Community Engagement
Community engagement is about working together to shape the future of the County of Brant. It means encouraging community members like you to learn about what's happening in your community, participate in conversations, and share feedback about the policies, programs, and decisions that affect daily life in the County. Whether it’s about parks, roads, community programs, or big-picture planning, meaningful community engagement is about listening, learning, and sharing your voice to help create positive change.
For more information about community engagement in the County, including an extensive list of frequently asked questions, please visit the Community Engagement webpage on Engage Brant.
Community Engagement Framework
The County of Brant's Community Engagement Framework is a structured approach that guides how the County of Brant involves the public in decision-making processes. It provides a clear set of principles, processes, and tools to ensure that community input is gathered effectively, transparently, and meaningfully. The framework helps create consistent, equitable, and inclusive engagement between the community and County of Brant Council and staff.
Engage Brant
The Engage Brant website is the County of Brant's community engagement website. It provides an online space to share information, share ideas, and gather feedback on projects and initiatives happening in the County. Each project page details project information, including clear goals, level of engagement, and outlines how you can get involved to share your input.
This easy-to-use platform provides an opportunity for you to learn about what’s happening in the County and participate in meaningful conversations – at your convenience. You can explore project details and updates, take surveys, join discussions, discover ways to engage in person, simply stay informed, and more.
Whether it’s shaping future parks, improving services, inspiring new programs, or helping to build inclusive communities, your voice matters!
Register at EngageBrant.ca/register to be notified of engagement opportunities as they are available and to have access to fully participate in all available projects.
Other Ways to Engage With Us
| Visit the County of Brant website |
| Visit the County of Brant website for listings of County services, programs, news and other information. |
| Subscribe to County News |
Subscribe to County news and receive the most current information about what’s happening in the County. You can select from the following topics to be notified about:
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| Quarterly Newsletters |
| Quarterly newsletters are another great way to stay up-to-date on County information. To receive the e-Newsletter, subscribe to News. To join the mailing list for print communications, by sending an email to info@brant.ca or by calling 519.44BRANT (519.442.7268), 1.855.44BRANT. |
| Engage In Person |
| Public meetings, open houses, pop-up events, and surveys offered at our Customer Service Offices in Burford and Paris are some of the ways we connect with you in person. For details on upcoming locations and events, visit the Engage Brant website. Participate in surveys or sign up for Engage Brant through our digital screens and kiosks located at County facilities and parks. |
| Social Media |
| County of Brant’s social media channels share information, news and events, and encourage respectful two-way communication: Facebook, Instagram, X. and LinkedIn. |
| County of Brant's YouTube Channel |
| County of Brant's YouTube channel hosts live and previously recorded Council and Committee Meetings and County videos. |
| Local Media |
| When the budget allows, we also work with local media partners to reach you through newspapers and magazines, billboards, radio, digital signs and roadside signs. |
Engage with Council
Stay up-to-date with everything happening in communities throughout the County during County of Brant Council meetings. Council meetings can be watched in real time or at a later date through the County of Brant's YouTube Channel.
View the Council and Committee Calendar.
Speak at a Council meeting
Council encourages residents and members of the public to comment as delegations at Council Meetings. Any person who wishes to speak at a Committee or Council meeting must complete the Delegation Request Form. For complete details, please visit Speaking Before Council webpage.