Closed
Competition Bureau Canada (Federal)
The Competition Bureau asked Canadians how it should update its guidelines for reviewing corporate mergers. These guidelines shape how the government decides whether to block mergers that could reduce competition. The consultation is now closed, and...
Why This Matters: When big companies merge, it can mean fewer choices and higher prices for you. Think grocery stores, telecom providers, or airlines. The rules the Bureau uses to review these deals affect whether your local options shrink or stay competitive.
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Finance & Consumer
Closed
Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg is redesigning the outdoor recreation space at Sergeant Tommy Prince Place, formerly the Old Ex Grounds. The city worked with ParticipACTION to explore adding a ParticiPARK—an inclusive outdoor activity space. Public engagement wrapped up...
Why This Matters: Live in Winnipeg's North End? This park is in your neighbourhood. The redesign aims to create an inclusive space for families, kids, and people of all abilities. If you use Sergeant Tommy Prince Place for recreation, the changes will affect your experience.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Closed
Edmonton, AB
Edmonton wants to know where you feel unsafe walking, biking, or driving in the Weinlos neighbourhood. They're collecting feedback through interactive maps where you can pinpoint problem spots—speeding, bad sightlines, dangerous intersections. The...
Why This Matters: Walk your kids to school in Weinlos? Bike to work? Drive through the neighbourhood? This is your chance to flag the spots that feel dangerous. The city is planning traffic calming measures—speed bumps, better crosswalks, improved sightlines—and they want to know where they're needed most.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
Closed
Edmonton, AB
Edmonton wants to know where you feel unsafe walking, biking, or driving in the Lymburn neighbourhood. They're collecting feedback through interactive maps where you can pinpoint problem spots—speeding areas, dangerous intersections, visibility...
Why This Matters: Walk your kids to school in Lymburn? Drive through the neighbourhood? This is your chance to flag that intersection where cars blow through stop signs, or the stretch where speeding is constant. Your input directly shapes what traffic calming measures get installed.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
Closed
Government of Manitoba (MB)
Manitoba is reviewing how it manages Crown land leased to farmers and ranchers. Right now, over 1,700 leaseholders use this land to graze nearly 90,000 cattle each season. The government wants feedback on who gets leases, how much land one person...
Why This Matters: If you're a Manitoba farmer or rancher, this could change your access to grazing land. New rules might limit how much Crown land you can lease. For Indigenous communities, this review could affect reconciliation efforts around traditional lands.
Policy & Studies
Agriculture & Food
Natural Resources
Open for Input
Ontario Energy Board (ON)
Hydro One is asking the Ontario Energy Board to approve its electricity distribution rates for 2026. This is an annual update under their custom incentive regulation plan. The rates affect how much you pay for the delivery portion of your...
Why This Matters: If you're a Hydro One customer in Ontario, this directly affects your electricity bill. The delivery charges on your bill could go up or down depending on what the OEB approves. This covers customers in areas like Orillia, Peterborough, and Chapleau.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Natural Resources
Closed
Ministry of Children's Services and Ministry of Indigenous Relations (AB)
Alberta worked with Sixties Scoop survivors to shape a meaningful government apology. The Sixties Scoop saw Indigenous children taken from families and placed with non-Indigenous families, causing lasting trauma. Engagement sessions and online...
Why This Matters: Are you a Sixties Scoop survivor or family member? This engagement shaped how Alberta acknowledged this painful chapter. The trauma of being separated from family, culture, and language still affects survivors today. This process gave survivors a voice in how the government would say sorry.
Policy & Studies
Indigenous & Northern
Justice & Rights
Closed
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas (AB)
Alberta developed a framework to monitor and manage how human activities affect water quality in the Upper Athabasca River. The government gathered public input through surveys and webinars in 2021. The final framework sets water quality objectives...
Why This Matters: Live near the Athabasca River or get your water from it? This framework determines how clean that water stays. It sets the rules for how much pollution from oil sands, forestry, and other industries is acceptable. Indigenous communities and local residents who depend on the river have a stake in...
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Ministry of Education (AB)
Alberta asked parents, teachers, and the public what they thought of proposed changes to social studies curriculum for Kindergarten through Grade 6. The feedback period closed in Spring 2023, and the input shaped the final curriculum now in use.
Why This Matters: Have kids in elementary school? This shaped what they're learning about history, citizenship, and Alberta's communities. Parents and teachers had a chance to weigh in on what young Albertans should know about the world around them.
Policy & Studies
Education
Closed
Ministry of Education (AB)
Alberta is developing new curriculum content about First Nations, Métis and Inuit histories for grades 7-10. The government wants input on social studies, math, physical education, and life skills courses. This includes content about treaties and...
Why This Matters: Have kids in Alberta schools? This shapes what they'll learn about Indigenous peoples, treaties, and residential schools. If you're First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, this is a chance to ensure your community's history and perspectives are accurately represented in classrooms.
Policy & Studies
Education
Indigenous & Northern
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
A company wants to build a major natural gas power plant about 10 km east of Gibbons, Alberta. The facility would include four gas and steam turbine units capable of generating up to 1,864 megawatts of electricity. The Impact Assessment Agency of...
Why This Matters: Live near Gibbons or in Alberta's industrial heartland? This plant would operate for at least 40 years. Natural gas plants produce greenhouse gas emissions and can affect local air quality. The project also includes new transmission lines and a gas pipeline that could cross nearby properties.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
Taseko Mines wants to build a new open-pit copper mine about 150 km northeast of Kamloops, BC. Both federal and provincial environmental agencies are reviewing the project together. They're asking for public input on the initial project description...
Why This Matters: Live in the Clearwater or Kamloops area? This mine could bring jobs but also affect local water and land. Indigenous communities have a stake in how this land is used. Even if you're far away, copper mining decisions shape Canada's resource economy.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
A company wants to build a new open-pit and underground lithium mine east of Radisson in northern Quebec. The federal government is assessing the project's potential impacts. Funding is available to help Indigenous communities and the public...
Why This Matters: Live in northern Quebec? This mine could bring jobs—or change the landscape you know. Lithium powers electric vehicles and phones, so this project connects to Canada's clean energy future. Indigenous communities in the region have a direct stake in how this land is used.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
The government wants to end the controlled goose hunt at Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area near Quebec City. Why? The hunt was meant to protect marshland from overgrazing, but monitoring shows the marsh is now healthy without it. They also want...
Why This Matters: Visit Cap Tourmente to see wildlife? You'd no longer pay to get in. Hunt geese there? That program would end. Live in the Quebec City or Charlevoix region? This affects a local natural area and tourism draw.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
Canada asked for input on its position at an international wildlife trade conference. The main proposal? Downgrading protections for Peregrine Falcons because their populations have recovered. The consultation also covered other endangered species...
Why This Matters: Care about wildlife conservation? This affects how Canada votes on international protections for endangered species. The Peregrine Falcon decision could set a precedent for other recovered species. If you've ever spotted a falcon diving at 300 km/h, you might have an opinion on this.
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (Federal)
The CRTC asked whether to create a temporary fund to help commercial radio stations produce local news. The catch? Only stations outside Canada's six biggest cities would qualify. In many small towns, local radio is the only source of community news.
Why This Matters: Live in a smaller city or town? Your local radio station might be struggling to keep reporters on staff. This fund could mean the difference between having local news coverage or losing it entirely. If you rely on radio for weather, traffic, or community updates, this affects you.
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Technology & Digital