Mayor of Ottawa#Deputy mayor

The position of the mayor of Ottawa is set out in the City of Ottawa Act, a provincial statute which was first introduced in 1999, which outlines the mayor's role as head of council. The duties and powers of the Mayor are outlined in Municipal By-law No. 2022-410.{{Cite web|url=https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/laws-licences-and-permits/laws/laws-z/procedure-law-no-2022-410|title=Procedure (By-law No. 2022-410)|publisher=City of Ottawa|access-date=December 18, 2023}} In September 2022, the province passed legislation known as the Strong Mayors, Building More Homes Act, 2022, followed by the Better Municipal Governance Act, 2022, both of which expanded the executive power of the mayor.

As head of the council, the mayor ensures business is carried out efficiently during council meetings. Items can be added by the mayor directly to the city council's agenda without going through a committee. The mayor also holds ex officio membership on all council committees. They chair the Finance and Corporate Services Committee and Debenture Committee.{{Cite web|url=https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/council-committees-and-boards/committees-and-boards/standing-committees-commissions-sub-committees-and-other|title=Standing committees, commissions, sub-committees and other|access-date=December 18, 2023}} The mayor has the power to recommend the chairs of other city committees as well as the deputy mayor, pending final approval from the city council. With the mayor's consent, another council member may take the mayor's place on committees. The head of the council is also responsible for declaring states of emergency in the city.

Certain powers of the mayor can only be exercised to "advance provincial priorities,"{{cite web |last=Mascarin |first=John |last2=Bilas |first2=Jennifer |date=2022-09-12 |title=Strong Mayors – Shifting the Municipal Governance Model |url=https://www.airdberlis.com/insights/publications/publication/strong-mayors-shifting-the-municipal-governance-model |website=Aird & Berlis LLP |language=en |access-date=2022-11-02}} as outlined in the Better Municipal Governance Act, the Strong Mayors Act and through regulation. While city by-law allows the mayor to add items directly to the council's agenda, this power is expanded by the Strong Mayors Act, which asserts that the mayor can do so to advance a provincial priority, irrespective of the council's procedural by-law. The mayor is also granted a veto, which would allow an override of a city council decision if it is not consistent with a provincial priority; however, the council can override the mayor's veto with a two-thirds majority vote.{{cite web |date=December 4, 2023 |title=Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 |url=https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/01m25 |website=Ontario.ca |language=en |access-date=December 18, 2023}} The Better Municipal Governance Act, which was passed shortly after the Strong Mayors Act further expands this power, allowing the mayor to pass a by-law to advance a provincial priority with one-third support on council.{{cite web |title=Ontario passes law boosting ‘strong mayor’ powers in Toronto, Ottawa {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9335065/ontario-passes-law-boosting-strong-mayor-powers-toronto-ottawa/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last=Benzie |first=Robert |date=2022-12-08 |title=Doug Ford increases controversial ‘strong-mayor’ powers for Toronto and Ottawa |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/12/08/the-strong-mayor-just-got-even-stronger-toronto-mayor-john-tory-can-now-pass-bylaws-with-just-one-third-support-of-city-council-thanks-to-premier-doug-ford.html |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}} The provincial priorities are set by the Executive Council of Ontario (provincial cabinet), through issuing regulations.

Ottawa currently has three Deputy Mayors.{{cite web |title=Mayor and City Councillors |url=https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/mayor-and-city-councillors|access-date=2023-12-18|website=City of Ottawa |language=en}} The role of Deputy Mayor is outlined in the Municipal By-law No. 2023-11 and the Municipal Act, 2001.{{cite web|url=https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/laws-licences-and-permits/laws/laws-z/deputy-mayors-law-no-2023-11|title=Deputy Mayors (By-law No. 2023-11)|publisher=City of Ottawa|access-date=December 21, 2023}} As of 2023, the Ottawa City Council has adopted rules, upon the recommendation of 2022-2026 Council Governance Review, which implemented a rotational system where the position of Deputy Mayor would rotate between three different councillors every six months.{{cite web|last=Pringle|first=Josh|url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/five-things-to-watch-in-proposed-new-rules-for-2022-2026-ottawa-council-term-1.6180506|title=Five things to watch in proposed new rules for 2022-2026 Ottawa council term|publisher=CTV News|date=December 4, 2022|access-date=December 21, 2023}}

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Over the course of Ottawa's history, the municipality's borders have greatly expanded through annexations. This most recently occurred in 2001 when several neighbouring communities were amalgamated with Ottawa. The following is a list of mayors of the current post-amalgamation Ottawa.

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