What are Toronto mayoral candidates promising this election?
Toronto has a crowded field of candidates running to become the next mayor.
To help keep track of what they’re promising, CP24 has compiled a promise tracker so that you can see what the candidates are pledging to do if elected and how their promises compare to one another.
Here are the key promises and policies from the leading candidates.
Editor's Note: The seven candidates who have consistently come at the top of the polls have been included here for now. The chart summarizes their main commitments for space and clarity, but is not an exhaustive list of everything they are pledging.
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