The City of Burlington has a variety of boards and committees that provide feedback and input on important matters and issues in the community. Learn when upcoming meetings take place or how to speak at a meeting.
Advisory committee meetings are held in a hybrid format where members are able to participate in person or remotely, using Teams. Check our Council and Committees Calendar for upcoming meeting dates, agenda packages and virtual meeting links.
Join a board or committee
Burlington needs your voice and expertise! Learn how to apply to volunteer on a board or advisory committee. We are always looking for community members to play a key role in providing advice and feedback to Council and staff on a variety of issues. You can also view resources that help advisory committee members in their role, such as policies, handbooks and Q&As.
Council-appointed advisory committees
The City of Burlington has nine Council-appointed advisory committees that provide feedback and input to Council.
Accessibility Advisory Committee |
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The Burlington Accessibility Advisory Committee advises on the identification, removal and prevention of barriers to people with disabilities in the City's bylaws, policies, programs and services. |
Agricultural and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee |
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The Burlington Agricultural and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee advises and assists in the implementation of Burlington's agricultural and rural goals, objectives and policies. The committee raises community awareness and understanding of agricultural and rural issues as they relate to the City and its activities. |
Cycling Advisory Committee |
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The Burlington Cycling Advisory Committee assists, advises, recommends and supports Council in matters related to cycling in the city. |
Downtown Parking Advisory Committee |
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The Burlington Downtown Parking Advisory Committee advises on strategies and policies that affect the development and delivery of parking services in downtown Burlington. |
Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee |
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The Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee provides advice on issues related to the conservation of Burlington's cultural heritage, promotes conservation of cultural heritage and provides input and consideration on heritage conservation planning, including:
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Inclusivity Advisory Committee |
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The Burlington Inclusivity Advisory Committee provides a monitoring and measuring role to help ensure that the City applies an inclusion lens to its policies, services and programs. |
Integrated Transportation Advisory Committee |
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The Burlington Integrated Transportation Advisory Committee advises on policies, initiatives and strategies affecting all forms of transportation, including cycling, pedestrian travel, transit and driving. |
Seniors' Advisory Committee |
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The role of the Burlington Seniors' Advisory Committee is to:
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Sustainable Development Advisory Committee |
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The Burlington Sustainable Development Advisory Committee promotes the principles and objectives of sustainable development, holds public events, submits position papers and advises City staff and Council members on these issues. |
Boards
The Office of the City Clerk assists with recruitment to some of the following local boards, while others conduct their own recruitment process:
Art Gallery of Burlington |
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The Art Gallery of Burlington Board of Directors oversees the operations, policies and budget of Burlington’s public art gallery; a place of intersection where creators, cultures and communities meet and share in the wealth of human creativity. |
Burlington Economic Development |
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The Burlington Economic Development Board of Directors works to ensure the economic health of our community through the creation of policies related to finance, growth and prosperity. |
Burlington Hydro |
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The Burlington Hydro Board of Directors oversee the operations of Burlington Hydro, which serves approximately 68,500 residential and community customers in the City of Burlington. Burlington Hydro delivers electricity into the community through a network of 1,600 km of medium-voltage distribution lines and 32 substations. |
Burlington Performing Arts Centre |
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The Burlington Performing Arts Centre Board of Directors leads a progressive performing arts centre that is a gathering place, offering a balance of community and professional programming guided by artistic vision and excellence. |
Burlington Public Library |
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The Burlington Public Library Board is responsible for administering the activities of all Burlington library branches located throughout the city and the overall management and control of the library system, including policy, budget and operations. |
Conservation Halton |
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Conservation Halton's Board of Directors ensures that the organization works to protect, restore and manage natural resources spanning:
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Joseph Brant Hospital |
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The Joseph Brant Hospital Board of Directors governs and oversees the management of the affairs of the hospital, while being accountable for quality and ensuring mechanisms and policies are in place to provide a high quality of care for patients. |
Museums of Burlington |
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Museums of Burlington's Board of Directors oversees the operations of Ireland House Museum and Joseph Brant Museum, and ensures that the organization delivers on its mission to engage audiences through the sharing of history and culture. |
Tourism Burlington |
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The Tourism Burlington Board of Directors oversees the mission of Tourism Burlington to facilitate values-driven and sustainable tourism for Burlington through leadership, partnership, and collaboration. |
Other committees
Committee of Adjustment |
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The Committee of Adjustment is authorized by Ontario's Planning Act to consider and make decisions on applications for:
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Council Remuneration Review Working Group |
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The Council Remuneration Review Working Group reviews the remuneration and benefits to be paid to Council members for their four-year term of office. This practice removes politics from discussions by having an objective third party review remuneration and expenses. The working group does not have any decision-making capacity or delegated authority, except to direct staff to assist with administrative support, including the gathering of information and resource materials to assist the group with its review. |
Greater Bay Area Sub-committee |
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The Greater Bay Area Sub-committee is composed of equal representation from Hamilton and Burlington and has a shared vision on priority areas, such as the environment, transportation corridors, Burlington Bay and economic development. |
Joint Compliance Audit Committee |
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The City of Burlington, the Town of Oakville, the Town of Halton Hills, and the Regional Municipality of Halton have established a Joint Compliance Audit Committee. |
Mundialization Committee |
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The Burlington Mundialization Committee promotes the City of Burlington as "A World Community" dedicated to the United Nations' philosophy of peaceful co-operation among the peoples of the world. The committee encourages community understanding of different cultures and global issues through its twinning program with Itabashi, Japan and Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. |