The 2018-2022 Toronto City Council consists of councillors elected in the 2018 municipal election. The current council term began on December 4, 2018.[1]
2018-2022 Toronto City Council | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Toronto City Council | ||||
Meeting place | Toronto City Hall | ||||
Term | October 22, 2018 – | ||||
Election | 2018 Toronto municipal election | ||||
Website | www.toronto.ca/council | ||||
City Council | |||||
Toronto City Hall is the seat of government | |||||
Members | 26 | ||||
Mayor (head of council) | John Tory (since 2014) | ||||
Deputy Mayor | Denzil Minnan-Wong | ||||
Speaker | Frances Nunziata (since 2010) | ||||
Deputy Speaker | Shelley Carroll |
In 2018, the Mayor's salary was $192,503 and Councillors was $114,306.[2][3]
Leadership
editThe Mayor of Toronto for this term (2018-2022) is John Tory.[1]
Composition
editWard (Community Councils) | Incumbent | Notes |
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Mayor | John Tory | |
1 Etobicoke North (Etobicoke and York) |
Michael Ford | Resigned on June 15, 2022, to run for a provincial parliament seat;[4] the seat remained vacant until June 24, 2022. |
Rosemarie Bryan | Appointed to this seat on June 24, 2022, but resigned hours after her appointment on the same day due to controversy over past anti-LGBTQ sentiments on social media.[5] The seat remained vacant again until August 15, 2022. | |
Rose Milczyn | Appointed to this seat on August 15, 2022, for the remainder of the council term.[6] | |
2 Etobicoke Centre (Etobicoke and York) |
Stephen Holyday | |
3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore (Etobicoke and York) |
Mark Grimes | |
4 Parkdale—High Park (Toronto and East York) |
Gord Perks | |
5 York South—Weston (Etobicoke and York) |
Frances Nunziata | Speaker |
6 York Centre (North York) |
James Pasternak | |
7 Humber River—Black Creek (North York) |
Anthony Perruzza | |
8 Eglinton—Lawrence (North York) |
Mike Colle | |
9 Davenport (Toronto and East York) |
Ana Bailão | |
10 Spadina—Fort York (Toronto and East York) |
Joe Cressy | Resigned on April 30, 2022, after accepting a position at George Brown College;[7] the seat remained vacant until May 31, 2022. |
Joe Mihevc | Appointed to this seat on June 1, 2022, for the remainder of the council term.[8] | |
11 University—Rosedale (Toronto and East York) |
Mike Layton | |
12 Toronto—St. Paul's (Toronto and East York) |
Josh Matlow | |
13 Toronto Centre (Toronto and East York) |
Kristyn Wong-Tam | Resigned on May 4, 2022, to run for a provincial parliament seat;[9] the seat remained vacant until May 31, 2022. |
Robin Buxton Potts | Appointed to this seat on June 1, 2022, for the remainder of the council term.[8] | |
14 Toronto—Danforth (Toronto and East York) |
Paula Fletcher | |
15 Don Valley West (North York) |
Jaye Robinson | |
16 Don Valley East (North York) |
Denzil Minnan-Wong | Deputy Mayor |
17 Don Valley North (North York) |
Shelley Carroll | Deputy Speaker |
18 Willowdale (North York) |
John Filion | |
19 Beaches—East York (Toronto and East York) |
Brad Bradford | |
20 Scarborough Southwest (Scarborough) |
Gary Crawford | |
21 Scarborough Centre (Scarborough) |
Michael Thompson | |
22 Scarborough—Agincourt (Scarborough) |
Jim Karygiannis | Removed from office thrice due to 2018 municipal election-related controversy, with his final removal on September 24, 2020.[10] |
Nick Mantas | Assumed the office on January 18, 2021, after being elected in a by-election three days earlier.[11] | |
23 Scarborough North (Scarborough) |
Cynthia Lai | Died in office on October 21, 2022, three days before the 2022 municipal election of which she is a participant;[12] seat remained vacant until the end of council term. |
24 Scarborough—Guildwood (Scarborough) |
Paul Ainslie | |
25 Scarborough—Rouge Park (Scarborough) |
Jennifer McKelvie |
Executive committee
editCurrent members of the Committee:[13]
References
edit- ^ a b Fox, Chris (2018-12-04). "Tory calls on members of council to 'reject the politics of division'". CP24. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ Craggs, Samantha (Mar 14, 2019). "Hamilton's mayor earned more than Toronto mayor John Tory in 2018". CBC. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Levy, Sue-Ann (2018-07-28). "LEVY: What a councillor costs us at City Hall | Toronto Sun". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Toronto councillor Michael Ford running as candidate in Ontario PC party". CP24. 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ Brown, Desmond (2022-06-24). "Toronto's newest city councillor resigns hours after appointment over anti-LGBTQ social media posts". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Toronto city council appoints Rose Milczyn as interim councillor for Ward 1-Etobicoke North". CBC News. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Morton, Michelle (2022-04-05). "Joe Cressy resigns politics for new job at George Brown College". CityNews. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ a b "City Council appoints Joe Mihevc as Councillor for Ward 10 - Spadina-Fort York and Robin Buxton Potts for Ward 13 - Toronto Centre". City of Toronto. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ Pagliaro, Jennifer (2022-04-08). "Kristyn Wong-Tam to leave city council to run for the NDP in June provincial election". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ Pagliaro, Jennifer (September 24, 2020). "Jim Karygiannis removed from city council — for a third and final time". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "'I was able to bring people together over the years': Nick Mantas on replacing Jim Karygiannis as councillor for Ward 22". thestar.com. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Kopun, Francine (October 21, 2022). "Toronto councillor Cynthia Lai, running for re-election, dies". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Executive Committee (2018-2022)". app.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 2019-06-04.