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{{short description|Regional municipality in Ontario, Canada}}
{{for|the borough in England|Borough of Halton}}
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| image_caption      = Clockwise from top left: [[Georgetown, Ontario|Georgetown]], [[Hilton Falls Conservation Area|Hilton Falls]], Bronte Harbour, [[Royal Botanical Gardens (Ontario)|Royal Botanical Gardens]], [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], [[Brant Street Pier]]
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| seat               = [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]]
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[[File:Niagara-Escarpment-Rattlesnake.jpg|thumb|Rattlesnake Point, near [[Milton, Ontario]].]]
The '''Regional Municipality of Halton''', or '''Halton Region''', is a [[regional municipality]] in [[Ontario]], Canada, located in the [[Golden Horseshoe]] of [[Southern Ontario]]. It comprises the city of [[Burlington, Ontario|Burlington]] and the towns of [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], [[Milton, Ontario|Milton]], and [[Halton Hills]]. Policing in the Region is provided by the [[Halton Regional Police Service]]. The regional council's headquarters are located in Oakville. Burlington, Oakville, and Milton are largely urban and suburban, while Halton Hills is more rural.

Halton is part of the [[Greater Toronto Area]] (GTA), although it is the only regional municipality in the GTA that is not situated directly adjacent to [[Toronto]]’s city proper. However, the region is split between the [[census metropolitan area]]s (CMAs) of Toronto and [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]. Burlington is part of the Hamilton CMA, while the rest of the region is part of the Toronto CMA.

Halton experienced a growth rate of 17.1% between 2001 and 2006, and 14.2% between 2006 and 2011, giving it one of the highest growth rates in the country. Despite the unprecedented growth in residential development, agriculture and protected lands along the [[Niagara Escarpment]] are still the predominant land uses in the region. Halton has been ranked by ''[[Maclean's]]'' national crime ranking report as being the "safest place to live" in the GTA and one of the top five in Canada.<ref>[http://www.haltonwatch.com/Safest%20Place%20to%20Live.htm Halton Region Ranked Safest Place to Live in GTA, Top 5 in Canada]</ref>

==History==
The Regional Municipality of Halton was established on 1 January 1974 as the successor to the former [[Halton County, Ontario|Halton County]] by the ''Regional Municipality of Halton Act, 1973''.<ref>''Regional Municipality of Halton Act, 1973'', S.O. 1973, c. 70</ref> From 1 January 2003, it has been governed by the ''[[Municipal Act]]''.<ref>[http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_01m25_e.htm ''Municipal Act, 2001'', S.O. 2001, c. 25]</ref>

Until the 2000 municipal elections, the chairperson of the regional council had been appointed by the Ontario government. From that date, it has been an elective position. [[Joyce Savoline]] was the last appointed chairperson, and was elected and reelected until her retirement from the position in 2006. The current regional chairperson is [[Gary Carr (politician)|Gary Carr]].

==Regional council==

The council consists of the elected chairperson, the mayors of the local municipalities, and regional councillors elected by wards from the local municipalities (who also sit on their respective municipal councils).

The current membership of the council is as follows:{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Municipality 
! scope="col" | Chairperson 
! scope="col" | Mayor 
! scope="col" | Regional councillors
|-
! scope="row" | City of Burlington
| rowspan="4" |[[Gary Carr (politician)|Gary Carr]]
|[[Marianne Meed Ward]]
| Kelvin Galbraith<br/>Lisa Kearns<br/>Rory Nisan<br/>Shawna Stolte<br/>Paul Sharman<br/>Angelo Bentivegna
|-
! scope="row" | Town of Oakville
| [[Rob Burton]]
| Sean O'Meara<br/>Cathy Duddeck<br/>Dave Gittings<br/>Allan Elgar<br/>Jeff Knoll<br/>Tom Adams<br/>Pavan Parmar
|-
! scope="row" | Town of Milton
| [[Gordon Krantz]]
| Colin Best<br/>Rick Malboeuf<br/>Mike Cluett<br/>Zeeshan Hamid
|-
! scope="row" | Town of Halton Hills
| Ann Lawlor
| Jane Fogal<br/>Clark Somerville
|}

== Regional services ==
Halton Region provides the following services to its communities:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mississaugahaltonhealthline.ca/displayservice.aspx?id=92478 |title=Halton. Regional Municipality of Halton - Halton Regional Centre  |date=15 July 2017 |publisher=Health Line |access-date=13 November 2019 }}</ref>
*Economic development
*Emergency planning
*Regional planning and growth management
*Recycling and waste
*Regional roads
*Sewage (wastewater) collection systems and treatment plants
*Water purification plants and distribution systems
*Housing supports and services
*Children and parenting
*Employment and financial assistance
*Ontario Works (social services)
*Services for seniors
*Paramedic services
*Public health
*Immunizations and preventable diseases
*Food safety
*[[Halton Regional Police Service]]

In 2018, the Region had 27 emergency vehicles and 254 paramedics; the latter answered 53,094 paramedic calls. The Police service had 721 police officers; its 911 call centre received 121,971 reports of emergency.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.halton.ca/The-Region/Finance-and-Transparency/Annual-Financial-Report |title=Annual Fincncial Report 2018 |date=27 March 2019  |publisher=Halton Region |access-date=13 November 2019 }}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Halton_RegionalStructure.jpg|thumb|upright|Identification of urban and rural features of the Region.]]
While the urban areas of Burlington, Oakville and Milton are experiencing rapid growth, there is still a significant proportion of the Region that is still rural, most of which is protected as part of the provincial [[Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe)|Greenbelt]] or as part of the [[Niagara Escarpment|Niagara Escarpment Plan]].

Halton is somewhat unusual, in that it has three distinct climate zones within its relatively small area,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://atlas.agr.gc.ca/agmaf/index_eng.html |title=Plant Hardiness Zones of Canada |access-date=2009-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717031555/http://atlas.agr.gc.ca/agmaf/index_eng.html |archive-date=2009-07-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which are as follows:

* Zone 5a - Halton Hills lying to the north of the Niagara Escarpment, together with the Town of Milton within the Grand River watershed
* Zone 5b - the remainder of Halton Hills, Milton north of Derry Road, and that part of Burlington lying north of the Niagara Escarpment
* Zone 6a - the southern remainder of the Region

===Climate===

{{Halton Region weatherbox}}

{{climate chart
| GEORGETOWN WWTP
|-11.2|-2|66.7
|-10.4|-0.6|58.6
|-6.6|4.6|66.3
|-0.2|11.7|75.4
|5.3|19.2|74.9
|10.1|24|80.1
|12.8|26.6|74.9
|12|25.5|84.9
|7.7|20.9|84.3
|2.1|14.1|67.2
|-2|6.8|79
|-7.5|0.7|72.7
|float=left
|clear=none
|source=<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=4923&prov=&lang=e&dCode=4&dispBack=1&StationName=Georgetown&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12|title= Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000|publisher= [[Environment Canada]]|access-date=February 15, 2012 }}</ref>
}}

{{climate chart
| BURLINGTON TS
|-8.6 |-0.9 |67.2
|-7.8 |0.1 |57.1
|-3.4 |5.1 |69.6
|2.2 |12.2 |73.2
|8.2 |19.4 |80.4
|13.6 |24.9 |70.8
|16.6 |28 |71.6
|16.1 |26.7 |76.8
|11.7 |21.8 |89
|5.8 |15 |73.8
|0.7 |7.9 |77.9
|-4.7 |2.1 |71.5
|float=left
|clear=none
|source=<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=4887&prov=&lang=e&dCode=1&dispBack=1&StationName=Burlington&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12|title= Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000|publisher= [[Environment Canada]]|access-date=February 15, 2012 }}</ref>
}}

{{climate chart
| OAKVILLE SE WPCP
|-9.2 |-0.6 |58.8
|-8.7 |0.2 |44.2
|-4.4 |4.7 |61.9
|1.2 |11.2 |67.6
|6.6 |17.6 |70.3
|12 |23 |71.3
|15.3 |26.2 |72.9
|14.9 |25.1 |78.4
|10.2 |20.8 |78.5
|4.5 |14 |68.8
|-0.1 |8 |71.5
|-5.9 |2.3 |64.6
|float=left
|clear=none
|source=<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=4846&prov=&lang=e&dCode=4&dispBack=1&StationName=Oakville&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12|title= Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000|publisher= [[Environment Canada]]|access-date=February 15, 2012 }}</ref>
}}
{{Clear}}

==Demographics==
As a [[Census divisions of Canada|census division]] in the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the Regional Municipality of Halton had a population of {{val|596637|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|208601|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|214322|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:596637-548435}}|548435|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|548435|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|965.71|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|596637|965.71|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021. The unemployment rate was 5.3% during the year. The average household income was very high, at $121,000.<ref name="2021census"/>
{{Canada census
 |location=
 |2021_population=596,637 | 2021_pop_delta=+8.8  | 2021_land_area=965.71 | 2021_pop_density=617.8
 |2021_median_age=40.8 | 2021_median_age_m=40.0 | 2021_median_age_f=42.0
 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=214,322 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=208,601 |2021_mean_hh_income=121,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00033524 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27
 |2016_population= 548,435| 2016_pop_delta= +9.3| 2016_land_area= 964.05| 2016_pop_density=568.9
 |2016_median_age= 40.5| 2016_median_age_m= 39.6 | 2016_median_age_f=41.3
 |2016_total_pvt_dwell= 192,980 |2016_mean_hh_income= 103,009 |2016_access_date=2020-11-05
 |2011_population= 501,669|2011_pop_delta= 14.2|2011_land_area= 964.01|2011_pop_density=520.4
 |2011_median_age= |2011_median_age_m= |2011_median_age_f=
 |2011_total_pvt_dwell= 182,304|2011_mean_hh_income= |2011_access_date=2012-02-08
 |2006_population= 439,256| 2006_pop_delta= 17.1| 2006_land_area= 967.17| 2006_pop_density=454.2
 |2006_median_age= 38.4| 2006_median_age_m= 37.6| 2006_median_age_f= 39.2
 |2006_total_pvt_dwell= 162,346| 2006_mean_hh_income= 83,496| 2006_access_date=2012-02-02
 |notes=
}}

{{Historical populations
|title       = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Regional Municipality of Halton
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|cols        = 2
|percentages = 
|footnote    = Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
|source      = Statistics Canada<ref name="2021census"/><ref name="2011census"/><ref name="2001census"/>
| 1976 |228,497
| 1981 |253,883
| 1986 |271,389
| 1991 |313,136
| 1996 |339,875
| 2001 |375,229
| 2006 |439,256
| 2011 |501,669
| 2016 |548,435
| 2021 |596,637
}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Regional Municipality of Halton (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br/>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021census"/>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3524&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&SearchText=Halton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3524&Data=Count&SearchText=Halton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3524&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Halton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3524&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Halton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
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|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 374,375
| {{Percentage | 374375 | 589770 | 2 }}
| 396,525
| {{Percentage | 396525 | 540975 | 2 }}
| 401,580
| {{Percentage | 401580 | 495440 | 2 }}
| 375,400
| {{Percentage | 375400 | 435400 | 2 }}
| 338,060
| {{Percentage | 338060 | 372410 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 81,245
| {{Percentage | 81245 | 589770 | 2 }}
| 50,075
| {{Percentage | 50075 | 540975 | 2 }}
| 31,860
| {{Percentage | 31860 | 495440 | 2 }}
| 18,570
| {{Percentage | 18570 | 435400 | 2 }}
| 10,115
| {{Percentage | 10115 | 372410 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 39,330
| {{Percentage | 39330 | 589770 | 2 }}
| 26,545
| {{Percentage | 26545 | 540975 | 2 }}
| 16,295
| {{Percentage | 16295 | 495440 | 2 }}
| 12,400
| {{Percentage | 12400 | 435400 | 2 }}
| 7,430
| {{Percentage | 7430 | 372410 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 27,785
| {{Percentage | 27785 | 589770 | 2 }}
| 16,695
| {{Percentage | 16695 | 540975 | 2 }}
| 8,390
| {{Percentage | 8390 | 495440 | 2 }}
| 5,010
| {{Percentage | 5010 | 435400 | 2 }}
| 2,640
| {{Percentage | 2640 | 372410 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|Black]]
| 20,430
| {{Percentage | 20430 | 589770 | 2 }}
| 15,230
| {{Percentage | 15230 | 540975 | 2 }}
| 10,970
| {{Percentage | 10970 | 495440 | 2 }}
| 8,100
| {{Percentage | 8100 | 435400 | 2 }}
| 5,660
| {{Percentage | 5660 | 372410 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 17,295
| {{Percentage | 17295 | 589770 | 2 }}
| 14,040
| {{Percentage | 14040 | 540975 | 2 }}
| 10,855
| {{Percentage | 10855 | 495440 | 2 }}
| 6,300
| {{Percentage | 6300 | 435400 | 2 }}
| 3,145
| {{Percentage | 3145 | 372410 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 11,495
| {{Percentage | 11495 | 589770 | 2 }}
| 8,945
| {{Percentage | 8945 | 540975 | 2 }}
| 6,315
| {{Percentage | 6315 | 495440 | 2 }}
| 3,760
| {{Percentage | 3760 | 435400 | 2 }}
| 1,550
| {{Percentage | 1550 | 372410 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 5,890
| {{Percentage | 5890 | 589770 | 2 }}
| 5,455
| {{Percentage | 5455 | 540975 | 2 }}
| 4,010
| {{Percentage | 4010 | 495440 | 2 }}
| 2,640
| {{Percentage | 2640 | 435400 | 2 }}
| 1,800
| {{Percentage | 1800 | 372410 | 2 }}
|-
| Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 11,940
| {{Percentage | 11940 | 589770 | 2 }}
| 7,470
| {{Percentage | 7470 | 540975 | 2 }}
| 5,175
| {{Percentage | 5175 | 495440 | 2 }}
| 3,210
| {{Percentage | 3210 | 435400 | 2 }}
| 2,010
| {{Percentage | 2010 | 372410 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 589,770
! {{Percentage | 589770 | 596637 | 2 }}
! 540,975
! {{Percentage | 540975 | 548435 | 2 }}
! 495,440
! {{Percentage | 495440 | 501674 | 2 }}
! 435,400
! {{Percentage | 435400 | 439256 | 2 }}
! 372,410
! {{Percentage | 372410 | 375229 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 596,637
! {{Percentage | 596637 | 596637 | 2 }}
! 548,435
! {{Percentage | 548435 | 548435 | 2 }}
! 501,674
! {{Percentage | 501674 | 501674 | 2 }}
! 439,256
! {{Percentage | 439256 | 439256 | 2 }}
! 375,229
! {{Percentage | 375229 | 375229 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

==Economy==

===Labour force===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Employment activity
|-
!
! 2011
! 2006
! 2001
! 1996
|-
|Participation rate  || ||71.9% ||72.1% ||76.8%
|-
|Employment rate  || ||68.5% ||69.3% ||72.8%
|-
|Unemployment rate  || ||4.7% ||4.0% ||5.1%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Employment by industry
|-
!
! 2011
! 2006
! 2001
! 1996
|-
|Agriculture and resources  || ||4,180 ||3,935 ||2,870
|-
|Construction
|
| 12,060
| rowspan = "2" | 41,540
| 8,085
|-
|Manufacturing
|
| 31,635
| 33,235
|-
|Wholesale trade
|
| 18,915
| rowspan = "2" | 38,440
| 14,760
|-
|Retail trade
|
| 27,245
| 22,175
|-
|Financial and real estate  || ||23,030 ||19,550 ||16,150
|-
|Health care and social services
|
| 19,535
| rowspan = "2" |29,935
| 15,870
|-
|Educational services
|
| 17,060
| 13,250
|-
|Business services  || ||53,975 ||45,120 ||31,045
|-
|Other services  || ||39,565 ||32,935 ||31,490
|-
|Total  || ||247,200 ||211,455 ||188,930

|}

===Agriculture===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Trend per Census of Agriculture
|-
! rowspan = "2" |Type
! colspan = "6"|2011
! colspan = "6"|2006
! 2001
|-
| Halton Hills || Milton || Burlington || Oakville || Total || % change || Halton Hills || Milton || Burlington || Oakville || Total<ref>{{Cite web|title = 2006 Agricultural community profile|url = http://www26.statcan.ca:8080/AgrProfiles/cp06/Table1.action?prov=35&search=search&placename=halton&placestart=0&geog_id=350224015&geog_id_amal=350224015&loccode=22465&tab_id=1|access-date = 2012-02-15}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> || % change || Total
|-
| Number of farms || 169 || 209 ||70  ||21  || 469 ||{{loss}}15.6% ||206 ||260  ||79  ||21 ||  566 || {{loss}}8.5%|| 619
|-
| Total area of farms (in hectares) || 15,436 || 11,289 ||3,259  || 2,216 || 32,200 ||{{loss}}10.5% ||16,747  || 12,592 ||4,306 ||2,331  || 35,976|| {{loss}}10.0%|| 39,966
|-
| Area of land in crops || 12,507 || 8,288 ||2,106  ||2,057  || 24,958 ||{{loss}}8.6% ||13,353  ||8,741  ||3,084  ||2,133 || 27,311|| {{loss}}10.4%|| 30,469
|-
| Gross farm receipts ($ millions) || 39.99 || 57.36 ||23.24  || 3.35 || 123.94 ||{{loss}}6.1% ||57.75  ||40.52   ||30.61 ||3.16  || 132.04|| {{loss}}6.7%|| 141.47
|-
| Total cattle and calves || 2,672 || 1,854 || x || x || 4,907 ||{{loss}}52.0% ||3,571  ||2,725  || 3,919 ||0 || 10,215|| {{loss}}11.8%|| 11,581
|-
| Total pigs || x || x || x || x || x ||N/A|| x || x ||  x|| x|| 3,508|| {{loss}}43.9%|| 6,254
|}

''x = suppressed for reasons of confidentiality''

Halton's agricultural sector is supported by regional infrastructure such as the [[Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority|Port of Hamilton]] which is a growing agri-food hub for the import of agricultural inputs and the export of local crops.

===2018 economic report===
The 2018 budget document contains additional specifics and updates as to the Region's finances. In that year, gross revenues were $1.2 billion while operating expenses totaled $821.5 million for a net revenue of $350.2 million, an increase of 1.2% over the previous year. The increase was mostly due to increases in grants and taxes. The Region included over 13,200 companies and employed over 229,000 persons. The credit rating of AAA was confirmed by S&P Global Ratings and Moody's Investors Service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.halton.ca/The-Region/Finance-and-Transparency/Annual-Financial-Report |title=Annual Financial Report 2018 |date=27 March 2019  |publisher=Halton Region |access-date=13 November 2019 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Ontario]]
* [[Halton Region Conservation Authority]]
* [[Halton District School Board]]
* [[Halton Catholic District School Board]]
* [[List of numbered roads in Halton Region]]
* {{section link|List of secondary schools in Ontario|Regional Municipality of Halton}}
* [[Proposal for the Province of Toronto]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.halton.ca}}

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|Northwest=[[Wellington County, Ontario|Wellington County]]
|Northeast=[[Regional Municipality of Peel]]
|Southwest=[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] (single-tier city)
|Southeast=''[[Lake Ontario]]''
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{{Greater Toronto Area}}
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