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Ontario Launches Virtual 2022 Budget Consultations

Submissions are open until February 11, 2022.

source: AMCTO

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Jan. 23-25 – Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference Feb. 9 – Registration deadline for AMCTO Executive Diploma in Municipal Management (Spring cohort) Feb. 23 – Registration deadline for AMCTO Municipal Clerks Institute Level 1

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It's now illegal to intimidate healthcare workers, patients in Canada

A new law has now come into effect across the country, making it illegal to intimidate doctors, nurses and patients. A motion to make amendments to the Criminal Code, among other things, was brought forward late last year.

source: Daily Hive

Ontario pledges $10 million per year for long-term Indigenous housing solutions

Ontario is investing $10 million in new year-to-year funding for Indigenous-led long-term housing solutions and support services for Indigenous people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The new funding, administered...

source: SooToday.com

Finding the right balance — and flexibility — in your leadership style

There have been many calls for leadership approaches to shift to meet the demands of a fast-changing, unpredictable world. Traditional “command-and-control” styles are considered outdated, while newer, more agile...

source: Harvard Business Review

4 emotionally intelligent phrases leaders should use in 2022

The world of work has changed significantly over the past two years. Senior managers’ expectations have shifted, and emotional intelligence has never been more important.

source: The Enterprisers Project

Property reassessments: 'It's the great unknown' says MPAC spokesman

A question many municipal councils have — and homeowners as well — is where will the assessed values of properties be at once a provincial freeze on reassessment ends. That's the question Powassan Coun. Randy Hall had for...

source: BayToday.ca

Housing shortages now being felt province-wide

According to recent projections, 1 million new homes are needed in Ontario to meet current and projected demand over the next decade. Lack of housing is a very real crisis. Originally perceived as a Toronto problem, it is now a province-wide issue.

source: Toronto Sun

Toronto homeowners can be fined for not clearing snow from their sidewalks

With blizzard warnings in effect for parts of southern Ontario, some regions are expected to get dumped with as much as 30 cm of snow as a low-pressure system from the United States moves through the province. While residents are...

source: Storeys

Ontario bars employee noncompete agreements

Ontario recently became the first Canadian province to bar employers from entering into noncompete agreements with employees. The ban, which went into effect on Dec. 2, 2021, prohibits agreements that prevent employees from engaging in work or other activities that compete...

source: SHRM

Greater Sudbury works to minimize service impact of staff shortages due to COVID-19

The city of Greater Sudbury is moving staff to essential areas as it copes with a shortage of workers due to COVID-19. Several municipal services were impacted.

source: CBC News

Upcoming Events

Jan. 23-25 – Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference Feb. 9 – Registration deadline for AMCTO Executive Diploma in Municipal Management (Spring cohort)

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Do you manage to lead?

People often assume that being a manager means you’re a leader. But does being a good manager make you a good leader?

source: Forbes

5 key components of every successful business leadership framework

By Martin Zwilling, "Every business leader I know struggles with the challenges of leadership, and is constantly honing their formula for success. We all wish it could be boiled down to a short list of actions, but we continue to be...

source: Inc.

YW Kitchener Waterloo offers more housing options to single mothers

Eight new affordable housing units for single mothers experiencing chronic homelessness will soon be built on Block Line Road in Kitchener. The project, led by YW Kitchener-Waterloo, is also being funded by the Region of Waterloo and...

source: CBC News

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Ontario Launches Virtual 2022 Budget Consultations

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It's now illegal to intimidate healthcare workers, patients in Canada

Ontario pledges $10 million per year for long-term Indigenous housing solutions

Finding the right balance — and flexibility — in your leadership style

4 emotionally intelligent phrases leaders should use in 2022

Property reassessments: 'It's the great unknown' says MPAC spokesman

Housing shortages now being felt province-wide

Toronto homeowners can be fined for not clearing snow from their sidewalks

Ontario bars employee noncompete agreements

Greater Sudbury works to minimize service impact of staff shortages due to COVID-19

Upcoming Events

Do you manage to lead?

5 key components of every successful business leadership framework

YW Kitchener Waterloo offers more housing options to single mothers

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