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Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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
Read by hand. We read Innisfil'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

Innisfil 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

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 Innisfil?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2025/2026 budget book, the draft, capital project sheets, and the December 10, 2025 and January 14, 2026 staff reports on the 2026 update are linked from one page. Budgets back to 2017/2018 are listed. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    Statements and a staff summary and analysis are posted for 2021 to 2025. The audited statement PDFs for 2024 and 2025 have no readable text layer when downloaded, so we read the staff summary and analysis instead and did not read the auditor's report or the notes. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find the yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on the website pages or in a site search. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Council agendas are on a CivicWeb portal and staff reports from it opened without trouble. We did not read minutes. Source

  • Unknown
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    We did not find reports from either on the pages we read. Source

  • Yes
    Mayoral decisions posted

    Every decision from 2023 to June 4, 2026 is listed with its number, date and subject. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Innisfil'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.

  • Town of Innisfil on YouTube

    The Town links this channel from its Members of Council page for livestreams of council meetings. We did not check which meetings are posted or kept.

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

  • Property Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve forecast 2026 to 2028

    The January 14, 2026 staff report says the reserve falls below its 5% minimum; the plan to rebuild it is not in the report. Related question: Why does the Town lean on savings to hold the 2026 tax increase to 4.2%, when its own staff report says that cannot continue?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the most recent forecast of the Property Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve balance for the years 2026 to 2028, and any staff report or briefing note that sets out how and when the balance returns to the minimum in policy CP.02-12-05.

  • List of projects changed in the 2026 capital budget

    The 2026 capital budget fell from $55,333,149 to $40,769,004 and the January 2026 report does not list what changed. Related question: Why was the 2026 capital budget cut by $14,564,145 between January 2025 and January 2026?.

    Show the request wordingHide the wording
    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the list of capital projects removed, reduced or moved to a later year between the 2026 capital budget adopted on January 29, 2025 and the 2026 capital budget of $40,769,004 in Staff Report DSR-003-26, with the amount and new year for each.

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. Mayoral powers and decisions

    The Town lists each written Mayoral decision and direction by year, since the strong mayor powers began on October 31, 2023.

  2. Audit Committee

    The Town's Committees and Boards page describes an Audit Committee as the link between Council, the external auditor and management. We did not read its agendas.