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Deputy Mayor of Toronto

The deputy mayor of Toronto is a member of Toronto City Council appointed to assist the mayor of Toronto. One councillor is designated for statutory purposes and additional deputy mayors may be appointed to represent the mayor on an honorary basis, but with no statutory authority.

Deputy Mayor of Toronto
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Ausma Malik
Toronto and East York
since August 10, 2023
Jennifer McKelvie
Scarborough
since November 16, 2022
Michael Colle
North York
since August 10, 2023
Amber Morley
Etobicoke
since August 10, 2023
Statutory
Ausma Malik
since August 10, 2023
Toronto City Council
City of Toronto
Member ofToronto City Council
SeatToronto City Hall
AppointerMayor of Toronto
Constituting instrumentToronto Municipal Code, Chapter 27
SalaryCA$128,346.89 (as councillor)[1]
Websitewww.toronto.ca/mayor

Ausma Malik has served as the statutory deputy mayor since her appointment by Mayor Olivia Chow on August 10, 2023. Chow has named three additional deputy mayors: Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough), Amber Morley (Etobicoke), and Michael Colle (North York).

Statutory deputy mayor

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The member designated for statutory purposes is sometimes known as the first deputy mayor. This councillor performs the roles and functions assigned to the "deputy mayor" in the City of Toronto Act and various chapters of the Toronto Municipal Code. The statutory deputy mayor has all the rights, power and authority of the mayor created by council, and is the vice-chair of the executive committee. The statutory deputy mayor typically acts when the mayor is unable to.[2][3]

Role during mayoral vacancy

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When the office of Mayor of Toronto is vacant, the deputy mayor exercises the limited mayoral powers which are granted to the mayor by city council to ensure city business can continue to be carried out. This includes acting as the city's chief executive officer, representing the city, and special privileges during council sessions. The deputy mayor also assumes responsibility for the administrative management of the mayor's office.[4]

The deputy mayor does not become "acting" or "interim" mayor, nor does the deputy mayor assume the "strong-mayor" powers, which are granted by the province to the head of council, a role which remains vacant.[4][5]

Additional deputy mayors

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Non-statutory deputy mayors could be appointed to serve ceremonial roles. While holding no statutory authority, they represent the mayor at local events, can act as advisors, or lead a policy file.[6] Additional deputy mayors were appointed under mayors David Miller, John Tory and Olivia Chow.

History

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List of deputy mayors of Toronto

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Portrait Deputy Mayor Term start Term end Council ward Council term Status Notes
Mayor Mel Lastman (1998–2003)
  Case Ootes February 6, 1998 November 30, 2003 Ward 1 East York 1998–2000 Statutory [7][8]
Ward 29 Broadview—Greenwood 2000–2003
Mayor David Miller (2003–2010)
  Joe Pantalone December 4, 2003 November 30, 2010 Ward 19 Trinity—Spadina 2003–2006 Statutory [9]
2006–2010
  Sandra Bussin December 4, 2003 December 1, 2006 Ward 32 Beaches-East York 2003–2006 Non-statutory [10][11]
  Mike Feldman December 4, 2003 December 1, 2006 Ward 10 York Centre 2003–2006 Non-statutory [10][11]
Mayor Rob Ford (2010–2014)
  Doug Holyday December 1, 2010 August 21, 2013 Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre 2010–2014 Statutory [12]
  Norm Kelly August 21, 2013 November 30, 2014 Ward 40 Scarborough—Agincourt 2010–2014 Statutory Certain powers usually assigned to the mayor were transferred to Kelly during a special meeting of city council on November 15, 2013. [13]
Mayor John Tory (2014–2023)
  Denzil Minan-Wong December 1, 2014 November 15, 2022 Ward 34 Don Valley East 2014–2018 Statutory; North York [14]
Ward 16 Don Valley East 2018–2022
  Glenn De Baeremaeker December 1, 2014 December 1, 2018 Ward 38 Scarborough Centre 2014–2018 Non-statutory; Scarborough [14]
  Pam McConnell December 1, 2014 July 7, 2017 Ward 28 Toronto Centre-Rosedale 2014–2018 Non-statutory; Toronto and East York [14]
Vincent Crisanti December 1, 2014 September 12, 2017 Ward 1 Etobicoke North 2014–2018 Non-statutory;Etobicoke [14][15]
  Ana Bailão October 6, 2017 November 15, 2022 Ward 18 Davenport 2014–2018 Non-statutory; Toronto and East York [16]
Ward 9 Davenport 2018–2022
Stephen Holyday September 12, 2017 November 15, 2022 Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre 2014–2018 Non-statutory; Etobicoke and York [17]
Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre 2018–2022
  Michael Thompson December 1, 2018 September 29, 2022 Ward 21 Scarborough Centre 2018–2022 Non-statutory; Scarborough [18][19]
  Jennifer McKelvie November 16, 2022 August 10, 2023 Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park 2022–2026 Statutory Following Mayor Tory's resignation in 2023, McKelvie became the highest-ranking city official and assumed limited mayoral powers. [20]
Mayor Olivia Chow (2023–present)
  Ausma Malik August 10, 2023 Incumbent Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York 2022–2026 Statutory; Toronto and East York [21]
  Jennifer McKelvie August 10, 2023 Incumbent Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park 2022–2026 Non-statutory; Scarborough [21]
  Michael Colle August 10, 2023 Incumbent Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence 2022–2026 Non-statutory; North York [21]
Amber Morley August 10, 2023 Incumbent Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore 2022–2026 Non-statutory; Etobicoke [21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Budgets and Expense Reports". City of Toronto.
  2. ^ "The Roles of the Mayor and City Council" (PDF). City of Toronto. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27" (PDF). Toronto City Council. n.d. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "City of Toronto mayoral transition process". City of Toronto. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. ^ "Five things to know following the abrupt resignation of John Tory". CP24. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  6. ^ Alcoba, Natalie (December 1, 2014). "John Tory's plan 'to bring the city together': Four deputy mayors — one from each region of Toronto". National Post. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. ^ "City of Toronto By-law No. 24-1998 To appoint a Deputy Mayor" (PDF). Toronto City Council.
  8. ^ "City of Toronto By-law 429-2002" (PDF).
  9. ^ "City of Toronto By-law 18-2004" (PDF).
  10. ^ a b "Minutes of the Council of the City of Toronto December 2 and 4, 2003" (PDF). City of Toronto.
  11. ^ a b staff, Town Crier (2004-01-17). "Sandra Bussin only female deputy mayor". Streeter. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  12. ^ "Being Ford's deputy mayor never dull, Holyday says". Toronto Star. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  13. ^ "Coun. Norm Kelly appointed as Toronto's new deputy mayor". CTV Toronto. 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  14. ^ a b c d Alcoba, Natalie (December 1, 2014). "John Tory's plan 'to bring the city together': Four deputy mayors — one from each region of Toronto". National Post. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  15. ^ "John Tory removes Vincent Crisanti as deputy mayor after supporting Doug Ford - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  16. ^ Rieti, John (October 6, 2017). "Ana Bailao wins promotion to deputy mayor". CBC News.
  17. ^ Freeman, Joshua (2017-09-13). "John Tory stands by decision to strip Vince Crisanti of deputy mayor role". CTV Toronto. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  18. ^ "Tory makes his picks for deputy mayors, committee chairs". torontosun. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  19. ^ "Michael Thompson dropped as Toronto deputy mayor after sex assault charge". torontosun. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  20. ^ "John Tory appoints Jennifer McKelvie as Toronto's new deputy mayor". Toronto Star. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  21. ^ a b c d "ST2.1 - Mayor Chow - Councillors and Committees" (PDF). City of Toronto.
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