Guide
Six wards, seven members of Council, seats at Halton Region, how meetings work and how to have your say.
Burlington City Council is the Mayor plus six ward councillors, one for each of the city's six wards, and all seven also sit on Halton Regional Council. New ward boundaries set by By-law 030-2025 are used for the 2026 election and take effect on Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, when the new Council is sworn in. Voting in the 2026 municipal election runs from Oct. 14 to Oct. 26, 2026, election day.
For the purposes of citizen representation on Burlington Council, the City of Burlington is divided into six wards. Each ward is represented by a councillor.
For representation on Council, the City of Burlington is divided into six wards, and each ward is represented by a councillor. The Mayor presides over City Council meetings and acts as the municipality's chief executive officer. The Mayor and each ward councillor also participate as members of Council for Halton Region.
The Regional Municipality of Halton is made up of four local municipalities, including the City of Burlington. Eligible voters elect their local councils, and some of those local councillors also sit on Regional Council. Burlington has 7 of the 24 members of Regional Council; the Regional Chair is the only member who does not also sit on a local council.
The page describes the 2023-2026 term and will be updated after the 2026 municipal election for the 2027-2030 term.
Use the City's online Representative Locator: enter your home address or a nearby intersection to find your ward and ward councillor. The City also publishes a ward boundaries map and a 2026 new ward structure map.
In May 2025, City Council passed By-law 030-2025 to make minor changes to Burlington's ward structure. The new boundaries are used for the 2026 municipal election and officially take effect on the day the new City Council is sworn in, Monday, Nov. 16, 2026. Only Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4 are affected. Type your address into the City's Find My Ward map to see your ward under the new boundaries.
Burlington has five standing committees of Council: Audit, Budget, Committee of the Whole, Council Workshop and Pipeline to Permit. They provide a forum for public input and make recommendations to Council on issues in their areas. All seven members of Council sit on the standing committees; the Audit Committee also has community members, and the Pipeline to Permit Committee also has stakeholders and community members.
Procedure By-law 059-2024 sets the rules of order for Council and its committees.
Yes. Council and standing committee meetings held in Council Chambers are live streamed online, and recordings of past meetings are uploaded 24 hours after they are held. Live streaming is not available when a meeting is held elsewhere, so check the Council and committees calendar for the location.
Agendas, minutes and videos for Council and the standing committees, dating back to January 2018, are on the Council and Committees Calendar. Standing committees meet before each Council meeting. The City aims to publish committee agendas about seven to 10 days before the meeting and Council agendas about five days before, and to post videos and minutes within 24 hours.
For agendas and minutes from January 2009 to December 2017, call 905-335-7777, ext. 7698, or email clerks@burlington.ca.
Register as a delegation with the City's online form by noon the business day before the meeting, or by noon on the Friday for a Monday meeting; delegations are heard in the order they register. Speakers get 10 minutes at a standing committee and five minutes at Council. Meetings are held in person at City Hall, 426 Brant St., and delegates who cannot attend can arrange in advance to take part by Zoom. Presentations and handouts go to clerks@burlington.ca by the same deadline.
To speak about something that is not on an agenda, a member of Council must sponsor the item, generally 12 days before the meeting, so contact your ward councillor first. If you already spoke at committee, you may only bring new information to Council.
Email clerks@burlington.ca, mail the Office of the City Clerk at 426 Brant St., PO Box 5013, Burlington, ON, L7R 3Z6, or use the City Hall drop box on Locust Street, saying which committee and agenda item your comments are about. Comments must include at least your first initial and last name; anonymous submissions are not distributed. Petitions are accepted on matters on an upcoming standing committee agenda.
Correspondence, petitions and presentations become part of the public record and may be attached to meeting minutes posted online; your signature and contact details are removed before public distribution.
You can contact the Mayor or your ward councillor directly about city and regional matters if you do not want your comments added to the public record. All members of Burlington City Council are also Regional Councillors at Halton Region. Contact details for each member are on the City's Council Members and Wards page.
Voting takes place between Oct. 14 and 26, 2026: online from Oct. 14 to 23, in person at advance polls on Oct. 17 and 20, and in person on election day, Oct. 26, 2026. Voters elect the Mayor, six members of City Council (one in each ward) and school board trustees; the Mayor and councillors also represent residents on Halton Regional Council. Official election information is at myvote.burlington.ca.
No. Following the adoption of the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026, Halton Region says the Halton Regional Chair is now a Provincially appointed position and will not appear on the ballot. For Regional Council, electors vote for a Mayor who also serves as a Regional Councillor and a Regional Councillor who represents their ward.
Check online through the City's voters' list look-up. Being on the list makes voting faster and means you get a Voter Information Letter in the mail with your online Voter Registration Code and in-person voting locations. To be added, removed or corrected, submit an Application to Amend the Voters' List (EL15) in person, with valid identification, at a City library or the Service Burlington counter at City Hall.
You can also add or change your information when voting in person, but to vote online the EL15 must be submitted at a City library or City Hall.
City of Burlington
Council Members and WardsHalton Region
Halton Regional Council (2023-2026)City of Burlington
Find Your Councillor WardCity of Burlington
New Voting WardsCity of Burlington
Standing Committees of CouncilCity of Burlington
Council and Committee MeetingsCity of Burlington
Agendas and MinutesCity of Burlington
Speak at a MeetingCity of Burlington
Engaging with City CouncilCity of Burlington
Municipal ElectionsHalton Region
Municipal ElectionsCity of Burlington
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