Durham Regional Council
Durham Regional Council governs the Regional Municipality of Durham, overseeing services that cross municipal boundaries including transit, housing, public health, and infrastructure.
About Durham Regional Council
The regional tier of government in Durham
Durham Regional Council is made up of the Regional Chair (elected at-large across all of Durham Region), the Mayors of all 8 municipalities, and Regional Councillors elected from each municipality. Council oversees region-wide services including Durham Region Transit, public health, social services, regional roads, water and wastewater, and land use planning.
The Regional Chair is the head of Regional Council and is elected by voters across all 8 municipalities. The current Regional Chair is John Henry, former Mayor of Oshawa (2010–2018), who has served as Regional Chair since 2018.
Regional Council meets at Durham Region Headquarters at 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby.
Regional Chair
Head of Durham Regional Council, elected at-large
1 representative
Mayors on Regional Council
Each municipality’s mayor sits on Regional Council
8 mayors
Regional Councillors
Elected representatives from each municipality to Regional Council
21 councillors
Ajax — 3 Regional Councillors
Brock — 1 Regional Councillor
Clarington — 2 Regional Councillors
Oshawa — 5 Regional Councillors
Pickering — 3 Regional Councillors
Scugog — 1 Regional Councillor
Uxbridge — 1 Regional Councillor
Whitby — 4 Regional Councillors
What Durham Regional Council Handles
- Durham Region Transit (DRT)
- Public health and paramedic services
- Social services and housing
- Regional roads and infrastructure
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Waste management
- Land use planning (regional official plan)
- Police services (DRPS)
- Emergency management
