PLG 510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Clean Water Act (Ontario), Croplife International, Lake Simcoe
17 Oct 2017
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In a two-tier system, the government of ontario allocates power between upper and lower-tier municipal corporations. Depending on the power or service involved, the lower-tier municipality often does not require the approval of the upper-tier municipality to exercise its powers. Upper-tier municipalities consist of counties and regional municipalities that encompass lower- tier municipalities. This two-tier municipal government in relation to issues and services that may be described as having a local impact. For example, a local municipality may be best suited to address issues such as provision of leisure services, by-law enforcement and licensing in a representative manner. At the same time, the two-tier format facilitates provision and coordination of municipal services across a larger geographic area particularly where the nature of the services is best provided within the larger corporate framework. The two-tier framework attempts to balance representation of interests of the constituent municipalities through representation of those municipalities on the upper-tier council.
