Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

Caledon is run by an elected council of 9 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.

Current council

• MayorAnnette Groves
• Regional Councillor, Wards 1, 2 and 3Christina Early
• Councillor, Ward 1Lynn Kiernan
• Councillor, Ward 2Dave Sheen
• Councillor, Ward 3Doug Maskell
• Regional Councillor, Wards 4, 5 and 6Mario Russo
• Councillor, Ward 4Nick de Boer
• Councillor, Ward 5Tony Rosa
• Councillor, Ward 6Cosimo Napoli

Names and official email addresses from the town's council page. None of the members lists a public social media account there.

Top number: pay. Second number: benefits and expenses together, such as health cover, mileage, conferences and training. Exactly what goes in it differs a little from town to town; the note below says what this town’s statement includes. Some members take the town’s health plan and some do not, so a higher second number is not a problem by itself. The statements give only totals; the receipts behind them can be requested from the clerk.

Each year links to the town's statement. From the Town's yearly statements of remuneration and expenses (Municipal Act, 2001, s. 284) for 2025, 2024 and 2023. "Pay" is salary. "Other" is the expenses column (training, printing, community engagement, mobile phones). The statements also show benefit costs paid by the Town (statutory benefits, OMERS pension, health and dental), which are not shown here: in 2025 they were $10,150.65 for the Mayor in "other benefit costs" and $7,859.90 for each councillor. Nick DeBoer is printed "DeBoer, Nick" on the statements and "Nick de Boer" on the Town's council page. Each member's total is salary plus benefit costs plus expenses; for the Mayor, $194,143.33 in 2025. The statements cover the Town only: we did not read any statement from the Region of Peel, where the Town's regional councillors also serve.

• Yes
  Budgets posted online

  Budget books for 2016 to 2026 are posted as PDFs on the Budget and Finances page, along with a 2026 highlights document. Source

• Yes
  Audited financial statements

  The 2025 consolidated statements carry an opinion that they "present fairly" from the auditors, dated June 1, 2026, with an emphasis of matter about restated 2024 figures. Statements back to 2015 are posted. Source

• Yes
  Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

  Yearly statements are posted for 2022 to 2025 on the Expenses page, with a monthly or yearly council expense breakdown. Source

• Yes
  Meeting agendas and minutes

  Agendas and minutes are on an eScribe portal linked from the Town's agendas page. The portal listing loaded. We did not read any minutes. Source

• Yes
  Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

  Annual reports and sustained complaint reports are posted for 2017 to 2026, and closed meeting investigation reports for 2022 to 2025. Source

• Town of Caledon on YouTube

  The Town links this YouTube channel from its website. It also says Council meetings are streamed live and lists agendas, minutes and the live stream at caledon.ca/agenda. We did not check whether past meeting videos are kept.

1. Send the request in writing to the town clerk (the freedom of information coordinator), on the town’s form or in a letter, with the $5 application fee.
2. Describe the records, not the answer you want. Dates, departments and the kind of record (a list, invoices, emails) make a request quicker and cheaper.
3. The town has 45 business days to answer (the law changed in 2026; older guides say 30 days). It can charge for search time and copies, but must send an estimate first if the fees will be over $25.
4. Some parts can be held back, such as legal advice or personal information about other people. The town must say which part of the law it relied on.
5. If you are refused, or the fees seem too high, you can appeal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner within 30 business days of the town’s decision.

The town's request form (on its Forms page) · The law · Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

• The Mayor's 2025 training, development and seminar expenses

  The expense report shows $14,410.74 in this category for the Mayor in 2025, against $215.49 in 2024. Receipts and the event names show what it bought. Related question: Why did the Mayor's total pay and expenses grow by about 27% in two years, with training costs jumping in 2025?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the invoices, registrations and expense claims supporting the Mayor's "Training, Development, Seminars" expense of $14,410.74 in the Town's January to December 2025 council expense report, with the name of each course or event, its date and its location.

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• Breakdown of accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2025

  Payables rose from $45,172,018 to $76,830,382 and the statements say they include funds held for developers. A breakdown shows how much is developer money. Related question: How much of the Town's $200 million in cash belongs to developers and others rather than to the Town?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the schedule supporting "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" of $76,830,382 at December 31, 2025, showing amounts held for developers (deposits and security, cash and non-cash) separately from trade payables, and how interest on developer deposits held in the Town's accounts is credited.

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• Plan to restore the Development Approvals and Building Permit Stabilization reserves

  The 2026 budget forecasts both below zero. Any staff report or forecast shows how and when the Town plans to refill them. Related question: Why are the reserves that cover development approvals and building permits forecast to run well below zero?.

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  Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the most recent forecast, staff report or memorandum showing the planned repayment of the negative balances of the Development Approvals Stabilization reserve and the Building Permit Stabilization reserve fund, including the fee assumptions used.

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The wording is a starting point, not legal advice. Narrow the dates if the town says a request is too broad or too costly.

1. Integrity Commissioner

   Boghosian + Allen LLP is the Town's Integrity Commissioner, with a term from January 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026. The Town posts annual reports back to 2015 and reports on complaints that were sustained.

2. Closed meeting investigator

   AMO Business Services is named as the Town's closed meeting investigator through Local Authority Services, and the reports are signed by Aird & Berlis LLP. The Town posts four reports (2022-1, 2024-1, 2025-1 and 2025-2). Only 2025-2 found a contravention.

3. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest Registry

   The Town says every declaration of interest is recorded in the minutes and that signed copies can be inspected at Town Hall. We did not read the minutes.

4. Mayoral Decisions

   The Town posts each written decision the Mayor makes under her strong-mayor powers, with a list of decisions not to veto by-laws.