Shirley Hoy (born 1951) is a Canadian public servant who was the

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for the

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from 2001 to 2008. She was

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of the Toronto Lands Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of the

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) from 2009 to 2014.

Background

The daughter of

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immigrants to Canada, Shirley Hoy has distinguished herself as a top bureaucrat in the city of

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

. Her high school was completed at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute, after which she went on to earn a

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from

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, and a master's degree in Social Work (Social Policy) from the

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Career

Prior to her becoming the chief administrative officer (CAO) of the City of

, she held positions such as Director of Policy and Planning for the Community Services department; General Manager of Administration for Exhibition Place; and Executive Director for the Metro Chairman's Office. She worked in the provincial government between 1991 and 1995, at the end of which she was appointed to the post of "Commissioner of the Community and Neighbourhood Services" in January, 1996. Originally appointed as the Acting CAO of Toronto, she was bestowed with the official title on November 6, 2001. During the City's corporate restructuring in late 2004, her title was changed to City Manager, however, her job remained essentially the same. On July 28, 2008, after serving almost seven years as Toronto's City Manager, Hoy tendered her resignation, effective October 6, 2008. In her letter of resignation, Hoy cited her intention to continue working in the health and social services sector. In 2016, Hoy was acclaimed as the Chair of the Governing Council of the University of Toronto until 2017. She was married to

Gordon Chong Gordon Joseph Chong (October 28, 1943 – July 13, 2018) was a Canadian politician and public servant active in Toronto. He served as a Toronto city councillor and was vice-chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1990s. He served on the ...

until his death in 2018.

References

External links

TheStar.com: City manager stepping down
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoy, Shirley Living people People from Toronto Canadian politicians of Chinese descent Canadian city managers and chief administrative officers 1951 births