Municipal Policies

Under the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act, municipalities must adopt a code of ethics and conduct governing elected municipal officers. This code applies to all members of the Vaudreuil-Dorion Municipal Council, and has the following objectives:

• To give priority to the values on which Council members will base their decisions, and contribute to a better understanding of the municipality's values;
• To instil standards of conduct that facilitate the incorporation of these values into the decision-making process and into the Council members’ general conduct as elected officers;
• To prevent ethical conflicts and, if they do occur, to help resolve them efficiently and with discernment;
• To ensure sanctions in the event of an ethical breach.

Code of ethics and conduct governing elected officers of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion (In French)

Under the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act, municipalities must adopt a code of ethics and conduct governing municipal employees. This code applies to all employees of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion, and has the following objectives:

• To give priority to the values of the municipality;
• To instil standards of conduct that facilitate the adoption of these values;
• To prevent ethical conflicts and, if they do occur, to help resolve them efficiently and with discernment;
• To ensure sanctions in the event of an ethical breach.

Code of ethics and conduct governing employees of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion (In French)

In accordance with the Act to Secure Handicapped Persons in the Exercise of Their Rights with a View to Achieving Social, School and Workplace Integration, the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion produces an annual action plan for reducing obstacles to the integration of people with disabilities. This plan describes the City’s achievements in this regard over the past year, as well as the measures it intends to implement during the current year.

Action plan for people with disabilities in the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion

The Vaudreuil-Dorion Parks and Green Spaces Master Plan (in French) is a planning tool that takes stock, identifies and prioritizes a series of actions to be implemented by the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion over the next seven years (2018-2025).

The cultural mission of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion is to provide support, initiatives, consolidation and innovation so that its cultural life will be inclusive, participatory and connected to the overall development of the community. Adopted in 2013, the City’s cultural policy presents its key cultural issues, principles and commitments.

Cultural Policy of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion (In French)

The Artwork Acquisition Policy was created in order to support and promote local artists while fostering access to arts by building a rich and coherent municipal collection that reflects the values of the City and its community.

Artwork Acquisition Policy 

The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion's toponymic and odonymic designation policy is intended to provide a framework for the naming process of a public thoroughfare, a park or green space, a public square or monument, or a municipal building, including engineering structures.

It is also intended as a guide to help the City exercise its jurisdiction so that all new toponymic and odonymic designations are significant of the surrounding environment and can be based on selection criteria that foster a sense of belonging within the community and bear witness to a place or people who have shaped or marked the City's history.

Toponymic and odonymic designation policy

The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework for the use of flags, particularly in the context of raising or half-masting flags.

Policy on half-masting and raising flags

The environmental policy of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion reflects its vision, values and priorities with regard to the environment, and represents its cornerstone for reflection and decision-making. It facilitates the integration of environmental protection actions into municipal planning and day-to-day activities, and serves as a reminder of the City's leading role. The environmental strategy is the vehicle for the environmental policy, which identifies the means to achieve the stated commitments. It specifies the directions to be followed by the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion to guarantee environmental protection, sustainable development, adaptation to climate change and halt the loss of biodiversity.

Environmental Policy and Strategy of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion (In French)

The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion has chosen to equip itself with an additional tool to promote the well-being of families and seniors on its territory. The objective was to have a concerted frame of reference for the implementation of measures to meet the evolving needs of a diverse population. It was important for the municipality to prioritize the development of children and teenagers in their environment, to support parents, to support the active aging of seniors and their maintenance at home. The tool developed would also promote collaboration with local partners, in addition to allowing intergenerational solidarity. With these objectives in mind, the City undertook the PFM process in parallel with the MADA process, because for the municipal administration, these two approaches naturally went hand in hand.

Family and Seniors Policy

Famili printable board game (In French)
Playing board
Game rules
Action cards
Citizen tokens and theme tiles
Objective bookmarks

The traffic calming measures policy aims to develop safer and more peaceful living environments for citizens in addition to ensuring effective traffic management.

Traffic Calming Measures Policy (In French)

The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework for citizens' requests to have municipal roads paved with gravel that have never been paved.

Policy for paving municipal roadways with gravel (In French)

This Support and Recognition Policy for organizations is intended to provide a clear vision of the level of partnership with cultural, sports and community organizations and to specify the level of intervention with organizations working on the territory of Vaudreuil-Dorion.

Support and Recognition Policy for Cultural, Sports and Community Organizations of Vaudreuil-Dorion (in French)

Policy Summary (in French)

Forms

• Application form for recognition of organizations (in French)

The athlete support policy (in French) was created to highlight the athletic performance of young athletes in Vaudreuil-Dorion and to encourage their participation in major sporting events. The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion wishes to offer financial support to help them continue their journey to the highest summits and to see them shine beyond the limits of their city. 

Athlete support policy (in French)

Forms

• Athlete Application Form (in French)
• Coach's Application Form (in French)

Over the past twenty years, Vaudreuil-Dorion has undergone a major transformation. The population has more than doubled and among the new citizens, many are immigrants. It is with this in mind, and in accordance with its 2020 > 2025 strategic plan Habité par ma ville, that the municipal administration has set itself the goal of developing mechanisms for welcoming, integrating and supporting all new residents. This approach, which involves the City, local partners and the citizens of Vaudreuil-Dorion, aims to renew the community's sense of belonging and to develop a welcoming and inclusive community life.

This policy is intended to be a frame of reference for the administration and the municipal council. It formalizes all the daily actions that ensure that Vaudreuil-Dorion is a welcoming and inclusive community that recognizes diversity and fights against all forms of discrimination.

Policy on togetherness (in French)

The City has several prevention programs to ensure the health and safety of its employees and citizens.

City of Vaudreuil-Dorion prevention program (In French)

Prevention program – Fire Department (In French)

Prevention program – Water Department (In French)

Prevention program – Public Works Department (In French)

In keeping with its mission and values, the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion promotes the integration of children with special needs into its day camp program.

The Leisure Integration Program aims to provide accommodations for children with special needs who would otherwise be unable to participate in regular day camp activities. It does not replace specialized camps, but offers a service for integration and inclusion in regular day camp programs.

To register a child requiring special assistance for summer day camp, please submit a request between February 10 and March 10 of each year by contacting the Leisure and Culture Department by e-mail or at 450-455-3371, option 4.

The Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information requires municipalities to implement a governance framework for the protection of personal information. This framework includes a personal information management and protection policy, as well as a confidentiality policy.

The aim of these policies is to ensure the protection of personal information throughout its life cycle. They define the rights of the persons concerned, provide for the handling of complaints relating to the protection of personal information, and define the roles, responsibilities and training and awareness activities of Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion personnel.

Confidentiality Policy (in French)
Personal information management and protection Policy (in French)