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Waterloo Region, ON
Waterloo Region has opened a 50-cabin outdoor shelter at 1001 Erb's Road to house people experiencing homelessness. The site is staffed around the clock and run by The Working Centre, a local nonprofit. Each cabin has electricity, heating, and...
Why This Matters: Live near Erb's Road? This shelter is already operating in your neighbourhood. Concerned about homelessness in your community? This is part of the Region's plan to address the crisis. Public tours are available if you want to see the site firsthand.
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Waterloo Region, ON
Wilmot Township is writing a new Official Plan to guide how the community grows and develops over the next 25+ years. This plan will decide where homes, businesses, and farms can go. It affects everything from housing availability to protecting...
Why This Matters: Live in Wilmot or thinking of moving there? This plan shapes where new homes get built and what your neighbourhood looks like in 2051. It decides if farmland stays farmland or becomes subdivisions. If you care about housing costs, traffic, or preserving rural character, this is your chance to weigh...
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Waterloo Region, ON
The City of Waterloo is developing 33 acres of city-owned land on University Avenue East. The plan includes 100 affordable housing units, commercial space, trails, and community amenities. Urban Legend Developments has been selected to build the...
Why This Matters: Looking for affordable housing in Waterloo? This project adds 100 new affordable units to the market. Live nearby? You'll see new trails, shops, and community spaces. The city is also protecting woodland and wetland areas on the site.
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Saskatoon, SK
A developer wants to rezone an empty lot at Broadway Avenue and Ruth Street in Saskatoon. Right now it's zoned for low-density housing. The proposal would allow a 25-unit affordable housing building instead. This is part of the City's plan to build...
Why This Matters: Looking for affordable housing in Saskatoon? This project could add 25 units to the market. Live near Broadway and Ruth? The building would change the look and feel of your neighbourhood. This is one of several city-owned sites being developed for affordable housing.
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Waterloo Region, ON
The City of Waterloo wants your ideas on how to protect and grow its urban tree canopy as the city develops. They're creating a management strategy that will guide tree preservation and planting through 2050. You can share ideas, take a poll, or...
Why This Matters: Live in Waterloo? Trees on your street keep your home cooler in summer and boost property values. As the city grows, development pressure threatens existing trees. This strategy will decide which trees get protected and where new ones get planted.
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (Federal)
Open until March 31, 2026
Public Services and Procurement Canada wants to hear about barriers you've faced when using federal services. Your feedback will shape the department's next accessibility plan. This is your chance to help make government programs work better for...
Why This Matters: Use a wheelchair? Have a visual impairment? Struggle with government websites or forms? This consultation is about making federal services actually work for you. The barriers you've experienced—confusing forms, inaccessible buildings, unhelpful phone systems—could be fixed if you speak up.
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Calgary, AB
Calgary is creating a policy to help businesses survive when City construction projects disrupt their streets. Think blocked sidewalks, lost parking, and customers who can't find the front door. The City has tested things like temporary parking...
Why This Matters: Own a shop on a street that's being torn up? You know the pain. Construction can tank sales for months. This policy could mean the difference between staying open and closing up. Even as a customer, you've probably given up on a business because the sidewalk was blocked or parking vanished.
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Waterloo Region, ON
Doon Heritage Village, a 60-acre living history museum in Waterloo Region, is getting a major update. The museum has recreated life in 1914 rural Ontario since the late 1980s, but now they're asking: whose stories are missing? The Region wants input...
Why This Matters: Ever visited a museum and thought 'where's my family's story?' This is your chance to change that. The Region wants to hear from people whose cultures and traditions aren't yet represented at this historic site. If you've got memories of Doon Village from the past 60 years, they want those too.
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Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam wants to add a two-way protected lane for bikes and scooters along Pipeline Road, from Guildford Way to Lincoln Avenue. The trade-off? Street parking would be removed to make room. The new lane would connect to Glen Elementary School, Glen...
Why This Matters: Live near Pipeline Road? Your street parking could disappear. But if you bike, scoot, or have kids at Glen Elementary, getting around safely gets easier. The city wants 50% of trips made by walking, biking, or transit by 2050—this is part of that push.
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Waterloo Region, ON
Kitchener is creating a stewardship plan for Huron Natural Area, a 250-acre protected forest and wetland. The city wants your input on how to protect the environment, support Indigenous placemaking, and meet community needs for recreation and...
Why This Matters: Live in Kitchener? This is one of the city's largest green spaces. Whether you walk your dog here, bring your kids to explore nature, or just want wild spaces preserved, this plan will shape how the area is managed for decades. Indigenous communities have a special connection to this land too.
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Waterloo Region, ON
Kitchener is updating the long-term plans for McLennan Park and Lions Park. The splash pad at McLennan Park is being moved to Lions Park because the ground keeps sinking. The city wants your input on what the new splash pad should look like and how...
Why This Matters: Use these parks with your kids? The splash pad you know is moving. This is your chance to shape what replaces it and how both parks evolve. Live nearby? Changes to park layout, accessibility, and features will affect your daily visits for years to come.
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Brampton, ON
Brampton's Planning and Development Committee holds monthly public meetings where residents can weigh in on development applications. Right now, they're considering a proposal for 945 new homes in four towers (8 to 29 storeys) plus commercial space...
Why This Matters: Live in Brampton? These decisions shape what gets built in your neighbourhood. The current proposal would add nearly 1,000 homes and new shops near Heart Lake Road. That means more neighbours, more traffic, and changes to the local skyline. Whether you're excited about new housing or worried about...
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Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction (AB)
Alberta is exploring three consumer protection upgrades. First, right to repair—letting you fix your own phone, tractor, or appliances instead of paying authorized dealers. Second, lemon laws for new vehicles that keep breaking down. Third, credit...
Why This Matters: Ever been told only the manufacturer can fix your phone or tractor? That could change. Bought a new car that's constantly in the shop? You might get real recourse. Worried about identity theft? Credit freezes could let you lock down your credit report. If you've seen a loved one forced into debt...
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Canadian Transportation Agency (Federal)
Open until April 7, 2026
When a shipper needs to move freight between two railways, they pay an "interswitching" fee. A court ruled the Agency's method for setting these rates was flawed. Now the Agency is asking: what market factors should influence these regulated rates?
Why This Matters: This is pretty technical, but it affects shipping costs across Canada. Higher interswitching rates mean higher costs for businesses moving goods by rail. Those costs eventually show up in the prices you pay for products.
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St. John's, NL
St. John's is creating a neighbourhood plan for the area around Memorial University. The plan proposes new zoning to allow taller buildings (up to 4 storeys) near MUN, more mixed-use development, and better walking and cycling paths. It's funded by...
Why This Matters: Live in the University Area or Rabbittown? This plan decides what gets built near you for the next decade. Looking for housing near MUN? New zoning could mean more apartments and townhouses. Walk or bike to campus? New shared-use paths are proposed along Newtown Road.
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Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam is planning new walking and cycling routes through Southwest neighbourhoods. The goal? Make it safer and easier to get around without a car—whether you're on foot, bike, scooter, or wheelchair. Four corridors are being studied, connecting...
Why This Matters: Live in Austin Heights, Maillardville, or Burquitlam? These routes could change how you get to school, the library, or Mundy Park. Right now, 40% of residents say dangerous drivers stop them from cycling. Parents walking kids to the four schools along Smith and Regan Avenues would see safer...
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