The Resources for Municipalities section of this site provides information and documents in full text PDF format in the following areas: accessibility tools for municipalities; affordable/social/rental housing, Brownfields, Ontario building regulations; economic development/finance, land use planning, the Municipal Act, Municipal Councillor’s Guide, municipal management and planning, the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program, Ontario regional area municipal portals; the property assessment and taxation system, etc.

The”affordable/social/rental housing” link contains a collection of housing research reports commissioned or prepared by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. It is in chronological order with items accessible full text in PDF format. This section also includes the reports of the Ontario Housing Corporation.

There is also a link to the Learning Centre (TLC) which is a one-stop location for the education and training needs of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Housing and building sections are featured within the Learning Centre where one can find the department’s full text documents on affordable housing. The publications section of the Building Code area of the Ministry features code regulations and guidelines that are useful for municipalities. Housing related documents such as those dealing with septic tanks are also available. These can be downloaded from: http://www.obc.mah.gov.on.ca/Page17.aspx