Wards Toronto City Council Council Highlights Council Highlights, produced for your convenience, is a summary of Council's recent decisions. Council Highlights is not intended to serve as an official record of the meeting. The City will ask the province to enact a City Charter that formally recognizes the City of Toronto as an order of government. The charter would provide the municipal government with powers and responsibilities that match Toronto's stature as Canada's largest city and economic centre. A charter arrangement would also help to ensure that the City is consulted about provincial policy and financing changes that affect Toronto.
Charter cities have a long tradition in Canada.
New community councils Council decided four new community councils will replace the existing six councils after November's municipal election. Council made the decision after considering options based on public consultations. The councils' boundaries will be debated at the August meeting of City Council. Provincial legislation that dissolves the existing community councils effective December 1 allows the City to establish new community councils to deal with local issues such as neighbourhood planning and transportation. Hot weather response plan Council approved a plan to help vulnerable Toronto residents cope with heat waves .