Asset Management Tools & Training
This four-part webinar series and levels of service tool supports municipal efforts to meet the asset management regulatory requirements defined in O. Reg. 588/17, with a focus on the final deadline requirements. The final deadline is July 1, 2025, by which time all municipalities are expected to have developed and implemented an asset management plan (AMP) that includes all asset categories (core and non-core) with current and proposed levels of service (LOS).
This series is a great resource for municipal staff responsible for implementing the asset management program and council members seeking a better understanding of practices.
Session 1: Proposed Levels of Services & Performance
Levels of service are a crucial tool in strategic decision-making, and in communicating with your stakeholders about service expectations. In this webinar, they will discuss how to develop proposed (or target) levels of service, and how proposed levels of service and performance targets connect with the other July 1 O. Reg. 588/17 requirements. Join us to learn about strategies and tools to help you understand asset performance and develop actionable levels of service targets that can drive your business planning.
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Session 1 Recording - Proposed Levels of Service & Performance
Session 1 Slides - Proposed Levels of Service & Performance
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Session 1 Q & A Written Response
Session 2: Risk Assessment (March 20, 2025)
Enhance strategic-decision making even further by evaluating the impact of risk on your levels of service. This session will help you understand and manage risks that could affect your proposed levels of service while ensuring compliance with Ontario Regulation 588/17. Develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between risk and levels of service, and how to use that understanding to drive your service delivery.
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Session 2 Recording – Risk Assessment
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Session 2 Slides - Risk Assessment
Session 3: Lifecycle Management & Financial Strategy (March 27, 2025)
Risk and levels of service drive your lifecycle management activities—when to take action, what kind of action, and how to monitor the impacts of that action. Each of these actions have financial implications that must be taken into account in your asset management planning and capital budgeting in order to ensure sustainable service delivery. Join us to learn about costing methodologies, performance monitoring strategies and lifecycle activities to enable development of a lifecycle management plan and financial strategy that meets O. Reg 588/17 2025 requirements.
Session 3 Recording – Lifecycle Management & Financial Strategy
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Session 3 Slides – Lifecycle Management & Financial Strategy
Session 4: Growth (April 3, 2025)
How can asset management best practices help municipalities meet growth targets, and changing demographics? How can municipalities balance the need for growth, with the need to maintain existing assets? Join us for a brief presentation that addresses these questions and the growth-related requirements under O.Reg. 588/17, followed by a panel discussion where you can learn about some of the common challenges – and opportunities – faced by municipalities as they build growth considerations into their asset management systems, and how municipalities respond to crucial issues like housing needs, and the housing needs assessment.
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Simplified LEvels of Service Toolkit
Simplified LOS Toolkit_User Manual
Simple LOS Toolkit for General Assets
Simple LOS Toolkit for Facility Assets
This four-part series focuses on the methods and language of asset management and leave empowered to leverage the benefits of a whole-system approach that incorporates climate change considerations. Whether you are new to the field and looking to understand the basics, or an experienced practitioner seeking advanced strategies, this series will provide valuable insights, practical tips, and real-world case studies applicable to professionals at all levels of expertise within infrastructure asset management. The content, tools, and templates are designed to support municipalities of all sizes.
The CCBF and Housing Needs Assessments
November 2024
To support the development of housing needs assessments (HNAs), AMO provided a webinar in August and in October and released an updated FAQ related to the HNA requirement and are continuing to work with municipalities.
2021 Municipal Asset Management Webinar Series
Fall 2021
This five-part introductory webinar series shares the freely available tools and templates piloted during 2019 - 2021. This series will help develop a better understanding of asset management concepts and the staff resources required to adopt asset management as a decision-making tool for Council to identify local infrastructure investment priorities.