North York is a district of the City of Toronto, and is represented by councillors elected to the Toronto City Council, members elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, as well as members elected to the Parliament of Canada.
North York Civic Centre is presently used by North York's community council and other city departments servicing North York.

Prior to North York's amalgamation with Toronto in 1998, North York operated as a lower-tier municipality within the regional municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.
The municipality operated its own municipal council, the North York City Council, and met at the North York Civic Centre prior to the municipality's dissolution.
The following is a list of reeves (1922–1966) and mayors (1967–1997) of North York.

Township of North York
1922–1929 Robert Franklin Hicks
1929–1930 James Muirhead
1931–1933 George B. Elliott
1934–1940 Robert Earl Bales
1941–1949 George H. Mitchell
1950–1952 Nelson A. Boylen
1953–1956 Fred J. McMahon
1957–1958 Vernon M. Singer
1959–1964 Norman C. Goodhead
1965–1966 James Ditson Service
Borough of North York
1967–1969 James Ditson Service
1970–1972 Basil H. Hall
1973–1978 Mel Lastman
City of North York
1979–1997 Mel Lastman
North York is a district of the City of Toronto, and is represented by councillors elected to the Toronto City Council, members elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, as well as members elected to the Parliament of Canada. North York Civic Centre is presently used by North York's community council and other city departments servicing North York.
Prior to North York's amalgamation with Toronto in 1998, North York operated as a lower-tier municipality within the regional municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. The municipality operated its own municipal council, the North York City Council, and met at the North York Civic Centre prior to the municipality's dissolution. The following is a list of reeves (1922–1966) and mayors (1967–1997) of North York.
Township of North York
1922–1929 Robert Franklin Hicks
1929–1930 James Muirhead
1931–1933 George B. Elliott
1934–1940 Robert Earl Bales
1941–1949 George H. Mitchell
1950–1952 Nelson A. Boylen
1953–1956 Fred J. McMahon
1957–1958 Vernon M. Singer
1959–1964 Norman C. Goodhead
1965–1966 James Ditson Service
Borough of North York
1967–1969 James Ditson Service
1970–1972 Basil H. Hall
1973–1978 Mel Lastman
City of North York
1979–1997 Mel Lastman
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