Peel Regional Council is the governing body of the

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Formation

Peel Council was formed in 1973 when the

was created to replace the old Peel County. It was created by the province to deal with counties with significant growth patterns. It is supposed to mimic the role of the former Metro Toronto Council.

Political Structure

It currently consists of 25 members: the mayors of Mississauga,

Brampton Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it ...

, and Caledon, eleven councillors from Mississauga, six councillors from Brampton, four additional councillors from Caledon, and the regional chair, who is appointed by council members. These members are elected via

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. * Caledon Councillors Wards 1-6 and Mayor * Brampton Councillors Wards 1-10 and Mayor * Mississauga Councillors Wards 1-11 and Mayor A list of past and present chair (or chairmen of Peel Council): * 1973-1979 Chairman Lou H. Parsons (GO Transit Chair and Mississauga City Councillor) * 1979-1991 Chairman R. Frank Bean (former Mississauga City Alderman) * 1981 Acting Chairman Peter Robertson (Mayor of Brampton) * 1991 Acting Chairman Frank Russell (Brampton) * 1991 Acting Chairman Edward (Ted) Southorn (Mississauga Ward 7 Councillor) * 1991 Acting Chairman Rhoda Begley (Regional Councillor and Brampton City Councillor) * 1992-2014 Chairman Emil Kolb (former Mayor of Caledon) * 2014-2018 Chair Frank Dale (former Mississauga Ward 4 Councillor) * 2018–present Chair Nando Iannicca (former Mississauga Ward 7 Councillor) Wards The Peel wards are based on the ward system of each city, so there are repeated ward numbers: * Caledon Wards 1-4 and Mayor * Brampton Wards 1-10 and Mayor * Mississauga Wards 1-11 and Mayor

County Buildings/Peel Centre

* 1973-1980 -

Peel County Courthouse Peel County Courthouse is a historic building located in Brampton, Ontario and served as a courthouse and jail for Peel County and Peel Region, as well as the first home of Peel Regional Council. The two court house was built in a Venetian Go ...

Brampton, Ontario Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it th ...

* 1980–present -

10 Peel Centre Drive 10 Peel Centre Drive is a building complex in Brampton, Ontario, Canada that serves as the seat of local government for the Regional Municipality of Peel. The building has been used for regional government offices since its completion in 1980 afte ...

. In 2014, the inaugural meeting of council met at Mississauga Convention Centre. In 2018, the inaugural meeting of council met at 10 Peel Centre Drive Council Chambers

Services

Peel Regional Police The Peel Regional Police (PRP) provide policing services for Peel Region (excluding Caledon) in Ontario, Canada. It is the second largest municipal police service in Ontario after the Toronto Police Service and third largest municipal force in C ...

* Peel Health Services **

Peel Regional Paramedic Services Peel Regional Paramedic Services, provide ambulatory and paramedic care for the municipalities within Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Peel Region, in Ontario, Canada. Paramedic Headquarters are located in Brampton at 1600 Bovaird Road east ...

** long-term care facilities * Social Services ** Child Care Centres ** Ontario Works ** Volunteer workers * Public Works **

Transhelp Region of Peel Accessible Transportation Services is a family of paratransit services in Ontario, Canada, operated by the Regional Municipality of Peel. Services Caledon Community Services Transportation Caledon Community Services Transportation ...

** Regional Road and maintenance ** Water/Wastewater system ** Construction ** Garbage disposal - collected from the cities and towns in Peel * Education **

Peel District School Board The Peel District School Board (PDSB; known as English-Language Public District School Board No. 19 prior to 1999) is a school district that serves approximately 153,000 kindergarten to grade 12 students at more than 259 schools in the Region o ...

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 43 prior to 1999) is the separate school board that oversees 153 Catholic school facilities (125 elementary schools, 26 secondar ...

* Public Housing

Current Council

Council elected in the 2014 municipal election:

Past Councils

Council elected in the 2010 municipal election:

Other Officials

Executive Leadership Team

* David Szwarc, Chief Administrative Officer * Janice Sheehy, Commissioner of Human Services * Catherine Matheson, Commissioner of Corporate Services * Janette Smith, Commissioner of Public Works * Sean Baird, Commissioner of Service Innovation, Information and Technology * Nancy Polsinelli, Commissioner of Health Services * Steven VanOfwegen, Commissioner of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

References

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External links

Peel Council
Regional Municipality of Peel County and regional councils in Ontario