Presenting to Council

If you would like to comment on an item on the Council Agenda for an upcoming Council meeting at the City of St. Catharines, you can:

  1. Submit an item of Council Correspondence electronically or via mail
  2. Request a delegation to speak before Council

To provide feedback on an item on the Council Agenda, please send an email to the Office of the City Clerk with your feedback. You can also mail or drop-off your correspondence to City Hall.

If you submit correspondence by email, you can:

  • Provide your feedback in an email; or
  • Attach a letter or document to the email with your feedback.

Important - the Office of the City Clerk must receive your item of correspondence by noon the day of a Council meeting in order for the item to be accepted as additional correspondence for that meeting. We have set this deadline to give the Members of Council enough time to read all of the items of correspondence submitted.

Please check the Council meeting calendar to find out when meetings will take place.

Please see the Mayor and Council page for more information on the Council Correspondence Listing and Guidelines for Council Correspondence.

If you choose to mail or drop-off your correspondence, the Office of the City Clerk must receive the correspondence by 4:30 p.m. two business days before the scheduled meeting. For example, if the Council meeting is taking place on Monday, you must drop off the correspondence by Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Please check the Council meeting calendar to find out when meetings will take place.

Delegations to Council can be made in person in Council Chambers, electronically using Zoom or via phone using Zoom. Phone delegates do not need to download Zoom to participate; however, they must use a landline or cell phone in order to participate.
  • Requests for delegations must be received by the day of the meeting by 9 a.m. and must include a clear statement as to the nature of the business to be presented
  • Delegation requests will only be accepted using our online City Council Delegation Request Form.
  • Delegations are only permitted for items listed on the Council Agenda.
  • Delegations are not permitted for the following items:
    • Report Requests.
    • Notices of Motion and Notices of Report Requests.
    • Closed Session Items.
    • Motions to Reconsider.
    • Items listed as Correspondence or noted as Additional Correspondence.

Test sessions for electronic delegations

For electronic and phone delegations, you must attend a mandatory test session at 10 a.m. the day of the meeting. The Office of the City Clerk may waive this requirement for delegates who have recently presented to City Council. Only those who attend the session will be able to participate. The Office of the City Clerk will contact you to provide you with details about how to join the test session.