Advocacy Updates
Infrastructure
Ontario’s Big City Mayors discuss collaborative response to COVID-19 with provincial Ministers of Finance, Municipal Affairs and Housing
March 24, 2020- The mayors of Ontario’s 29 largest cities met via teleconference today to discuss the response to COVID-19, as measures continue to be implemented to protect Ontarians health and wellbeing….
Ontario’s big-city mayors urge Province to invest in top urban issues
February 21, 2020 – At a meeting in Toronto today, Ontario’s big-city mayors urged the provincial government to consider the pressing needs of cities as they craft their 2020 Budget….
LUMCO submission to Ontario’s 2020 Prebudget Consultation
February 20, 2020 – The Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) is comprised of 29 mayors of Ontario cities with populations of 100,000 or more. LUMCO’s membership grew by one member this year as Clarington’s growth pushed it…
Big-city mayors meet with Ontario’s Finance Minister
November 15, 2019 – Ontario’s big city mayors brought their message of municipal fiscal sustainability to Ontario’s Minister of Finance Rod Phillips today, as he joined them in Ajax for the quarterly meeting of the Large Urban May…
Ontario’s big city mayors await details on transitional funding
August 19, 2019 – Ontario’s big city mayors are cautiously optimistic that transitional funding will soften the blow of Provincial funding cuts for 2020, but are again asking for a seat at the table to work with the Province over …
Large Urban Mayors applaud Province’s deferral of retroactive funding cuts
May 27, 2019 – Ontario’s big-city mayors are applauding Premier Doug Ford’s announcement that funding for public health, ambulance services, and daycare will be maintained this year, giving cities time to work with the Province on…
Statement from Mayor Cam Guthrie, Chair of LUMCO, and LUMCO Mayors
May 24, 2019 – Today, following a meeting of the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO), LUMCO Chair and Mayor of Guelph Cam Guthrie released the following statement: Ontario’s Big-city mayors from across Ontario continue to…
Statement from Mayor Cam Guthrie, Chair of LUMCO and LUMCO Mayors
April 30, 2019 – Today, Mayor Cam Guthrie, Chair of the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) released the following statement on behalf of Ontario’s big-city mayors: Big city mayors from across Ontario are extremely concer…
ONTARIO‘S BIG CITY MAYORS ENCOURAGED BY PRIME MINISTER’S COMMITMENT TO PARTNER WITH CITIES ON KEY ISSUES
April 19, 2016 – The Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) met with Prime Minister Trudeau and key members of his cabinet last week to discuss the issues facing the majority of cities in Ontario and across Canada, including…
ONTARIO’S BIG-CITY MAYORS‘ APPLAUD THE FEDERAL 2016 BUDGET
The Federal Government’s 2016 Budget is a historic one for Cities. First and foremost, we are pleased to see the priorities expressed by Federation of Canadian Municipalities were central to the budget, and that FCM itself has a …
ONTARIO’S BIG-CITY MAYORS STATEMENT ON THE ONTARIO 2016 BUDGET
LUMCO mayors commend the Ontario Government for significantly reducing the deficit while maintaining its commitment in infrastructure investment, job creation and housing….
Ontario’s Big City Mayors Talk Jobs, Transit & Housing with Federal Parties Heading into the Election
The Mayors of Ontario's largest cities traveled to Parliament Hill this week to ensure the key issues of gridlock and transportation, job creation and affordable housing are addressed on federal agendas heading into the 2015 e…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors meet with Premier to discuss issues facing majority of Ontarians
The Large Urban Mayors’ Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) met with Premier Kathleen Wynne at Queen’s Park on Monday, April 20 to discuss key issues facing communities across the Province. 19 Mayors of Ontario’s largest c…
Ontario’s Big City Mayors want Issues Facing Majority of Province Addressed
The Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) met in Brampton on Friday May 23, 2014 to hear from the Provincial parties on their platforms, as they relate to Ontario’s big cities….
LUMCO Applauds Premier’s First Step to End Gridlock
(Barrie, ON April 15, 2014) At our last meeting, the Large Urban Mayors, Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) passed a motion in support of new revenue tools that are fair and reasonable, to help end gridlock in Ontario….
Ontario's Big City Mayors

Mayor Shaun Collier
Town of Ajax

Mayor Alex Nuttall
City of Barrie

Mayor Patrick Brown
City of Brampton

Mayor Kevin Davis
City of Brantford

Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
City of Burlington

Mayor Jan Ligget
City of Cambridge

Mayor Darrin Canniff
Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Deputy Mayor Willie Woo
Municipality of Clarington

Mayor Cam Guthrie
City of Guelph

Mayor Andrea Horwath
City of Hamilton

City of Kingston

Mayor Berry Vrbanovic
City of Kitchener

Mayor Josh Morgan
City of London

Mayor Frank Scarpitti
City of Markham

Mayor Gordon Krantz
Town of Milton

Mayor Carolyn Parrish
City of Mississauga

Mayor Rob Burton
Town of Oakville

Mayor Dan Carter
City of Oshawa

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe
City of Ottawa

Mayor Kevin Ashe
City of Pickering

Mayor David West
City of Richmond Hill

Mayor Mat Siscoe
City of St. Catharines

Mayor Paul Lefebvre
City of Greater Sudbury

Mayor Ken Boshcoff
City of Thunder Bay

Mayor Olivia Chow
City of Toronto

Mayor Steven Del Duca
City of Vaughan

Mayor Dorothy McCabe
City of Waterloo

Mayor Elizabeth Roy
Town of Whitby
