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
St. Catharines City Council meets next on Monday, Nov. 3. Find the agenda here. Council will also meet for a budget meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 5. See the agenda here.
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 2024-15 - A By-law to regulate the proceedings of Council of The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines.
Agendas and Minutes
Please use the links below to access all agendas and minutes:
Council Minutes Council Agendas
Council Correspondence Listing
The Council Correspondence Listing is a weekly package compiled by the City Clerk containing items of correspondence from other levels of government, municipalities, agencies, organizations, residents, and City of St. Catharines staff, and partners.
Written correspondence address to City Council may be placed on the council correspondence listing, which is posted on the City's website. Any personal Information you choose to disclose in your letter may become part of the public record and your name may be published on the City's website.
Items contained in the listing are for information only and do not require a decision from Council. A member of Council may request action to be taken on an item by providing notice to the City Clerk. The City Clerk will review and include the item on the next regular Council Agenda. Correspondence relating to an item on the Council Agenda must be submitted no later than noon the day of the Council meeting and will be placed in Council's Sugarsync Folder but listed on the following week's Council Correspondence Listing.
Please use the link below to access the Council Correspondence Listing:
Council Correspondence Listing
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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.