Strategic Priorities & Council Leads

City Council held a strategic planning meeting on January 16, 2025, to identify the key areas of focus under the Advance City Council’s Priorities pillar. 

Nine priority areas were identified by City Council, with Community Safety and Well-being designated as Council’s paramount priority in the 2026-2029 Strategic Plan. This means that City Council deems it an area of critical importance to address significantly over the duration of Council’s current term. The Community Safety and Well-being priority will centre on two major elements – (1) Housing & Homelessness, and (2) Community Safety. 

A full list of the City Council Priority Areas for the 2026-2029 Strategic Plan is outlined below, in random order other than Community Safety & Well-being

Each Council Member Lead will work with Administration to define a strategic direction for the priority area for which they are responsible. City Council will then work together as a team to review and refine each section, and the final 2026-2029 Strategic Plan will be considered and debated at City Council in late 2025.