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The Order of Ontario recognizes those whose distinguished service and extraordinary achievements have helped build a stronger Ontario and Canada. Members of the Order come from all walks of life and represent many fields, including public service, skilled trades, business, technology, mining, sports, the arts, health care, science and many more. The Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario, announced 30 new appointments to the Order of Ontario for 2025.
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We’re making updates to serve you better — and we need your insights! Take a quick, 5‑minute survey to share how you use our website, what’s working well, and where we can improve. Your feedback will directly shape the next phase of our website enhancements.
As a thank‑you, three participants will each win a $50 gift card to their choice of LCBO, Starbucks, or Winners. Survey closes on February 28! |
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| Hello OMAA Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well. As we settle into the new year, I’d like to share an update on several key initiatives and priorities that will shape OMAA’s work in the months ahead. Our focus remains clear — strengthening professional supports and advancing advocacy for municipal administrators across Ontario. This year, we are moving forward on a number of important initiatives, including: - Enhanced professional development programming
- Stronger peer-to-peer connections and member engagement
- An improved member experience through better resources and communication
More details will be shared as these initiatives progress, and I look forward to working with all of you as we advance these shared goals together. Take care,
Michael DiLullo
OMAA Chair and Haldimand County CAO |
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The Town of Collingwood is developing a Long-Term Strategic Financial Plan and would value insights from fellow CAOs and aspiring CAOs who have undertaken similar projects.
Sonya Skinner and the Collingwood team is integrating a wide range of financial commitments—from operating budgets, development charges, and asset management requirements to multiple master plans and council’s flagship initiatives outlined in the Strategic Plan. They are particularly interested in learning how you approached, completed, and communicated your long-term financial planning work. If you're able to share examples, strategies, or similar reports, please email Sonya directly via the button below.
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| New Date Ever wonder what perks for public service professionals could look like? Applaud is a free membership association that connects you to a vibrant community, inspiring events, professional development, and exclusive perks. As a sneak peek, we’re offering a guided Sound Bath webinar at noon on April 2 as a moment to pause, recharge, and feel grounded during your day.
Explore a membership designed to support your whole self, at work and beyond. |
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The Spring Workshop program is almost complete. Recent additions include - Using AI to Build Municipal Organizational Capacity, Pauline Martin, Microsoft
- Managing cyber attacks: data breach leading to ransom demand, Lerners
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Finishing Well” — practical steps in the last 5, 2, and 1 year of a CAO’s tenure to support succession, transition, and organizational continuity. Joe Milicia CAO Lasalle, and Geoff McKnight, Outgoing CAO Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Spots for both the Golf Tournament and Bog to Bottle Discovery Tour are running low so register soon to avoid missing out. |
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Building your Bench: Succession Planning for Municipal Leaders Keeping municipal services running requires more than good intentions, it requires planning before it’s needed. As retirements increase and critical knowledge sits with fewer people, succession planning becomes essential to protecting continuity and reducing operational risk.
This session will focus on identifying critical roles, assessing organizational risk, preserving institutional knowledge, and building internal readiness in a realistic, resource-conscious manner.
Whether you are already thinking about succession planning or haven’t yet had the time to focus on it, this webinar will help you assess risk, clarify priorities, and take meaningful steps toward continuity and readiness, before gaps appear. Thursday, February 26 from 1:00–2:00 p.m. |
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| It’s easy to see Valentine’s Day as a contrivance, a marketing triumph of sentiment over substance. But it's a good reminder to ask the question: How well do we love the people we claim to love? Aristotle once called love “a single soul dwelling in two bodies.” That wasn’t just a romantic notion for it also applied to friends, but it was an ethical one. Love is a kind of mutual flourishing. To love is to see another’s good as inseparable from your own.
Marcus Aurelius reminds us to "Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart." We should embrace the circumstances and relationships that life presents us, and to fully engage with them wholeheartedly. We can find greater fulfillment and meaning in our journey by cultivating deep connections with the people we encounter.
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The Township of Selwyn is the largest lower-tier municipality in the County of Peterborough. With a population of 18,653 and more than 8,000 households, Selwyn is a large, lively rural community that includes four distinct urban centres: Lakefield, Bridgenorth, Ennismore and Young’s Point. Selwyn Township ranks high on the quality-of-life scale. With a broad economic base that includes technology, information services, healthcare, education, retail, finance, and agriculture, it is home to one of Peterborough County’s most stable economies.
With a combined operating and capital budget of approximately $28M and close to 100 permanent and part-time staff, the Township of Selwyn is committed to meeting the needs of residents and the business community by delivering efficient and effective services. Due to the retirement of a long-serving and well-regarded CAO, Selwyn is looking for an inspiring leader to play a key role in implementing Council’s vision for the future.
As the ideal candidate, you are an inspiring, principled, and collaborative leader with a proven track record of results and accomplishments in an efficient and fiscally accountable fashion with related experience from either a public sector or private sector organization. You have exceptional communication skills and the political acumen to interact with an engaged council and diverse stakeholders; you foster the development of partnerships, develop our workforce and inspire our employees, while ensuring customer service excellence. Lastly, you have an exceptional understanding of forward-thinking strategies as it relates to managing responsible growth, ensuring effective municipal operations in a fiscally accountable fashion and guiding our organization into the future, while retaining our rural community charm.
Leading a talented team, you will inspire a dedicated workforce and help foster a workplace culture focused on service excellence, innovation and teamwork while positioning Selwyn as an employer of choice. We offer a competitive compensation of $153,629 to $186,909 plus pension, benefits, vacation, training and development, not to mention an opportunity to work with an engaged Council in a beautiful rural, lakeside community.
Closes: 2 March or sooner
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Reporting to the Director of Capital Projects, the Project Manager is responsible for the project management and administration of capital infrastructure projects which include roads, sewers, watermains, parks, and collection and distribution facilities, assist with infrastructure programs and manage Project Officials. Qualifications
Three-year post secondary education in related field with an OACETT, Professional Engineer or C.E.T. designation. PMP designation would be an asset. AutoCAD skills would be an asset. Valid Class ‘G’ Ontario Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle.
A current and acceptable Criminal Record Check is required prior to the commencement date. Attendance at meetings, seminars and conferences as required. . Must have a high-speed internet connection and a proper workstation at a home location to enable remote work. Please refer to the Working From Home procedure.
Work from home is not permitted during active construction projects from 1 April to October 1. |
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MFOA's Municipal Finance 101 Workshop (17-18 March 8:30-4) is designed to provide participants with a foundation in the fundamentals of municipal finance including the legislation that impacts your role as finance officers in Ontario. MFOA has developed this course to offer a good understanding of the core areas of focus within the role of the finance officer and includes strategies and tools to manage these responsibilities in your day-to-day role. Register by 27 February to confirm your spot.
Register for In Person (Brampton): Municipal Finance 101: A Fundamentals Course
Register for Live Stream: Municipal Finance 101: A Fundamentals Course |
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| RBC Economics finds Canadian homebuyers get cold feet, sellers out in force in January Annual decline in the MLS HPI reached -7% in Ontario (compared to -5.7% in December),
RBC expects the housing market recovery to get back on track once weather disruptions subside, and as confidence rebuilds. Past interest rate cuts, brightening job prospects and improving affordability will help unlock some pent-up demand that has accumulated in recent years. |
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