About the Mayor
Bryan first ran for City Council in 2010 in Trillium District. He was first elected as the 96th Mayor of the City of Kingston in 2014. He was re-elected in 2018, and again on Oct. 24, 2022 to serve a third term as Mayor. In this role, he used his background as an economist to push forward a progressive agenda centered on growth and quality-of-life initiatives.
As Mayor, Bryan's vision is to establish Kingston as an innovative and forward-thinking city. This vision aims to harness the incredible assets we have as a community and build a culture of collaboration to make Kingston a leader among cities.
In his first term as Mayor, Bryan championed the construction of the Third Crossing, the expansion of Kingston's airport, and the revitalization of Breakwater Park, while also welcoming several new international businesses to the city.
In his second term, Bryan focused on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship through the Mayor's Innovation Challenge and the new economic development strategy, increasing the supply of housing in the city with the Mayor's Task Force on Housing, and ensuring the Third Crossing was built on time and on budget, all while managing the community impacts from the global pandemic.
In his third term, Bryan remains focused on addressing housing affordability and reducing homelessness through creative community partnerships and other levels of government. He will prioritize new spaces to accommodate growth for new businesses and housing and push for greater regional co-operation among neighbouring municipalities to help increase transportation initiatives and foster economic development. He plans to promote food security and sustainability initiatives, find creative ways to bring more family physicians to Kingston, and ensure annual tax rate increases remain one of the lowest among other cities in Ontario.
Bryan moved to Kingston in 2000 to attend Queen's University as a graduate student. In 2006, after obtaining his Master's and PhD in Economics at Queen's, he joined the economics faculty at Canada's Royal Military College in Kingston where he continues to work as an Assistant Professor. He lives in the West End of the city with his wife Shyla and their two boys, Judah and Micah.
