Achievements
- In 1991, McCallion became the first Mayor of a major municipality to submit the annual operating budget to residents for their input and scrutiny. She is also among the first mayors of major municipalities to be openly committed to a pay as you go philosophy.
- The City has not had to borrow money since 1978 and is, as of 2012, debt-free.
- McCallion also established the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Mayors' Committee in 1992. She brought together the 30 GTA Mayors, later adding the Chair of Metropolitan Toronto and the four Regional Chairs to work co-operatively for the economic promotion of the GTA. From 1992 to January 2000, the Committee, chaired by McCallion, was a strong voice on key issues affecting the future of the GTA.
- She is a founder and Honorary Co-chair of the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance.
- In 1996, McCallion was appointed to the "Who Does What" Panel. She was also appointed to two sub-panels: Assessment and Property Taxation Reform, and Emergency Services.
- She represented the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) on the Electricity Transition Committee for the Ministry of Electricity, Science and Technology.
- McCallion is the first woman to hold such significant positions as President of the Streetsville and District Chamber of Commerce; President of the Anglican Young Peoples' Association of Canada; Mayor of Streetsville and Mayor of Mississauga.
- In 2003, the International Economic Development Council awarded her the organization’s Leadership in Public Service Award upon her. This award is given annually to an elected official who has served as a committed advocate for economic development for at least 10 years in the public sector.
- In 2005 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. She is also one of the few non-Germans to be a Member of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (see Bundesverdienstkreuz).
- She ranked second in the 2005 international World Mayor poll, behind only Dora Bakoyannis of Athens.
- The University of Toronto at Mississauga has named their new library and academic learning centre after McCallion, in appreciation for the support offered to the campus in its growth and development.
- The Peel Board of Education has named a school after her: the Hazel McCallion Senior Public School.
- Different Hazel McCallion bobblehead dolls have been made.
- She was named "American Woman of the Year" in Who's Who of American Women, as well as "Woman of the Year 2001" by an international business lobby.
- The Delta Meadowvale Hotel has a Hazel McCallion Room in her honour.
- In 2009, she was featured on CBC Television series, Rick Mercer Report.
- On June 7, 2010, she received an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Toronto during the convocation of the University of Toronto Mississauga's graduating class.
- On March 18, 2012, Shahid Rassam unveiled a portrait of McCallion at the The South Asian Gallery of Art in support of the SickKids Foundation.
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