News releases

Federation of Canadian Municipalities works with local governments in South America to better manage impacts and benefits of mining operations.

Today FCM is releasing a youth engagement handbook to help municipalities to ensure young Canadians are active and engaged in local governance.

NDP Leader's commitment to stable, predictable funding for transit sets an important precedent for all federal parties.

To mark the occasion of International Women's Day, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released a guidebook today to help municipalities remove barriers to women's participation in local government.

An Acer Glabrum, a tree native to BC, was donated by Tree Canada as part of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) Living Legacy program, which aims to plant a tree in every community that hosts an FCM event.

Grand prize winner of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) Hometown Proud contest is revealed.

A new Memorandum of Understanding between FCM and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) will ensure greater collaboration between the Government of Canada and Canadian municipalities on questions related to international development.

FCM welcomes the federal government's plan to establish a set of minimum insurance requirements for rail companies and to impose levies on companies that ship crude oil. The proposed legislation answers FCM's call for a comprehensive approach that makes railways and crude oil shippers pay the full costs of rail disasters.