In the past, local governments who attempted to enter into arrangements with private or public entities to provide or manage a facility or work for the local government, or provide a service on behalf of the local government, found that many of the opportunities were constrained by numerous provisions of the Municipal Act. In September, 1998 the Province amended the Act.
The amendments enable the following:
• granting of assistance to a business in a partnering context
• acquisition or disposition of an interest in property necessary for a partnering arrangement
• contracting in a manner that is more like private corporate contracting