Uploading refers to provincial governments taking back responsibility for services previously delivered by municipalities, the opposite of downloading. Uploading recognizes that some services may be better delivered at the provincial level due to consistency requirements, funding capacity, or specialized expertise. Ontario's upload of social services costs following the downloading of the 1990s represents uploading. Municipal associations advocate for uploading services that strain local fiscal capacity or require provincial coordination. Uploading decisions involve negotiating transition arrangements, staffing implications, and ongoing municipal roles. Full uploading transfers both service delivery and funding responsibility to the province. Uploading is less common than downloading because provinces generally prefer distributing service responsibilities rather than absorbing them.