News and Notices

City Council passes bylaw to alter Burlington’s ward boundaries

Burlington, Ont. — May 22, 2025 — Burlington City Council has passed a bylaw to update the city’s ward structure. Bylaw 30-2025 allows for minor changes to Burlington’s current ward structure and will be in place for the 2026 Municipal Election, subject to any appeals. These changes align with recommendations from the City’s recent Ward Boundary Review and are designed to reflect Burlington’s growing population. 

New ward structure

Burlington will continue to have six wards with one Local Councillor representing each ward, plus one Mayor elected at large. All members of City Council will continue to sit on Halton Regional Council. 

Minor changes to Burlington’s ward boundaries include:

• The community in north Tyandaga will move from Ward 1 to Ward 3
• The Leighland community will move from Ward 2 to Ward 1
• The Palmer community will move from Ward 4 to Ward 3
• The Maple Beach community will move from Ward 1 to Ward 2

What happens next?

Under section 222(4) of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. c. 25, any...

Tap into Freedom This summer

Youth ride the bus for FREE in July and August

Get on the bus and meet up with friends and family for free. If you are 13 to 19 years old, you ride for free this summer.  All day, every day in July and August. Just tap your PRESTO card and ride.

Did you know that youth also ride for free after 6 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. All year long! Combine loyalty and youth free as a great way to use transit to get where you want to go in Burlington.

Need a PRESTO card? Cards can be purchased at:

• the BT Customer Service in the Burlington GO Station and
• Shoppers Drug Mart.

Make sure you register and change your card to ‘youth’ so you can ride for free. Registering your card keeps your funds safe if you lose your card.

PRESTO cards are good all year round. Keep using your PRESTO card after the summer to ride evenings and weekends for free!

Council approves Industrial Property Tax Payment Deferral Program to protect local businesses

Burlington, Ont.—May 20, 2025— Earlier today, Burlington City Council approved a six-month, interest-free property tax deferral program for local industrial properties affected by ongoing U.S. tariffs.

The application-based program allows for qualified industrial property owners to request additional time to pay their property taxes without incurring late payment penalties or interest charges. Eligible property owners/applicants would have until Nov. 30, 2025 to pay remaining property taxes in full. Information regarding eligibility criteria and the application process is available on the City’s Rebates and Deferrals web page.   

The City of Burlington remains committed to supporting local businesses during this time of economic uncertainty. To learn more about how the City is supporting Canadian businesses, visit www.burlington.ca/buycanadian. 

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Burlington receives Canadian Institutes for Health Research’s Healthy Cities Grant

The City of Burlington, in partnership with the Region of Halton Public Health Department and the University of Waterloo – Faculty of Health has been selected as one of four Canadian municipalities to join the conversation about healthy cities in Helsinki, Finland. This opportunity is part of the Healthy Cities Research Initiative and has been made possible thanks to support from 8-80 Cities and funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.  

Helsinki Workshop 

The grant includes all costs for a small group to travel to and stay in Helsinki, Finland from May 16-24, 2025. The group will participate in a workshop to learn about Helsinki’s smart growth strategies, including mixed-use developments and efficient public transportation, healthy urban policy, protecting green spaces, sustainable growth, public spaces and more.  

The group includes Mayor Meed Ward, two staff from the City of Burlington, one staff from Region of Halton Public Health and one faculty member from the...