From the Office of the Mayor

With a population of 1.5 million people, Calgary is Canada’s fourth largest city in the country, with no signs of slowing down. Since late 2021, Alberta has been the province of choice for both interprovincial migration and newcomers to Canada, with Calgary gaining 69,000 new residents in a single year between April 2023 and April 2024. This means about 200 people moving to our city each day. Supporting such a...

As Canada’s third most diverse city, Calgary’s demographic makeup includes more than 300 cultural origins with more than 165 different spoken languages. With a city growing and diversifying as rapidly as ours, it is ever more important to establish a vision of a city where everyone belongs. Calgarians contribute to a rich diversity of culture, knowledge, and experiences, all of which help grow our economy and livability.  At the heart...

How City Council balances budgets is critical to maintaining the right investments into the core services and key projects that directly impact the lives of Calgarians. It’s my job as Mayor to lead a City Council that can respond to the needs of Calgarians now and for the future – that’s why we choose to invest in the infrastructure, systems, and ideas that will provide long-term success for Calgary.  My...

While I was excited about all of Calgary’s potential when running for Mayor in 2021, I also reminisced on everything I’ve known this City to be since I first moved here. Coming to Calgary in 1997, it was clear the City was thriving, with both opportunity and optimism. I want all Calgarians, whether you’ve lived here your whole life or just made this City home, to experience those feelings.  After...

City Council functions like a board of directors for a very large corporation, with a current annual budget of $4.6 billion and more than 17,000 municipal workers serving 1.5 million citizens. Every four years, the voices of Calgarians shape the future direction of the city when they elect Councillors and a Mayor who collaboratively set policies, pass bylaws, and approve a four-year budget which is reviewed annually for necessary adjustments....