Mayor and Council

The City of St. Catharines is governed by a Mayor and 12 City Councillors, who are all elected every four years. There are six wards in St. Catharines - Merritton, St. Andrew's, St. George's, St. Patrick's, Grantham and Port Dalhousie. Each ward is represented by two City Councillors.  

View the current St. Catharines Mayor and the duties of the Mayor's Office.

View the current St. Catharines ward councillors.

Council meetings

Upcoming Council meeting dates are available in our Meetings Calendar. Unless noted in the Meeting Calendar, Council Meetings begin at 6 p.m.

The proceedings of Council Meetings are regulated by By-law 2021-124 - A By-law to regulate the proceedings of Council of The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines.  

Agendas and Minutes

For the Monday, Nov. 18 City Council agenda, click here. Please note the meeting will have an early start at 5 p.m., for a closed session for integrity commissioner training. The agenda for the City Council (Budget) meeting taking place Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6 p.m., can be found here.

Please use the links below to access all agendas and minutes:

Council Minutes Council Agendas 

Participating in Council Meetings

Visit our speaking at a Council meeting page to learn about making in-person and electronic delegations at meetings of Council.  

Watching Council Meetings

• Regular Council meetings are livestreamed to the City's YouTube channel (stcatharines.ca/YouTube).
• Regular Council meetings also air live on YourTV (formerly known as TV Cogeco).
• The public can also attend regular meetings in person in Council Chambers at City Hall. Council Chambers is located on the third floor of City Hall. Enter using the James Street entrance. The James Street doors open 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Seating is first come, first served. 

Live stream archives of City Council meetings held after March 10, 2020 are available on the City's YouTube Channel.

Council Meeting Recordings

For live stream archives of Council meetings held prior to March 10, 2020, please contact the Office of the City Clerk to arrange for a copy of the archive.  

Strong Mayor Powers

On July 1, 2023, the Province of Ontario extended the use of Strong Mayor Powers to the City of St. Catharines under Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 c. 25 and in accordance with O. Reg. 580/22.

Accountability and transparency

View our accountability and transparency information page for elected officials, advisory committees, Board and task force members for more on:

• Code of Conduct
• Conflict of interest
• Closed (in-camera) meetings
• Freedom of Information requests
• Integrity Commissioner
• Ontario Ombudsman

Upper-tier government representatives

Learn about our area's upper-tier government representatives, including representatives for Niagara Region, the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada.