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Middlesex County Council

Governs County of Middlesex

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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.

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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

  • Warden ontario.ca · checked
    middlesex.ca · checked
  • Susan Clarke as Warden middlesex.ca · checked
  • Mayor of Southwest Middlesex middlesex.ca · checked
  • Allan Mayhew as Mayor of Southwest Middlesex middlesex.ca · checked
  • Deputy Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc middlesex.ca · checked
  • Mike McGuire as Deputy Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc middlesex.ca · checked
  • Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc middlesex.ca · checked
  • Colin Grantham as Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc middlesex.ca · checked
  • Deputy Mayor of Thames Centre middlesex.ca · checked
  • Michelle Smibert as Deputy Mayor of Thames Centre middlesex.ca · checked
  • Mayor of Thames Centre middlesex.ca · checked
  • Sharron McMillan as Mayor of Thames Centre middlesex.ca · checked
  • Deputy Mayor of Middlesex Centre middlesex.ca · checked
  • John Brennan as Deputy Mayor of Middlesex Centre middlesex.ca · checked
  • Mayor of Middlesex Centre middlesex.ca · checked
  • Aina DeViet as Mayor of Middlesex Centre middlesex.ca · checked
  • Mayor of North Middlesex middlesex.ca · checked
  • Brian Ropp as Mayor of North Middlesex middlesex.ca · checked
  • Mayor of Adelaide-Metcalfe middlesex.ca · checked
  • Susan Clarke as Mayor of Adelaide-Metcalfe middlesex.ca · checked
  • Mayor of Lucan Biddulph middlesex.ca · checked
  • Cathy Burghardt-Jesson as Mayor of Lucan Biddulph middlesex.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

  • middlesex.ca · checked Middlesex County, Warden & Councillors page, retrieved 2026-10-11 For: Middlesex County Council, Warden, Mayor of Southwest Middlesex, Deputy Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc, Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc and 8 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: Warden
  • middlesex.ca · checked Middlesex County, Warden & Councillors page, retrieved 2026-10-11; ex officio term follows the member's current term as Mayor (same person) For: Allan Mayhew as Mayor of Southwest Middlesex, Colin Grantham as Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc, Sharron McMillan as Mayor of Thames Centre, Aina DeViet as Mayor of Middlesex Centre, Brian Ropp as Mayor of North Middlesex and 2 more
  • middlesex.ca · checked Middlesex County, Warden & Councillors page, retrieved 2026-10-11; ex officio term follows the member's current term as Deputy Mayor (same person) For: Mike McGuire as Deputy Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc, Michelle Smibert as Deputy Mayor of Thames Centre, John Brennan as Deputy Mayor of Middlesex Centre

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