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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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Advocacy

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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  • Municipal News
  • Pandemic Pay
  • Parks & Recreation
  • (-) Policing
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Policy Updates

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Budget

Throne Speech and Budget

Aug 9, 2022 • Policy Update
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Budget

2022 Provincial Budget and AMO's 2022 Provincial Election Strategy

Apr 28, 2022 • Policy Update
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Policing

Ontario Expanding Mobile Crisis Response Teams, Excess Soil Regulation Implementation Postponed, Increasing Long-Term Care Staffing

Mar 16, 2022 • Policy Update
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Municipal - Indigenous Relations

AMO Board Approves Indigenous-Municipal Relationship Agreement Guidance Document for Municipalities

Nov 29, 2021 • Policy Update
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Municipal - Indigenous Relations

Draft Resolution for Municipal Recognition of September 30 as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; Municipal Resources

Aug 23, 2021 • Policy Update
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Budget

Pre-Budget Submission, AMO-CUPE Economic Recovery Letter, Emergency Orders Extended, and Updated COVID-19 Regional Framework

Feb 19, 2021 • Policy Update
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Budget

2020 Provincial Budget AMO Update

Nov 5, 2020 • Policy Update
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Policing

AMO Releases OPP Detachment Boards Discussion Paper

May 1, 2020 • Policy Update
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