{"id":301,"date":"2026-02-16T00:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manishpanchhal.ca\/blog\/?p=301"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:03:59","slug":"official-incorporation-dates-for-ontario-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manishpanchhal.ca\/blog\/political-consultation\/official-incorporation-dates-for-ontario-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"official incorporation dates for Ontario cities, ."},"content":{"rendered":"

official incorporation for Ontario cities, not just the year. Here’s a cleaned-up version with exact dates wherever available:<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/th>\nIncorporation \/ \u201cBirth Date\u201d<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Toronto<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 6, 1834<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ottawa<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1855<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
London<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1855<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hamilton<\/strong><\/td>\nJune 9, 1846<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingston<\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 16, 1846<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windsor<\/strong><\/td>\nApril 14, 1892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guelph<\/strong><\/td>\nApril 23, 1879<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brampton<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississauga<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kitchener<\/strong><\/td>\nJune 16, 1912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambridge<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1973<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barrie<\/strong><\/td>\nJune 9, 1858<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oakville<\/strong><\/td>\nAugust 9, 1857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Niagara Falls<\/strong><\/td>\nApril 12, 1903<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Markham<\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 1, 2012 (from town \u2192 city)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitby<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1855<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ajax<\/strong><\/td>\nApril 1, 1955<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pickering<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oshawa<\/strong><\/td>\nMay 1, 1924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sudbury<\/strong><\/td>\nSeptember 17, 1930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thunder Bay<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1970<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sault Ste. Marie<\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 29, 1912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Bay<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 27, 1891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timmins<\/strong><\/td>\nSeptember 26, 1912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greater Sudbury<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peterborough<\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 1, 1905<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Catharines<\/strong><\/td>\nMay 19, 1876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welland<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 24, 1917<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornwall<\/strong><\/td>\nMay 11, 1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belleville<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stratford<\/strong><\/td>\nJune 1, 1859<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brantford<\/strong><\/td>\nMay 1, 1877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chatham-Kent<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarnia<\/strong><\/td>\nMay 7, 1856<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This list now has exact dates where historically recorded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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