Markham Council unanimously votes to review current governance structure in York Region

Bulletin

July 27, 2023

Today at a Special Council Meeting, members of Markham Council unanimously supported a motion that confirms that the current governance model in York Region needs modernization to meet the current and future needs of the city.

Markham Council agreed to explore all governance options, including reviewing a new single-tier governance model as part of the provincial government’s upcoming regional review process. Markham will retain a consultant to analyze what governance model is best for the city moving forward and will report back at the end of October with a final recommendation.

The provincial government has announced that it will be assigning a regional facilitator to York Region to determine what changes are needed to the current governance model to streamline and expedite decision-making and remove duplication. The consultant report is to be completed in time to be considered in the provincial regional facilitation process.