2025 Budget - Municipal Law Enforcement

The Municipal Law Enforcement Services (MLES) Division was established with Council’s approval of Report IPSBD23-001 on March 27, 2023. The MLES Division’s purpose is to interpret and enforce by-laws with regard to parking, zoning, property standards, property maintenance, signage, parks and facilities, and animals; including the administration, education and dispersal of information to the public by the most efficient and effective means as set by Council through the City’s Enforcement By-law. The division also provides enforcement and assistance to various divisions within the corporation as necessary in relation to trees, waste collection, and other by-laws not directly regulated by the Municipal Law Enforcement Division, including the management of corporate risk and financial liability with regard to terminating emergency and unsafe situations.

During 2024, the planned migration of enforcement services into one centralized division was completed. Municipal Law Enforcement Services witnessed staffing changes and growth internally, as approved in 2024 budget, to better service the needs of the corporation and community as well as acting as the first step towards a truly hybrid enforcement and staffing model. In addition, the division completed phase one of security services consolidation, reducing the number of vendors undertaking security and enforcement work on behalf of the City. Work was also undertaken to complete medium and some long-term objectives, as outlined in the 2022 Enforcement Services Review.

In 2024, approximately 1,600 investigations were undertaken for various property related concerns, approximately 800 illegal tenting matters were addressed under Parks and Facilities, and approximately 28,000 parking related AMPS notices were issued related to parking violations. In addition to enforcement related functions, 160 sign permits and 25 pool permits were issued, and 100 rental licence applications were reviewed.

With the Municipal Law Enforcement Division still in its infancy, the strategic goal for 2025 is moving forward with the implementation of the 2022 enforcement services recommendations and expanding enforcement availability to better meet (customer/consumer) demands.

In 2025, key objectives of the Municipal Law Enforcement Services Division will be to begin phase two of the security services consolidation, resulting in a single-source provision for all contracted enforcement and security needs throughout the corporation, with some specific exceptions. The division will continue to review best practices relative to enforcement and security in an effort to find efficiencies and streamline effective compliance.

The decreased net requirement for 2025 is due to projected increases in enforcement and permit related revenues, collected thorough more efficient and effective enforcement practices, assisting to better offset enforcement costs when compared to past practices.

The Municipal Law Enforcement Division has requested new staff positions not included in the budget. These requests can be found in Section 4 Staffing Requests not included in the Draft 2025 Budget.

Interactive Budget

Explore the City's budget using the interactive OpenBook feature, including expenses by department and division as well as a breakdown of what a typical residential property taxpayer pays per $100,000 of assessment.

• Expenses page - Municipal Law Enforcement in OpenBook

The full budget information is available in the Draft 2025 Budget book.