By-Laws
The City of Dryden enforces City by-laws to ensure your safety and health including property maintenance, property standards, zoning, parking, etc. You can obtain a copy of frequently requested by-laws from our By-Law Manager below, or by contacting the Building and Planning department for all other requests.
Please use our confidential Property Standards complaint form if you would like to report any non-compliance with the property standards by-law. Make sure to include a valid name and phone number with your complaint. This information remains strictly confidential but is required for our records. For all other by-law enforcement issues please contact the Building and Planning Department directly.
For any by-laws prior to 2025, please contact the Clerk’s Office.
Please note that by-laws available on this website are provided as a convenience only and as such users should verify all information before acting on it. Every effort is made to ensure the by-laws on this website are accurate and contain the latest amendments; however, the Corporation of the City of Dryden cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided here.
Mayoral Decisions & Directives
Under Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, the Mayor has the following special powers and duties as the head of City Council:
- Appointing and dismissing the Chief Administrative Officer*
- Hiring and dismissing certain municipal department heads, and establishing and reorganizing departments*
- Creating committees of Council, assigning their functions and appointing the chairs and vice-chairs*
- Proposing the municipal budget, which would be subject to Council amendments, a Mayoral veto and a Council override process
- Vetoing certain by-laws if the Mayor is of the opinion that all or part of the by-law could potentially interfere with a provincial priority
- Bringing forward matters for Council consideration if the Mayor is of the opinion that considering the matter could potentially advance a provincial priority
- Directing municipal staff in writing to undertake research, provide advice, or carry out duties related to the Mayoral special powers
*The Mayor may choose to delegate these specific powers and duties.
The Mayor is required to exercise these powers in writing, give notice to the City Clerk, and make decisions and directives available to the public, subject to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Mayoral decisions and directives to date are available below.
Contact Us
City of Dryden
30 Van Horne Avenue, Dryden, Ontario P8N 2A7
Phone: (807) 223-2225
Email: generalinquiries@dryden.ca