Agencies, Boards, Committees and Commissions are often referred to as civic agencies or boards. At least one member is appointed by City Council to each board.

The first section lists boards to which individuals may apply to serve as a board/committee member. The second section lists boards on which appointees are either City Council members, City Administration, or externally nominated.

Here is a list of the Agencies, Boards, Committees and Commissions to which City Council makes an appointment:

2025 Civic Agencies By Classification

Recruitment for new board/committee members takes place at the following times, (depending on vacancies):

  • 17 Boards (with terms expiring April 30) - December/January Recruitment Campaign
  • City of Edmonton Youth Council (with terms expiring August 31) - May Recruitment
  • Audit Committee, Edmonton Police Commission, Edmonton Regional Airports Authority (with terms expiring December 31) - September Recruitment
Boards with Recruited Citizen Appointments

The number of citizen appointments is shown in brackets.

  1. Accessibility Advisory Committee (15)
  2. Anti-racism Advisory Committee (Up to 17)
  3. Assessment Review Board (Up to 24)
  4. Audit Committee (2)
  5. Civida (2)
  6. City of Edmonton Youth Council (up to 20)
  7. Community Services Advisory Board (13)
  8. Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee (Up to 10)
  9. Edmonton Combative Sports Commission (7)
  10. Edmonton Design Committee (6)
  11. Edmonton Historical Board (11)
  12. Edmonton Police Commission (9)
  13. Edmonton Public Library Board (9)
  14. Edmonton Regional Airports Authority (6)
  15. Edmonton Salutes Committee (8)
  16. Edmonton Transit Service Advisory Board (12)
  17. Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee (15)
  18. GEF Seniors Housing (9)
  19. Independent Council Compensation Committee (Up to 5)
  20. Naming Committee (6)
  21. Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (up to 30)
  22. Women's Advisory Voice of Edmonton Committee (Up to 20)
Boards with Other Appointments
  1. Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association
  2. Alberta Municipalities 
  3. Business Improvement Area - 124 Street and Area Business Association
  4. Business Improvement Area - Alberta Avenue Business Association
  5. Business Improvement Area - Beverly Business Association
  6. Business Improvement Area - Chinatown and Area Business Association
  7. Business Improvement Area - The Crossroads Business Improvement Area Association
  8. Business Improvement Area - Downtown Business Association of Edmonton
  9. Business Improvement Area - Fort Road Business and Community Association
  10. Business Improvement Area - French Quarter Business Improvement Area/ Association des Interets Commerciaux du Quartier Francophone
  11. Business Improvement Area - Kingsway District Association
  12. Business Improvement Area - North Edge Business Association
  13. Business Improvement Area - Northwest Industrial Business Association
  14. Business Improvement Area - Old Strathcona Business Association
  15. Business Improvement Area - Stony Plain Road and Area Business Association
  16. Canadian Urban Transit Association, Transit Board Members Committee
  17. Climate Innovation Fund Executive Committee
  18. Edmonton Arts Council
  19. Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board
  20. Edmonton Region Waste Advisory Committee
  21. Enoch Stewardship Roundtable
  22. Federation of Canadian Municipalities
  23. Inter-City Forum on Social Policy
  24. REACH Edmonton Council for Safe Communities
  25. River Valley Alliance
  26. Sport Edmonton (formerly Edmonton Sport Council)
  27. Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance Steering Committee
City of Edmonton Corporations

For information about citizen appointments to the Board of Directors, please contact each Corporation directly.