L'Anse au Clair is an incorporated municipality in the province of Newfoundland & Labrador. The town was incorporated in 1970. Regular council meetings are held to conduct town business.

These council meetings are held at the AMG Town Centre at 7:30pm on the first Monday of every month (if Monday is a holiday, the meeting will be held the following work day) and are open to the public. Residents can attend meetings without notice. However, if you want to make a presentation or address council, you need to be added to the agenda ahead of time. In this case, please call the town office (931-2481) a few days in advance to be added.

Residents with questions or concerns may also send a letter to council delivered either by mail, in person during business hours, or by email to townoflanseauclair@hotmail.com. Your inquiry will be reviewed during the next regular council meeting and responded to promptly afterwards by email or written letter.

Town Council 2021-present

• Wade Chubbs, Mayor
• Sheila Chubbs, Deputy Mayor
• Shelley Griffin, Councillor
• Monica Hunt, Councillor
• Pat Jones, Councillor
• Chad Letto, Councillor
• Sandra Thomas, Councillor

L'Anse au Clair's previous town centre was destroyed by fire in 2016.

A new town centre called the AMG Town Centre was built in 2018. See the gallery section for additional pictures. The town office is staffed by a town clerk/manager, Steve Martin. Former town clerk, Loretta Griffin, retired in 2021 after thirty-three years of service.

The town council provides the following services for residents:

• Water & sewer to all the town, including roadside fire hydrants
• Volunteer fire department and a fire hall
• Outdoor skating rink, ballfield and playground
• Town greenhouse
• Town Hall exercise and recreation equipment during business hours, and facilities for events
• Walking and hiking trails

As well, these commercial services are available in the town:

• Telephone, DSL Internet, cell phone & satellite TV services provided by Bell Aliant
• Cable TV provided by Clearview Cable

The town is a member of several organizations within the province and the local region:

• Combined Councils of Labrador
• Municipalities Newfoundland & Labrador
• Regional Waste Disposal Committee (7 communities, L'Anse au Clair to Pinware)
• Labrador Straits Historical Development Corporation
• Southern Labrador Development Association