What are laws passed by a municipal council called?
- Acts of Parliament
- By-laws
- Charters
- Orders in Council
Answer: By-laws
Municipal councils pass by-laws, which affect only the local community. A council usually includes a mayor (or a reeve) and councillors or aldermen. Laws made in Ottawa, by contrast, must pass both the House of Commons and the Senate and receive royal assent.
Learn more: Municipal (local) government
- Laws passed by a municipal council are called by-laws and affect only the local community.
- A municipal council usually includes a mayor (or reeve) and councillors or aldermen.
- Municipal responsibilities include planning, streets and roads, garbage removal, snow removal, firefighting, ambulance and emergency services, recreation, public transit and some local health and social services.
- Municipalities also run recycling programs; most major cities have municipal police forces.
- First Nations have band chiefs and councillors with major responsibilities on reserves, including housing and schools.
- Provincial, territorial and municipal elections use a secret ballot, but their rules differ from federal elections.