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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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Oshawa'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

Oshawa is run by an elected council of 11 people. They set the budget, approve big purchases and hire the senior staff who run the city day to day.

Current council

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

How open is Oshawa?

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

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2026 operating and capital budgets, the 2026 budget overview, earlier budgets back to 2023 and the nine-year capital forecast are posted as PDFs. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    The 2025 statements carry an opinion from Deloitte LLP dated June 25, 2026 saying they present fairly the city's financial position. The 2024 statements are dated June 27, 2025. Source

  • Unknown
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    We did not find the city's yearly statement of council remuneration and expenses on its budget, finance or council pages, and searches did not return it. It may be in council agendas, which we did not read. Source

  • Yes
    Mayoral decisions and directions

    Every written strong-mayor decision and direction from 2023 to June 29, 2026 is listed with a PDF. Source

  • Yes
    Declarations of interest registry

    2025 and 2026 tables are posted. Earlier tables are available on request. Source

  • Partly
    Integrity Commissioner reports

    One annual report (November 2022 to January 31, 2024) is listed; individual reports show N/A. Source

  • Yes
    2022 election candidate financial statements

    The city posts the 2022 candidates' financial statements as PDFs. Source

  • Unknown
    Meeting agendas and minutes

    The meeting calendar at calendar.oshawa.ca returned an access-denied page to our automated reader, so we did not read agendas or minutes. Source

How to raise a concern

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

  1. Integrity Commissioner (Principles Integrity)

    Looks into complaints that a council member broke the Code of Conduct or the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. The city's page lists one annual report, to January 31, 2024, and no individual reports for this term.

  2. Declaration of Interest Registry

    The city posts 2025 and 2026 registries of conflict of interest declarations made by council members; earlier years are available from Legislative Services.

  3. Mayoral Powers and Decisions

    Under strong-mayor rules the mayor must put decisions and directions in writing. The city lists them in a public chart.