FAQs

It's important to provide City services and programs that reflect our diverse community. We want to hear all viewpoints. One of the ways the City can help capture the diverse voices is through establishing a new Community Panel. The representative feedback provided by residents on the panel will assist Burlington City Council and staff to make decisions that best reflect the Burlington community.  

• As a member, you will have the opportunity to give feedback and ideas on the City issues that matter the most to you. Choose the topics that interest you.
• Burlington Community Panel is open to residents and Burlington business and property owners aged 14 years and older, of all genders, cultures, identities, and abilities. There is no limit to the number of panel members.
• Making an impact in your community has never been easier. There is no specific time commitment required. Participate when it suits your schedule.

"Residents at the ready" reflects the nature of the volunteer opportunity.  The software used will act as a database for applicants that can be filtered based on topics/lived experience and how people identify in order to select the panel for each initiative.

Be at the ready to share ideas and feedback. Successful applicants may be called on to share their input, based on the topics of interest they choose. Panel members will be selected based on the engagement need and alignment with participants' expertise. Both online and in-person engagement opportunities are available.

The Community Panel may be used to obtain feedback by any service area within the City of Burlington.  Areas include;

• Arts and Culture
• Burlington Transit (city buses)
• By-law
• Communications
• Customer service/experience
• Environment
• Finances (taxes and budget)
• Fire services
• Growth and development (new housing)
• Municipal elections
• Parks and green spaces
• Public engagement
• Recreation (for all ages and abilities)
• Sense of belonging (newcomers, diversity, neighbourhoods)
• Traffic and transportation
• Trees and urban forest

As the Community Panel evolves, more areas may be added.

The frequency will depend on a variety of factors including;

• Topics that require feedback
• Topics applicants identify as of interest or have lived experience
• Representation required for each initiative

 For each engagement opportunity, the volunteer software will consider how applicants identify, their lived experience, and the topics of interest they identified. From this information, a panel for each initiative will be created.

You will be notified by the software.

For each engagement opportunity, the volunteer software will consider how applicants identify, their lived experience, and the topics of interest they identified. From this information, a panel for each initiative will be created.