Mayor–council government

A mayor–council government is one of two types of local government used in Canada as well as other countries. In Canada, virtually all municipalities and municipal districts use this form of government, while counties and regional districts use the counterpart council–manager form of government.

In the mayor–council form, voters elect a single mayor to act as the executive head of government of the jurisdiction. After being elected, the mayor then appoints individual politicians to his cabinet, which is usually called a municipal council.