The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is run by a city council of 10 Councillors, representing five wards, and a mayor. Prior to the 2018 municipal elections, the Council was made up of 12 councillors, representing six wards, and a mayor.

History

The youngest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history is Robert Gernon, who was elected in 1976 in Ward 6 at the age of 25. Gernon served two terms on council. The oldest city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie's history is Frank Manzo, whose last term ended in 2014, at the age of 87. Manzo is also the longest serving city councillor in Sault Ste. Marie history, serving for a total of 38 years on council. The council is most famous for a controversial language resolution, passed in 1990, which affirmed that English was the sole working language of the city government. The resolution was subsequently struck down by the courts in 1994.

Mayor

The city's current mayor is Matthew Shoemaker, who was sworn in on November 15, 2022 after succeeding in the Sault Ste. Marie municipal election, 2022. He succeeded Christian Provenzano who did not seek re-election.

2003-2006

Municipal Elections were held on November 10, 2003 in Sault Ste. Marie and across the province:

2006-2010

Council elected in the 2006 municipal election:

2010-2014

Council elected in the 2010 municipal election:

2014–2018

Council elected in the 2014 municipal election:

2018–2022

The 2018-2022 Council is the first term of the Sault Ste. Marie City Council with 10 Councillors representing five wards. The Council was elected in the 2018 municipal election:

2022–2026

Council elected in the 2022 municipal election: