List of mayors in Canada

This is an index of various lists of mayors of Canadian municipalities.

Largest municipalities

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Name Picture City Province Population
(2021 Census)
Took office Past political experience Past officeholders
Olivia Chow   Toronto Ontario 2,794,356 July 12, 2023 Metro Toronto Councillor for Ward 24 Downtown (1992–2000)
City councillor for Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina (2000–2005)
New Democratic Party MP for Trinity—Spadina (2006–2014)
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Valérie Plante   Montreal Quebec 1,762,949 November 16, 2017 Projet Montréal City councillor for Sainte-Marie (2013-2017) List
Jyoti Gondek   Calgary Alberta 1,306,784 October 25, 2021 City councillor for Ward 3 (2017-2021) List
Mark Sutcliffe   Ottawa Ontario 1,017,449 November 15, 2022 None List
Amarjeet Sohi   Edmonton Alberta 1,010,899 October 26, 2021 City councillor for Ward 6 (2007-2010) and for Ward 12 (2010-2015)
Liberal MP for Edmonton Mill Woods (2015-2019)
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Scott Gillingham   Winnipeg Manitoba 749,607 November 1, 2022 City councillor for St. James Ward (2014-2022) List
Carolyn Parrish   Mississauga Ontario 717,961 June 24, 2024 Liberal MP for Mississauga West (1993–1997); Mississauga Centre (1997–2004); and Mississauga—Erindale (2004–2006; Independent from 2004)
Mississauga City Councillor for Ward 6 (2006–2010); and for Ward 5 (2014–2024)
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Ken Sim   Vancouver British Columbia 662,248 November 7, 2022 Leader of ABC Vancouver
NPA candidate for mayor in 2018
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Patrick Brown   Brampton Ontario 656,480 December 1, 2018 Barrie City Councillor (2000-2006)
Conservative MP for Barrie (2006-2015)
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (2015-2018)
Progressive Conservative MPP for Simcoe North (2015-2018)
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Andrea Horwath   Hamilton Ontario 569,353 November 15, 2022 City councillor for Ward 2 (1997-2004)
Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (2009-2022)
New Democratic Party MPP for Hamilton East (2004-2007) and Hamilton Centre (2007-2022)
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Brenda Locke Surrey British Columbia 568,322 November 7, 2022 BC Liberal MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers (2001-2005)
Liberal candidate in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections in Fleetwood—Port Kells
Safe Surrey Coalition (Independent after 2019) city councillor (2018-2022)
Leader of Surrey Connect (2021-present)
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Bruno Marchand   Quebec City Quebec 549,459 November 14, 2021 Leader of Québec forte et fière List
Mike Savage   Halifax Nova Scotia 439,819 November 6, 2012 Liberal MP for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (2004-2011) List
Stéphane Boyer   Laval Quebec 438,366 November 13, 2021 Mouvement Lavallois City councillor for Duvernay—Pont-Viau District (2013-2021)
Leader of Mouvement Lavallois
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Josh Morgan London Ontario 422,324 November 15, 2022 London City Councillor for Ward 7 (2014-2022) List
Frank Scarpitti   Markham Ontario 338,503 December 1, 2006 York Regional councillor (1985-1994)
Liberal candidate for MPP in Markham (1990)
Deputy Mayor of Markham (1991-1992; 1997-2006)
Mayor of Markham (1992-1994)
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Steven Del Duca   Vaughan Ontario 323,103 November 15, 2022 Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party (2020-2022)
Liberal Party MPP for Vaughan (2012-2018)
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Maude Marquis-Bissonnette   Gatineau Quebec 291,041 June 18, 2024 City councillor for Plateau District (2017–2021)
Leader of Action Gatineau (2021; 2024–present)
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Charlie Clark   Saskatoon Saskatchewan 266,141 October 31, 2016 City councillor for Ward 6 (2006-2016) List
Berry Vrbanovic   Kitchener Ontario 256,885 December 1, 2014 City councillor for Ward 2 (1994-2014)
Liberal candidate for MPP in Kitchener Centre (1999)
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Catherine Fournier   Longueuil Quebec 254,483 November 14, 2021 Bloc Québécois candidate for MP in Montarville (2015)
Parti Québécois (later, Independent) MNA for Marie-Victorin (2016-2021)
Leader of Coalition Longueuil
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Mike Hurley Burnaby British Columbia 249,125 November 5, 2018 None
Drew Dilkens Windsor Ontario 229,660 December 1, 2014 City councillor for Ward 1 (2006-2014) List
Sandra Masters Regina Saskatchewan 226,404 November 23, 2020 None List
Rob Burton   Oakville Ontario 213,759 December 1, 2006 None List
Malcolm Brodie   Richmond British Columbia 209,937 October 29, 2001 Richmond Non-Partisan Association City councillor (1996-2001)
David West   Richmond Hill Ontario 202,022 January 25, 2022 City councillor for Ward 4 (2013-2022)
Marianne Meed Ward   Burlington Ontario 186,948 December 1, 2018 Liberal candidate for MPP in Burlington (2007)
City councillor for Ward 2 (2010-2018)
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Dan Carter   Oshawa Ontario 175,383 December 1, 2018 Durham Region councillor (2014-2018)
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Évelyne Beaudin   Sherbrooke Quebec 172,950 November 12, 2021 Option nationale candidate for MNA in Sherbrooke (2012) and in Mégantic (2014)
Sherbrooke citoyen City councillor for Carrefour District (2017-2021)
Leader of Sherbrooke citoyen
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Paul Lefebvre Greater Sudbury Ontario 166,004 November 15, 2022 Liberal MP for Sudbury (2015-2021) List
Ross Siemens Abbotsford British Columbia 153,524 November 7, 2022 Abbotsford District Councillor (1986-1990)
City councillor (2014-2022)
Gilles Lehouillier   Lévis Quebec 149,683 November 3, 2013 Lauzon City councillor (1986-1989)
Le Progrès de Lévis City councillor (1989-2005)
Liberal MNA for Lévis (2008-2012)
Leader of Parti Lévis Force 10
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Richard Stewart   Coquitlam British Columbia 148,625 December 1, 2008 Liberal MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville (2001-2005)
City councillor (2005-2008)
Alex Nuttall   Barrie Ontario 147,829 November 15, 2022 City councillor for Ward 10 (2006-2014)
Conservative MP for Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (2015-2019)
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Julie Dufour   Saguenay Quebec 144,723 November 15, 2021 City councillor for District 8 (2013-2017)
City councillor for District 2 (2017-2021)
Tom Dyas Kelowna British Columbia 144,576 November 7, 2022 Ran for mayor in 2018
Cam Guthrie Guelph Ontario 143,740 December 1, 2014 City councillor for Ward 4 (2010-2014) List
Jean Lamarche Trois-Rivières Quebec 139,163 May 19, 2019 None List
Elizabeth Roy Whitby Ontario 138,501 November 15, 2022 Whitby Town Councillor for West Ward (2006-2014)
Durham Regional Councillor (2014-present)
Liberal candidate for MPP in Whitby—Oshawa (2011)
Jan Liggett Cambridge Ontario 138,479 November 15, 2022 Cambridge City Councillor for Ward 4 (2014-2022) List
Mat Siscoe   St. Catharines Ontario 136,803 November 15, 2022 St. Catharines City Councillor for St. Patrick's Ward (2010-2021)
Niagara Regional Councillor (2021-present)
Progressive Conservative candidate for MPP in St. Catharines (2014)
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Gordon Krantz Milton Ontario 132,979 December 1, 1980 Town councillor (1965-1980)
Eric Woodward Langley (DM) British Columbia 132,603 November 7, 2022 Township councillor (2018-2022)
Leader of Contract with Langley
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Bryan Paterson Kingston Ontario 132,485 December 1, 2014 None List
Shaun Collier Ajax Ontario 126,666 December 1, 2018 Town Councillor for Ward 1 (2003-2010)
Durham Regional Councillor for Wards 1 & 2 (2010-2018)
Dorothy McCabe Waterloo Ontario 121,436 November 15, 2022 Liberal candidate for MPP in Waterloo in (2018) List
Mathieu Traversy   Terrebonne Quebec 119,944 November 15, 2021 Parti Québécois MNA for Terrebonne (2008-2018)
Leader of Mouvement Terrebonne
Dean Murdock Saanich British Columbia 117,735 November 7, 2022 District Councillor (2008-2018)
Danny Breen   St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador 110,525 October 10, 2017 City councillor for Ward 1 (2009-2017)
Progressive Conservative candidate for MHA in Virginia Waters (2014 by-election)
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Ken Boshcoff Thunder Bay Ontario 108,843 November 15, 2022 Mayor of Thunder Bay (1997-2003)
Liberal MP for Thunder Bay—Rainy River (2004-2008)
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George Harvie Delta British Columbia 108,455 November 5, 2018 Leader of Achieving for Delta
Kevin Davis Brantford Ontario 104,688 December 3, 2018 Brantford City Councillor for Ward 2 (1985–1991) List
Darrin Canniff Chatham-Kent Ontario 103,988 December 1, 2018 Municipal councillor (2014-2018) for Ward 6 (Chatham)
Adrian Foster   Clarington Ontario 101,427 December 1, 2010 Clarington Municipal Councillor for Ward 1 (2003–2010)
Ken Johnston Red Deer Alberta 100,844 October 25, 2021 City councillor (2013-2021) List
Leonard Krog   Nanaimo British Columbia 99,863 November 5, 2018 New Democratic Party MLA for Parksville-Qualicum (1991-1996)
New Democratic Party MLA for Nanaimo (2005-2018)
Rod Frank   Strathcona County Alberta 99,225 October 24, 2017 Liberal candidate for MP in Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan (2015)
Kevin Ashe Pickering Ontario 99,186 November 15, 2022 City councillor for Ward 1 (2003-2007; 2010-2015)
Durham Regional Councillor (2015-2022)
Progressive Conservative candidate for MPP in Ajax—Pickering (2007)
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Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Alberta 98,406 October 25, 2021 Lethbridge City Councillor (2013-2021) List
Reid Hamer-Jackson Kamloops British Columbia 97,902 November 1, 2022 None
Andrée Bouchard Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec 97,873 November 15, 2021 Leader of Équipe Andrée Bouchard
Jim Diodati   Niagara Falls Ontario 94,415 December 1, 2010 None List
Cecil Clarke Cape Breton Regional Municipality Nova Scotia 93,694 October 30, 2024 Progressive Conservative MLA for Cape Breton North (2001–2011)
Conservative candidate for Sydney–Victoria in the 2011 Canadian federal election
Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality (2012–2020)
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Ken Popove Chilliwack British Columbia 93,203 November 6, 2018 Chilliwack City Councillor (2011–2018)
Marianne Alto Victoria British Columbia 91,867 November 3, 2022 Victoria City Councillor (2010–2022) List
Doreen Assaad   Brossard Quebec 91,525 November 13, 2017 Brossard City Councillor for District 1 (2009–2013) and District 9 (2013–2017)
Leader of Together Brossard
Dan Ruimy   Maple Ridge British Columbia 90,990 November 1, 2022 Liberal MP for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge (2015–2019)
Leader of A Better Maple Ridge

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