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Waterloo Region, ON
The Region of Waterloo Museums and Archives wants your input on its next five-year plan. Whether you're a regular visitor or have never been, they want to hear what matters to you. A quick 5-10 minute survey could help shape programming, exhibits...
Why This Matters: Live in Waterloo Region? These museums and archives preserve your community's history. They host school trips, family outings, and seasonal events. Your feedback helps decide what stories get told and how the sites serve residents over the next five years.
Policy & Studies
Education
Housing & Communities
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Colt Canada wants to increase production at its Kitchener firearms factory. The company makes military and police weapons. To do this, they need permission to emit more lead, particulate matter, and petroleum distillates into the air. They also want...
Why This Matters: Live near Wilson Avenue in Kitchener? This facility would release more lead and particulate matter into the air. The shooting ranges would operate longer hours too. If you're concerned about air quality in your neighbourhood, this is your chance to weigh in.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
A gold mine near Timmins wants to renew its air pollution permit and increase production. Lake Shore Gold Corp. is asking to boost its paste plant output by about 20%. The facility releases nickel, lead, and other particles into the air from mining...
Why This Matters: Live near Timmins or Highway 101 West? This mine releases nickel, lead, and other particles into the air you breathe. The company wants to increase production, which could mean more emissions. If you have concerns about air quality in the area, now's the time to speak up.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
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Government of Manitoba (MB)
Manitoba is developing a roadmap to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The government wants public input on how to reduce emissions across the province while keeping the economy competitive. This plan will affect everything from energy...
Why This Matters: Climate change is already hitting Manitoba hard—more floods, droughts, and wildfires. This roadmap will shape how the province tackles these problems over the next 25 years. It could affect your energy bills, your job, and how your community prepares for extreme weather.
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
Environment & Climate
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Alberta Health (AB)
In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that medical assistance in dying would become legal across Canada. Alberta set up a panel to hear from Albertans about how the province should regulate this sensitive end-of-life option. The consultation gathered...
Why This Matters: This affects anyone facing a terminal illness or watching a loved one suffer. It's about having choices at the end of life. Whether you support or oppose assisted dying, this decision shapes what options are available to Alberta families during their most difficult moments.
Policy & Studies
Health & Safety
Justice & Rights
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Treasury Board and Finance (AB)
In 2015-2016, Alberta asked residents for input on budget priorities during a tough economic period. The government wanted to hear ideas on supporting families and businesses, creating jobs, diversifying the economy, and controlling spending. Input...
Why This Matters: Provincial budgets affect everything from healthcare wait times to school funding to road repairs. During Alberta's 2015-2016 economic downturn, these decisions shaped how the province supported struggling families and businesses. This consultation gave Albertans a direct say in those priorities.
Budget
Economy & Jobs
Finance & Consumer
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Clean Harbors wants to build a new pond to collect rainwater that falls on their hazardous waste facility near St. Clair, Ontario. The pond would double their current water storage capacity. It's a backup system for heavy rain events.
Why This Matters: Live near this facility on Telfer Road? This pond would be built on previously undeveloped land next to the existing landfill. If you rely on well water in the area, you may want to understand how process water from a hazardous waste site is managed.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
A closed landfill in Petrolia, Ontario wants to change how it burns off landfill gas. The site plans to shut down four gas-fired generators and switch to a simpler candlestick flare system. Even though the landfill is closed, it still releases gases...
Why This Matters: Live near Petrolia? This affects the air you breathe. Closed landfills keep releasing gases for decades. How those gases are burned off matters for local air quality and noise levels.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
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Canadian Transportation Agency (Federal)
The Canadian Transportation Agency is updating the rules that protect air passengers. These changes follow a 2023 law requiring airlines to better compensate travellers for delays, cancellations, and lost baggage. The consultation gathered public...
Why This Matters: Ever had a flight cancelled and felt like the airline didn't care? These rules determine what you're owed when things go wrong. If you've been stuck at an airport overnight or waited weeks for lost luggage compensation, this directly affects you.
Regulations & Permits
Justice & Rights
Transportation
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
A golf course near Ottawa wants to renew its water permit and increase how much it can pump from one of its wells. The Maintenance Well would go from about 2,700 litres per day to over 33,000 litres. This is a Category 3 permit—the highest risk...
Why This Matters: Live near Cumberland or rely on a private well in the area? This permit could affect local groundwater levels. The golf course wants to pump 12 times more water from one well than before. Category 3 means regulators see the highest risk of environmental impact.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
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Ministry of Energy and Mines (ON)
Eric Marion wants a permit to drill for minerals near Kenogami Lake in northeastern Ontario. The drilling would happen across 36 mining claims in Burt and Eby townships. This is early-stage exploration to test what's in the ground—not an actual mine...
Why This Matters: Live near Kenogami Lake or in the Cochrane District? Drilling means cleared areas for equipment and water pumped from nearby lakes or streams. If you hunt, fish, or use the land in this area, you might want to weigh in.
Regulations & Permits
Natural Resources
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Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (ON)
Barrie is annexing land from Oro-Medonte and Springwater townships. These regulations set the legal boundaries, create new ward boundaries for council representation, and phase in property tax changes over 5-20 years to soften the impact on affected...
Why This Matters: Own property in the annexed area? Your property taxes will change, and you'll get new council representation. Farm owners get a 20-year phase-in period. Everyone else gets 5 years to adjust to Barrie's tax rates.
Regulations & Permits
Housing & Communities
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Waterloo Region, ON
The Township of Wilmot is creating a master plan for parks, recreation facilities, and community services. They've already gathered input through surveys and workshops. Now they're finalizing recommendations before Council adopts the plan in October...
Why This Matters: Use the local pool, arena, or sports fields? This plan decides what gets built, upgraded, or cut. Parents, athletes, and seniors who rely on township programs should pay attention. Your input shapes recreation in Wilmot for years to come.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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Waterloo Region, ON
Kitchener is updating its 2017 Digital Strategy and wants to know what's working and what needs improvement. The city uses technology to improve internet access, support innovation, and offer better online services. Your feedback will help shape how...
Why This Matters: Live in Kitchener? This affects how you interact with city services online. Whether you're paying a parking ticket, reporting a pothole, or checking transit schedules, this strategy shapes those digital tools. It also influences who gets left behind when services go digital.
Policy & Studies
Housing & Communities
Technology & Digital
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
The City of Toronto wants to redevelop a contaminated property at 1113-1117 Dundas Street West for residential use. A risk assessment found contaminants on site, and the Ministry is considering issuing a Certificate of Property Use that would allow...
Why This Matters: Planning to buy or rent in this area? This property will become residential housing. The soil is contaminated, so barriers and ongoing inspections will be required. If you live nearby, you might want to know what's being built next door.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
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Ministry of Energy and Mines (ON)
Argo Gold Inc. wants a permit to explore for gold about 140 km north of Dryden, Ontario. The work would include stripping soil from bedrock, drilling, and digging trenches across 87 mining claims in the Earngey Area. Heavy equipment would be used...
Why This Matters: Live near the Earngey Area or use its lakes and waterways? This exploration could affect local water sources and wilderness. The permit would last up to three years, with possible renewal.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources