Torontonians elect representatives to three levels of government:

• 22 Members of Parliament (MPs) representing Toronto sit in the House of Commons in Ottawa
• 22 Members of Ontario's Provincial Parliament (MPPs) sit in the Legislative Assenbly in Toronto - Ontario's capital

Toronto's municipal government has 44 elected councillors (representing approx. 55,000 people each) who along with the mayor make up Toronto City Council. Toronto elects a new local government every four years.

The 1998 restructuring of Toronto's municipal government has been one of the most ambitious undertakings in North America. Seven large municipalities were combined, municipal and provincial responsibilities revamped, and property tax reformed. Only the governments of Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec govern larger populations than the City of Toronto.

• City of Toronto's operating and capital budget information
• 6th largest government in Canada
• approximately 45,000 employees (including agencies, boards and commissions)