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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.

Policy Updates

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Province Introduces Paid COVID-19 Leave

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Reports on Long-Term Care Pandemic Response

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Ministry of Transportation Bill, CSPA Regulations, Municipal Act Clarification, and Delegation Requests Open

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Federal Budget Highlights, Revised COVID-19 Measures, and Red Tape Bill

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New COVID-19 Enforcement Measures and Two-Week Extension of Emergency Declaration, and Emergency Child Care

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Municipal Code of Conduct Consultation Launched

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Back to Remote Learning, Connecting Links Funding, and Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act Regulation Changes

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Province Declares a Third State of Emergency and Issues a Province-Wide Stay-at-Home Order