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Asset Management in the City of Orillia
The City provides a wide range of services to the community that require the ownership and responsible operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of physical assets. Physical assets can include land, buildings, equipment, transportation, drainage, sewer and water infrastructure. Asset Management is an integrated approach, involving all City departments, to deliver value to the community through the effective management of existing and new infrastructure assets. The intent is to maximize benefits, reduce risk and provide satisfactory levels of service to the community in a sustainable and transparent manner. Good Asset Management practices are fundamental to achieving sustainable and resilient communities.
| Asset Management Plan (2025) |
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The City developed an asset management plan that includes both core and non-core infrastructure assets, an updated inventory analysis, the City’s proposed levels of service, what lifecycle management activities are required to meet the proposed levels of service, and a financial strategy to fund these activities that includes discussion of how any funding shortfalls will be managed. The 2025 Asset Management Plan was adopted by Council on June 23, 2025. City of Orillia 2025 Asset Management Plan For improved accessibility of the data within some of the figures, the City is developing separate data tables in a more accessible format. |
| Asset Management Plan (2024) |
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The City developed an asset management plan that includes core and non-core infrastructure assets as defined in Ontario Regulation 588/17. The core infrastructure assets included are transportation assets such as roads, sidewalks, bridges, and structural culverts, the drinking water treatment and distribution system, the wastewater collection and treatment system, and the stormwater collection system. The non-core infrastructure assets included are fire services, fleet and transit, facilities, solid waste, parks, recreation, culture, and tourism, municipal law enforcement and parking, information technology, and natural assets. The 2024 Asset Management Plan was adopted by Council on June 17, 2024. |
| Strategic Asset Management Policy |
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Council adopted a Strategic Asset Management Policy in 2019 in accordance with the requirements of provincial legislation. The Policy was revised and updated in 2021. |
| Asset Management Plan (2021) |
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The City, together with its consultant, PSD Citywide Inc., developed an Asset Management Plan that includes all core infrastructure assets as defined in Ontario Regulation 588/17. The core infrastructure assets included are roads, bridges and structural culverts, the drinking water treatment and distribution system, the wastewater collection and treatment system and the stormwater collection system. This Asset Management Plan was adopted by Council on December 14, 2021. |
| Preliminary Natural Assets Inventory |
| In partnership with the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI), and through a grant funding opportunity with MNAI, the City has recently completed a Preliminary Natural Assets Inventory. The purpose of the project was to develop a municipal natural asset inventory and determine the next steps required in the development of a full natural assets inventory. The Final Summary Report contains the results of the preliminary inventory project. "Municipal Natural Assets" refer to the natural resources or ecosystems that the City could rely upon or manage for the sustainable provision of one or more local government services. Natural assets are required to be included in the City's overall Asset Management Plan by July 1, 2024. |
| Next Steps for Asset Management in the City of Orillia |
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With the development and acceptance of the 2025 Asset Management Plan, the City has achieved compliance with the July 1, 2025, requirements within Ontario Regulation 588/17. The following next steps will be used as guidelines to enhance the City’s asset management program:
To maintain long-term compliance with Ontario Regulation 588/17, the City will review and update its asset management plan and strategic asset management policy at least every five years. For general information on municipal asset management, visit the Ministry of Infrastructure. |
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