The OMB receives its authority from the Ontario Municipal Board Act, which also establishes the board's jurisdictional powers. Through the legislation, the board receives its power to act as an adjudicative tribunal, "The Board has all the powers of a court of record and shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed", is granted exclusive jurisdiction over the domain in which it operates, and "has authority to hear and determine all questions of law or of fact" in matters within its jurisdiction.
The Act also grants to the OMB general municipal jurisdiction and railway and utilities jurisdiction.
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