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REPORT Meeting Date: November 7 , 2013

Intergovernmental Relations Advisory Committee

DATE: October 8,2013

REPORT TITLE: COUNCIL ENDORSED ADVOCACY POSITION PRIORITIZATION

FROM: David Szwarc, Chief Administrative Officer

RECOMMENDATION

That the general advocacy themes and specific advocacy positions outlined in section 3 of the report from the Chief Administrative Officer, dated October 8, 2013, titled" Council Endorsed Advocacy Position Prioritization" be endorsed;

And further, that the general advocacy themes and the corresponding specific advocacy positions as outlined in the subject report, be endorsed as the Intergovernmental Relations Advisory Committee's priority advocacy positions to be highlighted through advocacy and government relations activities for the remainder of the current term of Regional Council.

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS • In April, 2013, members of the intergovernmental Relations Advisory Committee (IRAC)

directed staff to reserve a future IRAC meeting for the purposes of prioritizing over 80 Council endorsed advocacy positions.

• In order to help achieve Priorities (ToCPs), it is advantageous to find alignment between the ToCPs and Council's endorsed advocacy positions.

• To help facilitate the prioritization discussion, staff has developed an assessment tool to objectively view all of Council's endorsed advocacy positions.

• Through the assessment tool, staff is recommending the prioritization of 12 general advocacy themes which contain 19 specific advocacy positions that most closely align with ToCPs and where action is most needed by senior orders of government.

• Staff recognizes that regular monitoring of all Council endorsed advocacy positions will be needed to take advantage of changing environments.

• Staff also will work with the Integrated Planning Division to bring greater alignment to future Term of Council Priorities and the Region's advocacy priorities.

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DISCUSSION

1. Background

On April 4, 2013 the Intergovernrnental Relations Advisory Committee (IRAG) endorsed the report titled "Council Endorsed Advocacy Position 'Report Card" (2013-341). Included as an appendix to that report was a complete list of Council endorsed advocacy positions that have been adopted by Regional Council. The report also indicated where the Region has seen "positive progress" related to Council's endorsed advocacy positions.

Through this report, staff indicated their intention to provide IRAC with additional information in relation to results and responses from other levels of government relating to specific advocacy positions. IRAC also expressed a desire to dedicate a future meeting to evaluate and prioritize all Council endorsed advocacy positions at the Region to ensure our positions are both strategic in nature and, where possible, in alignment with those priorities held by other orders of government.

Eleven (11) new advocacy positions have been endorsed by Council since the April 2013 meeting.

This report presents additional research completed by Public Policy and Government Relations staff, on the Council endorsed advocacy positions that include 51 general advocacy themes with 88 specific advocacy positions, to assist IRAC in determining advocacy priorities for the remainder of this term of Regional Council.

2. Approach

Following the April 2013 IRAC meeting, staff began a comprehensive review of all Council endorsed advocacy positions and used the following approach to assist in the task of prioritization.

a. Term of Council Priority Alignment

As IRAC would be aware, Regional Council established and endorsed 24 Term of Council Priorities (ToCPs) for the 2010-2014 term as part of the Region of Peel's Strategic Planning process. Through ToCP #22: Influence other levels of government, the Public Policy and Government Relations team has worked to monitor and track positive progress as it relates to Council endorsed advocacy positions and to identify alignment between the other 23 ToCPs and the individual endorsed advocacy positions.

From an integrated planning perspective, aligning advocacy positions with Regional Council's endorsed priorities allows for more effective use of resources, avoids conflicting policy positions or messaging and improves the organization's chances of successfully completing their stated priorities.

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i. ToCP/Advocacy Position Relationship

Staff reviewed each of the endorsed advocacy positions and determined if there was a connection between the Council endorsed advocacy position and the individual ToCPs. In many cases, advocacy positions have relationships with multiple ToCPs.

ii. Strength of Connection to ToCP

While there is a relationship between most Council endorsed advocacy positions and the ToCPs, it is important to assess the strength of that relationship to ensure there is consistency between what Council has prioritized through ToCPs, and the advocacy positions that are endorsed through various methods including through staff reports and broader Regional strategies (i.e. Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy, Goods Movement Strategy).

To this end, Public Policy and Government Relations staff completed a review of each Council endorsed advocacy position and scored each one using a rating scale of 1-5 (1 being nollimited connection; 5 being a direct connection) to indicate the strength of the connection between the ToCP and the advocacy position.

iii. Importance to Successful ToCP Completion

While it is important to consider the strength of the connection between ToCPs and Council endorsed advocacy positions, of equal importance, staff also believes members of IRAC and Regional Council need to consider the role of senior government action on ToCP positions as well.

An additional rating scale of 1-5 was assigned based on the perceived need for government action on the Council endorsed advocacy position in order to complete the ToCP. A score of 1 would indicate that government action is not required to complete the ToCP. A score of 5 indicates that government action on the endorsed position is essential for ToCP completion.

Each individual Council endorsed advocacy position's strength of connection and the importance to successful ToCP completion numbers were verified and updated based on feedback from staff in the appropriate departments.

3. Advocacy Prioritization

With all of the Council endorsed advocacy positions and ToCP connections assessed and scored as indicated in the previous section, staff is better able to use comparable data to highlight where priorities and resources can be appropriately placed by IRAC and Regional Council.

To determine the top general advocacy theme, staff used the total scores for all the individual specific advocacy positions within the general advocacy theme and then divided this total by the total number of different ToCP connections under that general theme.

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COUNCIL ENDORSED ADVOCACY POSITION PRIORITIZATION

Based on this calculation, the highest average general advocacy positions are under the following themes:

Community Health

• Paramedic Off-Load Delay • Centralized Ambulance Communications Centre

Social Development

• Housing • Poverty • Immigration • Service Integration and Regulatory Reform

Environment

• Waste Management • Climate Change • Appeals of Official Plans Conforming to Provincial Policies • Growth Plan Amendment*

Transportationllnfrastructure

• Goods Movement • Transportation Infrastructure • Water, Wastewater & Waste Infrastnucture

*Removed from priority listing as item has been deemed complete.

By developing and applying the aforementioned methodology, the number of general advocacy themes has moved from 51 to 12.

With the general advocacy issues established, a similar methodology can be used to prioritize the individual advocacy issues within each of the 12 general advocacy themes. By dividing the total ToCP score of each position within each general advocacy theme by the total number of ToCP connections for that ask, the top issues can be identified as follows:

Communilv Health

Paramedic Off-Load Delay o Continue with the dedicated offload nursing program by expanding the scope of the

current agreements to include 100% funding by the Ministry for all staff hours and equipment required to address offload delays, and inclusion of all acuity levels.

o Aggressively move forward with setting performance targets specifically for reducing paramedic offload delays and provide sustainable long-term funding to programs designed to decrease offload delay.

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Centralized Ambulance Communications Centre o Work with the Region of Peel and its GTA municipal partners to implement a more

centralized ambulance dispatch system to improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of ambulance services in the GTA.

Social Development

Housing o Encourage the federal government to lead a national housing strategy including an

immediate infusion of federal money into high-growth areas of the country that are in the most need of affordable housing.

o Encourage the federal government to reinvest current mortgage payments to CMHC and CMHC surpluses back into housing.

o Streamline the Ministerial consent process for social housing providers wishing to leverage their existing social housing to create additional affordable housing.

Poverty o Work with the Region of Peel and community stakeholders to find both short and

long-term solutions to address the issues related to poverty. (e.g. expand the Summer Jobs Challenge initiative).

o Implement changes to the Ontario Works service delivery model to one that provides more integrated health, recreation, and employment supports for single-support families , similar to Peel's Families First program.

Immigration o Continued support for Local Immigration Partnerships and the implementation of

local immigration plans to ensure integrated community planning and delivery of services.

o Provide adequate immigration settlement funding levels to meet current and future needs, including sustainable funding for the creation and enhancement of municipal immigration websites.

Service Integration and Regulatory Reform o Involve municipal partners in the inter-ministerial "benefits transformation" work.

Environment

Waste Management o The province to implement extended producer responsibility policies for packaging

and printed paper.

Climate Change o Peel Climate Change Strategy encourages the Province of Ontario to financially

support the Expert Panel's report, Climate Ready: Ontario's Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan, on climate change adaptation.

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Appeals of Official Plans Conforming to Provincial Policies o Make amendments to the Planning Act to further strengthen municipal decision

making and limit appeals to the OMB, especially where municipal official plans are deemed by the Provincial Government to be in conformity with provincial requirements.

T ransportationll nfrastructure

Goods Movement o Aggressive widening plan for the 400 series highway network.

o Develop a long-term strategy to improve the movement of goods throughout the GTHA.

Transportation Infrastructure o MTO to advance planning for transportation needs beyond 2031, including

consideration of the Niagara to GT A corridor.

Water, Wastewater & Waste Infrastructure o Federal and provincial governments to take a leading role in increasing the level of

coordination and funding of water, wastewater and waste infrastructure initiatives.

o Create a specific infrastructure fund that targets small urban communities with a need to improve their water treatment facilities.

Similar to the application of the methodology to the general advocacy issues, the specific advocacy positions have also now been reduced, from 88 to 19.

Staff recommends that through the remainder of this tenm of Regional CounCil, the 12 general advocacy themes along with the 19 specific advocacy positions, become the priority advocacy positions for IRAC to be highlighted through the advocacy opportunities and tactics endorsed by IRAC and Regional Council.

Key Considerations

While staff is recommending highlighting the advocacy priority items as determined through processes established in this report, there are number of elements for IRAC to consider which can impact the recommendations:

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• Prioritizing specific advocacy positions does not diminish the importance of the other Council endorsed positions. Executive Office staff will continue to work with individual departments to monitor progress in relation to all positions and take advantage of appropriate opportunities when they arise.

• Staff has reviewed all 88 specific advocacy positions and provided updates related to government action and/or position on that particular issue. This document assists Public Policy and Government Relations staff in tracking and assessing the environment for moving advocacy positions forward. (See Appendix I).

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As the political environment changes through the electoral process, the policy environment can also change. With changes in political leadership at the provincial and federal levels, staff will need to be aware of processes and opportunities to modify the advocacy approach.

• As Regional Council proceeds during its term, the list of Council endorsed advocacy positions will inevitably continue to grow. As positions are endorsed by Council, staff will follow a similar process to ensure the priority list remains current and up-to-date through the remainder of the term.

• Ideally, this type of prioritization exercise would be completed at the beginning of the term of Regional Council. To this end, Executive Office staff will work with Integrated Planning to ensure that there is greater alignment between the Region's advocacy work and the future ToCPs as defined by future Regional Councils.

CONCLUSION

The Region of Peel is actively engaged in advocacy witn tne provincial and federal governments. Prioritizing the current list of Council endorsed advocacy positions will help ensure the Region is focused on the key public policy areas that supports the residents and businesses in Peel and assist Regional Council in achieving their stated priorities.

David Szwarc Chief Administrative Officer

For further information regarding this report, please contact David Arbuckle at extension 4777 or via email [email protected]

Authored By: David Arbuckle and Lowell Rubin, Public Policy and Government Relations, Executive Office

c. Legislative Services

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Appendix ICouncil Endorsed Advocacy Positions - Government Action

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General Advocacy Theme Policy # Specific Advocacy Position Government Action Positive

Progress

4 Seniors' Dental Health i Provincial government to work with Ontario Public Health Units to design and fund dental programs for low-income seniors.

• Minister of Health has indicated that the government's priority is supporting low-income children in need of dental treatment

iStrengthen provincial legislation on the relationship between health and the built environment to assist municipalities develop health promoting built environments through their public health and planning mandates. Potential policy directions to consider.

• provincial government incorporating language about building healthy communities to address health related issues, including obesity• Region of Peel proposed amendments to PPS update to strengthen guidelines for municipalities to incorporate health considerations when designing communities. • MMAH is still reviewing the proposed ammendments

ii Region of Peel advocate for local, provincial and federal policy changes that create supportive environments for healthy living.

• In July 2013 the federal government announced that it will invest a small amount of money into community health living projects ($1million over 400 sites in Ontario), for programming supports. There could be a potential .potential opportunity to use the funding to support capital/infrastructure improvements. The Region of Peel is currently exploring this, however continued advocacy is needed at both the federal and provincal levels.

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• Dr. Mowat is co-chair the Funding Review Working Group (FRWG), established in April 2010 by the MOHLTC as part of its review of provincial public health funding, that met regularily until Nov. 2011 and resumed in Oct. 2012• The mandate includes investigating current status of public health funding; provide advice to the Ministry on future funding model, and implementation approaches• The FRWG developed a proposed public health funding model and in January 2013 completed field consultations on the proposed model which is currently being reviewed• A final report is expected to be submitted to MOHLTC in 2014

• MOHLTC initiated the implementation of Health System Funding Reform in the fiscal year 2012-13, which began to address the need for setting performance targets however, paramedics services was not included in this reform

• The collaboration between Peel, Durham, York, Halton and County of Simcoe continues to bring reform to the CACC• The province released the details of the Niagara Pilot • No commitment from the MOHLTC in advancing the recommendations identified within the report

• The government is currently not looking at re-aligning LHIN’s boundaries

• The Province’s contribution of $1.7 million to the Hospital Nursing Program returned approximately 5,108 paramedic hours to the system in 2012.

Work with the Region of Peel and its GTA municipal partners to implement a more centralized ambulance dispatch system to improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of ambulance services in the GTA.

Province of Ontario to consider concrete measures to simplify the health services planning and funding by LHINs by aligning LHIN boundaries with Regional municipal boundaries.

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Communications & Dispatch Centre

Healthy Built Environment

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iContinue with the dedicated offload nursing program by expanding the scope of the current agreements to include 100% funding by the Ministry for all staff hours and equipment required to address offload delays, and inclusion of all acuity levels.

ii Aggressively move forward with setting performance targets specifically for reducing paramedic offload delays and provide sustainable long-term funding to programs designed to decrease offload delay.

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Ambulance User Co-PaymentsReview and adjust the ambulance user fee co-payment to reflect a rate which is based on today’s costs for delivering this essential service.

Not Yet Addressed

Not Yet Addressed

Direct area hospitals, through accountability agreements with the LHINs and a pay for performance initiative to address paramedic offload delay.

Implement a needs-based funding formula for Ontario's public health units, including funding that fully addresses the historical gap.

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• MOHLTC initiated the implementation of Health System Funding Reform in the fiscal year 2012-13, which began to address the need for setting performance targets however, paramedics services was not included in this reform

Community Health

February 2012• New funding and funding enhancements to various community-based mental health services announced in 2012 under the three yearaction plan for children's mental health "Moving on Mental Health: A system that makes sense for children and youth". • This plan provided additional mental health supports to Peel schools and mental health workers in community agencies that enabled Peel based community agencies to: • hire 7.5 new mental health nurses for the 2012-2013 school year to provide direct supports and services to students with mental health issues • place 16 mental health workers in early 2012 in schools to identify mental health issues sooner and increase access to early intervention and treatment. In October 2012 Peel received funding for an additional four mental health workers. • expand existing child and youth counselling and treatment programs with an additional 32 mental health worker positions • capacity and administrative issues have arisen

6 Mental Health & Addictions i Implement Open Minds, Healthy Minds, Ontario’s Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy and to address the health system capacity issues affecting high-growth communities.

iAllocate 100% of the funds collected through the ambulance user co-payment to the municipalities operating landambulance to lessen the burden on municipal taxpayers.

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iiThe Medical Officer of Health be directed to pursue the issue of the unique identifier with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Privacy Commissioner and the Panorama information management system project team to establish feasible and acceptable uses of the identifier and to incorporate these into the new system.

• Through Regulation 645 the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) is amended to include feasible and acceptable uses of the identifier. This regulation also outlines how to incorporate the uses of the new identifier into the new system . The Provincial Project Team has indicated that business processes have been established to use the unique identifier (the Ontario Education Number) to match records but will remain confidential and secure. • The province has informed Ontario PHUs that the Information and Privacy Commissioner was consulted on the changes to the regulation.

15 Role of Paramedics i Request that the MOHLTC take steps to recognize the role paramedics currently perform in Ontario's health system, and a vision for paramedic's role in the implementation of the Ontario Action Plan for Health Care.

• To date, paramedics have not been included in provincial health system thinking and planning. Recently missed opportunites include the lack of mention of paramedics in Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care and Ontario’s Action Plan for Seniors

17 Aging Population i Establish an overarching framework for seniors programs and services in Ontario/Canada.• Government of Ontario is currently reviewing the recommendations from Dr. Sinha's Report, Living Longer, Living Well• MOHLTC released a seniors strategy outlining key initiatives to be addressed in supporting the aging population.

18 Immunization Program Funding i Advocate for an increase in the per dose funding of influenza immunization by Ontario public health units to match the funding to pharmacists who administer influenza immunization.

Not Yet Addressed

19 Hospice Palliative Care Services iSupport the advocacy efforts of the QHPCCO and HPCO to work with the Government of Ontario and the LHINs to provide Ontario's hospice palliative care sector with the significantly increased funding required to enhance, build andsustain an integrated system of quality, safe, coordinated and comprehensive hopsice palliative care services.

• In 2011 the MOHLTC signed the Declaration of Partnership and Commitment to Action with the QHPCCO and a number of other stakeholders.• As part of its ongoing commitment to the Declaration, in 2013 the MOHLTC agreed to continue working with the coalition to develop an implementation plan for the action items that fall under the Ministry’s responsibility.

20 Air Quality Health Index i Ministry of Environment adopt the Air Quality Health Index as the only tool to communicate the status of air quality to the public.

Not Yet Addressed

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Community Health

Non-Emergency Inter-Facility Patient Transportation Services in

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Youth Access to Tobacco Products

Community Water Fluoridation

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Trans Fat and Sodium in Commercially Prepared Foods in

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Immunization Record Systems

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Regional Chair write to the Minister of Education, Health and Long-Term Care and to the Minister of Finance on behalf of Regional Council, to request that their ministries adopt the measures proposed by "Physicians and Paramedics Urging Lifesaving Education" to increase bystander CPR.

i14 • Recommendations to strengthen the inclusion of CPR & First Aid was considered as a part of the Ministry's ongoing curriculum review process. Current curriculum still does not include CPR and First Aid.

Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Provincial government to be encouraged to continue to strengthen their strategies to address the manufacture and supply of contraband tobacco and maintain their commitment to introduce amendments in fall 2012 to implement these measures.

• The Region has received $766,900 in annual base funding beginning in 2012 to support Smoke-Free Ontario Strategies however this is insufficient for Peel to meet the Ontario Health Standards for this program.

June 2011• The government announced plans to introduce legislation to regulate non-emergency patient transfer services.• Following Ombudsman's findings of problems within the medical transportation services industry.• No legislation introduced.• In July 2013 the Minister of Health and Long Term Care committing to regulate the patient transfer industry by this time next year.

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• The federal government has directed their scientists to review and prepare a response to the questions sent by Peel Regional Council.

Regional Chair to write to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) concerning the low-income children’s dental program, known as Healthy Smiles Ontario, to request ongoing funding, increased funding to reimburse local dentists, and a review of the eligibility criteria.

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Regional Chair Kolb to write to the Federal Minister of Health to request that Health Canada fulfill its promise to ensure that established trans fat targets for all food categories are met by the food industry.

Regional Council is also requesting that a renewed comprehensive trans fat and sodium reduction strategy with non-voluntary targets be developed, and transparent monitoring and reporting of food industry progress be provided.

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That the Province of Ontario be requested to provincially regulate non-emergency patient transfer services.

A renewed National Immunization Strategy (NIS), and particularly the formation of a National Immunization Registry, be endorsed.

• Based on response to other low-income dental programs, it was anticipated that an additional $600,000 is required to meet serviceneeds for approximately 1600 additional children. These funds are required to pay the community dentists.• MOHLTC committed to 100% funding until March 2013. Recently, it was announced that Peel Public Health will receive an additional funding of $500,000 for Healthy Smiles Ontario.

• In 2010, the Federal Minister of Health along with her provincial and territorial counterparts endorsed the goal of reducing average daily sodium intake of Canadians to 2,300mg/day by 2016.• This goal is to be achieved by voluntary efforts ofindividuals, industry, governments and health care organizations. • In 2012, the federal government committed $4M for the Healthy Eating Awareness Education Initiative which included the EAT WELL campaign launched in March 2013.

• NIS is currently under review to make it more effective and efficient, including vaccine safety, immunization schedules, and vaccine supply/uptake.

• The federal government has directed their scientists to review and prepare a response to the questions sent by Peel Regional Council.

Request that the Province of Ontario, in cooperation with the Federal Government, undertake the necessary researchto determine the advantages and disadvantages of the fluoridation of drinking water systems and provide the necessary direction to the Municipalities.

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Requests that Health Canada regulate, as drugs, the fluorosilicates hexafluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6) and sodium silicofluoride (Na2SiF6), which are used as a treatment for dental cavities in drinking water. It also requests that all chemicals added to drinking water for the purpose of treating dental decay, undergo new drug applications and be assigned drug numbers by Health Canada, and requests that studies and at least one clinical trial be conducted to determine health effects in humans.

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• In May, the Government of Ontario adopted a budget that will invest $295 million over two years in a Youth Jobs Strategy. The Youth Action Plan specifically mentions the need for a jobs initiative working with the private sector.

• On May 2, 2013, the Ontario government announced that it was establishing an Advisory Panel to provide advice on how to adjust Ontario’s minimum wage. The Panel is composed of an independent chair and representatives from business, worker and youth groups. The Chair will provide recommendations at the end of the year to the government on how Ontario should determine future changes to the minimum wage.

• The province announced in late July that consultations on the renewal of the provincial poverty reduction strategy. The plan's renewal provides opportunities to engage the province on solutions to reduce poverty.

• Social assistance transformation is a key part of poverty reduction. Through the recently formed Social Assistance Transformation Task Force, the province is engaging municipalities and other key stakeholders in a dialogue on social assistance reform.

• The 2013 budget has outlined a number of initial measures to help persons receiving social assistance improve their financial security and better connect to jobs. Key measures include: benefit increases, asset limit increases, removing restriction on the value of primary vehicle, increased earnings exemption, treating self-employment like employment earnings and new gifts exemption.

• To improve employment outcomes of social assistance recipients and the working poor, in the 2013 Budget, the government committed to working with municipalities and service providers to improve access to employment and training by integrating, co-ordinating and enhancing employment services.

• The Province has not specifically addressed this request (i.e., to date, no partnerships with the Peel Poverty Reduction Committee onpoverty reduction initiatives). However, the federal government has partnered with another community collaborative (PCYI) on enrolling more low income children in the Canada Learning Bond and a project to empower young women in the Colonial Terrace Neighbourhood.

• Proactive and intensive services such as the Families First program were mentioned in the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario's final report that the Premier intends to implement.

• The previous Minister of Community and Social Services (John Milloy) met with Regional staff in late 2012 on the Families First program.• The Integration and streamlining of the Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), delivered by ConsolidatedMunicipal Service Managers (CMSMs) is a Commission recommendation that is being considered by the province.

iv Provincial Government to support an increase to social assistance that reflects the true cost of living and also recommended the establishment of a clear and transparent process to set social assistance rates.

• The Ontario Government is currently reviewing recommendations on adequate social assistance rates identified within the Social Assistance Review Commission report. The 2013 Ontario budget introduced initial measures to improve the income of low income Ontarians including a 3 per cent increase in Ontario Work benefit rates for single adults.

• There have been several opportunities in the last year to demonstrate the value of municipal involvement in the immigration planning and policy. At a Municipal Immigration Committee (MIC), meeting in December 2012, AMO presented a paper highlighting how Ontario municipalities can assist senior levels of governments in achieving their immigration goals and making the immigration system more integrated.

iv Work with stakeholders to further develop fast-tracking foreign credentials assessments that could be used to evaluate qualifications and certification in regulated and non-regulated occupations.

• In 2009, the federal government introduced a Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications• The program notified foreign workers in 14 occupations if their credentials would be recognized in Canada and, if not, what education is required to become accredited. • The federal government is working with provinces, territories and stakeholders to support improvements to foreign credential recognition processes in additional occupations.

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Continue support for Local Immigration Partnerships and the implementation of local immigration plans to ensure integrated community planning and delivery of services.

Partner with the Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee on local initiatives to reduce poverty in Peel. ii

i Work with the Region of Peel and community stakeholders to find both short and long-term solutions to address the issues related to poverty. (E.g. expand the Summer Jobs Challenge initiative).

iii Provide adequate immigration settlement funding levels to meet current and future needs, including sustainable funding for the creation and enhancement of municipal immigration websites.

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• Between 2007 and 2012, the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, using federal dollars allocated through the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement, has provided the Region of Peel with $600,000 in funding to develop the Immigration Web portal and make content and technology updates.

Recognize municipalities as partners in immigration planning and policy, including the capacity to identify needs and provide input into the allocation of funds for immigrant settlement and integration.

iii Implement changes to the Ontario Works service delivery model to one that provides more integrated health, recreation, and employment supports for single-support families, similar to Peel's Families First program.

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• The federal government continues to renew funding for the Peel Newcomer Strategy Group (PNSG), Peel's Local Immigration Partnership, on an annual basis, but there is no assurance of long term funding.

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iii Involve municipal partners in the inter-ministerial “benefits transformation” work.

• The Region is involved in a pilot project with the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) on the shared service delivery of the Housing Allowance component of the Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario (IAH) program giving service managers the flexibility to use their own funding. • Peel is contributing 100% municipal funds.• Peel had been previously involved in a similar shared delivery arrangement for the Short-term Rent Support Program (STRSP). •A consultant retained by MMAH to review STSRP concluded that the infrastructure developed by MOF to process applications and payments provides significant potential for future cost savings if the same processes are adopted in other benefits programs.

24 Roots of Youth Violence i Provide an update on the progress in implementing the recommendations in the Roots of Youth Violence report and continue to work toward achieving the recommendations contained in the report.

• In August 2012, the province issued a Youth Action plan that contained actions coming from the Roots of Youth Violence report. • The Action plan aligns with the priority areas identified by Peel Regional Council. • The province has made the Roots of Youth Violence a permanent part of the mandate of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Cabinet Committee and future poverty reduction strategy reports will include progress on youth outcomes. • In June 2013, the province released Stepping Up: a strategic framework which provides a roadmap for the alignment of youth-servingministries and partners to better help young people succeed. It identifies 20 evidence-based outcomes and indicators across seven themes that are important to Ontario’s youth. • Several key organizations hosted a youth forum in Peel on October 16, 2013 involving the Region of Peel, Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) and community agencies serving youth in Peel. MCYS presented recent provincial investments in Peel and the new Youth Strategic Framework.

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iiConduct a review of all Human services funding program legislation and regulations to determine their necessity, effectiveness, and consistency with other programs and actively seek opportunities to encourage better service delivery integration at the local level.

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• The Province's Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy and Peel's follow-up on the development of a Local Plan (that integrates Housing and Homelessness services) is an important step towards this type of reform.

i Integrate the review of social assistance with current transformations in housing and full day learning.

Service Integration & Regulatory Reform

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• The Ontario Ministry of Education released the Ontario Early Years Policy Framework as part of its ongoing efforts to modernize a system of early learning child development supports and child care for children 0-6 years and their families.• The Ministry of Education announced a new child care funding formula and funding framework that is more transparent, evidence-based and equitable • provides municipal flexibility and tools to better manage the childcare system • Peel received an additional $28 million in 2013 compared to 2012 levels (53 % increase).

• The report of the Social Assistance Review Commission highlighted the importance of integrating social assistance with other human services. The recently formed Social Assistance Transformation Task Force provides an opportuntity for municipalities to engage the province in a dialogue on integration (benefits & services).

Social Development

Address inequitable distribution of fee and wage subsidies.

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• On the question of reinvesting current mortgage payments back into housing, CMHC officials have indicated that this proposal is notpractical for several reasons:• Not all social housing providers have mortgages with CMHC. They are also held with other lenders.• The mortgages that CMHC provided to housing providers are not CMHC dollars. CMHC has borrowed or financed these fundsthrough the capital markets (e.g. issuing bonds) or gone to other lending agencies. Since it is not its money they're lending, they havedebt obligations (payments to make) to investors and lenders and therefore don’t have the authority to write off mortgages or reinvestpayments. • On the question of reinvesting CMHC surpluses into housing, there has been no progress to date. CMHC's surpluses in the form ofnet income reduce the government's deficit and annual debt. Over the last decade, CMHC has contributed over $14 billion to reducingthe Government’s annual deficit through both its income taxes and net income.

27 Peel Children's Aid Society i Minister of Children and Youth commit to providing the Peel CAS with full funding, free from any mitigation cap, underthe Province of Ontario's new funding model.

• The Minister is expected to meet with Peel CAS to discuss the funding issue.

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• The 2013 federal budget contains a number of key affordable housing measures:• Renewal funding of $119 million per year over five years for the Homelessness Partnership Strategy (HPS) utilizing the “Housing First” approach, which aims to move people rapidly from shelters and the streets into stable housing, while giving them support for underlying mental health or addiction issues.”• Commitment of $253 million per year over five years to renew the Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH) to 2018/2019. The funding can be used by provinces for new construction, renovation, home ownership assistance, rent supplements, shelter allowances, and accommodations for victims of family violence.• The Province and municipalities will be required to put forward their share to take advantage of federal funding. The 2013 Ontario budget did not announce matching IAH funding although funding is expected in the 2014 budget.

• A May 2013 letter from Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister indicates that the province has streamlined the ministerial consents process through the enactment of the Housing Services Act, 2011. The Act gives service managers the authority to grant consents to social housing providers in their area, including financial decisions.

• This has not been addressed by either the federal or provincial governments. A May 2012 letter from Federal MP Brad Butt suggests that because of a Social Housing Agreement Ontario signed in 2000 which gave it administration of existing federally funded social housing, the decision to fund social housing once the operating agreements expire is a provincial matter.

• The Social Assistance Commission has recommended introducing a possible housing benefit to move the income of social assistance recipients closer to the basic measure of adequacy. The benefit would be made available to all people with low-incomes, not exclusively to social assistance recipients.

ix Streamline the ministerial consent process for social housing providers wishing to leverage their existing social housing to create additional affordable housing

Provide additional funding to assist in dealing with the affordability pressures that may be caused by Places to Grow.

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Provincial government to provide ongoing capital and operational funding with the flexibility for it to be applied to new buildings and to the maintenance of current housing stock.

Implement a low Income Housing Tax Credit Program where tax credits are allocated to developers who are involved in affordable housing projects and the credits are sold to investors with the proceeds used to finance part of the capital cost of the affordable housing.

iv Encourage the federal government to reinvest current mortgage payments to CMHC and CMHC surpluses back into housing.

Encourage the federal government to restructure mortgages that have long (e.g., 50 year) amortization periods and interest rates that are now far above market rates.

Continue to provide the Region with funding for social housing once the operating agreements expire to allow the Region to continue to achieve its Service Level Standards.

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viii Federal government to provide a funding framework for affordable housing, rental and ownership housing.

This has not been addressed by either the federal or provincial governments. A May 2013 letter from Minister Jeffrey indicates that municipalities can waive DCs and introduce property-tax equalization policies to encourage the building of affordable housing.

• Peel is working closely with the provincial government throughout the process. Regional staff recently met with provincial officials on the draft Housing and Homelessness Plan and said the plan was on track and in the right direction.

viReform the tax treatment of rental housing such as GST rebate on new construction, Capital Cost Allowance, Capital Gains tax, deductibility of soft costs, and designation of rental housing as a passive investment, in order to encourage rental housing investment by the private sector.

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• The current federal government is relunctant to embrace a national housing strategy.

i Provincial government to work in partnership with municipalities during the implementation phase of its Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy.

Encourage the federal government to lead a national housing strategy including an immediate infusion of federal money into high-growth areas of the country that are in the most need of affordable housing.

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• A May 2013 letter from Minister Jeffrey indicates that municipalities can waive DCs and introduce property-tax equalization policies to encourage the building of affordable housing.

• The Direct Lending program of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has allowed Peel Living buildings, whose mortgages have come up for renewal, to borrow at very low interest rates, below commercial lending rates.Under the Social Housing Agreement signed in 2000, the province along with the federal government has authority for loan administration decisions.

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• The federal government announced in its 2013 budget a renewal of the Investment in Affordable Housing program, worth $253 millionper year for five years beginning in 2014-15. The province did not announce any matching funding in its 2013 budget, but is expected to announce a funding commitment in the near future.

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31 Municipal Planning Reforms iCommit to continuous improvement of the legislative and regulatory framework for planning and addressing known policy gaps, inconsistencies, harmonization, and the planning tools that are needed to equip municipalities to deliver effective planning

• The Region have addressed these concerns with responses to the Provincial Policy Statements and the province will be commencingpublic consultations in the fall of 2013.

32 Climate Change i Peel Climate Change Strategy encourages the Province of Ontario to financially support the Expert Panel's report, Climate Ready: Ontario's Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan, on climate change adaptation.

• In 2012 the province released Climate Vision, a climate change progress report which reflects action made on key recommendations made by the Expert Panel however, sustainable funding to undertake the Panel's five recommendations was not identified.

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Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe

i The Minister of Infrastructure be requested to update the 2031 population and employment forecasts for the Region of Peel based on the technical report completed for the purpose of this amendment

• The Province released Growth Plan Amendment #2 and made it effective as of June 17, 2013.• It is expect that the Region can amend its official plan to conform to the amended growth plan within the original three years. The province has provided an additional two years (June 17, 2018) if required.

34 Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Action Plan, 2021 i The Region of Peel encourages the Ontario government to support the agri-food industry by investing in the

implementation of the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Action Plan, 2021

• The Province has demonstrated support of the local food and agri-sector through initiatives such as: • the introduction of Bill 36, Local Food Act, 2013 • the agreement with the federal government to sign a five-year, multi-million dollar bilateral agreement under the Growing Forward 2 program. The GTAAAC is moving forward to apply for funding from this program.• Bill 36 was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on May 15, 2013. The Standing Committee has yet to debate the bill.

35 Greenfield Employment Densities iChange the current approach to allow flexibility in planning for optimal greenfield densities including separating the combined densities measure in the Growth Plan and establishing two separate and realistic target (one for residentialand the other one employment)

• To date there has been no indication of the province allowing additional flexibility for muncipalties to determine optimal density targetsfor residential and employment. • August 2013 - Ministry is now looking to work with municipalities and listen to ideas of how to address communities that are facing challenges in meeting targets.

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Make amendments to the Planning Act to further strengthen municipal decision making and limit appeals to the OMB, especially where municipal official plans are deemed by the Provincial Government to be in conformity with provincial requirements.

• Private Members Bill 41, Preserving Existing Communities Act, 2013 was referred to Standing Committee on General Government in April 2013. • No action has been made since then on this issue by the province.• Consultations on land-use planning, including reforming the OMB is expected to begin in the fall 2013.

37 Cooridination of Provincial Review Cycles i Consolidate all of the provincial plans and PPS review cycles into one review process.

• This recommendation was included as part of the Region's submission to the PPS Update. MMAH is still reviewing the proposed amendments.

• The government began reviewing the Aggregate Resources Act in 2012 with the last debate occurring in July 2012• This Review was postponed as a result of the prorogation of the legislature

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Reform sections within Ontario's Aggregate Resources Act that include strengthening industry monitoring and the rehabilitation of inactive pits and quarries

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Environmental Co-ordination & Leadership

• In October 2012, Watershed Management Futures for Ontario (WMFO) was developed by Conservation Ontario outlining opportunities for those working in the environmental sector to leverage resources and streamline operations in order to meet growing environmental challenges. • The WMFO responds to issues and concerns that have been raised by partners, including municipalities and ministries, non-government organizations, the development industry, landowners, and CAs themselves. •The province is currently reviewing feedback received from consultations.

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Take a greater leadership and co-ordination role in environmental policy emanating from provincial ministries and the federal government

• January 2013 the province released the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions (GHG) in Ontario: A Discussion Paper as an EBR posting for comment. • The purpose for the paper was to provide input in the development of a greenhouse gas emissions program and establish GHG targets that are in line with the federal GHG targets to prevent industries from being subject to duplicate requirements.• The MOE’s intention is to have the program in place one year prior to federal regulations, which are expected to begin in 2016.

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i The Ministry of the Environment include Recovery as part of the waste hierarchy to recognize it as a more desirable disposal option than landfill.

ii The Ministry of the Environment implement full Extended Producer Responsibility policies for packaging and printed paper for Ontario's Blue Box Program

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40 Open for Municipalities i Conduct a review of all provincially mandated programs and investments with the municipal sector to ensure greater streamlining in reporting, collaboration, program development, and consistency in rules and regulations.

• While some changes have been made, the review has not been conducted.

41 700 MHz broadband Allocation to Public Safety Agencies i Allocate public ownership of 20 MHz of the 700 MHz broadband spectrum for the sole use of public safety agencies,

similar to the action taken by the United States government.• In 2011, the Industry Minister announces that 10 MHz of the 700 MHz spectrum will be allocated for public safety agencies. •The additional 10 MHz was the subject of public consultations Industry Canada held in 2012, which ended on October 24, 2012. The government has not made any decisions on the additional 10 MHz.

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Work with interested parties to review the relevant labour legislation and regulations with the goal of transforming the current collective bargaining regimes for emergency services.Therefore be it resolved, that the Region of Peel requests that the legislature work collectively in the best interest of Ontario municipalities and Ontario taxpayers on this important issue of interest arbitration reform.

• Legislation addressing the arbitration system was brought forward by both the government and official opposition (PC party) in the first and second sessions of the 40th Ontario Legislature, but they were never approved. The “Ability to pay” criteria was the biggest obstacle. The Minister of Labour is engaging the municipal sector, fire and police to determine reforms that can be brought forward. • At the 2013 AMO Annual Conference, the Minister indicated that proposed solutions were “weeks” away from being announced.

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Retail Business Holidays Act

Equitable Funding i Work with the region of Peel and non-profits to develop a long-term strategy to address the issue of equitable per capita funding for existing and new programs

• Many new funding announcements, including Childcare funding is beginning to be based on per capita funding including in the areas of mental health & addictions & childcare

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42 Increased Municipal Empowerment i

To demonstrate respect and better recognize municipal decision make & subject matter expertise, the government should continue to explore changes in legislation to ensure that those decisions within the municipal jurisdiction are protected and enhanced

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44The legislature proclaim the 2006 statutory amendments to the Retail Business Holidays Act to allow all municipalitiesto establish rules and procedures regarding holiday openings that both protect for the common pause day principle while better supporting local businesses.

• Bill 91, Waste Reduction Act (Act Proposal) and Waste Reduction Strategy (Policy Proposal) was introduced in June 2013.• this Act addresses key municipal concerns such as increasing producer responsibility for recycling and management costs of designated material• the Region is concerned that the Act and Strategy does not include recover in the province’s waste management hierarchy.• Other concerns such as system fragmentation and transparency on cost determination were included in the Region’s submission.• As of Oct 1, 2013 Bill 91 is in Second Reading .

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i Improvements to border crossings

• In February 2011, Canada and the US signed a Beyond the Border Declaration focusing on four common areas of interest. • In June 2013 the Beyond the Border Working Group released an Action Plan with commitments that include enhanced guidance and training to Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to achieve maximum efficiency at all ports of entry on business traveller issues, as well as the designation of documents, such as a work permit, onto NEXUS client profiles for expedited clearances.

ii Changes to the employment density targets that support the freight industry Not Yet Addressed

iii Improved provincial and federal goods movement planning and greater inter-regional co-operation• The Provincial and Federal Government participate with the Goods Movement Taskforce• Ontario released its draft Multimodal Goods Movement Strategy with input from Peel's Goods Movement Taskforce. Final Strategy to be released spring 2013

iv Streamline and expedite the Environmental Assessment process• The Region is currently in the process of developing a white paper outlining specific recommendations for the province to adopt to help streamline the provincial EA process.

v Aggressive widening plan for the 400 series highway network

• Extension of HWY 427 to Major Mackenzie Drive is included in the current Southern Highway Program (2031). The Region continues advocate that the extension go beyond Major Mackenzie Drive to HWY 9 and beyond.• The long term Southern Highway Program (2031) also indicates that Highway 401 from the Credit River to Regional Road 25 in Halton will be widened to 12 lanes.

vi Develop a long-term strategy to improve the movement of goods throughout the GTHA• The province released a draft of the Multimodal Goods Movement Strategy for Ontario in 2012. The Province has been actively engaging the Region of Peel in the development of this strategy. There has been no indication of when this strategy will be released.

vii Expedite the widening of Highway 401 from the Credit River to Regional Road 25 in Halton• The long term Southern Highway Plan (2031) indicates that there will be a widening of Highway 401 to 12 lanes from theCredit River to Regional Road 25 in Halton.

• The province has not yet addressed this issue. The government is reviewing a Metrolinx recommendation to amend the DC Act to eliminate the 10% reduction on soft services and the 10 year average historical service level cap on DCs levied but only for transit related growth.• August 2013 will begin the process to evaluate development charges to ensure it is still “responsive to the changing needs of communities”

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Conduct and complete a review of the DC Act during the next mandate

ii Create a specific infrastructure fund that targets small urban communities with a need to improve their water treatment facilities.

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Federal and provincial governments to take a leading role in increasing the level of coordination and funding of water,wastewater and waste infrastructure initiatives.

�The 2013 Federal budget included: • $70 billion in infrastructure across Canada over the next 10 years. • Includes $53 billion dedicated to the Building Canada Plan as well as the infrastructure spending on reserve and other types of infrastructure initiatives.• Commitment to renew the P3 Canada fund, the new Building Canada Fund of $14 billion over 10 years, the community improvement fund at $32.2 billion over 10 years, and the Gas Tax Fund (which are now indexed) payments as well as the GST rebate. This will starwhen the building Canada fund expires in 2014.The 2013 Provincial Budget included: • Provincial Gas Tax which is equivalent to 2 cents per litre will be made permanent.• $100 million for critical infrastructure in small and rural communities; details are to be made available in October 2013. • Consultations on a permanent program for critical infrastructure in small and rural communities are to take place with results expected to be announced in the 2014 Budget.

• Not Yet Addressed - However plans maybe outlined in the the new Building Canada Fund. The 2013 provincial Budget also introduced $100 million for roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure in small and rural communities; details are to be made available in October 2013. Consultations on a permanent program for roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure in small and rural communities are to take place with results expected to be announced in the 2014 Budget.

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iv MTO, in developing evaluation criteria to narrow the Preliminary Route Planning Study Area, place considerable weight on both approved and in process Secondary Plans in Brampton and Caledon

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51 Public Transit iPeel Regional Council supports the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga and the Town of Caledon in their efforts to secure necessary funding for transit projects prioritized by Metrolinx as important for increasing the connectivity of transit across the GTHA.

• May 27, 2013 – The Metrolinx Board of Directors adopted and released its report to the Province of Ontario and municipalities recommending an Investment Strategy to support over 400 km of new and enhanced transit, along with improvements to roads and highways. • September 18, 2013 - Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the appointment of a new advisory panel to review Metrolinx's Investment Strategy. The panel will meet with stakeholders and residents in the GTHA to get input on Metrolinx's recommendations. It will also consider other options to fund public transit. The panel will report its findings to the government.

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vi Include the Highway 427 extension to Major Mackenzie Drive in the Southern Highways Program 2011-2015, and undertake a further study to examine need for a further extension of Highway 427 to Highway 9 and beyond.

MTO to advance planning for transportation needs beyond 2031, including consideration of the Niagara to GTA corridor

MTO to undertake to complete Stage 1 and commence Stage 2 of the GTA West Envronmental Assessment Study inan expeditious manner

Support early designation and protection of major transportation corridors including the GTA West Corridor.

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Province of Ontario, the Federal Government and the Province of Quebec expedite the release and implementation of the Ontario-Quebec Continental Gateway and Trade Corridor Strategy and ensure that long-term, sustainable funding is provided for improvement

Transportation & Infrastructure

i Through long-term infrastructure planning, create a funding stream dedicated to providing annual resources to municipalities for the purposes of capital infrastructure.

MTO work collaboratively with Regional and local staff to resolve matters such as prioritizing the refinement of the Preliminary Route Planning Study Area through the following locations: 1) the Highway 410 connection to GTA West 2) Brampton SP-47/South A

• Extension of HWY 427 to Major Mackenzie Drive is included in the current Southern Highway Program. The Region continues to advocate that the extension go beyond Major Mackenzie Drive to HWY 9 and beyond.

• MTO completed the Transportation Development Strategy representing the conclusion the first stage of the EA study and beginning stage 2 of the EA, anticipated in late fall 2013

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• No action has been made on the Ontario-Quebec Continental Gateway and Trade Corridor Strategy since 2009

2012• The Province, Town of Caledon and Regional staff entered into a series of discussions regarding Hwy 410 Connection to GTA West• All parties have committed to work together to reach a settlement and executed a memorandum of settlement.•The Region of Peel has recommended the same agreement be extended to the other two areas of concern. To date MTO has not agreed to this.

The 2013 Federal budget included: • $70 billion in infrastructure across Canada over the next 10 years. • Includes $53 billion dedicated to the Building Canada Plan as well as the infrastructure spending on reserve and other types of infrastructure initiatives.• Commitment to renew the P3 Canada fund, the new Building Canada Fund of $14 billion over 10 years, the community improvement fund at $32.2 billion over 10 years, and the Gas Tax Fund (which are now indexed) payments as well as the GST rebate. This will starwhen the building Canada fund expires in 2014.The 2013 Provincial Budget included: • Provincial Gas Tax which is equivalent to 2 cents per litre will be made permanent.• $100 million for critical infrastructure in small and rural communities; details are to be made available in October 2013. • Consultations on a permanent program for critical infrastructure in small and rural communities are to take place with results expected to be announced in the 2014 Budget.

• On June 17, 2013 MTO called for comments on the draft Freight-Supportive Guidelines (‘the Guidelines’) for Ontario. The draft Guidelines provide municipalities with ideas, tools and best practices to consider transportation and land use planning simultaneously in their local decision-making in order to develop more freight-supportive communities. • The Comment period until the end of Sept 2013. Regional Staff will be submitting comments and monitoring for the release of the release final Freight-Supportive Guidelines..

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