Strong Mayor Powers Expanded to Mayors in 26 Municipalities

Strong mayor powers offer tools to help heads of council cut red tape and speed up the delivery of key shared municipal-provincial priorities such as housing, transit and infrastructure in their municipalities.

Strong mayor powers for Toronto and Ottawa took effect in the Fall of 2022 and will be expanded to mayors in these additional 26 large and fast-growing municipalities on July 1, 2023. The 26 designated municipalities are single- or lower-tier municipalities with a population over 100,000, or growing to 100,000 by 2031, and have submitted a housing pledge to the province.

  1. Ajax
  2. Barrie
  3. Brampton
  4. Brantford
  5. Burlington
  6. Caledon
  7. Cambridge
  8. Clarington
  9. Guelph
  10. Hamilton
  11. Kingston
  12. Kitchener
  13. London
  14. Markham
  15. Milton
  16. Mississauga
  17. Niagara Falls
  18. Oakville
  19. Oshawa
  20. Pickering
  21. Richmond Hill
  22. St. Catharines
  23. Vaughan
  24. Waterloo
  25. Whitby
  26. Windsor

In recognition of the fact that more homes are needed in communities across Ontario – in addition to the 28 municipalities that have committed to their housing pledges – the province is welcoming housing pledges from other municipalities as part of the ongoing work to get 1.5 million homes built by 2031.