Photo: Dan MacNeal · CC BY 4.0Grand Valley spends more per resident than 90% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities do
The October 2022 vote made Steve Soloman mayor of Grand Valley, heading 5 seats. Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026, and the province hasn’t published that election’s open file yet, so these are the 2022–26 council’s names. For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Grand Valley votes in Dufferin—Caledon; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is. For federal votes, Grand Valley belongs to Dufferin—Caledon, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Kyle Seeback (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it.
What stands out in how Grand Valley is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Ontario the median is one seat per 1,540 residents, above the ratio on Grand Valley council. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
The 2022 vote for Grand Valley council drew fewer electors than Ontario’s median of 35%. How Grand Valley voted ↓
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put Grand Valley council above 90% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities in 2024. Council money ↓
Low federal turnout
In 2021, Dufferin—Caledon voted in smaller numbers than 67% of the ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Grand Valley, a town in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Spends most on social services and child care, then public health and paramedics (2024 return).
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Grand Valley is a lower-tier municipality: Dufferin County, the upper tier, has its own council and services over it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Grand Valley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Grand Valley councilelected October 2022Steve Soloman
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioDufferin—Caledon
- 3House of CommonsDufferin—Caledon
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
Who was elected to Grand Valley council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Steve Soloman
- Philip Rentsch
- Paul Latam
- Lorne Dart
- James W Jonker
5 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Soloman | Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Philip Rentsch | Deputy Mayor | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Paul Latam | Councillor | 461 | 29% | Yes |
| Lorne Dart | Councillor | 411 | 26% | No |
| James W Jonker | Councillor | 396 | 25% | No |
With no rival, Steve Soloman took the mayor’s chair by acclamation. Every seat on Grand Valley council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Grand Valley voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
When Grand Valley council was chosen on 24 October 2022, just 23% of electors took part, under the provincial median.
How Grand Valley voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Grand Valley votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The next council election in Grand Valley falls on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Grand Valley votes in Dufferin—Caledon for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town. For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Grand Valley votes in Dufferin—Caledon, which has one MPP.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Kyle Seeback represents Dufferin—Caledon in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Dufferin—Caledon · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2011
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Kyle Seeback sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which has 50 of the 122 seats from Ontario, against 71 for the Liberal Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Dufferin—Caledon, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 49%; in 2025 Kyle Seeback kept the seat in the same hands. Kyle Seeback was first elected in 2011, spent time out of the House and returned in 2019.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Dufferin—Caledon returned Kyle Seeback (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Dufferin—Caledon as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
42% had elected Kyle Seeback there in 2019. In 2021, Dufferin—Caledon went to Kyle Seeback (Conservative Party of Canada) on 48%; Lisa Post (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 11,623 votes behind.
All 6 candidates in Dufferin—Caledon, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Seeback | Conservative Party of Canada | 31,490 | 48.0% |
| Lisa Post | Liberal Party of Canada | 19,867 | 30.3% |
| Samantha Sanchez | New Democratic Party | 6,866 | 10.5% |
| Anthony Zambito | People's Party of Canada | 4,389 | 6.7% |
| Jenni Michelle Le Forestier | Green Party of Canada | 2,754 | 4.2% |
| Stephen McKendrick | Independent | 207 | 0.3% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Grand Valley council spends more per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 50% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns. Grand Valley council carried $2.2M of long-term debt, $692 per resident against a typical $440. On top of that comes Dufferin County: $1,776 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Spending by Grand Valley council reached $2,937 a resident in 2024, well over the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $757 per resident and 26% of the total. Full-time staff number 17, about 5.4 to every thousand residents.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $2.4M | $757 | 26% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.8M | $580 | 20% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.8M | $577 | 20% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.3M | $430 | 15% |
| General government | $1.3M | $402 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $432K | $138 | 5% |
| Public health and paramedics | $165K | $53 | 2% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
One seat for every 950 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
At 950 residents a seat, Grand Valley council is more closely spread than 65% of Ontario municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Grand Valley is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.on.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- Council money. Figures are the 2024 Financial Information Return’s totals after adjustments, per resident on the return’s population. Lower tiers stand beside lower tiers only: their county or region spends on top.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
Questions about how Grand Valley is run
Who is the MP for Grand Valley?
Dufferin—Caledon’s MP, Kyle Seeback of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Grand Valley.
Which party won Grand Valley in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Kyle Seeback won Dufferin—Caledon in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Grand Valley?
Look up Dufferin—Caledon on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Grand Valley, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Grand Valley?
The open record gives Steve Soloman, elected mayor of Grand Valley council in October 2022.
How much does Grand Valley council spend?
The 2024 return of Grand Valley council shows $9.2M of spending for roughly 3,127 residents, $2.4M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Grand Valley part of?
The council of Dufferin County, made up of members from its municipalities, Grand Valley among them, is the upper tier.
How is Grand Valley council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Grand Valley council, the mayor too.
What was the turnout in Grand Valley?
22.8% of electors voted when Grand Valley council was elected in October 2022; the Ontario median was 35.5%.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada · Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario) · Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).