Municipal Act
The Municipal Act, 2001 (the Act) recognizes municipalities as responsible local governments with a broad range of powers. The Act balances increased local autonomy and flexibility with requirements for improved accountability and transparency of municipal operations.
The Municipal Act, 2001 came into force on January 1, 2003. It consolidated dozens of acts related to municipal governance or powers and shifted the Municipal Act from a prescriptive to a more permissive approach by including natural person powers and spheres of jurisdiction to allow municipalities to administer and organize their affairs and deliver services. The review that preceded the Act represented the first comprehensive review and revision of the original Municipal Act since its passage in 1849. The Municipal Act, 2001 also recognizes the memorandum of understanding between the province and Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
For the City of Toronto, there is a separate municipal statute, the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
- Municipal Act 2001An act to revise the Municipal Act and to amend or repeal other acts in relation to municipalities
- Memorandum of Understanding
- 2017 Joint Annual Memorandum of Understanding StatementThis information was posted under the previous government