The purpose of this engagement is to understand how Calgarians want to be represented by City Council. Your feedback will be used to inform recommendations made to City Council by the Commission. For this engagement, we are focusing specifically on the activities performed by Councillors (e.g. legislative duties, resolving local issues, communicating with constituents, advocating to other orders of government), as well as the communication systems that allow Calgarians to communicate with their Councillors (e.g. 311, email, social media, public hearings, meetings and events).

No, the focus is on the systems that support council etc. Every year The City conducts a Survey of Calgarians. For more information, visit Research with Calgarians. If you have specific feedback for your Councillor, contact 311.

On June 6, 2023, Calgary City Council directed Administration to recruit a commission to review the effectiveness of Calgary’s 14-ward system. This review includes getting input from the public through an engagement process. This process follows Council’s Engage Policy, which recognizes that decisions are improved by engaging Calgarians and other interested parties where appropriate. The Commission commits to conducting a transparent and inclusive engagement process that is responsive and impartial.

We have online and in-person options for you to share your feedback with us. You can complete our online questionnaires on this page or visit one of our pop-up locations listed on the page.

Your feedback will be used to inform the recommendations in the Commission’s report to City Council. It will also be used to create a “What We Heard” report that summarizes the feedback we received from the public engagement, which will appear as an appendix in the report.

Yes, your feedback will be anonymous, unless you voluntarily share personal information in your questionnaire.

In the fall of 2024, the Commission will submit a report to Council with their recommendations. Council will ultimately make the decisions on which recommendations to adopt.

Once the public engagement is complete, the Commission will look at engagement feedback, research and data analysis to create recommendations for Council. City of Calgary Administration will also create an accompanying report which will lay out budget and service impacts. The recommendations and report will be brought to Council in September 2024.