CPA · Municipal Government Act
Part 1 — Purposes, Powers and Capacity of Municipalities
5 Powers, duties and functions
(a) has the powers given to it by this and other enactments,
(b) has the duties that are imposed on it by this and other
enactments and those that the municipality imposes on itself
as a matter of policy, and
(c) has the functions that are described in this and other
enactments.
1994 cM-26.1 s5
May, 2026
to municipalities by Minister,
108(a)
to other municipal authorities, 103
number of municipalities, 2 or more,
99.1
official administrator appointment,
112
orders
amalgamation, 110-111
effects, 135-137
publication, 139
retroactivity of, 138
principles, standards and criteria, 76,
93
public input
meetings and comments, 108
negotiation report, 105(1)
proposals for, 103(4)(b)
restrictions, 101
special areas, not to apply, 100
summer villages, 101
transitional matters, 137
ambulance services facility
community services reserve for,
671(2.1)(b)
amortization. See also financial
administration
definition of, 241(a.01)
in operating budgets, 243(3.1)
animals
bylaw matters, 7(h)
annexation of land, 112.1-128
advertisement of hearing when no
agreement, 122(1)
agreement on proposal, 120
application for annexation, 119(2)
application refused, 128
compensation, 127
conservation reserve disposal,
674.1-675
conservation reserves,
compensation, 127(2)
costs of hearing if no general
agreement, 122(2)-(3)
gas utilities, annexation order
effects, 127.1(3)
hearings if no agreement, 122
improvement districts, 113(a)
initiation by authority, 116
land parcels, 114-115
land transfers, order effects on, 136
Lieutenant Governor in Council,
125, 137(2)-(3), 138
maximum tax ratio, 358.1(6)
mediation use during direct
negotiations, 112.1, 117(2),
118(1)(a.1)
Minister, 126, 128
negotiations and report, 117-119
no agreement on proposal, 121-124
hearings, 121(c), 122
report by Tribunal, 123-124
notice of proposed annexation, 116
contents, 116(2)
to Minister, 116(1)(a.1)
to municipalities and authorities,
116(1)
to Tribunal, 116(1)(b)
orders
annexation, 125
effects, 135-137
publication, 139
retroactivity of, 138
principles, standards and criteria, 76,
93, 120.1, 123
public input, 118(1)(b)-(c), 121
recommendation by Tribunal, 124-
125
regulations, 128.1
reports, 123-124
restrictions, 114
special areas not included, 113(b)
tax deferrals or exemptions on non-
residential property, 127(1.1)
transitional matters, 137
Tribunal powers, 116, 120-124
agreement on proposal, 120
annexation with objections or no
agreement, 121-124
annexation without objections,
120.1
hearings, 121-123
jurisdictional matters, 488(1)(f)
municipal reports, 119
no agreement on proposal, 121-
124