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Peel Regional Council

Governs Regional Municipality of Peel

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What it's for

An Ontario municipal council can provide any service or thing it considers necessary or desirable for the public, and passes by-laws on matters such as health and safety, animals, structures, business licensing and the municipality's economic, social and environmental well-being. In two-tier areas, the Act divides these powers between the upper-tier (county or region) and lower-tier councils.

Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 2, 8, 10 and 11 · Applies to every Ontario municipal council (Toronto has its own text)

What it can't do

A by-law has no effect to the extent it conflicts with a provincial or federal law, regulation or approval, including where it frustrates the purpose of that law.

Municipal Act, 2001, s. 14 · Applies to every Ontario municipal council (Toronto has its own text)

Who it answers to

Voters elect council every four years, on the fourth Monday in October. Council may appoint an Integrity Commissioner and an Ombudsman who report to it, and in municipalities the province designates, the head of council has special powers under Part VI.1 of the Act.

Municipal Elections Act, 1996, ss. 4 and 5; Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 223.3, 223.13 and 284.2 · Applies to every Ontario municipal council (Toronto has its own text)

Where its money comes from

Mostly property taxes, set each year by by-law as a tax rate for each property class, plus fees and charges for services and for the use of municipal property.

Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 311, 312 and 391 · Applies to every Ontario municipal council (Toronto has its own text)

Shares responsibility with

Shares responsibilities with the upper-tier or lower-tier council in two-tier areas, and with the province, which sets municipal powers and duties in the Municipal Act and many other Acts.

Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 2 and 11 · Applies to every Ontario municipal council (Toronto has its own text)

Who sits on it

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Sources for who sits on it

  • Regional Chair peelregion.ca · checked
    ontario.ca · checked
  • Nando Iannicca as Regional Chair peelregion.ca · checked
  • Mayor of Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Carolyn Parrish as Mayor of Mississauga en.wikipedia.org · checked
    peelregion.ca · checked
  • Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Alvin Tedjo as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Brad Butt as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Chris Fonseca as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Dipika Damerla as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Joe Horneck as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • John Kovac as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Martin Reid as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Matt Mahoney as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Natalie Hart as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Stephen Dasko as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Sue McFadden as Regional Councillors for Mississauga peelregion.ca · checked
  • Regional Councillors for Caledon peelregion.ca · checked
  • Christina Early as Regional Councillors for Caledon peelregion.ca · checked
  • Mario Russo as Regional Councillors for Caledon peelregion.ca · checked
  • Mayor of Caledon peelregion.ca · checked
  • Annette Groves as Mayor of Caledon peelregion.ca · checked
  • Regional Councillors for Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Dennis Keenan as Regional Councillors for Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Gurpartap Singh Toor as Regional Councillors for Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Martin Medeiros as Regional Councillors for Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Michael Palleschi as Regional Councillors for Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Navjit Kaur Brar as Regional Councillors for Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Pat Fortini as Regional Councillors for Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Paul Vicente as Regional Councillors for Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Rowena Santos as Regional Councillors for Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Mayor of Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
  • Patrick Brown as Mayor of Brampton peelregion.ca · checked
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What it can do

  • Emergency management

    Must develop and implement an emergency management program (Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act s.2.1).

  • Property tax

    Sets an annual levy on the lower-tier municipalities, which collect it with their property taxes (Municipal Act, 2001 Part IX, Taxation).

  • Bylaws

    Passes by-laws in the spheres of jurisdiction assigned to the upper tier by s.11(3) and (4) of the Municipal Act, 2001 and enforces them (s.425).

  • Land use planning and development

    Prepares an upper-tier official plan and is often the approval authority for plans of subdivision and local official plans under the Planning Act.

  • Waste management

    Provides waste management services assigned to it, commonly waste disposal and diversion (Municipal Act, 2001 s.11(3), s.11(4)).

  • Roads

    Has jurisdiction over county or regional roads and bridges, including keeping them in repair (Municipal Act, 2001 s.11(3), s.44).

  • Municipal purposes

    Has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person and may provide services and pass by-laws only in the spheres, or parts of spheres, of jurisdiction the Municipal Act, 2001 assigns to upper-tier municipalities (s.9, s.11(1), s.11(4)).

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Sources for what it can do

  • Emergency management ontario.ca · checked
  • Property tax ontario.ca · checked
  • Bylaws ontario.ca · checked
  • Land use planning and development ontario.ca · checked
  • Waste management ontario.ca · checked
  • Roads ontario.ca · checked
  • Municipal purposes ontario.ca · checked
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Sources

  • peelregion.ca · checked Region of Peel, Mayors and Council Members page (Regional Chair for the 2022-2026 term and members by municipality), retrieved 2026-10-11 For: Peel Regional Council, Regional Chair, Mayor of Mississauga, Regional Councillors for Mississauga, Regional Councillors for Caledon and 3 more
  • ontario.ca · checked Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25: Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 2, 8, 10 and 11. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: What it's for
  • ontario.ca · checked Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25: Municipal Act, 2001, s. 14. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: What it can't do
  • ontario.ca · checked Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25: Municipal Elections Act, 1996, ss. 4 and 5; Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 223.3, 223.13 and 284.2. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Who it answers to
  • ontario.ca · checked Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 32, Sched.: Municipal Elections Act, 1996, ss. 4 and 5; Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 223.3, 223.13 and 284.2. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Who it answers to
  • ontario.ca · checked Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25: Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 311, 312 and 391. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Where its money comes from
  • ontario.ca · checked Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25: Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 2 and 11. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Shares responsibility with
  • ontario.ca · checked Ontario statute named in the power description; section numbers only where confirmed on e-Laws/CanLII 2026-10-11. Tier: toronto For: Emergency management
  • ontario.ca · checked Ontario statute named in the power description; section numbers only where confirmed on e-Laws/CanLII 2026-10-11. Tier: upper For: Emergency management
  • ontario.ca · checked Ontario statute named in the power description; section numbers only where confirmed on e-Laws/CanLII 2026-10-11. Tier: upper For: Property tax, Bylaws, Waste management, Roads, Municipal purposes
  • ontario.ca · checked Ontario statute named in the power description; section numbers only where confirmed on e-Laws/CanLII 2026-10-11. Tier: upper For: Land use planning and development
  • ontario.ca · checked Municipal Act, 2001, ss. 218, 218.1-218.3 (upper-tier council composition and head of council), e-Laws consolidation 2026-06-08 For: Regional Chair
  • peelregion.ca · checked Region of Peel, Mayors and Council Members page: the Regional Chair for the 2022-2026 term is Nando Iannicca, retrieved 2026-10-11 For: Nando Iannicca as Regional Chair
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Start date: sworn in as mayor of Mississauga on 24 Jun 2024 (by-election 10 Jun 2024). Ticket 334 For: Carolyn Parrish as Mayor of Mississauga
  • peelregion.ca · checked Region of Peel, Mayors and Council Members page (Regional Chair for the 2022-2026 term and members by municipality), retrieved 2026-10-11; ex officio term follows the member's current term as Mayor (same person) For: Carolyn Parrish as Mayor of Mississauga, Annette Groves as Mayor of Caledon, Patrick Brown as Mayor of Brampton
  • peelregion.ca · checked Region of Peel, Mayors and Council Members page (Regional Chair for the 2022-2026 term and members by municipality), retrieved 2026-10-11; ex officio term follows the member's current term as Regional Councillor (same person) For: Alvin Tedjo as Regional Councillors for Mississauga, Brad Butt as Regional Councillors for Mississauga, Chris Fonseca as Regional Councillors for Mississauga, Dipika Damerla as Regional Councillors for Mississauga, Joe Horneck as Regional Councillors for Mississauga and 16 more

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