Email this pageMunicipal Restructuring
Municipal restructuring includes annexations and amalgamations. Annexations alter municipal boundaries, moving jurisdiction for land from one municipality to another. Amalgamations are mergers of neighbouring municipalities. Restructuring activities are generally a response to urban growth pressures, changes to municipal responsibilities, and provincial government initiatives. Since the mid-1990's, amalgamations have reduced the number of municipalities from 815 in 1996 to 444 in 2009.
- Municipal Restructuring Activity Summary TableThe Municipal Restructuring Activity Summary Table is maintained by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and updated whenever municipalities restructure. It reports municipal restructuring activities, such as annexations or amalgamations, since 1996.
- Restructuring Maps of OntarioThe Restructuring Maps of Ontario are prepared by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to show municipal boundaries at present and prior to restructuring by region.
- Related LinksThese links provide further information on municipal governance and restructuring.
- List of Ontario MunicipalitiesThis list provides the names of all 444 Ontario municipalities based on the latest information provided to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.