May 29 2017
Key dates
- May 29 to June 19: Applications available at the following locations:
- City Clerk’s Office, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr., 3rd floor
- Elections Services, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., 1st floor north
- Applications are also available online at http://www.toronto.ca/ward44vacancy and will be available at the June 7 information session
- June 7: City Clerk’s information session for interested applicants
- June 19: Deadline to file the required forms with the City Clerk’s Office (forms must be signed in person)
- June 23: List of candidates will be posted online at http://www.toronto.ca/council
- June 28: City Council meets to consider applications and will make its decision for the appointment; applicants may address City Council
- November 30, 2018: the end of the current term of City Council, the duration of this appointment.
- City Clerk’s Office, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr., 3rd floor
- Elections Office, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., 1st floor north
Information session
- Wednesday June 7, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Scarborough Civic Centre (150 Borough Dr.)
- Staff will provide an overview of the appointment process for interested persons and answer questions about the process
- Applications will be available
- City Clerk’s staff will be on hand to assist applicants
- Applications and supporting documentation will be accepted at the session
- Attendance is optional for applicants.
Eligibility to apply
A person must be:
- 18 years of age or older
- A Canadian citizen
- A resident of the City of Toronto; or an owner or tenant of a land in the City of Toronto; or the spouse of an owner/tenant of land in the City of Toronto
- Not legally prohibited from holding municipal office
- Employees of the City of Toronto and its agencies and board including City board appointees must be on a leave of absence.
Required documentation
Applications must include:
- Personal identification showing name, signature and qualifying address within the City of Toronto.
- Completed Consent of Nominee and Declaration of Qualification forms
- The forms must be signed in person before a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits
- Commissioners will be available both at the information session and at the Scarborough Civic Centre to provide this service.
Supplemental documentation
- Candidates can write to City Council with information about themselves
- Any information submitted, including a candidate’s personal information, becomes part of the public record
- Communications received by 4:30 p.m. on June 19 will be published in the printed agenda for the June 28 meeting
- Communications received after 4:30 p.m. on June 19 will be distributed at the June 28 meeting to all Members of Council, relevant City officials and the media in accordance with usual protocols
- A full set of communications will be available for public inspection at the meetings.
Deadline to file
- June 19 at 4:30 pm
- The forms must be signed in person before a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits
- Commissioners will be available at the information session and at the Scarborough Civic Centre and Toronto City Hall to provide this service
- Applications can be filed at:
- City Clerk’s Office, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr., 3rd floor
- Elections Office, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., 1st floor north
Withdrawing an Application
- Applications can be withdrawn at any time up to the start of the meeting on June 28
- Withdrawing an application must be done in writing to the City Clerk:
- by email from the address listed on the application forms
- by fax to 416-392-2980, or
- in person at the Elections Office, Toronto City Hall, 1st floor north or the City Clerk’s Office, Scarborough Civic Centre, 3rd floor.
Contact with Members of City Council
- The Lobbyist Registrar advises that there is no requirement to register as a lobbyist to have contact with Members of City Council between now and the
June 28 meeting
- However, if applicants are already registered with the City for communications on other matters, the Lobbyist Registrar recommends that they speak with an advisor in her office before making contact
- Applicants may contact the Lobbyist Registrar’s Office by calling 416-338-5858.
City Council meeting
- June 28, 9:30 a.m. Council Chamber, Toronto City Hall
- Applicants may address City Council:
- Speaking order determined by lot
- Speaking time is limited to five minutes (can be reduced to three minutes)
- Each member may ask one question of each candidate
- Voting is by ballot:
- Successful candidate must receive 50 per cent plus one of all votes
- Subsequent balloting rounds held, if needed
- Ties are determined by lot.
Forms and information available at http://www.toronto.ca/ward44vacancy
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Media contact: Andrea Gonsalves, Strategic Communications, 416-397-4149, andrea.gonsalves@toronto.ca
