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There are currently 444 '''municipalities in [[Ontario]]'''.
There are currently 444 municipalities in the province of [[Ontario]].<ref>[http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/PageFactory.aspx?PageID=1591 List of Ontario municipalities.] Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Retrieved 2011-06-07.</ref>


In Ontario the term "municipality" refers to various forms of [[local government]] (including cities, counties, regional municipalities, towns, townships, villages, and confusingly, governments called municipalities) that provide services.
These municipalities are divided into different structural tiers. A "local municipality" may be called a city, a town, a township, a municipality or a village and can also be referred to as a "lower tier" municipality. Local or lower tier municipalities are also part of a higher level of municipal or "upper tier" government such as a county, region or district. A county or regional government is a federation of the local municipalities within its boundaries. An example of an "upper tier" municipality is the [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo|Region of Waterloo]], which is composed of 7 local municipalities.


Two possible arrangements of local government exist:
A "single tier" municipality is a municipality where there is only one level of municipal government. There are three general types of single-tier municipalities in Ontario. The first are the amalgamated municipalities, which are generally counties or regional municipalities (or parts thereof) which have been amalgamated into a single administrative unit. Those are similar to a [[consolidated city-county]] in the United States. Examples of this type of single tier municipality are [[Toronto]] and [[Kawartha Lakes, Ontario|Kawartha Lakes]]. The second type consists of a municipality which has been "carved out" of the surrounding county's jurisdiction. Examples of this type are [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]] and [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]. The final type of single tier municipality is one which was never traditionally part of a dual tier system of government, namely the municipalities of northern Ontario. These municipalities are found in districts, however, districts are for census purposes only. Examples of this type are [[North Bay, Ontario|North Bay]] and [[Timmins]].
*A [[unitary authority]] (sometimes referred to as a "single-tier municipality") responsible for providing all services.
*A larger county (or regional municipality) sharing service responsibilities with constituent towns, cities, townships, and villages. These municipalities may be referred to as "upper-tier" and "lower-tier", respectively.


Sparsely populated [[Northern Ontario]] mostly lacks local government, instead using provincially-contracted [[Local services board (Ontario)|local services boards]] to provide services. The exception is larger centres, which have unitary authorities. Although Northern Ontario can be divided into [[Census divisions of Ontario#Districts|districts]], these divisions are used only for census purposes.
==Single tier municipalities==

===By amalgamation of municipalities===

==Unitary authority ("Single-tier") configuration==
This style of local government is found in two contexts:
*The result of a provincially-mandated [[Merger (politics)|merger]] of a county with its constituent municipalities.
*An [[independent city]], in Southern Ontario formed by leaving the county.

===Result of merger===
*[[County of Brant, Ontario|County of Brant]]
*[[County of Brant, Ontario|County of Brant]]
*[[Chatham-Kent, Ontario|Chatham-Kent]], formerly [[Kent County, Ontario|Kent County]] (seat in [[Chatham, Ontario|Chatham]])
*[[Chatham-Kent, Ontario|Chatham-Kent]], formerly [[Kent County, Ontario|Kent County]] (seat in [[Chatham, Ontario|Chatham]])
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*[[Toronto]], formerly [[Metropolitan Toronto]]
*[[Toronto]], formerly [[Metropolitan Toronto]]


===Independent cities in Southern Ontario, and their former counties===
===By separation from the surrounding municipality===
*[[Barrie]] - [[Simcoe County, Ontario|Simcoe County]]
*[[Barrie]] - [[Simcoe County, Ontario|Simcoe County]]
*[[Belleville, Ontario|Belleville]] - [[Hastings County, Ontario|Hastings County]]
*[[Belleville, Ontario|Belleville]] - [[Hastings County, Ontario|Hastings County]]
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*[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]] - [[Essex County, Ontario|Essex County]]
*[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]] - [[Essex County, Ontario|Essex County]]


===Independent cities in Northern Ontario===
===Found within districts===
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==County/regional municipality ("Upper- and lower-tier") configuration==
==Upper Tier municipalities==
===Regional municipalities===
===Regional municipalities and constituents===
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===Counties===
===Counties and constituents===
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*[[Wellington North, Ontario|Wellington North]]
*[[Wellington North, Ontario|Wellington North]]
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==Notes==
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{{Subdivisions of Ontario}}
{{Subdivisions of Ontario}}

Revision as of 08:43, 7 June 2011

There are currently 444 municipalities in the province of Ontario.[1]

In Ontario the term "municipality" refers to various forms of local government (including cities, counties, regional municipalities, towns, townships, villages, and confusingly, governments called municipalities) that provide services.

Two possible arrangements of local government exist:

  • A unitary authority (sometimes referred to as a "single-tier municipality") responsible for providing all services.
  • A larger county (or regional municipality) sharing service responsibilities with constituent towns, cities, townships, and villages. These municipalities may be referred to as "upper-tier" and "lower-tier", respectively.

Sparsely populated Northern Ontario mostly lacks local government, instead using provincially-contracted local services boards to provide services. The exception is larger centres, which have unitary authorities. Although Northern Ontario can be divided into districts, these divisions are used only for census purposes.


Unitary authority ("Single-tier") configuration

This style of local government is found in two contexts:

  • The result of a provincially-mandated merger of a county with its constituent municipalities.
  • An independent city, in Southern Ontario formed by leaving the county.

Result of merger

Independent cities in Southern Ontario, and their former counties

Independent cities in Northern Ontario

County/regional municipality ("Upper- and lower-tier") configuration

Regional municipalities and constituents

Counties and constituents

Notes

  1. ^ List of Ontario municipalities. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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