Regional
Region of Waterloo
Represented by your Chair and your Councillors
Responsibilities
- Police
- Ambulance
- Public Health
- Garbage & Recycling
- Social Services
- Water & Waste Water
- Transit
Roles
- Chair
- Councillors
- Mayors & Elected Citizens
- Committees
Municipal
Represented by your Mayor and your City Councillor; the Mayor also represents you at the regional level
Responsibilities
- Libraries
- Snow Cleaning
- Building Permits
- Property Taxes
- Street Trees
- Fire Services
- Arts and Culture
- By-laws
- Museums
- Storm Drainage
- Community Centres
- Electric Utilities
- City Parks
- Local Roads
Roles
- Mayor
- Councillors
- Committees
Provincial
Ontario Government
Represented by your Member of Provincial Parliament
Responsibilities
- Schools and Education
- Health Care Delivery
- Social Assistance
- Natural Resources
- Highways
- Driver’s Licences
- Hospitals
- Health Cards
- Administration of Justice
- Prisons Access Fund
Roles
- Lieutenant Governor
- Legislative Assembly
- Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs)
- Premier
- Cabinet
- Opposition Parties
Federal
Government of Canada
Represented by your Member of Parliament
Responsibilities
- Military
- International Relations
- Passports
- Money & Banking
- Employment Insurance
- Shipping, Railway, Telephones & Pipelines
- Aboriginal Lands and Rights
- Criminal Law
- Federal Taxes
Roles
- Queen
- Governor General
- House of Commons
- Members of Parliament (MPs)
- Prime Minister
- Cabinet
- Opposition Parties