List of township municipalities in Ontario

A township is a type of municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. They can have either single-tier status or lower-tier status.

Ontario has 200 township municipalities of which 115 are lower-tier municipalities and 85 are single-tier municipalities

Ontario has 200 townships[1] that had a cumulative population of 990,396 and an average population of 4,952 in the 2011 Census.[2] Ontario's largest and smallest townships are Centre Wellington and Cockburn Island with populations of 26,693 and 0[N 1] respectively.[2]

History

Under the former Municipal Act, 1990, a township was a type of local municipality.[4] Under this former legislation, a locality with a population of 1,000 or more could have been incorporated as a township by Ontario's Municipal Board upon review of an application from 75 or more residents of the locality.[4] It also provided that a township could include "a union of townships and a municipality composed of two or more townships".[4]

In the transition to the Municipal Act, 2001, these requirements were abandoned and, as at December 31, 2002, every township that:[5]

  • "existed and formed part of a county, a regional or district municipality or the County of Oxford for municipal purposes" became a lower-tier municipality yet retained its name as a township; and
  • "existed and did not form part of a county, a regional or district municipality or the County of Oxford for municipal purposes" became a single-tier municipality yet retained its name as a township.

The current legislation also provides lower and single-tier municipalities with the authority to name themselves as "townships", or other former municipal status types such as "cities", "towns" or "villages", or generically as "municipalities".[6]

Township municipalities in Ontario

Former township municipalities
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Former township Change date Change event Current status Remarks
Barrie Island[8]January 1, 2009Dissolution—Amalgamated into Gordon/Barrie Island
Dack[9]January 1, 2003Dissolution—Amalgamated into Charlton and Dack
Delhi[10]January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Norfolk County
Dymond[9]January 1, 2004Dissolution—Amalgamated into Temiskaming Shores
Glanbrook[11]January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Hamilton
Gordon[8]January 1, 2009Dissolution—Amalgamated into Gordon/Barrie Island
Goulbourn[12]January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Ottawa
Marmora and Lake[9]March 14, 2001Status changeMunicipality
Michipicoten[8]June 5, 2007Status and name changeMunicipalityName changed to Wawa
Norfolk[10]January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Norfolk County
North Grenville[9]July 14, 2003Status changeMunicipality
North Himsworth[9]June 2, 2002Status and name changeMunicipalityNamed changed to Callander
Osgoode[12]January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Ottawa
Rideau[12]January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Ottawa
Shedden[9]October 1, 2004Status and name changeTownName changed to Spanish
Shuniah[13]January 2, 2011Status changeMunicipality
West Carleton[12]January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Ottawa
West Grey[9]December 2, 2002Status changeMunicipality

See also

Notes
  1. Actual population may not be 0 as Statistics Canada, to protect privacy, rounds population to the nearest 5 in the event a geographic area's actual population is less than 15.[3]

References
  1. "List of Ontario Municipalities". Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing. September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Ontario)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  3. "Census Profile: Cockburn Island, TP, Ontario (Census subdivision) – 1. 2011 and 2006 population". Statistics Canada. March 1, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  4. "Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45". Service Ontario. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  5. "Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25". Service Ontario. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  6. "The Municipal Councillor's Guide". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  7. "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  8. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2006 to January 1, 2011 (Table 1 – Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLS). Statistics Canada. August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  9. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2001 to January 1, 2006 (Table 1 – Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLS). Statistics Canada. August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  10. "Town of Norfolk Act, 1999, S.O. 1999, Chapter 14, Schedule E". Service Ontario/Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  11. "City of Hamilton Act, 1999, S.O. 1999, Chapter 14, Schedule E". Service Ontario/Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  12. "City of Ottawa Act, 1999, S.O. 1999, Chapter 14, Schedule E". Service Ontario/Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  13. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2011 to January 1, 2012 (Table 1 – Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
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