List of local government organizations
List of associations or groupings of local governments and municipalities.
Canada
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC)
Founded 1909
Formerly the Albert Association of Municipal Districts (AAMD) and the Alberta Local Improvement Districts Association (ALIDA)
Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB)
Established: 1989
Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM)
Founded: 1999
Formed from the merger of:
- The Union of Manitoba Municipalities (UMM) – 1905-1999
- Manitoba Association of Urban Municipalities (MAUM) – est. 1949 – formerly the Manitoba Urban Association (MUA)
All municipalities in Manitoba are members[1]
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
Founded: 1972
Formed from the merger of:
- Ontario Municipal Association (OMA) – 1899-1972
- Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves (AOMR) – 1944-1972
- Association of Counties and Regions (Ontario) (ACRO) – 1960-1982
- Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities (OARM) – 1933-1982
Current sub-associations within AMO:
- Association francaise des municipalités de l’Ontario (AFMO)
- Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA)
- Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM)
- Eastern Ontario Wardens Group
- Western Ontario Wardens Group
- Large Urban Mayors Caucus Ontario (LUMCO)
- Regional Chairs Group
- Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA)
- Organization of Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM)
Association des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (AMBM)
Founded: 1995
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)
Founded: 1905
Formerly the Union of Alberta Municipalities (UAM)
Cities of New Brunswick Association – Association des cités du Nouveau-Brunswick (CNBA-ACNB)
Founded: 1948/1949
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Founded: 1937 Formed from the merger of the:
- Union of Canadian Municipalities (UCM) – 1901-1935
- Dominion Conference of Mayors (DCM) – 1935-1937
Formerly the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities (CFMM)
Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities (FPEIM)
Founded: 1957
Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités (FQM)
Founded: 1944
Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL)
Founded: 1951
Formerly the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities (NFM) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities (NLFM)
New North - SANC Services Inc.
Founded: 1996
Formerly the Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities (SANC)
Provincial Association of Resort Communities of Saskatchewan (PARCS)
Founded: 1996
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM)
Founded: 1905
Formerly the Saskatchewan Local Improvement Districts Association (SLIDA)
Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA)
Founded: 1906
Formerly the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities (USM)
Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM)
Founded: 1905
Area Associations within UBCM:
- Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG)
- Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC)
- Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA)
- North Central Local Government Association (NCLA)
- Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA)
Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ)
Founded: 1919
Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB)
Founded: 1995
Formed for the merger of:
- Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB)
- Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)
Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM)
Founded: 1906
Former Municipal Associations in Canada
Towns and Villages of New Brunswick (TVNB)
- 1966-1974
- Split into Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB) and Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)
- AVNB and TNBA-AVNB merged to become UMNB
Union of New Brunswick Municipalities (UNBM)
- 1907-1970
- Last convention: 1966
- Last meeting: 1968
- Disbanded after the New Brunswick Equal Opportunities Program dissolved county governments
Croatia
- Joint Council of Municipalities (Council of Municipalities with a Serbian majority population established on the basis of Erdut Agreement)
Denmark
England and Wales
England
- East of England Local Government Association
- East Midlands Councils
- Association of North East Councils
- North West Regional Leaders Board
- South East England Councils
- South West Councils
- West Midlands Councils
- Local Government Yorkshire and Humber
Wales
Faroe Islands
- Føroya Kommunufelag (municipal organization of the Faroe Islands)
Germany
Ireland
- Institute of Public Administration
- Local Government Management Agency
Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland Local Government Association
Japan
Netherlands
- Interprovinciaal Overleg
- Association of Netherlands Municipalities
- Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven
Norway
- Landssamanslutninga av Vasskraftkommunar (It groups municipalities that are involved in hydropower production)
Palestine
Philippines
Scotland
Slovenia
Sweden
- Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting)
- National Association of Swedish Eco-Municipalities (Sveriges Ekokommuner)
United States
- National League of Cities
- Michigan Municipal League
- United States Conference of Mayors
- Maricopa Association of Governments
- National Association of Counties
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Arizona Association of Counties
- New Jersey State League of Municipalities (voluntary association created by State Statute in 1915)
- GMIS International www.gmis.org
International
- Sister Cities International
- Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities
- Council of European Municipalities and Regions
- Alpine pearls
- Organization of World Heritage Cities
- Arab Towns Organization
- League of Historical Cities
See also
- List of intergovernmental organizations
- Tertiary government
- Localism (politics)
- Decentralization
- Regionalism (politics)