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Mayor

The Mayor leads Council, and is the head of Toronto’s city government, responsible for making sure the government runs efficiently and effectively.

The Mayor controls how the city government is structured, and can hire or fire the heads of most city divisions. They can also create and dissolve council committees, where much of Council’s work is done. Each year, the Mayor proposes a draft version of the city’s annual budget for Council to amend or approve.

The Mayor can also require Council to discuss an issue, and can veto some bylaws and the budget passed by Council. They can only use these powers to advance priorities set by the provincial government, which currently centre mostly around housing and development.

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Hey, we know Toronto's candidate list is pretty long. But if you take it bit-by-bit (we'll help you through it!), you can find the candidates who best fit your worldview!

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Bahira Abdulsalam
Independent

Emmanuel Acquaye
Independent

Blake Acton
Independent

Sharif Ahmed
Independent

Asadul Alam
Independent

Gru Jesse Allan
Independent

Atef Aly
Independent

Dionysios Apostolopoulos
Independent

Darren Atkinson
Independent

Jamie Atkinson
Independent

Ana Bailão
Independent

Jose Baking
Independent

Ben Bankas
Independent

Claudette Beals
Independent

Glen Benway
Independent

Eliazar Bonilla
Independent

Brad Bradford
Independent

Chloe Brown
Independent

Brian Buffey
Independent

Celina Caesar-Chavannes
Independent

Mason Carrie
Independent

Roland Chan
Independent

Matti Charlton
Independent

Danny Chevalier Romero
Independent

Olivia Chow
Independent

Logan Choy
Independent

Kevin Clarke
Independent

Sarah Climenhaga
Independent

Gordon Cohen
Independent

Paul Collins
Independent

Frank D'Amico
Independent

Frank D'Angelo
Independent

Rob Davis
Independent

Phillip D'Cruze
Independent

Samson Deb
Independent

Habiba Desai
Independent

Cory Deville
Independent

Simryn Fenby
Independent

Monica Forrester
Independent

Anthony Furey
Independent

Scott Furnival
Independent

Isabella Gamk
Independent

Feng Gao
Independent

Xiao Hua Gong
Independent

Adil Goraya
Independent

Brian Graff
Independent

Ari Grosman
Independent

James Guglielmin
Independent

David Gulyas
Independent

Thomas Hall
Independent

Peter Handjis
Independent

Heather He
Independent

Toby Heaps
Independent

Monowar Hossain
Independent

Mitzie Hunter
Independent

Igodan Sheila Itohan
Independent

Daniel Irmya
Independent

Syed Jaffery
Independent

Michael Jensen
Independent

Patricia Johnston
Independent

Walayat Khan
Independent

Serge Korovitsyn
Independent

Michael Lamoureux
Independent

Kris Langenfeld
Independent

Rick Lee
Independent

Mark LeLiever
Independent

John Letonja
Independent

Norman MacLeod
Independent

Giorigio Mammoliti
Independent

Steve Mann
Independent

Cleveland Marshall
Independent

Josh Matlow
Independent

Faizul Mohee
Independent

Bob Murphy
Independent

Michael Nicula
Independent

Jamil Nowwarah
Independent

Anthony Perruzza
Independent

John Ransome
Independent

D!ONNE Renée
Independent

Willie Reodica
Independent

Walter Rubino
Independent

Chris Saccoccia
Independent

Lyall Sanders
Independent

Mark Saunders
Independent

Rocco Schipano
Independent

Robert Shusterman
Independent

Knia Singh
Independent

Partap Dua Singh
Independent

Raksheni Sivaneswaran
Independent

Erwin Sniedzins
Independent

Sandeep Srivastava
Independent

Meir Straus
Independent

Weizhen Tang
Independent

Mitchell Toye
Independent

Reginald Tull
Independent

Jeffery Tunney
Independent

Kiri Vadivelu
Independent

Jack Weenen
Independent

Yuanqian Wei
Independent

Jody Williams
Independent

John Winter
Independent

Nathalie Xian Yi Yan
Independent

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1 piece of ID, including your name and qualifying Toronto address.

Be on the safe side: Bring extra ID if you can.

Examples of acceptable ID

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Document showing residence at a long-term care home under the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021, issued by the Administrator for the home.

Your pick for Toronto Mayor

Bahira Abdulsalam

Emmanuel Acquaye

Blake Acton

Sharif Ahmed

Asadul Alam

Gru Jesse Allan

Atef Aly

Dionysios Apostolopoulos

Darren Atkinson

Jamie Atkinson

Ana Bailão

Jose Baking

Ben Bankas

Claudette Beals

Glen Benway

Eliazar Bonilla

Brad Bradford

Chloe Brown

Brian Buffey

Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Mason Carrie

Roland Chan

Matti Charlton

Danny Chevalier Romero

Olivia Chow

Logan Choy

Kevin Clarke

Sarah Climenhaga

Gordon Cohen

Paul Collins

Frank D'Amico

Frank D'Angelo

Rob Davis

Phillip D'Cruze

Samson Deb

Habiba Desai

Cory Deville

Simryn Fenby

Monica Forrester

Anthony Furey

Scott Furnival

Isabella Gamk

Feng Gao

Xiao Hua Gong

Adil Goraya

Brian Graff

Ari Grosman

James Guglielmin

David Gulyas

Thomas Hall

Peter Handjis

Heather He

Toby Heaps

Monowar Hossain

Mitzie Hunter

Igodan Sheila Itohan

Daniel Irmya

Syed Jaffery

Michael Jensen

Patricia Johnston

Walayat Khan

Serge Korovitsyn

Michael Lamoureux

Kris Langenfeld

Rick Lee

Mark LeLiever

John Letonja

Norman MacLeod

Giorigio Mammoliti

Steve Mann

Cleveland Marshall

Josh Matlow

Faizul Mohee

Bob Murphy

Michael Nicula

Jamil Nowwarah

Anthony Perruzza

John Ransome

D!ONNE Renée

Willie Reodica

Walter Rubino

Chris Saccoccia

Lyall Sanders

Mark Saunders

Rocco Schipano

Robert Shusterman

Knia Singh

Partap Dua Singh

Raksheni Sivaneswaran

Erwin Sniedzins

Sandeep Srivastava

Meir Straus

Weizhen Tang

Mitchell Toye

Reginald Tull

Jeffery Tunney

Kiri Vadivelu

Jack Weenen

Yuanqian Wei

Jody Williams

John Winter

Nathalie Xian Yi Yan

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