City of Mississauga's City Manager and CAO, Janice Baker, was elected to the 2010-2011 governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) as announced at its Annual General Meeting on June 17.

"Being elected by my peers to serve on the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario is an honour," said Ms. Baker. "I look forward to my role on the Council addressing issues confronting chartered accountants and helping the ICAO remain relevant to all its members."

"The City of Mississauga is known for its fiscal responsibility and prudence and Janice has helped to build this reputation," said Mayor Hazel McCallion. "Her dedication to her profession has benefited the City throughout her years of service."

Baker has more than 23 years of experience in municipal and fiscal administration. She became City Manager and CAO of the City of Mississauga in 2005 and works with a Leadership Team of four Commissioners to direct the efficient and effective operation of the City's administration. Baker joined the City of Mississauga in 1999 as Commissioner of Corporate Services and Treasurer. She has previously held positions as Director of Finance and City Treasurer for the City of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Commissioner of Corporate Services and, later, Public Works for the City of Oshawa.

She currently serves on several boards and committees including the Living Arts Centre (LAC), the Trillium Health Centre and the Healthy Cities Stewardship Centre. She has served on the Board of the Oshawa YWCA; the Board of Local Authority Services (LAS); a subsidiary of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO); the GFOA Executive Board; the GFOA Committee on Canadian Issues; the Board of the MFOA (Municipal Finance Officers Association), serving as chair in 2002. Other memberships include the International City Management Association (ICMA) and the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA).

About the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario is the qualifying and regulatory body of Ontario's 33,000 Chartered Accountants and 5,000 CA students. Since 1879, the Institute has protected the public interest through the CA profession's internationally recognized standards of qualification and the enforcement of its rules of professional conduct. Ontario CAs contribute greatly to international and domestic investor confidence in the soundness of the Ontario and Canadian economies. The Institute's website is: www.icao.on.ca and the student website is www.guidetorulingtheworld.ca.

As Canada's sixth largest city, Mississauga is home to 730,000 residents and 55,000 businesses, including 61 Fortune 500 companies with Canadian head offices or major divisional head offices. A diverse, progressive and award-winning municipality located on the shores of Lake Ontario in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area, Mississauga is one of Greater Toronto's Top 90 Employers for 2010. Enhancing its citizens' quality of life by providing superior services, revitalizing its infrastructure and conserving the environment, Mississauga is committed to innovation, operational excellence and fiscal responsibility which is reflected in its motto: "Leading Today for Tomorrow."

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