Congratulatory certificates include:

• Milestone birthdays (70th or over)
• Wedding anniversaries (25th or over)
• Grand openings
• Service recognitions
• Retirements
• Anniversaries of your organization

If you'd like to invite the Mayor to an event, you can send a formal request in writing to the Office of the Mayor at officeofthemayor@innisfil.ca. Please submit the following information along with the invitation:

• Event name
• Date and time
• Location
• How you would like the Mayor to participate
• Whether the invitation is extended to the Deputy Mayor and Council Members

We will review your request and contact you if we need more information. Please note that due to a full schedule, the Mayor is not able to accept every invitation and may appoint a designate to attend on their behalf.

You can invite the Mayor and our Economic Development team to attend your business’s grand opening or milestone event. Please complete our online request form or email us at officeofthemayor@innisfil.ca with at least two weeks' notice. Business anniversaries are recognized at 10, 20, or 25 years, and in five-year increments beyond 25 years.

For any inquiries, please reach out to our Economic Development team at business@innisfil.ca.

The Clerk has delegated authority to process and have the Mayor sign proclamations for the following:

• Arts & cultural celebrations
• Charitable awareness/fundraising campaigns
• Public awareness campaigns and civic promotions
• Honour individuals, institutions, or businesses

The Town is unable to issue proclamations for:

• Political parties or political organizations
• Religious organizations or the celebration of religious events
• Where intent is contrary to Town policies or by-law
• Where a proclamation may result in defamation or slander
• Where the organization has no direct relationship to the Town

When requesting a proclamation, please be aware of the following:

• Requests should be made by recognized charitable organizations or community groups
• Proclamations will not be issued on behalf of commercial/for-profit entities
• Organizations may only request one proclamation per year
• Requests must be made on an annual basis, four to six weeks in advance of the commemoration/event
• Wording of proclamations is to be supplied by the requesting organization
• First-time requests should be accompanied by background information about the organization and the history of the commemoration/event
• Proclamations will be posted on the Town website

An organization does not have exclusive rights to the day, week or month of their proclamation and/or flag raising. Multiple flag raisings may be held jointly. When requesting a flag raising, please be aware of the following:

• Flag raisings must be held in conjunction with an approved proclamation
• Organizations must indicate a preferred and an alternate date and time for the flag raising
• An appropriate flag must be provided by the organization, and can be stored by the Town after the flag-raising period. Organizations are responsible for replacing flags
• One or more members of Town Council may attend the flag raising, and the Mayor or designate will read the proclamation
• If additional activities are planned (speeches, refreshments, etc.) an agenda must be provided at least four weeks in advance and the entire event may not exceed one hour
• Council attendance of post-flag-raising activities is dependent on individual schedules