Toronto City Council 2018–2022

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
2014-2018 2022-2026
Overview
Legislative bodyToronto City Council
Meeting placeToronto City Hall
TermOctober 22, 2018 
Election2018 Toronto municipal election
Websitewww.toronto.ca/council
City Council
Toronto City Hall is the seat of government
Members26
Mayor
(head of council)
John Tory (since 2014)
Deputy MayorDenzil Minnan-Wong
SpeakerFrances Nunziata (since 2010)
Deputy SpeakerShelley Carroll

In 2018, the Mayor's salary was $192,503 and Councillors was $114,306.[2][3]

Leadership

The Mayor of Toronto for this term (2018-2022) is John Tory.[1]

Composition

Members of Toronto City Council, 2018–2022 term
Ward (Community Councils) Incumbent Notes
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

Current members of the Committee:[13]

References

  1. Fox, Chris (2018-12-04). "Tory calls on members of council to 'reject the politics of division'". CP24. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. Craggs, Samantha (Mar 14, 2019). "Hamilton's mayor earned more than Toronto mayor John Tory in 2018". CBC. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  3. Levy, Sue-Ann (2018-07-28). "LEVY: What a councillor costs us at City Hall | Toronto Sun". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. "Toronto councillor Michael Ford running as candidate in Ontario PC party". CP24. 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. 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.
  6. "Toronto city council appoints Rose Milczyn as interim councillor for Ward 1-Etobicoke North". CBC News. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  7. Morton, Michelle (2022-04-05). "Joe Cressy resigns politics for new job at George Brown College". CityNews. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  8. "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.
  9. 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.
  10. Pagliaro, Jennifer (September 24, 2020). "Jim Karygiannis removed from city council — for a third and final time". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  11. "'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.
  12. Kopun, Francine (October 21, 2022). "Toronto councillor Cynthia Lai, running for re-election, dies". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  13. "Executive Committee (2018-2022)". app.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
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