Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (Ontario)
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The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (Ontario) is a provincial statute that sets out rules to prevent and address conflicts of interest for members of municipal councils and local boards in Ontario.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (Ontario) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict of interest law
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provincial statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
local boards as defined in Ontario municipal legislation
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lower-tier municipalities in Ontario ⓘ members of committees of council ⓘ members of local boards ⓘ members of municipal councils ⓘ upper-tier municipalities in Ontario ⓘ |
| contains |
definitions of direct and indirect pecuniary interest
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exceptions for certain types of interests ⓘ provisions for applications to a court for alleged contraventions ⓘ provisions for penalties including possible removal from office ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Ontario Superior Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
ethics and accountability
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municipal law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| objective | to ensure that municipal decisions are made in the public interest ⓘ |
| partOf | statutes of Ontario ⓘ |
| providesFor |
judicial review of alleged contraventions
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remedial orders by a judge ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prevent conflicts between public duties and private interests of municipal officials
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to promote integrity and accountability in municipal decision-making ⓘ to provide remedies and penalties for contraventions ⓘ to provide rules for disclosure of pecuniary interests ⓘ |
| regulates |
participation in meetings where a member has a pecuniary interest
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pecuniary interests of members ⓘ voting on matters where a member has a pecuniary interest ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
City of Toronto Act, 2006 (Ontario)
NERFINISHED
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Municipal Act, 2001 (Ontario) NERFINISHED ⓘ codes of conduct for members of council ⓘ integrity commissioner regime in Ontario municipalities ⓘ |
| requires |
disclosure of direct pecuniary interests
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disclosure of indirect pecuniary interests ⓘ members to leave the meeting when a matter in which they have a pecuniary interest is considered ⓘ members to refrain from participating in discussion on matters where they have a pecuniary interest ⓘ members to refrain from voting on matters where they have a pecuniary interest ⓘ |
| scope | applies to meetings of councils, local boards and committees ⓘ |
| sector | municipal government ⓘ |
| typeOfConflictCovered |
direct financial benefit or loss to a member
ⓘ
financial conflicts of interest ⓘ indirect financial benefit or loss through certain relationships ⓘ |
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