Municipal Responsibilities

The Town of Perth is part of the two-tier local government system, and is one of eight lower-tier municipalities within Lanark County. The responsibilities of Municipal governments are set out in the Municipal Act, 2001.  Both levels of local government work together to best serve residents and visitors.

Perth provides the majority of municipal services to residents including fire services, maintenance of local roads, waste management, storm sewers, and more. To learn what the various levels of government (Lower-tier Municipality, Upper-tier Municipality, and Provincial) are responsible for, view the diagram below;