Ontario Expanding Strong Mayor Powers to Build More Homes Faster

The Ontario government is expanding strong mayor powers to the mayors of 26 large and fast-growing municipalities that have committed to a housing pledge as part of the province’s work to build 1.5 million homes by 2031.

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. These enhanced powers will also bring increased accountably for local leaders, while checks and balances maintain the important oversight role of councillors.

News Release; https://news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounder/1003166/strong-mayor-powers-expanded-to-mayors-in-26-municipalities