Open for Input
Richmond, BC
Richmond is asking residents to weigh in on its five-year spending plan. The plan covers everything from road repairs to garbage collection to flood protection. Your feedback helps Council decide where to invest—and where to cut.
Why This Matters: Live in Richmond? This plan sets your property taxes and service levels for the next five years. Want better parks, faster snow clearing, or lower taxes? Now's your chance to say so. The decisions made here affect everything from how often your recycling gets picked up to whether your street gets...
Budget
Finance & Consumer
Housing & Communities
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Manitoba Public Insurance (MB)
Manitoba Public Insurance, the Crown corporation that handles car insurance and driver licensing for all Manitobans, is holding its annual public meeting online. They're required by law to do this every year. After watching their presentation, you...
Why This Matters: If you drive in Manitoba, you deal with MPI. They set your insurance rates, handle your claims, and issue your license. This is your chance to tell them what's working and what isn't. Got a complaint about wait times or rates? Here's where to say it.
Policy & Studies
Finance & Consumer
Transportation
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Waterloo Region, ON
Waterloo received $23.4 million from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund to build 675 new homes in three years. The city is rolling out nine initiatives—from converting employment lands to housing, to helping homeowners build basement suites. Most...
Why This Matters: Looking for a place to rent or buy in Waterloo? This plan aims to speed up housing construction and create more affordable options. Homeowners could get help building basement suites. If you live near a church or employment area, your neighbourhood could see new housing.
Community Planning
Finance & Consumer
Housing & Communities
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Manitoba Public Insurance (MB)
Manitoba Public Insurance is holding its annual public meeting and wants your feedback. MPI is the Crown corporation that handles car insurance, vehicle registration, and driver licensing for all Manitobans. After watching their presentation, you...
Why This Matters: Drive in Manitoba? You deal with MPI. This is your chance to tell them what's working and what isn't—whether it's claim processing times, service at Autopac agents, or how they handle licensing. Crown corporations are supposed to be accountable to you, and this is one of the few times they're...
Policy & Studies
Finance & Consumer
Transportation
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Ministry of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction (AB)
Alberta wants to create rules for online gambling sites. Right now, many Albertans use unregulated offshore sites with no consumer protections. The government is developing regulations that would require operators to follow strict rules around age...
Why This Matters: Ever gambled online? Many Albertans do, but most sites operate outside Canadian law. That means no recourse if you're cheated, no age verification, and no help if gambling becomes a problem. This could change how safe online betting is in the province.
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Finance & Consumer
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Calgary, AB
Calgary is updating how it calculates off-site levies—fees that developers pay to fund infrastructure like roads, water systems, and recreation centres. These levies help pay for the pipes, interchanges, and community facilities that new...
Why This Matters: Buying a new home in Calgary? These fees get passed on to you in the purchase price. Higher levies could mean pricier homes but better-funded community centres and roads. Lower levies might keep prices down but could strain city budgets for infrastructure.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Housing & Communities
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Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction (AB)
Alberta is exploring three consumer protection upgrades. First, right to repair—letting you fix your own phone, tractor, or appliances instead of paying authorized dealers. Second, lemon laws for new vehicles that keep breaking down. Third, credit...
Why This Matters: Ever been told only the manufacturer can fix your phone or tractor? That could change. Bought a new car that's constantly in the shop? You might get real recourse. Worried about identity theft? Credit freezes could let you lock down your credit report. If you've seen a loved one forced into debt...
Policy & Studies
Finance & Consumer
Justice & Rights
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Federal)
Open until July 29, 2026
Canada's banking regulator wants to overhaul how banks manage lending risks. Right now, the rules are scattered across dozens of documents. OSFI plans to consolidate everything into one guideline covering mortgages, commercial loans, and the growing...
Why This Matters: Have a mortgage? This affects the rules banks follow when deciding whether to approve your loan. The guidelines also cover commercial real estate lending—which influences how much new housing gets built. If you're worried about housing costs or financial stability, this is the behind-the-scenes...
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Housing & Communities
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Federal)
Open until October 31, 2026
Canada's financial regulator wants to tighten the rules for who can lead banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions. Right now, there are basic requirements for executives and board members. OSFI is proposing a new framework that...
Why This Matters: Remember when banks failed during the 2008 crisis? Or more recent scandals where executives walked away while customers suffered? This consultation is about making sure the people running your bank or insurance company are actually qualified—and can be held responsible when they mess up. Your...
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
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Municipal Affairs (AB)
Alberta is reviewing how it calculates property taxes for pipelines, power plants, railways, telecom towers, and industrial equipment. These properties rarely sell on the open market, so the government sets special rules to value them. The goal...
Why This Matters: Live in a small Alberta town? Your municipal services depend on property taxes from pipelines and power lines running through your area. If these assessments change, your town's budget could shift. For energy workers, this affects the companies you work for and their operating costs.
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Finance & Consumer
Natural Resources
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Government of Alberta (AB)
Alberta is reviewing how it splits RCMP policing costs with municipalities. Right now, towns that use provincial RCMP services pay a share based on a 2020 formula. The province wants to know if this model is still fair—especially for small and rural...
Why This Matters: Live in a small Alberta town? Your property taxes help pay for RCMP services. This review could change how much your municipality pays—and that affects local budgets for roads, recreation, and other services. Rural crime response times are also on the table.
Policy & Studies
Finance & Consumer
Justice & Rights