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What is local government talking about?

Topic mentions across 12,060 AI-briefed Canadian meetings since 2026-02. A meeting counts once per topic it touches, based on the tags our briefs assign. Coverage varies by city and platform, so read these as directional — mentions across tracked meetings, not a census of local government.

Browse meetings by council, board, or commission type.

All topics

bar = total mentions · sparkline = monthly, 2026-02 to 2026-08 · top provinces at right
Zoning & land use4,208
ON, BC, AB
Budget & taxes3,909
ON, BC, AB
Roads & transportation2,588
ON, BC, AB
Development & economy2,390
ON, BC, AB
Parks & recreation2,068
ON, BC, AB
Housing1,742
ON, BC, AB
Public safety1,665
ON, BC, AB
Water & utilities1,491
ON, BC, AB
Grants & funding1,219
ON, BC, AB
Environment & climate1,204
ON, BC, AB
Historic preservation1,050
ON, BC, AB
Contracts & procurement837
ON, BC, AB
Schools & libraries687
ON, AB, BC
Permits & licensing612
ON, BC, AB
Elections546
ON, BC, AB
Personnel & appointments457
ON, BC, AB
Homelessness193
ON, BC, AB
Short-term rentals117
BC, ON, AB
Cannabis27
BC, ON, AB
Data centers5
AB, ON

Want the underlying meetings? City pages link each agenda back to the official source the government posted (96% of the meetings we hold carry a document URL; the rest are listings the portal published without one). These are counts of meetings that mention a topic across the places we cover, not a census of what every government discussed.