Government Adds Municipalities to Strong Mayor Regulation

As announced at the 2023 AMO Conference, the Government has added 18 municipalities to O. Reg. 530/22, which identifies municipalities with heads of council that have strong mayor powers.  

The following municipalities are now designated for the purpose of section 284.2 of the Municipal Act. This is in addition to the City of Toronto, which is designated by regulation under the City of Toronto Act.  Bolded municipalities were added on October 31, 2023.

The Town of AjaxThe Town of East GwillimburyThe Town of MiltonThe City of St. Catharines
The Town of AuroraThe Town of GeorginaThe City of MississaugaThe City of Thunder Bay
The City of BarrieThe City of Greater SudburyThe City of Niagara FallsThe City of Vaughan
The City of BellevilleThe City of GuelphThe City of North BayThe City of Waterloo
The Town of Bradford West GwillimburyThe Town of Halton HillsThe Town of OakvilleThe City of Welland
The City of BramptonThe City of HamiltonThe City of OshawaThe Town of Whitby
The City of BrantfordThe Town of InnisfilThe City of OttawaThe Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
The City of BurlingtonThe City of Kawartha LakesThe City of PeterboroughThe City of Windsor
The Town of CaledonThe City of KingstonThe City of PickeringThe City of Woodstock
The City of CambridgeThe City of KitchenerThe City of Richmond Hill 
The Municipality of Chatham-KentThe City of LondonThe City of Sarnia 
The Municipality of ClaringtonThe City of MarkhamThe City of Sault Ste. Marie 

In addition to the Town of Newmarket, which rejected the housing pledge proposed this summer, the Town of New Tecumseth, Norfolk County, and Haldimand County declined to sign on to the province’s housing pledge, meaning these municipalities will not have strong mayor powers at this time.

AMCTO continues to support members transitioning to strong mayor systems. If you’d like to know more about our resources, please reach out to our policy and government relations team.

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