Each year, Edmontonians are appointed to serve on Civic Agencies. View current opportunities and apply.
What are Civic Agencies?
“Civic Agencies” is the collective term that refers to all agencies, boards, committees, commissions and task forces to which the City Council appoints council members, members of the public or representatives of external organizations.
These bodies play an important role in shaping programs, services, and decisions that impact our city.
Types of Civic Agencies
City Council appoints representatives to two types of civic agencies:
- City Agencies: Established by City Council under the Municipal Government Act or other legislation
- External Agencies: Entities not established by or controlled by City Council, often with separate corporate or intergovernmental status
Tribunals are quasi-judicial boards that hear appeals on decisions made by City Administration. Under the governing bylaws, City Councillors are not eligible for appointment to these bodies. Tribunals operate at arm’s length from City Council and provide a fair and impartial appeal process. The City’s tribunals include:
- Assessment Review Board (ARB)
- Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee (CSLAC)
- Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB)
List of Agencies
Here is a list of agencies to which City Council makes appointments
The number of citizen appointments is shown in brackets.
- Accessibility Advisory Committee (15)
- Anti-racism Advisory Committee (Up to 17)
- Assessment Review Board (Up to 24)
- Audit Committee (2)
- Civida (2)
- City of Edmonton Youth Council (up to 20)
- Community Services Advisory Board (13)
- Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee (Up to 10)
- Edmonton Combative Sports Commission (7)
- Edmonton Design Committee (6)
- Edmonton Historical Board (11)
- Edmonton Police Commission (9)
- Edmonton Public Library Board (9)
- Edmonton Regional Airports Authority (6)
- Edmonton Salutes Committee (8)
- Edmonton Transit Service Advisory Board (12)
- Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee (15)
- GEF Seniors Housing (9)
- Independent Council Compensation Committee (Up to 5)
- Naming Committee (6)
- Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (up to 30)
- Women's Advisory Voice of Edmonton Committee (Up to 20)
- Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association
- Alberta Municipalities
- Business Improvement Area - 124 Street and Area Business Association
- Business Improvement Area - Alberta Avenue Business Association
- Business Improvement Area - Beverly Business Association
- Business Improvement Area - Chinatown and Area Business Association
- Business Improvement Area - The Crossroads Business Improvement Area Association
- Business Improvement Area - Downtown Business Association of Edmonton
- Business Improvement Area - Fort Road Business and Community Association
- Business Improvement Area - French Quarter Business Improvement Area/ Association des Interets Commerciaux du Quartier Francophone
- Business Improvement Area - Kingsway District Association
- Business Improvement Area - North Edge Business Association
- Business Improvement Area - Northwest Industrial Business Association
- Business Improvement Area - Old Strathcona Business Association
- Business Improvement Area - Stony Plain Road and Area Business Association
- Canadian Urban Transit Association, Transit Board Members Committee
- Climate Innovation Fund Executive Committee
- Edmonton Arts Council
- Edmonton Region Waste Advisory Committee
- Enoch Stewardship Roundtable
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Inter-City Forum on Social Policy
- REACH Edmonton Council for Safe Communities
- River Valley Alliance
- Sport Edmonton (formerly Edmonton Sport Council)
- Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance Steering Committee
For information about citizen appointments to the Board of Directors, please contact each Corporation directly.
Contact Us
Civic Agencies Team
Office of the City Clerk
300 City Hall
1 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7
Email civic.agencies@edmonton.ca
Phone 780-496-8178
Fax 780-496-8175