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Kelowna, BC
Kelowna is updating its 2040 Official Community Plan to meet provincial housing requirements. The Province now requires all BC cities to align their plans with Housing Needs Assessments. This means showing how the city will meet housing demand...
Why This Matters: Looking for a place to live in Kelowna? This plan shapes where and what kind of housing gets built over the next 15 years. Whether you're renting, hoping to buy, or worried about your neighbourhood changing, these decisions affect you. Families needing more bedrooms, seniors looking for accessible...
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Closed
Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam has completed its strategic planning process for 2024-2027. The city gathered public input to shape priorities around safe neighbourhoods, local jobs, healthy communities, sustainable infrastructure, and good governance. The new plan has...
Why This Matters: Live in Coquitlam? This plan shapes how your city spends money and sets priorities until 2027. It affects everything from park maintenance to road repairs to community programs. The decisions made here influence your neighbourhood's future.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Closed
Richmond, BC
Richmond is upgrading a pathway through Steveston Community Park and wants your input on the design. The project will add interpretive signs sharing Japanese Canadian history, connecting landmarks like the Nikkei Memorial Garden and Cultural Centre.
Why This Matters: Live in or visit Steveston Village? This pathway connects key cultural landmarks in the park. Your feedback will shape how the community honours Japanese Canadian history through the park's design.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Indigenous & Northern
Closed
Burnaby, BC
Burnaby ran a pilot program in 2023 letting people drink alcohol in four parks. It went well—no spike in complaints or problems. Now the city has made it permanent across all parks, with rules about where you can't drink (playgrounds, sports fields...
Why This Matters: Like having a beer at a picnic? This affects you. Burnaby now allows responsible drinking in all city parks. Parents might wonder about safety near playgrounds—but those areas are off-limits for alcohol.
Regulations & Permits
Housing & Communities
Planned
Burnaby, BC
Burnaby is creating its first parks, recreation and culture plan since 1984. The city wants to know what facilities, programs and services matter most to residents. Round one of engagement is complete, with round two planned for early 2026.
Why This Matters: Use a local park? Take your kids to rec programs? Enjoy community events? This plan will shape all of that for the next 25 years. It's your chance to say what Burnaby should prioritize—more trails, better pools, cultural spaces, or something else entirely.
Community Planning
Health & Safety
Housing & Communities
Closed
Waterloo Region, ON
Waterloo has lowered speed limits across the city to improve road safety. School zones are now 30 km/h, and most neighbourhood streets are 40 km/h. The uptown ward (Ward 7) has even lower limits at 30 km/h on local roads. Implementation wrapped up...
Why This Matters: Drive through Waterloo? You'll need to slow down. School zones are now 30 km/h, and neighbourhood streets are 40 km/h. If you live in the uptown ward, local roads are even slower at 30 km/h. The goal is fewer crashes and safer streets for kids, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
Closed
Waterloo Region, ON
Kitchener has finished updating its parks strategy. The city asked residents what makes a great park, what barriers stop people from using them, and what they value most. The final plan—covering everything from playgrounds to dog parks to green...
Why This Matters: Use Kitchener parks to walk your dog, play with your kids, or just sit on a bench? This plan shapes what parks look like for the next 10 years. It covers playgrounds, sports fields, dog parks, and green spaces across the city.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
Closed
Waterloo Region, ON
The City of Kitchener wants to know how you'd like to be involved in local decisions. Right now, they're reviewing their community engagement practices and creating their first engagement strategy. Your feedback will shape how the city listens to...
Why This Matters: Ever feel like the city makes decisions without asking you? This is your chance to change that. Whether it's a new development in your neighbourhood or how your tax dollars get spent, this review will shape how Kitchener involves residents for years to come.
Policy & Studies
Housing & Communities
Closed
Waterloo Region, ON
Cambridge's noise by-law hasn't been updated since 2004. The city asked residents what types of noise bother them most and when quiet hours should apply. This review looked at everything from construction noise to barking dogs to late-night parties.
Why This Matters: Live in Cambridge? This affects your daily peace and quiet. Whether it's a neighbour's loud music, early morning construction, or barking dogs, these rules determine what's allowed and when. The by-law also covers noise exemption permits for events and construction projects.
Regulations & Permits
Housing & Communities
Justice & Rights
Open for Input
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs (Federal)
A Senate bill proposes creating a National Immigration Month to recognize the contributions of immigrants to Canada. The bill is currently being studied by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. Canadians can share...
Why This Matters: Are you an immigrant or descended from one? Most Canadians are. This bill would officially recognize immigration's role in building Canada. It's a chance to shape how the country celebrates its diverse heritage.
Legislation
Immigration
Justice & Rights
Open for Input
Senate of Canada - Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs (Federal)
The Senate's Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee is conducting several studies at once. They're looking at children's rights and well-being, the impact of artificial intelligence, and budget provisions affecting students and school food...
Why This Matters: Got kids? This committee is hearing from youth advocates about what young Canadians need. They're also looking at how AI might change your life and work. The budget bill they're reviewing includes the national school food program and student financial aid.
Policy & Studies
Education
Health & Safety
Indigenous & Northern
Open for Input
Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights (Federal)
The Senate's Human Rights Committee is examining antisemitism across Canada. They want to understand how it affects Jewish Canadians and what can be done about it. This is a parliamentary study that could shape future laws and policies.
Why This Matters: Hate crimes against Jewish Canadians have been rising. This study could lead to new protections for religious minorities. If you've witnessed antisemitism or have ideas about combating hate, senators want to hear from you.
Policy & Studies
Justice & Rights
Open for Input
Senate of Canada - Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (Federal)
The Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee is examining two parts of the federal budget bill. Divisions 30 and 31 of Bill C-15 deal with family law and the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board. Witnesses from the...
Why This Matters: Going through a divorce or custody dispute? These changes could affect how family courts handle your case. Work for the federal government? The labour tribunal changes might impact how workplace disputes get resolved.
Legislation
Finance & Consumer
Justice & Rights
Open for Input
Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages (Federal)
The Senate is studying how federal regulations under Part VII of the Official Languages Act should work. Part VII requires federal institutions to support English and French minority communities across Canada. The committee is hearing from...
Why This Matters: Speak French outside Quebec? English in Quebec? This affects whether federal services actually reach your community. It's about whether francophone schools in Alberta get federal support, or whether English health services exist in rural Quebec. The regulations being studied determine how seriously...
Policy & Studies
Justice & Rights
Open for Input
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Federal)
The Senate Agriculture Committee is examining how the federal government responded to its landmark report on soil health. The original report, 'Critical Ground,' argued that healthy soil is essential for Canada's economy, environment, and food...
Why This Matters: Healthy soil grows the food you eat. It filters your drinking water. It stores carbon that would otherwise warm the planet. If Canada's soil degrades, food prices rise and farms struggle. This review checks whether the government is actually protecting this invisible but essential resource.
Policy & Studies
Agriculture & Food
Environment & Climate
Open for Input
Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Federal)
Senator Robert Black has introduced a bill requiring the federal government to develop a national strategy for protecting and improving soil health. The bill is now being studied by the Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee. This follows a 2024...
Why This Matters: Healthy soil grows the food you eat. It also stores carbon, filters water, and prevents flooding. Farmers are watching their topsoil erode and nutrients deplete. This bill could shape how Canada protects this invisible but essential resource for decades to come.
Legislation
Agriculture & Food
Environment & Climate