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The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional Municipality of York, in 1970.
The Regional Municipality of York consists of nine municipalities. Local government is organized in a two-tier structure. Public transit, water, emergency medical services and policing are handled by York Region, while curb-side garbage collection, local parks and libraries are the responsibility of each municipality.
Organized as a two-tier municipal government structure, The Regional Municipality of York is responsible for providing services to all regional residents and businesses, while each local municipality provides additional services.
The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in south-central Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. It replaced the old York County in 1971. In 2006, nearly 893,000 people were living in the Regional Municipality of York.
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There are 444 municipalities in Ontario. Municipalities have a broad range of powers and responsibilities under the Municipal Act, 2001, the City of Toronto Act, 2006(for the City of Toronto) and over 100 provincial acts.
There are three types of Ontario municipalities, depending on whether they operate within a single-tier or two-tier government structure.
The name of a municipality may include a term like township, village, town, city, county or region, but it does not determine the status of the municipality (for example, the County of Prince Edward is a single-tier municipality). Municipalities may change their name if certain requirements are met, including making sure that the new name is not us...
Type: County with 1,030,000 residents. Description: regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. Neighbors: Durham, Peel, Simcoe County and Toronto. Categories: regional municipality of Ontario, upper-tier municipality and locality.
The Regional Municipality of York stretches north from Toronto to Lake Simcoe and includes many hectares of protected Greenbelt. York Region’s diversity is evident in our nine local municipalities, geography, economic development and population.
