City of Hamilton Agencies, Boards, and Committees

This list has been scraped from the City of Hamilton’s website and the sole purpose of hosting it here is to make it easily searchable so that residents can quickly and easily map committees that report to one another. Each City committee reports to another committee all the way up to City Council. In general, it’s true that most committees report up to the General Issues Committee, which then reports to City Council (but there are some committees that report directly to City Council). Boards, commissions, groups, and tribunals do not report to City committees. Some agencies, boards, or committees aren’t part of the the City of Hamilton’s organizational structure but are listed by the City because a City Councillor is appointed to sit on them.

Look below the table for Fun with the Data. You can use the tools above the table to filter the data or to download it in a variety of file formats for your own use.

Source – City of Hamilton website*
*Records updated on December 29, 2020; this information was taken directly from the City of Hamilton’s website

Name:

Type:

Reports to:

Name	Type	Reports to
Advisory Committee for Immigrants and Refugees	Advisory Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Arts Advisory Commission	Advisory Committee	General Issues Committee
Committee Against Racism	Advisory Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Food Advisory Committee	Advisory Committee	Board of Health
Hamilton Aboriginal Advisory Committee	Advisory Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Hamilton Cycling Committee	Advisory Committee	Public Works Committee
Hamilton Status of Women Committee	Advisory Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Hamilton Veterans Committee	Advisory Committee	Emergency and Community Services Committee
Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee	Advisory Committee	Emergency and Community Services Committee
Keep Hamilton Clean and Green Committee	Advisory Committee	Public Works Committee
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee (LGBTQ)	Advisory Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Mundialization Committee	Advisory Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Seniors Advisory Committee	Advisory Committee	Emergency and Community Services Committee
Waste Management Advisory Committee	Advisory Committee	Public Works Committee
Federation of Canadian Municipalities	Advocacy Group
Halton-Hamilton Water Source Protection Committee	Authority
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority	Authority
Alectra Board of Directors	Board
Art Gallery of Hamilton Board of Directors	Board
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Board of Directors	Board
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Large Urban Board	Board
CityHousing Hamilton Corporation Board of Directors	Board
CityHousing Hamilton Corporation Shareholder	Board
Conservation Halton Board of Directors	Board
D.A.R.T.S. Board of Directors	Board
Dundas Centre for the Arts Board Management	Board
Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors	Board
Greater Toronto Transportation Authority - Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Arts Council Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Conservation Authority Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Enterprises Holding Corporation Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Enterprises Holding Corporation Shareholder	Board	City Council
Hamilton Farmers' Market Corporation Board of Directors	Board	City Council
Hamilton Library Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Police Services Board	Board
Hamilton Port Authority Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Renewable Power Inc. Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Street Railway Board of Directors	Board	City Council
Hamilton Utilities Corporation Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Waterfront Trust Board of Trustees	Board
Heritage Green Community Trust Board of Trustees	Board
Royal Botanical Gardens Board of Directors	Board
Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Board of Directors	Board
Theatre Aquarius Board of Directors	Board
Hamilton Renewable Power Inc. Shareholder	Board	City Council
Hamilton Street Railway Shareholder	Board
Hamilton Utilities Corporation Shareholder	Board	City Council
Hamilton Farmers’ Market - Sole Voting Member	Board	City Council
Red Hill Valley Joint Stewardship Board	Board	General Issues Committee
City Council	City Council
City Council – Elect	City Council
Niagara Escarpment Commission	Commission
Development Industry Liaison Group	Liaison Group
Dundas Community Services	Liaison Group
Fence Viewers	Liaison Group
Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance	Liaison Group
Terrapure Community Liaison Committee	Liaison Group
Audit, Finance and Administration Committee	Standing Committee	General Issues Committee
Board of Health	Standing Committee	General Issues Committee
Emergency and Community Services Committee	Standing Committee	General Issues Committee
General Issues Committee	Standing Committee	City Council
Healthy and Safe Communities Committee	Standing Committee	General Issues Committee
Planning Committee	Standing Committee	General Issues Committee
Public Works Committee	Standing Committee	General Issues Committee
Accessible Transit Services Review Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Public Works Committee
Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Affordable Housing Site Selection Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee	Sub-Committee	Planning Committee
Airport Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Business Improvement Area (BIA) Advisory Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Capital Projects Work In-Progress Review Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Cleanliness and Security in the Downtown Core Task Force	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Community Benefits Protocol Advisory Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Cross-Melville District Heritage Committee (Dundas)	Sub-Committee	Planning Committee
Development Charges Stakeholders Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Election Compliance Audit Committee - Selection Committee	Sub-Committee	City Council
Expanding Housing and Support Services for Women and Transgender Community Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Emergency and Community Services Committee
Facility Naming Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Glanbrook Landfill Co-ordinating Committee	Sub-Committee	Public Works Committee
Governance Review Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Government Relations Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Grants Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Greater Bay Area Sub-Committee (Hamilton and Burlington)	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Hamilton Future Fund Board of Governors	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee	Sub-Committee	Planning Committee
Hamilton Port Authority - City of Hamilton Liaison Committee	Sub-Committee	Planning Committee
Hamilton Utilities Corporation Joint Advisory Committee	Sub-Committee	Public Works Committee
Hamilton Water Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Public Works Committee
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Liaison Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Liaison Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Heritage Permit Review Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee
Hess Village Pedestrian Mall Authority	Sub-Committee
HMRF/HWRF Pension Administration	Sub-Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
International Children's Games Committee	Sub-Committee
Interview Sub-Committee to the Audit, Finance & Administration Committee	Sub-Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Interview Sub-Committee to the Board of Health	Sub-Committee	Board of Health
Interview Sub-committee to the Emergency & Community Services Committee	Sub-Committee	Emergency and Community Services Committee
Interview Sub-Committee to the General Issues Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Interview Sub-Committee to the Public Works Committee	Sub-Committee	Public Works Committee
Light Rail Transit Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Workforce Development	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Mayor’s Intelligent Community Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	City Council
Multi-Year Budget Planning Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Municipal Drainage Court of Revision	Sub-Committee	Public Works Committee
Non Union Compensation Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Open for Business Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Physician Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee	Sub-Committee	Board of Health
Procurement Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Rental Housing Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Planning Committee
School Board Properties Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Selection Committee for Agencies, Boards and Sub-Committees	Sub-Committee	City Council
Steel Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Storm Event Response Group (SERG)	Sub-Committee	Public Works Committee
Transit Area Rating Review Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Truck Route Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Public Works Committee
Wentworth Lodge Heritage Trust Fund Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	Emergency and Community Services Committee
West Harbour Development Sub-Committee	Sub-Committee	General Issues Committee
Mayor's Task Force on Economic Recovery	Sub-Committee	City Council
Committee of Adjustment	Tribunal
Election Compliance Audit Committee	Tribunal
Hamilton Licensing Tribunal	Tribunal
Property Standards Committee	Tribunal
Knowles Bequest Trust	Trust
Name	Type	Reports to

Definitions

This is a short list of definitions taken from the City of Hamilton’s website. The City does not have definitions listed for Advocacy Groups, Authorities, Commissions, Liaison Groups, Tribunals, or Trusts.

Advisory Committee – “Volunteer Advisory Committees are established by Council and are comprised of volunteer members from the Hamilton community. Volunteer Advisory Committees provide advice to Council through reports, on their area of expertise to an assigned Standing Committee. Members of Volunteer Advisory Committees are selected by the Interview Sub-Committee of the appropriate Standing Committee and are appointed by Council.”
Boards – “Boards of Directors are a corporation’s governing body and are comprised of various memberships, including some Members of Council and sometimes citizen members.”
Shareholders – “The Boards of Directors report to their respective Shareholders. Shareholders are made up of the entire elected council (the Mayor and 15 Ward Councillors) and do not report to Council.”
Standing Committee – “Standing Committees are established by Council, are comprised entirely of Members of Council and report directly to Council. Members of Standing Committees are appointed by Council.”
Sub-Committee – “Sub-Committees are established by Council and are comprised of some Members of Council and in certain circumstances also have citizen members. Sub-Committees report up to an assigned Standing Committee. Members of Sub-Committees are appointed by Council.”

Fun with the Data

If you’re looking for a way to interpret this data that might produce interesting results, here’s something to try.

Power Mapping

Step 1 – Enter the words Standing Committee into the Type filter above the table
Step 2 – Check out the Standing Committees and decide which one you’d like to learn more about
Step 3 – Enter the name of the Standing Committee you chose into the Reporting Committee filter
Step 4 – Voila! You’ll now see a text-based power map that shows you what other committees report to that Standing Committee

Pro tip – Try typing City Council into the Reporting Committee filter to see what agencies, boards, and committees report to it (it’s an interesting list!)

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