The Board of Control of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a part of its municipal government until it was abolished in 1969.
When it was initially created in 1896 by mandate of the provincial government, it consisted of three Controllers appointed from and by the aldermen, and presided over by the Mayor of Toronto.
[3] In the early 20th century, elected Boards of Control were introduced as a reform measure for all cities in Ontario.
Moreover, since controllers contested citywide elections they were often seen as the natural contenders for the mayoralty and as challengers to the incumbent mayor.
The move was opposed by Mayor William Dennison along with three of the sitting controllers, but it was passed by a significant majority of council.
The Board of Control was replaced with a new executive committee that would be composed of and elected by city council members.
William Peyton Hubbard, the son of American slaves who had escaped to Canada through the Underground Railroad, was elected to the first Board of Control in 1904 and served for four terms - he would be the only Black person or person of colour to sit on the body;[4] Joseph Singer became the first Jewish candidate to win citywide office in 1923;[5] Jean Newman was the first woman elected to the Board and served from 1957 to 1960.
[19] ** In 1954, Controller Shannon died and Ward 9 Alderman Roy E. Belyea was appointed in his place.
Beginning in 1966, the top three candidates for Etobicoke's Board of Control also sat on Metro Council.
On September 4, 1984, Etobicoke City Council appointed Controller Bruce Sinclair to replace Flynn as mayor and appointed Lois Griffin to fill the Controller position vacated by Sinclair.
North York Council elected Alderman William Sutherland to replace Godfrey on the Board of Control on July 23, 1973.
Councillor Mario Gentile was appointed to the Board of Control in February 1988 to fill Shiner's seat.
Scarborough Council appointed Robert W. White to fill the vacancy as mayor and, on October 6, 1969, appointed Alderman Ken Morrish to the Board of Control to fill White's vacant position as Controller.
[24] **Paul Cosgrove resigned as mayor after being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in an October 16, 1978 by-election.