Government Roles and Responsibilities
Municipal governments, like Niagara Region and its 12 cities and towns, deliver services that support the residents of their specific community while provincial governments make decisions which affect the entire province. Some programs and services are shared and administered jointly by two or more levels of government.
Responsibilities
Municipal Government
Local Municipalities
Airports
Community centres and libraries
Fire services
Heritage, arts and culture
Recreation programs and facilities
Regional Government
Niagara Region
Police
Transit
Waste management
Wastewater
Watershed conservation
Provincial Government
Ontario
Hospitals and health care delivery
Jails and prisons
Post-secondary and training
Schools and education
Partnerships
Regional and Municipal
Drinking water
Economic development
Emergency planning
Regional and Provincial
GO Transit Expansion
Provincial Offences Court
Public health and emergency services
Social and attainable housing
Social and human services
Regional, Municipal and Provincial
Environment
Land-use planning
Natural resources
Parks and naturalization sites
Roads, locks and bridges
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