Municipal government of Hamilton, Ontario, serving over 569,000 residents with public health, emergency services, housing, transit, waste management and infrastructure maintenance.
The City of Hamilton is the municipal government of Hamilton, Ontario, situated at the west end of Lake Ontario. Incorporated as a city in 1846, it serves more than 569,000 residents and employs between 5,001 and 10,000 people across its operations. Its remit spans public health, emergency services, housing, recreation, waste management, transit and infrastructure maintenance.
Services are delivered through named programmes and agencies, including Public Health Services, CityHousing Hamilton and the HSR (Hamilton Street Railway), the city's public transit operator. Recreation programs, waste management and the maintenance of municipal infrastructure round out the portfolio. The city also maintains hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails within its boundaries.
The organisation states its vision as being "the best place to raise a child and age successfully", with a mission to provide high quality, cost-conscious public services in support of a healthy, safe and prosperous community in a sustainable manner. Its stated values are sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and engaged, empowered employees. The city acknowledges the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas peoples.
