Toronto City Council 2018–2022 Explained

2018-2022 Toronto City Council
Body:Toronto City Council
Election:2018 Toronto municipal election
Term Start:October 22, 2018
Before:2014-2018
After:2022-2026
Chamber1:City Council
Chamber1 Image:Toronto city hall August 2017 01.jpg
Membership1:26
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Mayor
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:Deputy Mayor
Chamber1 Leader2:Denzil Minnan-Wong
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:Speaker
Chamber1 Leader4 Type:Deputy Speaker
Chamber1 Leader4:Shelley Carroll
Website:www.toronto.ca/council
Meeting Place:Toronto City Hall
Chamber1 Image Caption:Toronto City Hall is the seat of government

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]

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.

Composition

Members of Toronto City Council, 2018–2022 term!Ward !Incumbent!Notes
MayorJohn Tory
1 Etobicoke North
Michael FordResigned on June 15, 2022, to run for a provincial parliament seat;[4] the seat remained vacant until June 24, 2022.
Rosemarie BryanAppointed 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 MilczynAppointed to this seat on August 15, 2022, for the remainder of the council term.[6]
2 Etobicoke Centre
Stephen Holyday
3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Mark Grimes
4 Parkdale—High Park
Gord Perks
5 York South—Weston
Frances NunziataSpeaker
6 York Centre
James Pasternak
7 Humber River—Black Creek
Anthony Perruzza
8 Eglinton—Lawrence
9 Davenport
Ana Bailão
10 Spadina—Fort York
Joe CressyResigned on April 30, 2022, after accepting a position at George Brown College;[7] the seat remained vacant until May 31, 2022.
Joe MihevcAppointed to this seat on June 1, 2022, for the remainder of the council term.[8]
11 University—Rosedale
Mike Layton
12 Toronto—St. Paul's
Josh Matlow
13 Toronto Centre
Kristyn Wong-TamResigned on May 4, 2022, to run for a provincial parliament seat;[9] the seat remained vacant until May 31, 2022.
Robin Buxton PottsAppointed to this seat on June 1, 2022, for the remainder of the council term.
14 Toronto—Danforth
Paula Fletcher
15 Don Valley West
Jaye Robinson
16 Don Valley East
Denzil Minnan-WongDeputy Mayor
17 Don Valley North
Shelley CarrollDeputy Speaker
18 Willowdale
John Filion
19 Beaches—East York
Brad Bradford
20 Scarborough Southwest
Gary Crawford
21 Scarborough Centre
Michael Thompson
22 Scarborough—Agincourt
Jim KarygiannisRemoved from office thrice due to 2018 municipal election-related controversy, with his final removal on September 24, 2020.[10]
Nick MantasAssumed the office on January 18, 2021, after being elected in a by-election three days earlier.[11]
23 Scarborough North
Cynthia LaiDied 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
Paul Ainslie
25 Scarborough—Rouge Park
Jennifer McKelvie

Executive committee

Current members of the Committee:[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tory calls on members of council to 'reject the politics of division'. Fox. Chris. 2018-12-04. CP24. en. 2019-06-04.
  2. News: Hamilton's mayor earned more than Toronto mayor John Tory in 2018. Craggs. Samantha. Mar 14, 2019. CBC. June 4, 2019.
  3. Web site: LEVY: What a councillor costs us at City Hall Toronto Sun. Levy. Sue-Ann. 2018-07-28. en-CA. 2019-06-04.
  4. Web site: 2022-04-03 . Toronto councillor Michael Ford running as candidate in Ontario PC party . 2022-04-04 . CP24 . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-06-24 . Toronto's newest city councillor resigns hours after appointment over anti-LGBTQ social media posts. 2023-04-06. Desmond. Brown. CBC News . en-CA.
  6. Web site: 2022-08-15 . Toronto city council appoints Rose Milczyn as interim councillor for Ward 1-Etobicoke North. 2023-04-06. CBC News . en-CA.
  7. Web site: 2022-04-05 . Joe Cressy resigns politics for new job at George Brown College. 2023-04-06. Michelle. Morton . CityNews . en-CA.
  8. Web site: 2022-06-01 . City Council appoints Joe Mihevc as Councillor for Ward 10 - Spadina-Fort York and Robin Buxton Potts for Ward 13 - Toronto Centre . 2022-06-01 . City of Toronto . en-CA.
  9. News: Pagliaro . Jennifer . 2022-04-08 . Kristyn Wong-Tam to leave city council to run for the NDP in June provincial election . en-CA . The Toronto Star . 2022-04-08 . 0319-0781 . 2022-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220408100508/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/04/08/kristyn-wong-tam-to-leave-city-council-to-run-for-the-ndp-in-june-provincial-election.html . live .
  10. Web site: Jim Karygiannis removed from city council — for a third and final time. September 24, 2020. Pagliaro. Jennifer. Toronto Star. September 24, 2020.
  11. Web site: 2021-01-18. 'I was able to bring people together over the years': Nick Mantas on replacing Jim Karygiannis as councillor for Ward 22. 2021-02-23. thestar.com. en.
  12. Web site: Toronto councillor Cynthia Lai, running for re-election, dies. Francine. Kopun. Toronto Star. October 21, 2022. October 21, 2022.
  13. Web site: Executive Committee (2018-2022). app.toronto.ca. en. 2019-06-04. City of Toronto.