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Portrait of Jamaal Myers

Jamaal Myers

Councillor · Ward 23 · seen 2022-11-23 to 2026-10-07 · served 2022–2026

12substantive motions movedof 210 meetings the minutes record them at
0procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
25substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
16meetings recorded absentof 210 they were on the record for
1408–298recorded votes, for–againstrecorded votes are rare and a skewed sample

Vote count and office as published by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2022 municipal election results (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Everything else on this page is read from Toronto’s own minutes.

In their own words, via the Town

Jamaal Myers was elected as the councillor for Ward 23, Scarborough North on October 24th, 2022. Jamaal was born and raised in Scarborough and regularly takes the TTC to get around his community. Having grown up in Toronto Community Housing, from a young age he understood education as a key to upward mobility and the importance of properly funded public services. With the love and support of his family, access to strong public schools, loans, scholarships and summer jobs, including three summers cleaning trains at the TTC, he earned degrees from the University of Western Ontario, the London School of Economics and New York University School of Law. After graduating from NYU, he worked in New York City as a corporate lawyer at two global law firms before returning to Scarborough in 2018. For over a year, he volunteered as a community organizer and worked with residents and community groups to improve access to health care, transit, affordable housing and good jobs. Prior to being elected, Jamaal served as a senior lawyer at the Toronto-Dominion Bank where he worked on challenging Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters including preparing for a changing climate, protecting human rights and corporate governance. He also served as Vice Chair of TAIBU Community Health Center, a director with the Scarborough Business Association and a member of the Community Police Liaison Committee for 42 Division. Jamaal is focused on improving the quality of life, safety and affordability of neighbourhoods for residents in his beloved community of Scarborough North.

As published by Toronto.

How they voted, where it was recorded (1706) — most recent 40 shown

City Council July 29, 2026
2026.SC33.12 60 Guildwood Parkway - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval — Amend Item: Majority required - SC33.12 - Perks - motion 1
For · 23–2 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.CC43.14 189 to 195 Old Weston Road and 44 to 46 and 50 to 52 Lindner Street - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions — Adopt Item: Majority required - CC43.14 - Adopt the item
For · 23–1 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.RM43.7 Review of the Order Paper — Adopt Order Paper as Amended: Majority required - RM43.7 - Adopt the Order Paper as amended
For · 25–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.TE34.21 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval — Amend Item: Majority required - TE34.21 - Saxe - motion 1
For · 22–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.TE34.21 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval — Adopt Item as Amended: Majority required - TE34.21 - Adopt the Item as…
For · 23–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.PH32.7 Billy Bishop Airport Proposed Expansion: Response to Council Request for Information on Housing and Transportation Impacts — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - PH32.7 - Matlow - motion 1
For · 23–3 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.PH32.7 Billy Bishop Airport Proposed Expansion: Response to Council Request for Information on Housing and Transportation Impacts — Amend Motion: Majority required - PH32.7 - Cheng - motion 3
For · 19–7 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.PH32.7 Billy Bishop Airport Proposed Expansion: Response to Council Request for Information on Housing and Transportation Impacts — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - PH32.7 - Holyday - motion 2 as amended
For · 15–11 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.PH32.7 Billy Bishop Airport Proposed Expansion: Response to Council Request for Information on Housing and Transportation Impacts — Adopt Item as Amended: Majority required - PH32.7 - Adopt the item as amended
For · 25–1 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.90 Stop the Province's Land Grab, Give Toronto Island and Parkland Back to Toronto — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - MM43.90 - Holyday - motion 1
Against · 9–17 · Lost
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.90 Stop the Province's Land Grab, Give Toronto Island and Parkland Back to Toronto — Adopt Item: Majority required - MM43.90 - Adopt the Item
For · 25–1 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.EX33.28 Advancing More Supportive Housing to Address Homelessness and Create Pathways to Long-Term Housing Stability — Adopt Item: Majority required - EX33.28 - Adoption of Executive Committee Recommendation 2 only
For · 21–1 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.EC30.1 Toronto Fire Services 2025 Annual Report — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - EC30.1 - Chow - motion 1
For · 25–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.EX33.33 Making Grocery Prices Fair: Banning Surveillance Pricing in Toronto — Adopt Item: Majority required - EX33.33 - Adopt the item
For · 26–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.CC43.6 FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto: Early Outcomes from the Hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2026 — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - CC43.6 - Matlow - motion 1
For · 21–4 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.CC43.6 FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto: Early Outcomes from the Hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2026 — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - CC43.6 - Matlow - motion 1 - Re-vote
For · 22–4 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.CC43.6 FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto: Early Outcomes from the Hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2026 — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - CC43.6 - Chow - motion 3
For · 25–1 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.NY34.12 245 Eglinton Avenue East - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Application- Decision Report - Approval — Amend Item: Majority required - NY34.12 - Carroll - motion 1
For · 25–1 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.4 Proclaiming July as Caribbean Heritage Month — Adopt Item: Majority required - MM43.4 - Adopt the Item
For · 24–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.8 Exploring Partnerships to Create a New Community Centre with Toronto's Filipino Community — Adopt Item: Majority required - MM43.8 - Adopt the Item
For · 24–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.12 Facing the Facts: Endorsing the Findings and Warnings of the Office of the Inspector General of Policing for an Urgent Reckoning and Immediate Action Necessary to Address and Stop Rising Antisemitism…
For · 23–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.16 Use of Rubber Speed Bumps on Roadways — Waive Referral: Two-Thirds required - MM43.16 - Waive the referral
Against · 13–9 · Lost
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.22 Toronto Transit Commission Infrastructure Capacity and Development — Adopt Item: Majority required - MM43.22 - Adopt the Item
For · 22–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.32 A Fair Approach to Removing Nuisance Trees in the City — Waive Referral: Two-Thirds required - MM43.32 - Waive the referral
Against · 9–15 · Lost
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.50 The Mayor's Seat: Restoring Direct Mayoral Accountability on the Toronto Police Service Board — Waive Referral: Two-Thirds required - MM43.50 - Waive the referral
Against · 7–18 · Lost
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.NY34.13 537, 539, 541, 543, 545, 547 and 551 Eglinton Avenue East and 59 and 61 Hoyle Avenue - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment Application- Decision Report - Approval — Defer Item: Majority…
Against · 7–13 · Lost
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.NY34.13 537, 539, 541, 543, 545, 547 and 551 Eglinton Avenue East and 59 and 61 Hoyle Avenue - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment Application- Decision Report - Approval — Amend Item: Majority…
For · 20–2 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.NY34.8 1-11 Vinci Crescent - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Applications - Decision Report - Approval — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - NY34.8 - Pasternak - motion 1
For · 21–1 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.NY34.8 1-11 Vinci Crescent - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Applications - Decision Report - Approval — Adopt Item as Amended: Majority required - NY34.8 - Adopt the item as amended
For · 18–4 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.NY34.23 590 and 592 Roehampton Avenue, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 Glenavy Avenue and 7 Glazebrook Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval — Amend Item…
For · 21–2 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.NY34.23 590 and 592 Roehampton Avenue, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 Glenavy Avenue and 7 Glazebrook Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval — Amend Item…
For · 23–1 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.NY34.25 922 Millwood Road - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval — Amend Item: Majority required - NY34.25 - Chernos Lin - motion 1
Against · 12–11 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.TE34.17 Chinatown Tomorrow Planning Initiative - Final Report — Adopt Item: Majority required - CC34.17 - Adopt the Item
For · 23–1 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.TE34.104 Initial Findings Report: Transit Priority Measures to Support the 505 Dundas 6-Minute Network — Adopt Item as Amended: Majority required - TE34.104 - Adopt the Item as Amended
For · 20–2 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.CC43.25 245 to 251 Marlee Avenue, 1 to 7 Romar Crescent and 16 Stayner Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions — Amend Item: Majority…
For · 20–3 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.CC43.30 2 Whitney Avenue - Application to Erect a Structure in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District — Amend Item: Majority required - CC43.30 - Perks - motion 1a
For · 20–4 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.CC43.30 2 Whitney Avenue - Application to Erect a Structure in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District — Amend Item: Majority required - CC43.30 - Perks - motion 1b
For · 23–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.75 Ensuring Due Diligence on Data Centres in Scarborough Southwest — Adopt Item as Amended: Majority required - MM43.75 - Adopt the item as amended
For · 25–0 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.CC43.13 1410 to 1416 Eglinton Avenue West - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions — Amend Item: Majority required - CC43.13 - Colle - motion 1
For · 23–3 · Carried
City Council July 29, 2026
2026.MM43.115 Exploring a Partnership with Jays Care Foundation to Establish a Jays Care Academy in Toronto — Adopt Item: Majority required - MM43.115 - Adopt the Item
For · 24–0 · Carried

Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (16)

Planning and Housing CommitteeFebruary 26, 2026
Scarborough Community CouncilFebruary 19, 2026
Audit CommitteeFebruary 12, 2026
Scarborough Community CouncilJanuary 13, 2026
Planning and Housing CommitteeMarch 18, 2025
Civic Appointments CommitteeDecember 13, 2024
Toronto ZooNovember 18, 2024
Civic Appointments CommitteeOctober 22, 2024
Civic Appointments CommitteeSeptember 27, 2024
Planning and Housing CommitteeSeptember 26, 2024
Toronto ZooJuly 19, 2024
Toronto ZooMarch 28, 2024
Toronto Accessibility Advisory CommitteeFebruary 5, 2024
Toronto ZooDecember 7, 2023
Toronto ZooSeptember 22, 2023
City CouncilAugust 10, 2023

Substantive motions moved (all 12)

2026.DM41.2 Responding to Bill 98, Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - DM41.2 - Matlow - motion 2
City Council, May 20, 2026 · Carried
2026.DM41.2 Responding to Bill 98, Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - DM41.2 - Bravo - motion 1
City Council, May 20, 2026 · Carried
2026.DM41.2 Responding to Bill 98, Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 — Adopt Item as Amended: Majority required - DM41.2 - Adopt the item as amended
City Council, May 20, 2026 · Carried
2025.MM32.5 Creating More Affordable Housing Options in Our Neighbourhoods — Amend Item: Majority required - MM32.5 - Chow - motion 1
City Council, July 23, 2025 · Carried
2025.MM32.5 Creating More Affordable Housing Options in Our Neighbourhoods — Adopt Item as Amended: Majority required - MM32.5 - Adopt the item as amended
City Council, July 23, 2025 · Carried
2025.MM32.45 Accepting In-Kind Donation from Scarborough Cricket Association for Facility Improvements at Milliken Park — Adopt Item: Majority required - MM32.45 - Adopt the item
City Council, July 23, 2025 · Carried
2023.MM7.23 Exploring Toronto as a Charter City — Waive Referral: Two-Thirds required - MM7.23 - Waive referral
City Council, June 14, 2023 · Carried
2023.MM7.23 Exploring Toronto as a Charter City — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - MM7.23 - Holyday - motion 1a
City Council, June 14, 2023 · Lost
2023.MM7.23 Exploring Toronto as a Charter City — Amend Item (Additional): Majority required - MM7.23 - Holyday - motion 1b
City Council, June 14, 2023 · Lost
2023.MM7.23 Exploring Toronto as a Charter City — Adopt Item: Majority required - MM7.23 - Adopt the item
City Council, June 14, 2023 · Carried
2023.MM6.33 Diversifying Civic Appointees on the Toronto Transit Commission Board — Waive Notice: Two-Thirds required - MM6.33 - Waive notice
City Council, May 10, 2023 · Carried
2023.MM6.33 Diversifying Civic Appointees on the Toronto Transit Commission Board — Waive Referral: Two-Thirds required - MM6.33 - Waive referral
City Council, May 10, 2023 · Lost

In the record

194meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
3conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
Ward 23seatCouncillor
5,315votes in 2022Local Councillor
City Council December 20, 2024
2025.EX25.6 Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in Response to United States Tariffs - Update to Council — written declaration: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/declared-interest-file.do?id=12643
City Council October 9, 2024
2025.EX22.9 Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in Response to United States Tariffs - Update to Council — written declaration: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/declared-interest-file.do?id=12462
City Council September 5, 2024
2025.EX21.2 Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in Response to United States Tariffs — written declaration: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/declared-interest-file.do?id=12400

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