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Ausma Malik becomes First Muslim Deputy Mayor of Toronto
8-23-2023
Toronto has appointed its first Muslim Deputy Mayor, Ausma Malik, a distinguished Pakistani-Canadian councilor.
The announcement came after the newly Elected Mayor of Toronto, Oliva Chow appointed Ausma Malik as the Deputy Mayor for the south area of the city in this years City council election.
38 year old Malik was first elected in October 2022 as councillor position in downtown Ward 10-Spadina-Fort York with 36.6 per cent of the votes.
This is not the first time Malik has made history. From 2014 to 2018, she served as a Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 10-Trinity-Spadina, becoming the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to be elected to public office in Canada.
As Toronto City Councillor, Ausma brings her local knowledge and experience to be a champion for affordable housing, vibrant public spaces, improved public transit, and safer streets for everyone.
Ausma has spent her life working to build a better city, more caring communities and inclusive civic spaces. From student organizing to environmental activism, from child care advocacy and education accessibility to policy innovation that improves lives, she has experienced first-hand the power of working together.
From 2014 to 2018, Ausma served our downtown communities as a Trustee elected to the Toronto District School Board, where she was successful in getting Jean Lumb Public School built – the first new downtown public school in over twenty years.
From 2016 to 2022, Ausma was the Director of Advocacy and Organizing at the Atkinson Foundation, where she collaborated with grassroots organizers, policy innovators, and other movement builders to advocate for decent work and a fair economy.
Ausma is proud to serve Ward 10, Spadina–Fort York, and knows we can do more in Toronto to bring people in, not push people out. Ausma’s vision for Toronto is a green, just, and caring city – a Toronto that works for all of us, includes all of us and gives voice to all of us.
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