Joseph Cressy (born July 10, 1984)[2] is a former Canadian politician and activist who served on the Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2022.

[3][4] Cressy has worked on various social justice issues, which traces back to high school when he spent a year in South Africa.

Cressy placed second, following winner Adam Vaughan who previously represented Ward 20 on Toronto City Council.

[10] Cressy has announced he intends to retire from electoral politics and did not stand in the 2022 Toronto municipal election.

[11] He resigned from city council, effective April 30, 2022, to accept an appointment as senior vice president for external relations, communications and real estate development at George Brown College.