Population during each mayor's tenure
28 mayors, ranked by how population changed from their first day in office, next to the province over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs province | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Susan Fennell | Brampton | 1 Dec 2000 – 1 Dec 2014 from 2001 | +70.5% 2001 → 2014 | +56.0 pts province +14.5% | +4.2%/yr | |
| 2 | N Berry Vrbanovic | Kitchener | 1 Dec 2014 – now | +39.0% 2014 → 2025 | +19.6 pts province +19.4% | +3.0%/yr | |
| 3 | N Frank Scarpitti | Markham | 1 Dec 2006 – now | +35.8% 2006 → 2025 | +7.4 pts province +28.4% | +1.6%/yr | |
| 4 | SF Dianne Watts | Surrey | 1 Nov 2005 – 1 Nov 2014 | +31.0% 2005 → 2014 | +18.7 pts province +12.3% | +3.0%/yr | |
| 5 | N Michael Di Biase | Vaughan | 5 Apr 2002 – 1 Dec 2006 | +30.6% 2001 → 2006 | +24.2 pts province +6.4% | +5.5%/yr | |
| 6 | N Mike Savage | Halifax | 6 Nov 2012 – 5 Nov 2024 | +25.9% 2012 → 2024 | +11.1 pts province +14.8% | +1.9%/yr | |
| 7 | N Don Atchison | Saskatoon | 1 Nov 2003 – 1 Nov 2016 | +25.8% 2003 → 2016 | +11.8 pts province +14.0% | +1.8%/yr | |
| 8 | N Philip Brown | Charlottetown | 1 Nov 2018 – now | +24.1% 2018 → 2025 | +4.1 pts province +20.0% | +3.1%/yr | |
| 9 | N Dave Bronconnier | Calgary | 22 Oct 2001 – 25 Oct 2010 | +24.1% 2001 → 2010 | +2.0 pts province +22.0% | +2.4%/yr | |
| 10 | N Stephen Mandel | Edmonton | 26 Oct 2004 – 29 Oct 2013 | +23.8% 2004 → 2013 | +0.9 pts province +22.8% | +2.4%/yr |
Showing 10 of 81 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); the province is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. thousands, 1 July estimate · Statistics Canada, population estimates by census subdivision (table 17-10-0155), the municipality itself · city data · as of Sep 2026.