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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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

Uxbridge is run by an elected council of 7 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 Uxbridge?

What a resident can find online without asking, as of October 14, 2026.

  • Yes
    Budgets posted online

    The 2026 and 2027 operating budget and the 2026 to 2035 capital plan (both approved December 15, 2025) are posted as PDFs, with the 2025 and 2024 budgets. The 2025 operating budget PDF is a scan with no readable text, so we did not use it. The operating budget is tables only, with no written explanations. Source

  • Yes
    Audited financial statements

    Consolidated statements for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are posted. The 2025 statements carry a clean opinion ("present fairly") from Deloitte LLP dated May 25, 2026. Source

  • Partly
    Council pay and expenses (s. 284)

    A statement for 2025 exists on the Township's eScribe meeting site. We did not find a link to it on the Township's main-site pages we read. The file's text layer prints the names apart from the figures, so we have not copied the figures into this pack. Source

  • Yes
    Asset management plan

    The Township's 2025 asset management plan, prepared by Hemson and dated May 29, 2025, is posted, and the budgets page points to it. Source

  • Yes
    Meeting agendas, minutes and video

    The Township says agendas, minutes, live streams and video recordings are on its eScribe meeting calendar, with material before August 2019 available from the Clerk's Office. We did not read any minutes. Source

  • Unknown
    Integrity Commissioner and closed meeting reports

    The pages name the officers and the complaint process but we did not find any reports from them. Source

Where the town speaks for itself

Uxbridge'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 Uxbridge on YouTube

    The Township links this YouTube channel from the footer of its website. We did not open it, so we do not know whether council meeting videos are posted there. The Township says meeting live streams and recordings are on its eScribe meeting calendar.

  • Township of Uxbridge on Facebook

    The Township links this Facebook page from the footer of its website. We did not open it.

  • Township of Uxbridge on Instagram

    The Township links this Instagram page from the footer of its website. We did not open it.

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

  • What the 2025 "inventory for resale" is made of

    The 2025 statements show $5,720,167 with no note. A schedule of what it holds shows whether it is land and what it cost. Related question: Why did the Township's "inventory for resale" jump from $219,234 to $5,720,167 in 2025, while its cash fell by $8,487,092?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request the Township's schedule or working paper listing what makes up "Inventory for resale" at December 31, 2025 ($5,720,167), with the purchase price and date of each item, and any council report that approved the purchase.

  • Funding agreements for the new animal shelter

    The capital plan shows $1,915,000 of donations, $942,500 from a "third party" and a $942,500 loan, but the plan does not say who the third party is or what has been pledged. Related question: How much of the $3,800,000 new animal shelter is covered by donations and a partner, and how much will fall on taxpayers?.

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    Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I request any agreement between the Township and the Township of Scugog (or any other third party) about the cost of building the new animal shelter, and the Township's record of donations pledged or received for it as of the date of this request.

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 says its Integrity Commissioner is an independent officer who reports to Council and handles Code of Conduct complaints about members of Council. Formal complaints go by email to the firm the page names, Principles Integrity. We did not find any Integrity Commissioner reports on the pages we read.

  2. Closed meeting investigator

    The Township's Ombudsman page says a complaint about an improperly closed meeting can be filed with the Township's Closed Meeting Investigator, and links a complaint form and a policy. We did not find any investigator reports. The same page says the Ontario Ombudsman is the default investigator for complaints about the Township's decisions.

  3. Strong mayor powers

    The Township says strong mayor powers (the Mayor can propose the budget, hire and dismiss the chief administrative officer and appoint committee chairs) took effect for Uxbridge on May 1, 2025, and that the Mayor must exercise them in writing and make them public. The page lists two Mayoral papers dated August 12, 2025: a decision delegating powers to the chief administrative officer, and a directive about bringing the budget to Council. We did not read either one.

  4. Joint Compliance Audit Committee (election finances)

    For the 2026 election the Township says it has teamed up with the Township of Scugog and the Township of Brock to form a joint committee that reviews requests from electors who believe a candidate or third-party advertiser broke the campaign finance rules. It serves from November 15, 2026 to November 14, 2030.