Overview

• Ontario's new legislation aims to establish a standard municipal code of conduct across the province.
• Municipal councillors could be removed from office and barred from running again for serious violations of the code.
• The process for removal requires recommendations from the municipal and provincial integrity commissioners, as well as unanimous approval from councillors excluding the accused member.
• The bill responds to longstanding calls from municipalities for stricter measures to address workplace harassment and misconduct.
• The legislation also includes a Peel Transition Implementation Act to redistribute services among Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon after reversing a plan to dissolve Peel Region.