Ontario's Big City Mayors - Membership Fees - by Mayor John Tory, seconded by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong

Ontario's Big City Mayors was formerly known as the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario. The organization has recently re-branded and incorporated as a not-for profit, and after many years of doing advocacy work using in-kind resources from member municipalities, is in the process of expanding its staff resources to support its advocacy work. On January 15, 2021, Ontario's Big City Mayors adopted an annual membership fee structure based on municipal population. As a City with a population greater than one million, Toronto's membership fee is $20,000 per year. It is recommended that City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to pay the Ontario's Big City Mayors membership fee on an annual basis, provided the annual increase in the amount of the fee does not exceed the rate of inflation. Funds are available in the 2021 budget for this purpose.