ON - Essential Municipal Councillor Guide

What's inside

• This Guide is grounded in the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Ontario's primary statute governing municipalities, together with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and the other laws around it, and it walks you through the legal framework of your role: your powers, your obligations, your potential risks, and the boundaries within which good governance happens. Think of it as your legislative foundation — the baseline every councillor should have.