies review the Procurement Guide for Municipalities.

For more information on public procurement visit:

Municipal Business and Financial Tools

Business/Financial - access to a variety guides, handbooks and reference material for municipalities to use in their daily business.

Innovative Service Delivery

  • Innovative Service Delivery - approaches and practices in the public sector.
  • Service Delivery Review Guides: the guides were prepared to help municipalities in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the services they deliver, and to assist councils in both meeting their fiscal challenges and finding better ways to manage public expenditures.

Ontario Municipal CAO's Benchmarking Initiative (OMBI)

OMBI is a municipal partnership project assisting Ontario municipalities to analyze service delivery performance, encouraging service excellence in municipal government.

Accessibility Ontario Sites

  • Access up-to date information on accessibility issues relating to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and answers to most frequently asked questions.  
  • Tools for Municipalities - guides, how-to’s and best practices for municipalities to use in developing their Accessibility Plans.
  • Train-the-trainer program - the train-the-trainer program is designed to help organizations develop and implement their accessibility plans. It is broken down into 10 modules and provides basic information on the legislation as well as links to best practices, and other tools and resources.

Rural Community and Organizational Development Resources

Online fact sheets on community and organization development, strategic and program planning for organizations, as well as many other topics at Rural Development Information, Resources and Fact Sheets.

Infrastructure Management

Related Ontario Government Sites

Municipal Associations/ Organizations/ Academic Institutions