Closed
Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam asked residents how the city should spend money on services like drinking water, garbage collection, roads, and parks. The consultation is now closed. On December 2, 2024, Council approved the 2025-2029 Five Year Financial Plan based on...
Why This Matters: Live in Coquitlam? This budget affects your property taxes and the services you use daily. Drinking water, garbage pickup, road repairs, parks—it all comes from this plan. Rising costs are squeezing the city too, so trade-offs had to be made.
Budget
Finance & Consumer
Housing & Communities
Closed
Burnaby, BC
Burnaby has adopted its new Official Community Plan after three years of public input. The plan guides where housing, businesses, and parks can be built over the next 25 years. It doesn't change current zoning—your single-family home stays legal—but...
Why This Matters: Live in Burnaby? This plan shapes what your neighbourhood could look like in 2050. Thinking of selling your property someday? The new land use map might affect its future value. Worried about housing costs? The plan prioritizes affordable housing choices. Concerned about climate change? It guides...
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
Transportation
Closed
Ministry of the Solicitor General (ON)
Ontario wants to change how police background checks work. Right now, minor convictions disappear from checks after five years. The proposed change would keep more convictions visible longer—specifically for crimes that could have been charged as...
Why This Matters: Ever applied for a job that required a background check? This affects what shows up. If you have an old conviction for something like theft or assault that was handled as a minor offence, it might stay on your record longer. For employers and volunteer organizations, it means more information when...
Legislation
Justice & Rights
Open for Input
Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications (Federal)
The Senate is studying whether CBC/Radio-Canada is serving local communities well. They're looking at local news, radio, and TV services across the country. Senators have already heard from CBC executives about how they deliver regional content.
Why This Matters: Do you get local news from CBC? This study could shape whether your community keeps its local radio station or TV coverage. Rural and remote areas often depend on CBC for news that private broadcasters don't cover.
Policy & Studies
Technology & Digital
Closed
Global Affairs Canada (Federal)
Canada and India are gearing up to negotiate a major trade deal. Before talks begin in 2026, the government wants to know what matters most to Canadians—which products should get tariff cuts, what barriers hurt Canadian businesses, and how to...
Why This Matters: India is one of the world's fastest-growing economies with 1.4 billion people. A trade deal could mean cheaper imports and new markets for Canadian businesses. But it also raises questions about labour standards, environmental protections, and which industries might face tougher competition.
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
Closed
Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg spent nearly five years developing a master plan for its transportation system. The goal? Get half of all trips made by walking, cycling, transit, or ridesharing by 2050. Council adopted the plan in June 2025. Now the city is working on...
Why This Matters: Live in Winnipeg? This plan shapes how you'll get around for the next 25 years. Commute by car? The city wants to make transit and cycling more attractive alternatives. Walk or bike? Expect safer routes and better infrastructure. The plan also aims to cut serious traffic injuries by 20%.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
Transportation
Closed
Government of Manitoba (MB)
Manitoba wants to hear what matters most to you before finalizing its 2025 budget. The government is gathering input through phone town halls, in-person meetings, and a survey. This is your chance to shape provincial spending priorities.
Why This Matters: Provincial budgets affect everything from healthcare wait times to road repairs to school funding. Whether you're worried about housing costs, want better transit, or think taxes are too high, this is when the government decides where the money goes.
Budget
Economy & Jobs
Finance & Consumer
Closed
Ministry of Transportation (AB)
Alberta asked residents about three big changes to driver licensing: bringing road tests back under government control, requiring mandatory training for commercial truck and bus drivers, and making new trucking companies prove they're safe before...
Why This Matters: Ever taken a road test in Alberta? Before 2019, you paid some of the highest fees in Canada to a private company. Commercial trucking affects everyone—from the goods on store shelves to highway safety. These changes aimed to make roads safer and licensing fairer.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Transportation
Closed
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas (AB)
Alberta asked whether campers and outdoor enthusiasts should pay fees to help maintain Crown land used for recreation. About 60% of the province is Crown land, and it's increasingly used for multiple purposes. The government wanted to know if user...
Why This Matters: Love camping in Alberta's backcountry? This affects you directly. The province introduced fees for random camping along the Rocky Mountain foothills. If you camp on public land, you now need a pass.
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services (AB)
Alberta gathered input on how to improve care for people nearing the end of life. The province invested $20 million and wanted to know where the money should go. Virtual meetings ran from October 2020 to May 2021 with patients, families, healthcare...
Why This Matters: Most of us will face end-of-life care decisions—for ourselves or someone we love. This engagement shaped how Alberta spends $20 million on hospice care, pain management, and support for families. If you've ever watched a loved one struggle to get proper care in their final days, this matters.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Closed
Ministry of Municipal Affairs (AB)
Alberta asked residents about protections for people buying newly built homes. The province wanted to know if current warranty requirements and builder licensing rules are working. This engagement ran from November to December 2022 and is now...
Why This Matters: Buying a new home is one of the biggest purchases you'll ever make. If something goes wrong—foundation cracks, leaky windows, faulty wiring—you need warranty protection that actually works. This review looked at whether Alberta's rules are doing enough to protect buyers from shoddy construction.
Policy & Studies
Finance & Consumer
Housing & Communities
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
The Town of Sussex, New Brunswick wants to build a permanent flood control system. The plan includes two diversion channels that would redirect water from Trout Creek and Parsons Brook around the town during floods. It also involves a two-metre...
Why This Matters: Live in Sussex or nearby? Flooding has been a recurring problem. This project could protect homes and businesses from future flood damage. But diverting water affects ecosystems and could shift flood risks elsewhere. If you've dealt with flooding here, your experience matters.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
Closed
Immigration (Federal)
Canada's Express Entry system picks skilled workers for permanent residence. The government wants feedback on which job categories should get priority in 2026. They're considering healthcare, trades, STEM, education, agriculture, and...
Why This Matters: Know someone trying to immigrate to Canada? This shapes who gets picked. If you work in healthcare, trades, or tech, it affects whether your industry gets the workers it needs. International students hoping to stay permanently should pay attention too—these categories also affect post-graduation...
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
Immigration
Closed
Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate (Federal)
Health Canada wants to know if products containing button and coin batteries should meet stricter safety standards. These small, shiny batteries are a serious choking and poisoning hazard for young children. Products that don't meet the proposed...
Why This Matters: Got kids or grandkids? Button batteries are in toys, remotes, watches, and hearing aids. If swallowed, they can cause severe internal burns within hours. This consultation could determine which products stay on shelves and which get pulled for safety reasons.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Health & Safety
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
TransAlta wants to build a natural gas power plant about 18 km southwest of Rimbey, Alberta. The facility would generate 460 megawatts using combined cycle technology and operate for 30 years. The federal government is deciding whether a full...
Why This Matters: Live near Rimbey? This power plant could affect local air quality and land use for the next three decades. Indigenous communities with traditional ties to the area have a stake in how this land is used. Even if you're not nearby, Alberta's energy mix affects electricity prices across the province.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
Canada needs somewhere to put its used nuclear fuel—forever. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization wants to build a deep underground repository near Ignace, Ontario, on land selected with Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation. The facility would store...
Why This Matters: Nuclear power generates about 15% of Canada's electricity. All that power creates waste that stays radioactive for thousands of years. Where we put it matters—to communities near the site, to Indigenous nations whose traditional territories are affected, and to future generations who'll inherit...
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources