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Toronto is Canada’s 6th largest government and requires a broad, permissive legislative framework to achieve “made-for-Toronto” policies commensurate with its size, responsibilities, diversity and economic and cultural significance. The City of Toronto Act, 2006 (COTA) came into force on January l, 2007. With COTA, Toronto’s government has broad powers to pass by-laws regarding matters ...
- Intergovernmental Affairs Overview
Provincial and federal decisions, policies and programs...
- City of Toronto-OLG Municipality Contribution Agreement
(1) Opened March 27, 2000. (2) OLG changed reporting...
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is the...
- Lobbyist Registrar
The Toronto Lobbyist Registrar ensures the public disclosure...
- Intergovernmental Affairs Overview
The Incorporation of the City of Toronto on March 6, 1834, was a provincial legislative act creating the City of Toronto from the unincorporated town of York. The act severed Toronto from York County. This allowed for the creation of the local government or city council. The act was transferred to the succeeding governments of Canada West in ...
City's General Powers. 3. How the city is to be run and who does what at City Hall. - in particular, the respective roles, responsibilities and the limits of decision-making powers of: A) our elected councillors and. B) hired city staff. 4. The ways the Act seeks to provide "Integrity and Accountability" in city governance. City accountability ...
Dec 9, 2012 · Governing principles. 1 (1) The City of Toronto exists for the purpose of providing good government with respect to matters within its jurisdiction, and the city council is a democratically elected government which is responsible and accountable. 2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 1 (1).
Toronto City Hall. The municipal government of Toronto ( incorporated as the City of Toronto) [1] is the local government responsible for administering the city of Toronto in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its structure and powers are set out in the City of Toronto Act . The powers of the City of Toronto are exercised by its legislative body ...
8. (1) City has broad powers to “provide any service or thing that the City considers necessary or desirable for the public”. s. 8. (2) the City’s general by-law making powers: governance structure of the City and its local boards. accountability and transparency of the City and its operations.
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The City of Toronto Act, 2006 (COTA, 2006) provides the City with authorities to establish, dissolve, delegate powers and duties and determine the governance of its agencies and corporations with certain limitations. Key sections of COTA, 2006 regarding the City’s authorities and requirements for agencies and corporations are summarized below.