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Advanced Land Use Planning: A Deeper Dive
AMO Customized Councillor Training
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Ending Homelessness Symposium
Foundations in Planning for Elected Officials
Human Rights and Equity
Navigating Conflict Relationships as an Elected Official
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OFIFC Indigenous Community Awareness
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AMO’s advocacy focuses on ensuring that provincial policies and programs respect municipal authority. AMO develops a variety of advocacy positions on all matters that impact Ontario’s municipalities. These positions are in the form of backgrounders, policy updates, reports and submissions and more to inform our membership of current issues affecting the municipal sector.

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Policy Updates

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Pandemic Pay

Pandemic Pay Update

May 28, 2020 • Policy Update
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Pandemic Pay

Pandemic Pay Information Now Available

May 7, 2020 • Policy Update
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Municipal Emergency Act

Queen’s Park Update: New Provincial Legislation to Allow Virtual Municipal Council

Mar 19, 2020 • Policy Update
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Fire

Welcome Fire News

Nov 16, 2018 • Policy Update
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Infrastructure Funding

Canada-Ontario Infrastructure Bilateral Agreement Update

Jul 19, 2018 • Policy Update
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Fire

MCSCS Introduces Important Policy Changes for Fire and Police – What You Need to Know

May 10, 2018 • Policy Update
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Fire

Draft MCSCS Regulations on Mandatory Certification and Training for Firefighters and Community Risk Assessments by Municipalities - Briefing Note

Mar 7, 2018 • Policy Update
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