Election Issues

These pages provide background on some of the major policy areas that come up in municipal elections in Waterloo Region. Understanding the issues can help you decide which candidates best represent your priorities.

• Housing: Social housing, zoning, affordability, and the Region’s role in housing policy.
• Transportation: Grand River Transit, the ION light rail, roads, and active transportation.
• Infrastructure: Water and wastewater systems, roads, buildings, and how municipalities plan and fund capital assets.
• Budgets and Taxation: How property taxes work, what councils decide, and how municipalities fund services.