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Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Older reportDetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date. Check the sources, and tell us if you spot a mistake. What this site can't tell you
An older report. We have no 2024 report for Cramahe in the Province's latest release, so these pages use its 2023 report. It may simply be filed late.
Read by hand. We read Cramahe's own documents for this site in October 2026; the Sources page lists which ones. The comparisons with other places still come from the Province's yearly reports.

Council

Who decides, and how you can hold them to account

Cramahe is run by an elected council of 5 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the town day to day.

Current council

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

How open is Cramahe?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 5, 2026.

  • Partly
    Budgets posted online

    Budgets and presentations are posted for 2020 to 2025. The 2025 line-by-line file is headed "2025 Draft Budget". The page says 2026 deliberations began in December 2025, but we did not find a 2026 budget document. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    Audited statements are posted for 2015 to 2022. The 2023 statements are listed as "Pending final Review". We did not find 2024 statements. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find a yearly statement of council pay and expenses on the finance, council or clerks pages or in the site map. Source

  • Partly
    Meeting agendas, minutes and video

    The page lists agendas and minutes by year from 2015 and says it keeps agendas and recordings for the current term. The calendar host (calendar.cramahe.ca) answered our request with a security block, so we did not open it. The 2026 council highlights sheets are scanned images with no text layer, so we did not use them. Source

  • Yes
    2022 candidate financial statements

    The election page links 2022 candidate financial statements and a compliance report. We did not open them. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Cramahe's official channels, as linked from its own website. Council members may also post on their own pages; we link only to official municipal channels.

  • Township of Cramahe YouTube

    The Agendas and Minutes page links a Township YouTube channel for meeting video. We did not check what is posted there.

Ask for the records

Anyone can ask the town for its records under Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). You do not have to say why. Here is how it works, and the wording for the records that would answer the questions on this site.

  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

  • Status of the 2023 and 2024 audits

    The Township lists the 2023 statements as "Pending final Review" and posts nothing newer than 2022. Related question: Why are the Township's audited financial statements posted only up to 2022?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the audited consolidated financial statements for 2023 and 2024 (or, if not yet complete, the auditor's most recent report to Council on the status of each audit), and the dates on which Council received them.

  • Capital projects carried over from 2022

    The 2022 statements show $1,979,337 of capital purchases against a budget of $3,286,075. Related question: Why did the Township spend $1,306,738 less than planned on capital projects in 2022?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the list of 2022 budgeted capital projects, with the budget, the amount spent and the status of each at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023.

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

How to raise a concern

From the gentlest step to the most serious. Start at the top.

  1. Integrity Commissioner

    The Township's page says the appointed Integrity Commissioner has retired and delegated the role to an interim Integrity Commissioner at a law firm. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the page.

  2. Closed Meeting Listing

    The page titled Closed Meeting Listing links one guidance document for municipal officials. We did not find a list of closed meetings on it.