Gatineau City Council Explained

Gatineau City Council
Native Name:	Conseil municipal de Gatineau
Native Name Lang:	fr-CA
Coa Pic:	Coat of arms of Gatineau, Quebec.png
Coa Res:	120px
Coa Caption:	Coat of arms of Gatineau
House Type:	Unicameral city council
Legislature:	2021–2025 term
Leader1 Type:	Mayor
Leader1:	Maude Marquis-Bissonnette
Party1:	Action Gatineau
Election1:	June 18, 2024
Leader2 Type:	Speaker
Leader2:	Steven Boivin
Party2:	Independent
Election2:	November 7, 2021
Members:	19 plus the Mayor
Structure1:	Gatineau City Council June 2024.svg
Structure1 Res:	250px
Political Groups1:	Action Gatineau (10) Independent (10)
Term Length:	Four years, renewable
Authority:	Charter of the Ville de Gatineau
Salary:	CA$57,660^[1]
Last Election1:	November 7, 2021 (20 seats)
Next Election1:	November 2, 2025 (20 seats)
Session Room:	Gatineau City Council at Jean-Desprez Hall.jpg
Meeting Place:	Jean-Despréz Hall Maison du Citoyen Gatineau, Quebec

The Gatineau City Council (French: Conseil municipal de Gatineau) is the governing body for the mayor–council government in the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is composed of 19 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each councillor represents wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four-year terms, with the last election being on November 7, 2021. The council meets at the Maison du Citoyen in the Hull sector. Much of the council's work is done in the standing committees made up of sub-groups of councillors. The decisions made in these committees are presented to the full council and voted upon.

The head of the city council is called the speaker. The current speaker is Steven Boivin, the Independent city councillor for Aylmer District.

Committees and commissions

Standing Committees

• Audit Committee
• Demolition Requests Committee
• Executive Committee
• Finance Committee
• Investment and Asset Management Committee
• Toponymy Committee

Advisory Committees

• Agriculture
• Urban Planning

Other committees and commissions

• Citizen Participation Working Committee
• Housing Shock Committee
• Arts, Culture, Literature and Heritage Commission
• Community Life Commission
• Economic Development Commission
• Environment and Climate Change Commission
• Gatineau, ville en santé Commission
• Public Safety Commission
• Seniors Commission
• Transportation, Sustainable Transit and Safety Commission
• Youth Commission

2021–2025 members

See also: 2021 Gatineau municipal election.

	Name	Party	District
(until February 22, 2024)	Independent
(since June 18, 2024)	Action Gatineau
	Independent	Aylmer (1)
	Independent	Lucerne (2)
	Action Gatineau	Deschênes (3)
	Action Gatineau	Plateau (4)
	Action Gatineau	Mitigomijokan (5)
	Independent	Manoir-des-Trembles–Val-Tétreau (6)
	Action Gatineau	Hull–Wright (7)
(until August 14, 2022)^[2]	Independent	Parc-de-la-Montagne–Saint-Raymond (8)
(from October 23, 2022)	Independent
	Action Gatineau	Orée-du-Parc (9)
	Action Gatineau	Limbour (10)
	Action Gatineau	Touraine (11)
	Independent	Pointe-Gatineau (12)
(until April 25, 2024)	Independent	Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital (13)
(elected June 10, 2024)	Action Gatineau
	Independent	Versant (14)
	Action Gatineau	Bellevue (15)
	Independent	Lac-Beauchamp (16)
	Independent	Rivière-Blanche (17)
	Independent	Masson-Angers (18)
	Independent	Buckingham (19)

2017–2021 members

See also: 2017 Gatineau municipal election.

	Name	Party	District
	Action Gatineau
	Independent	Aylmer (1)
	Independent	Lucerne (2)
	Independent	Deschênes (3)
	Action Gatineau	Plateau (4)
	Independent	Manoir-des-Trembles-Val-Tétreau (5)
	Action Gatineau	Orée-du-Parc (6)
	Independent	Parc-de-la-Montagne-Saint-Raymond (7)
	Action Gatineau	Hull-Wright (8)
	Action Gatineau	Limbour (9)
	Independent	Touraine (10)
	Action Gatineau	Pointe-Gatineau (11)
	Independent	Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital (12)
	Independent	Versant (13)
	Independent	Bellevue (14)
	Independent	Lac-Beauchamp (15)
	Independent	Rivière-Blanche (16)
	Independent	Masson-Angers (17)
	Action Gatineau	Buckingham (18)

2013–2017 members

See also: 2013 Gatineau municipal election.

	Name	Party	District
	Action Gatineau
	Independent	Aylmer (1)
	Independent	Lucerne (2)
	Action Gatineau	Deschênes (3)
	Independent	Plateau (4)
	Independent	Manoir-des-Trembles-Val-Tétreau (5)
	Action Gatineau	Orée-du-Parc (6)
	Independent	Parc-de-la-Montagne-Saint-Raymond (7)
	Independent	Hull-Wright (8)
	Independent	Limbour (9)
	Independent	Touraine (10)
	Action Gatineau	Pointe-Gatineau (11)
	Independent	Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital (12)
	Independent	Versant (13)
	Independent	Bellevue (14)
(until October 19, 2015)	Independent	Lac-Beauchamp (15)
(since March 7, 2016)	Independent
	Independent	Rivière-Blanche (16)
	Independent	Masson-Angers (17)
	Action Gatineau	Buckingham (18)

2009–2013 members

See also: 2009 Gatineau municipal election.

	Name	Party	District
	Independent
	Independent (until June 16, 2012)	Aylmer (1)
	Action Gatineau (since June 16, 2012)
	Independent (until June 16, 2012)	Lucerne (2)
	Action Gatineau (since June 16, 2012)
	Independent	Deschênes (3)
	Independent	Plateau–Manoir-des-Trembles (4)
	Independent	Wright–Parc-de-la-Montagne (5)
	Independent (until June 16, 2012)	Orée-du-Parc (6)
	Action Gatineau (since June 16, 2012)
	Independent	Saint-Raymond–Vanier (7)
	Independent	Hull–Val-Tétreau (8)
	Independent	Limbour (9)
	Independent	Touraine (10)
	Independent (until June 16, 2012)	Promenades District (11)
	Action Gatineau (since June 16, 2012)
	Independent	Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital (12)
	Independent	Versant (13)
	Independent	Bellevue (14)
	Independent	Lac-Beauchamp (15)
	Independent	Rivière-Blanche (16)
	Independent	Masson-Angers (17)
	Independent (until June 16, 2012)	Buckingham (18)
	Action Gatineau (since June 16, 2012)

2005–2009 members

	Name	Party	District
	Independent
	Independent	Aylmer (1)
		Lucerne (2)
	Independent	Deschênes (3)
	Independent	Plateau–Manoir-des-Trembles (4)
	Independent	Wright–Parc-de-la-Montagne (5)
(until August 10, 2008)^[3]	Independent	Orée-du-Parc (6)
(since October 26, 2008)	Independent
	Independent	Saint-Raymond–Vanier (7)
	Independent	Hull (8)
	Independent	Limbour (9)
	Independent	Riverains (10)
		Promenades District (11)
	Independent	Versant (12)
	Independent	Bellevue (13)
	Independent	Lac-Beauchamp (14)
	Independent	Rivière-Blanche (15)
	Independent	Masson-Angers (16)
		Buckingham (17)

2002–2005 members

See also: 2001 Gatineau municipal election.

	Name	Party	District
	Independent
	Independent	Aylmer (1)
		Lucerne (2)
(until September 11, 2002)^[4]	Independent	Deschênes (3)
(since November 24, 2002)	Independent
	Independent	Val-Tétreau (4)
	Independent	Wright–Parc-de-la-Montagne (5)
	Independent	Orée-du-Parc (6)
	Independent	Saint-Raymond–Vanier (7)
	Independent	Hull (8)
	Independent	Limbour (9)
	Independent	Riverains (10)
		Promenades (11)
	Independent	Versant (12)
	Independent	Bellevue (13)
	Independent	Lac-Beauchamp (14)
	Independent	Rivière-Blanche (15)
	Independent	Masson-Angers (16)
		Buckingham (17)

Pre-amaglamated Gatineau City Councils

Ville de Gatineau (1975-2001)

1999–2001 members

	Name	Party	District
	Independent
	Independent	Limbour (1)
		Touraine (2)
	Independent	Ruisseau (3)
	Independent	Le Baron (4)
	Independent	Montée-Paiement (5)
	Independent	Centre-Ville (6)
	Independent	Baie (7)
	Independent	Des Pionniers (8)
	Independent	Moulin (9)
	Independent	Bellevue (10)
		Belles-Rives (11)
	Independent	Rivière-Blanche (12)

External links

• Gatineau City Council
• 1999-2001 City Council election results

Notes and References

1. News: Salaries of Gatineau elected officials on the rise . Aylmer Bulletin . January 10, 2019 . March 13, 2024.
2. Web site: Gatineau councillor Louise Boudrias dead at 62. CBC. 2022-09-12.
3. News: June 23, 2008 . Gatineau councillor announces surprise resignation . March 16, 2024 . . Ottawa, Ontario.
4. Web site: September 13, 2002 . Avis de décès de André Touchet . March 16, 2024 . MesAïeux . Gatineau, Quebec . fr-ca.