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Ministry of Education (ON)
Ontario wants to change how child care subsidies are calculated for families receiving the Canadian Disability Benefit. Right now, CDB payments count as income, which can reduce or eliminate a family's child care subsidy. The proposed change would...
Why This Matters: If you or your partner receives the Canadian Disability Benefit and you have young kids in child care, this directly affects your wallet. Without this change, getting disability support could actually cost you child care help. Parents with disabilities shouldn't have to choose between benefits.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Health & Safety
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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
Right now, big projects like mines and pipelines often need two separate environmental reviews—one federal, one provincial. The federal government wants to change that. This draft agreement with Ontario would let both governments share a single...
Why This Matters: Live in Ontario? This affects how major projects get approved near you. Mining companies, energy developers, and infrastructure builders have long complained about duplicate reviews. But environmental groups worry that streamlining could mean less scrutiny. Indigenous communities have...
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
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Waterloo Region, ON
The Region of Waterloo Library is reviewing its services to create a 2025-2029 Service Plan. They want to know what's working, what isn't, and how to make libraries more accessible. The review covers all 11 branches across the region's rural...
Why This Matters: Use your local library? This review will shape hours, programs, and accessibility for the next four years. If you've ever found the hours inconvenient or wished for different programs, this was your chance to speak up. Parents, seniors, and anyone who relies on library services in Waterloo Region's...
Policy & Studies
Education
Housing & Communities
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Calgary, AB
Calgary is planning to extend its MAX Purple bus rapid transit line along 17 Avenue from 54 Street SE to 116 Street SE. The extension would add new stations with heated shelters, real-time displays, and dedicated bus lanes. This would connect...
Why This Matters: Live in southeast Calgary? Your commute downtown could get faster and more reliable. The dedicated bus lanes mean buses won't get stuck in traffic. New stations would be placed near busy areas, making it easier to get to work, shopping, or connect to the LRT.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
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Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg is building a new 259,000 sq. ft. bus garage at Oak Point Highway and Selkirk Avenue. It'll replace the aging North Garage on Main Street, which can't handle modern transit needs. The new facility will store 250 buses, including 60-foot...
Why This Matters: Take the bus in northwest Winnipeg? This new garage means more reliable service and room for bigger, modern buses. It's also a step toward cleaner transit—the facility will support electric buses. Construction might affect traffic near Oak Point Highway until 2027.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Transportation
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Vancouver, BC
Vancouver is upgrading a 7 km walking and cycling route along the city's northern edge, from Gastown to the eastern boundary. The current phase focuses on Wall Street, where the city wants feedback on traffic calming and design details. Phase 3...
Why This Matters: Walk, bike, or roll through East Vancouver? This greenway could make your commute safer and more pleasant. Live on or near Wall Street? The design will affect traffic patterns, parking, and street trees in your neighbourhood. Construction starts in 2027, so this is your chance to shape what gets...
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
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Manitoba Finance (MB)
Right now, anyone in Manitoba can call themselves a financial planner—no qualifications required. The government is asking whether to change that. Other provinces have already introduced title protection laws, and Manitoba wants to know if it should...
Why This Matters: Planning for retirement or your kids' education? You might assume your 'financial planner' has proper training. But in Manitoba, that title means nothing legally. This consultation could change that, helping you tell qualified advisors from those who just printed business cards.
Legislation
Finance & Consumer
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Ministry of Forestry and Parks (AB)
Alberta gathered public input to create a management plan for Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with Indigenous rock art. The Blackfoot Confederacy partnered with government on the plan, which was finalized in February...
Why This Matters: Ever visited Writing-on-Stone? This park protects ancient Indigenous rock art found nowhere else. The management plan shapes how you'll experience the park for years to come—from trail access to cultural programming.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
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Ministry of Health (AB)
Alberta gathered feedback on updating the Institutions Regulation, which sets health and safety rules for care facilities like childcare programs, group homes, and addiction treatment centres. The current rules haven't been significantly updated...
Why This Matters: Have a parent in a group home? A child in daycare? These rules affect the safety standards where your loved ones receive care. The current regulations are over 40 years old and don't address modern concerns like extreme heat or infection prevention.
Regulations & Permits
Health & Safety
Housing & Communities
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Competition Bureau Canada (Federal)
The Competition Bureau wants feedback on new guidelines for enforcing rules against anti-competitive business practices. These guidelines explain how the Bureau will handle things like price-fixing, exclusive dealing, and companies abusing their...
Why This Matters: Ever wonder why some products cost more in Canada than elsewhere? Or why certain industries seem dominated by just a few big players? These guidelines shape how the government stops companies from squashing competition. That affects the prices you pay, the choices you have, and whether small...
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Justice & Rights
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Competition Bureau (Federal)
Recent changes to competition law let businesses and individuals sue competitors directly for anti-competitive behaviour. The Competition Bureau wants feedback on its new guidelines explaining when it will get involved in these private cases. This...
Why This Matters: Ever been ripped off by misleading advertising? Watched a big company crush smaller competitors? These new rules make it easier for businesses and individuals to take action themselves. If you run a small business being squeezed by a dominant competitor, this directly affects your options. Even as...
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Justice & Rights
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Federal)
Canada has decided to ban open net-pen salmon farming in BC coastal waters by June 2029. Now the government wants feedback on its draft transition plan. The plan covers how to shift to closed containment systems while supporting affected workers...
Why This Matters: Work in BC's salmon farming industry? This transition could reshape your job. Live in a coastal community that depends on aquaculture? Your local economy is at stake. Care about wild Pacific salmon? This ban aims to protect them from disease and sea lice spread by open net-pens.
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
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Health Canada (Federal)
Health Canada wants to change how it approves infant formula and medical foods for babies. Right now, all products go through the same review process. The proposal would create three tiers based on risk—lower-risk products could skip pre-market...
Why This Matters: Have a baby or planning to? This affects what formula and specialized infant foods make it to store shelves. Parents of infants with special dietary needs—like premature babies needing human milk fortifiers—could see faster access to new products. But the trade-off is less government review upfront...
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
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Cultural Industries Branch (Federal)
The government asked how to spend $5 million to help Indigenous, racialized, and religious minority creators tell their own stories in media and the arts. The Changing Narratives Fund aims to break down barriers that keep diverse voices out of...
Why This Matters: Ever feel like the stories on TV or in the news don't reflect your community? This fund is meant to change that. It's about giving Indigenous, racialized, and religious minority creators the resources to share their perspectives. If you work in media or the arts, this could open new funding doors.
Policy & Studies
Justice & Rights
Technology & Digital
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (Federal)
The emerald ash borer has killed millions of ash trees across North America and continues to spread. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency asked Canadians how to update regulations controlling the movement of ash wood products. The agency favored...
Why This Matters: Got a cottage? Like camping? This affects you. Moving firewood is one of the main ways this beetle spreads. New rules could change where you can take wood and what you can burn. Ash trees are common in backyards, parks, and forests across Eastern Canada—and they're dying fast.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Environment & Climate
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Burnt River Properties wants to update their air emissions permit for a limestone crushing facility near Kawartha Lakes. The new permit would cover all emission sources including crushers, screeners, and material handling. Emissions include...
Why This Matters: Live near County Road 121 in Kawartha Lakes? This quarry's air permit affects what you breathe. Crystalline silica dust is a health concern for nearby residents. The permit sets limits on how much dust and pollution the facility can release.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources