Tiers of Government
In Dufferin County, there are four levels of government with various responsibilities: Local Municipal, County, Provincial, and Federal. See the chart below for the services offered at each level.
Local Municipal Functions
There are 8 local municipalities in Dufferin County.
- Building Inspections
- Economic Development
- Emergency Preparedness
- Fire
- Land Division
- Library
- Licensing
- Parking Enforcement
- Parks
- Planning
- Plumbing and Septic Inspections
- Police
- Recreational Facilities and Programs
- Roads
- Sewage Collection and Treatment
- Tax Collection
- Transit
- Water Purification and Distribution
County Functions
- Building Inspections
- Children's Services
- EarlyON Centres and Daycare
- Economic Development
- Emergency Preparedness
- Long Term Care Home
- Ontario Works
- Paramedic Services
- Parking Enforcement
- Planning
- Plumbing and Septic Inspections
- Roads
- Social Housing
- Tax Policy
- Waste Management
Provincial Functions
- Administration of Justice
- Driver's Licenses
- Health Care Delivery
- Highways
- Land Registry Office
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Prisons
- Schools and Education
Federal Functions
- Canadian Pension Plan
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Criminal Law
- Employment and Social Insurance
- Income Taxes
- International Relations
- Military
- Passports
- Postal Services
- Pipelines
- Railways and Shipping
- Telecommunications