Internet allows improved public access to governments

The explosive growth of the Internet and the continuing public demand for greater access to government has resulted in governments at all levels rushing to ensure their presence on the World Wide Web. The main purpose of most of the government Web sites is to communicate with constituents and distribute information on various programs and services. Governments at the federal and provincial levels, as well as most local and regional governments in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have established their own Web sites in an effort to get closer to the voters.

In addition to obtaining information about government programs and services, the public can also communicate with many elected officials via e-mail. For example, by accessing the Government of Canada Web sites, individuals can obtain e-mail addresses for the Prime Minister, and various federal cabinet ministers. Furthermore, many of the Web sites have links to other government related home pages making it easier for the public to stay in touch with their elected representatives.

Listed below are the home page addresses for the federal and provincial governments, and for many of the local and regional governments in the Greater Toronto Area. If the government you are searching for is not listed, try a good search engine. At the search engine’s home page, simply enter the name of the government, start the search and you should pull up some sites. If you are unsuccessful, it may mean that no Web site exists or it is under construction.

Government Web Site Addresses
Government of Canada www.canada.gc.ca
Government of Ontario www.gov.on.ca
Regional Governments:
Durham Region www.region.durham.on.ca
Halton Region www.region.halton.on.ca
Peel Region www.region.peel.on.ca
York Region www.region.york.on.ca
Municipal Governments:
Ajax www.town.ajax.on.ca
Aurora www.town.aurora.on.ca
Brampton www.city.brampton.on.ca
Brock wwww.townshipofbrock.ca
Burlington www.city.burlington.on.ca
Caledon www.town.caledon.on.ca
Clarington www.municipality.clarington.on.ca
East Gwillimbury www.town.eastgwillimbury.on.ca
Georgina www.town.georgina.on.ca
Halton Hills www.town.halton-hills.on.ca
King www.township.king.on.ca
Markham www.city.markham.on.ca
Milton www.town.milton.on.ca
Mississauga www.city.mississauga.on.ca
Newmarket www.town.newmarket.on.ca
Oakville www.town.oakville.on.ca
Oshawa www.city.oshawa.on.ca
Pickering www.cityofpickering.com
Richmond Hill www.town.richmondhill.on.ca
Scugog www.township.scugog.on.ca
Toronto www.city.toronto.on.ca
Uxbridge www.uxbridge.com
Vaughan www.city.vaughan.on.ca
Whitby www.town.whitby.on.ca
Whitchurch-Stouffville www.town.whitchurch-stouffville.on.ca

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