Council Compensation Review

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Municipal Council has appointed a task force to review and make recommendations with respect to Councillors' compensation for the next term of Council (November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2026).

The 2021 Council Compensation Review Task Force (CCRTF) will:

  • review the most recent median full-time employment income data for Londoners, and
  • make recommendations regarding implementation of any changes in compensation, which may include phasing in and indexing.




As part of the review process, the CCRTF sought public feedback.
The survey is now closed
. Thank you to everyone who responded!





To assist with your responses, here is some key information:



The Role of Municipal Council

The role of Municipal Council, as set out in the Municipal Act, 2001, is as follows:

  • to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the municipality;
  • to develop and evaluate the policies and programs of the municipality;
  • to determine which services the municipality provides;
  • to ensure that administrative policies, practices and procedures and controllership policies, practices and procedures are in place to implement the decisions of council;
  • to ensure the accountability and transparency of the operations of the municipality, including the activities of the senior management of the municipality;
  • to maintain the financial integrity of the municipality; and
  • to carry out the duties of council under this or any other Act.


Current Ward Councillors’ Compensation

In 2017, Municipal Council approved the recommendation of the 2016 Council Compensation Review Task Force that compensation for serving as a Ward Councillor be set at the 2016 median full-time employment income for Londoners.

This compensation is also subject to annual increases set out in the “Remuneration for Elected Officials and Appointed Citizen Members” which provides for an annual increase reflected in the Labour Index.

The current compensation for Ward Councillors is $52,725.


Median full-time employment income

Median full-time employment income refers to the employment income earned by individuals where half of the individuals in the area earn more and half earn less.

The median full-time employment income for Londoners is determined by reviewing the most recent income data provided by Stats Canada Census Profile. The 2021 Census income data will not be available until July 2022.



Municipal Council has appointed a task force to review and make recommendations with respect to Councillors' compensation for the next term of Council (November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2026).

The 2021 Council Compensation Review Task Force (CCRTF) will:

  • review the most recent median full-time employment income data for Londoners, and
  • make recommendations regarding implementation of any changes in compensation, which may include phasing in and indexing.




As part of the review process, the CCRTF sought public feedback.
The survey is now closed
. Thank you to everyone who responded!





To assist with your responses, here is some key information:



The Role of Municipal Council

The role of Municipal Council, as set out in the Municipal Act, 2001, is as follows:

  • to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the municipality;
  • to develop and evaluate the policies and programs of the municipality;
  • to determine which services the municipality provides;
  • to ensure that administrative policies, practices and procedures and controllership policies, practices and procedures are in place to implement the decisions of council;
  • to ensure the accountability and transparency of the operations of the municipality, including the activities of the senior management of the municipality;
  • to maintain the financial integrity of the municipality; and
  • to carry out the duties of council under this or any other Act.


Current Ward Councillors’ Compensation

In 2017, Municipal Council approved the recommendation of the 2016 Council Compensation Review Task Force that compensation for serving as a Ward Councillor be set at the 2016 median full-time employment income for Londoners.

This compensation is also subject to annual increases set out in the “Remuneration for Elected Officials and Appointed Citizen Members” which provides for an annual increase reflected in the Labour Index.

The current compensation for Ward Councillors is $52,725.


Median full-time employment income

Median full-time employment income refers to the employment income earned by individuals where half of the individuals in the area earn more and half earn less.

The median full-time employment income for Londoners is determined by reviewing the most recent income data provided by Stats Canada Census Profile. The 2021 Census income data will not be available until July 2022.


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