Quebec Amendment to Law 96 Pertaining to Commercial Signage NOTE: Please note that the Ministry of the French Language has issued new interpretations the regulations. These directives differ from those initially communicated by the OQLF to the AQIE’ and will have significant repercussions on the signage rules involving business names or trademarks in a language…
According to the St. Catherines Standard report, Thorold City Council is considering stricter regulations to manage street-side signage, aiming to reduce visual clutter and improve safety. Learn more by visiting: Ontario city addresses concerns over unauthorized street signage – Sign Media Canada
In our continued attempt to keep our members informed on jurisdictional changes, the Sign Association of Canada attended the City of Toronto meeting on July 3rd, 2024. This meeting was crucial as it focused on the recent amendments to the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 694, which concerns signs. The primary objectives of the meeting were…
The City of Pickering is currently undergoing a review of the existing Sign By-law. Staff are proposing to replace the existing Sign By-law with a new By-law that is intended to be: You have been identified as a key stakeholder and we would like to invite you to a Public Open House Meeting, please find…
As you may be aware, at the meeting of April 18, 2024, City Council adopted amendments to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 694, Signs, General. As a result, this amendment: To discuss these changes and explain how they will affect sign variance and sign bylaw amendment applications going forward, we are organizing an educational session. Please…
UPDATE TO THE SASKATOON SIGN BY-LAW! A vital component of the Sign Association of Canada and our Chapters and Regional Partners is maintaining open lines of communication with municipalities nationwide. This ensures that our members’ concerns are effectively heard and addressed while providing timely updates to our membership. The Saskatchewan Sign Association has been informed…
A vital component of the Sign Association of Canada is maintaining open lines of communication with municipalities nationwide. This ensures that our members’ concerns are effectively heard and addressed while providing timely updates to our membership. As such we’re pleased to provide you with comments from and summaries of of the key takeaways from our…
Halifax sent out an email update that the amendments approved by Council in September 2023 have now been implemented, and the new application types of Individual Temporary Sign license, and Annual Business License, are available to apply for in the Customer Portal. More Information
On January 11, 2024, Sign Association of Canada and the Ontario Sign Association staff participated in City of Toronto’s virtual consultation session on Sign Bylaw Amendment applications and the Sign Bylaw Amendment process. The consultation was organized in response to a directive from the Planning and Housing Committee on October 26, 2023. The committee directed…
As of January 1st, 2023 a new federal mandate has come into effect. All commercial vehicles that currently maintain daily paper logs must now use electronic logging devices (ELD’S). We would like to provide our members with some basic information regarding ELD’S. What’s an ELD? An electronic logging device (ELD) is a tamper-resistant device that…