In This Issue:
- AMO Work-Learn Institute Municipal Talent Project
- Ontario Community Environment Fund: Apply by September 24.
- Trade-Impacted Communities Program.
- Rural Ontario Development Program opens for applications.
- Applications open for 2025 Cyber Security Cooperation program.
- Growing Wisely: Asset Management & Capital Planning.
- Healthy Democracy Forum - Important conversations for October 2026 election.
- AMO Trade and Tariff Forum - Understanding and planning for Ontario’s future.
- AMO’s fall education workshop lineup supports your local leadership!
- Canoe newsletter - New supplier updates.
- Upgrade your lights before they become obsolete.
- Blog: 10 Ways Mayors and Councils can Support their CAOs & Senior Staff.
- New release: second edition of the CAO Employment Guide.
- Are your sewers safe? Next week is Sewer Safety Week.
- Ontario Professional Planners Institute launches Employer Readiness Course.
- AdvantAge Municipal Councillors webinar: The Current LTC Environment.
- Careers.
AMO Matters
AMO is partnering with the University of Waterloo’s Work-Learn Institute to explore how work-integrated learning (WIL) can support long-term municipal workforce development. If you are a municipal CAO or HR manager, please share your experience working with student co-ops and interns.
Provincial Matters
The Ontario government is providing almost $3 million through the Ontario Community Environment Fund to support community-based projects that support and restore the environment.
The Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade is accepting applications for project funding that responds to US trade disruption.
The Ministry of Rural Affairs is accepting applications to the modernized Rural Ontario Development (ROD) Program. Applications are being accepted through to September 24, 2025.
Federal Matters
The Government of Canada is offering up to $10.3 million to support initiatives enhancing cyber resilience including innovation, knowledge sharing, and capacity building. Applications are open until September 25.
Education Opportunities
Municipal staff members will form an asset management and capital planning panel to discuss how they are addressing growth through asset management and capital planning strategies. Register for the webinar on October 7th at 1 PM.
Register today for AMO’s 2nd Annual Healthy Democracy Forum where you will engage in important matters on local leadership. Join us October 18-19. With a mix of keynotes, panels, and interactive workshops, attendees will engage in thought-provoking conversations and explore ways to strengthen civic participation and governance in your communities. For more information click here and to register click here.
Join your colleagues and experts in discussion on building Ontario’s economic future October 24 at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre. Understanding that the economic and diplomatic consequences will continue for many years, AMO is assembling members and subject matter experts to plan today for a stronger and more stable Ontario. Program information is now available. Register here.
AMO’s fall education workshop line up is an opportunity for AMO members to strengthen understanding and leadership skills related to Indigenous community building, cyber security and communication strategies during emergencies. Check out the line up here.
LAS
Keep up with the Canoe Procurement Group as it expands to meet even more of your needs. Subscribe to the Trader Newsletter for supplier updates, education opportunities, and special promotions.
Starting January 1, 2026 mercury containing lights will be prohibited. Be sure to include a Facility Lighting upgrade in your 2026 budget so you can keep your spaces lit. Contact Christian to learn how LAS can help.
Municipal Wire*
Strong municipalities are built on partnerships between elected officials and administrative staff. The Top 10 Ways Mayors and Councils can support their CAOs and Senior Staff highlights practical ways mayors and councils can provide support, build trust, and create the conditions for effective leadership and administration.
OMAA and the Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association (OMHRA) are pleased to release the second edition of the CAO Employment Guide. This guidebook provides Mayors, Councillors, Human Resource Directors, and CAOs with practical tools for recruiting, employing, and evaluating a CAO.
Sewer Safety Week will take place September 15-19. A reminder to always call Ontario One Call at 1-800-400-2255 for a free sewer safety inspection. To learn more, visit Blocked Sewer and Cross Bore Safety | Enbridge Gas.
Looking for tools to support and invest in new hires? Register for OPPI’s Employer Readiness course. It includes an AMO supported employer handbook exploring HR best practices for retention and long-term success.
This free AdvantAge webinar on October 14 from 1-2pm will share insights related to long-term care governance and compliance for municipal councillors and their staff.
Careers
Assistant Clerk - Town of Innisfil. Closing Date: September 25, 2025.
Senior Director, Strategies and Initiatives - The Regional Municipality of York. Closing Date: September 30, 2025.
Manager, Waste Disposal - County of Essex. Closing Date: September 21, 2025.
