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Municipal Affairs

Municipal Affairs serves as the primary liaison between the Province, municipalities, municipal interest groups and the public. The branch provides advice and maintains the legislative framework for the Municipalities Act, the Charlottetown and Area Municipalities Act, the City of Summerside Act and the Planning Act. 

The Municipal Affairs branch oversees and provides assistance to municipalities in areas such as formation, elections, amalgamation, finance, boundary changes, and the adoption of official plans and land use and subdivision bylaws.

Grants are administered to municipalities under the Municipal Support Grant Program, as well as to the Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities and the Association of Municipal Administrators. The branch is also responsible for maintaining a municipal directory and databases involving municipal bylaws, municipal financing, and municipal boundaries.

Education relating to municipal matters continues to be an important role for Municipal Affairs. The branch frequently deals with a wide range of information requests, ranging from residents asking about the possibility of forming a municipality, councillors of existing municipalities asking about municipal procedures, or government employees searching for information.  

Newsletters from Municipal Affairs: 

• Fall 2012 Newsletter (pdf) NEW
• Fall 2011 Newsletter (pdf)

Applications to incorporate - Town of Central West Prince (proposed)

 

Municipal Orientation Sessions 2013  (Handbook)