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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things out.Older reportDetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Midland in the Province's latest release, so these pages use its 2023 report. It may simply be filed late.
Read by hand. We read Midland'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

Midland 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 Midland?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2023 to 2026 budget pages each carry the budget documents. The 2026 page has the executive summary, the tax-supported operating budget, the user-rate budget, the capital budget and a reserves appendix. Source

  • Partly
    Audited financial statements

    The Financial Reporting page lists audited statements for 2020 to 2023 only. The 2023 statements are signed April 8 and April 23, 2026. We did not find 2024 or 2025 statements. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find the yearly statement of council pay and expenses on the Town's website pages we read. It may be in the meeting portal, which we could not read. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    Agendas and minutes are on a CivicWeb portal. The portal's robots.txt asks all automated visitors to stay out of the whole site, so we did not read any agendas, minutes or staff reports there. Source

  • Partly
    Meeting videos

    The Town says live streaming on its YouTube channel began September 23, 2026, and that Rogers tv has long covered council meetings. The Ombudsman's August 2026 report says the Town does not make audio or video recordings of its closed meetings. Source

  • Yes
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    Three Integrity Commissioner periodic reports and Ombudsman reports of October 2023 and August 2026, plus an Ombudsman letter of November 2025, are posted. Source

  • Yes
    2022 election candidate financial statements

    The Town lists the 2022 candidates' financial statements by office. We did not read them. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Midland'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.

  • Council meetings live on the Town's YouTube channel

    The Town announced on September 21, 2026 that council meetings would be streamed live on its official YouTube channel starting September 23, 2026, alongside its existing arrangement with Rogers tv. We did not check what earlier meeting videos are posted.

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

  • Total spending and funding of Midland Bay Landing

    The 2026 reserve table shows a negative Midland Bay Landing reserve of (4,765,147) at the start of 2026. A list of what was spent, on what, and how it was funded shows how the balance built up. Related question: How will Midland repay the negative Midland Bay Landing reserve now that the Town has decided not to award the project?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request a summary of all spending on the Midland Bay Landing project from its start to September 30, 2026, by year, supplier and purpose, and the source of funds for each year, including internal borrowing from other reserves and the interest charged.

  • Audit timeline for 2024 and 2025

    The Town's budget says it plans to complete the 2024 and 2025 audits in 2026. The auditor's engagement letters and timetable show when statements are due. Related question: Why are Midland's latest posted audited statements for 2023, and why were they signed in April 2026?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the auditor's engagement letters and planned reporting timetable for the 2024 and 2025 audits of the Town's financial statements, and any report to council about the timing of the 2023 audit.

  • Council pay and expenses statements, 2022 to 2025

    We did not find the yearly statement of council pay and expenses (Municipal Act s. 284) on the pages we read.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the yearly statements of remuneration and expenses paid to each member of council, as required by section 284 of the Municipal Act, 2001, for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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 Town posts the Integrity Commissioner's periodic reports for 2019 to 2020, June 2022 to May 2023 and June 2023 to February 28, 2025. The latest, dated March 13, 2025, says three complaints were received and all were resolved without a report to council.

  2. Closed meeting investigator: Ontario Ombudsman

    The Town says the Ombudsman is its closed meeting investigator and posts the Ombudsman's letters and reports, including an August 2026 report on a special meeting held on March 5, 2025.

  3. Conflict of Interest Registry

    The Town posts a table of the declarations members made in the 2022 to 2026 term, with the date, agenda item and reason. We did not read the original forms.

  4. Strong mayor powers and Mayoral decisions

    Ontario gave the Mayor extra powers from May 1, 2025. The Town says it lists the Mayor's written decisions and directions on one page.