Tyler Allsopp was elected as Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPP of Bay of Quinte in the 2024 Bay of Quinte byelection.
Before running for provincial office, he was a councillor of the City of Belleville for Ward 1.
Education
- BBA, Business-Marketing at St. Lawrence College (2010-2014)
Career & business interests
Politics
- Ran for town councillor unsuccessfully in 2014
- As first runner up in the 2018 election, he was added to city council to replace the late councillor Pat Culhane in January 2021.
- Elected councillor of the City of Belleville for Ward 1 in the 2022 municipal election
- Elected MPP of Bay of Quinte in the 2024 Bay of Quinte byelection
Career
- Previous owner of Doug’s Bicycle since 2012 rated 4.7 with 97 reviews on Google and Reader’s Choice Award Winner (sold as of August 2024)
- 2017 Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- Worked as a mechanic for about 5 years under prospective mayor Neil Ellis.
- Prev St Lawrence College School of Business Program Advisory Board
- Part of the group that successfully advocated for the construction of our Skatepark in 2008
- Worked with the city to develop the Riverside Bike Park in 2015
Community involvement
Committees
- Belleville Police Services Board, Chair (removed September 9, 2024)
- Belleville Youth Advisory Committee
- Board of Management Belleville Downtown Improvement Area
- City Council Planning Committee
- Community and Human Services Committee (Hastings County)
- Departmental Performance Standards/Hiring Policies & Practices Review
- Economic and Destination Development Committee
- Glanmore National Historic Site Advisory Committee
- Planning Advisory Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Quinte Economic Development Committee (QEDC)
- Enrichment Centre of Mental Health Treasurer (2019-Present)
- Community Cares Holiday Meal Cofounder (700 Christmas Dinners Served During Covid)
- Doug & Henry’s 50/50 Fondo for Mental Health (Provided Suicide Bereavement Counselling)
- Belleville Bike Drive Cofounder (200+ Bikes Serviced and Donated in Belleville)
Voting history
Motion | Vote | Date | Meeting | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Councillor Tyler Allsopp | Motion to Deny Strong Mayor Powers from the Province of Ontario to the City of Belleville and Proposed Changes to Building Faster Fund | Absent | 25/09/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsopp | Strong Mayors Legislation | Absent | 25/09/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Recommendation Report, Zoning By-law Amendment (By-law 3014), 20 Blessington Road, City of Belleville | Against | 28/11/2022 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Application B-77-1113 to amend the City of Belleville Zoning By-law Number 3014, as amended for 20 Blessington Road | For | 28/11/2022 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Change meeting time to 7PM - Amendment to Procedural By-law | For | 12/12/2022 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Change meeting time to 5PM - Amendment to Procedural By-law | For | 12/12/2022 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Belleville Transit Route 9 cancellation | For | 13/02/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | City of Belleville Workplace Inclusion Charter | For | 13/03/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Supports resolution of the Corporation of the Town of Grimsby in supporting women in politics and promoting gender equality in all areas of society | For | 13/03/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Reallocate $1.3M Building Faster Fund funding from Avonlough to The Bridge | Against | 27/02/2024 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Funding for 'The Bridge' | For | 27/02/2024 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Support use of Strong Mayor Powers as required for 1 Alhambra Square "The Bridge" | For | 12/02/2024 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Fire Master Plan 2024 | Against | 08/07/2024 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Fire Master Plan 2024 - 2 | For | 08/07/2024 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Value for Money Review for Policing | Against | 13/05/2024 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Consider four-unit low-rise residential homes on a parcel of urban residential land that compliments neighbourhood characteristics | For | 15/04/2024 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | City of Belleville Loans Receivable and Children's Safety Village request. | For | 11/03/2024 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | City of Belleville Housing Pledge - Building Faster Fund | Against | 11/12/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Strong Mayors Legislation – Impact on the City of Belleville | Absent | 25/09/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Motion to Deny Strong Mayor Powers from the Province of Ontario to the City of Belleville and Proposed Changes to Building Faster Fund | Absent | 25/09/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Provincial Gas Tax be used to extend Route 9 service to April 21, 2023 | For | 13/02/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Bylaw 2023-30 to authorize the purchase of 621 Dundas Street East, Belleville (former Bakelite property) by the Corporation of the City of Belleville from 2255718 Ontario Inc. | For | 13/02/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Bylaw 2023-31 to authorize the transfer of 621 Dundas Street East, Belleville (former Bakelite property) from 2255718 Ontario Inc. to the Corporation of the City of Belleville | For | 13/02/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Approval of an Updated Community Safety Zone Policy | 12/06/2023 | Meeting | Report | |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Reducing speed limit in 5 CSZs from 50-60 km/h down to 40 km/h | 14/08/2023 | Meeting | Report | |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | 2024 Pre-Budget Approval of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) Program | 14/11/2023 | Meeting | Report | |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | $965,020 over 2 years for Centralized Municipal Processing Services by City of Toronto’s Joint Processing Center | 27/11/2023 | Meeting | Report | |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | Renting 4 ASE cameras for $733,612 over 5 years | 11/12/2023 | Meeting | Report | |
Councillor Tyler Allsopp | Cultural Heritage Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act 217 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, Ontario | Against | 25/04/2022 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsopp | Ward 2 Transit Service Survey Questions | For | 24/01/2022 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsop | City of Belleville Workplace Inclusion Charter | For | 13/03/2023 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsopp | Room Rental in Low Density Residential Neighbourhoods | For | 12/09/2022 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsopp | $25,000 for Tiny Shelter Community concept plan | For | 08/08/2022 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsopp | Offer to Sell Lands to City - 621 Dundas East (Former Bakelite Property) | For | 25/07/2022 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsopp | Replace the current two ward system with four wards | Against | 13/09/2021 | Meeting | Report |
Councillor Tyler Allsopp | Zoning bylaw amendment application by Juan Hernandez of 57 Octavia St. asking to continue his 24/7 community pit stop with eight vending machines. | For | 13/12/2021 | Meeting | Report |
2024 Bay of Quinte by-election
Reason for running
As a small business owner, Tyler understands the challenges that local entrepreneurs and families face. He is running to be a strong local representative for Bay of Quinte, advocating against the Liberal carbon tax, for better jobs, for widening Highway 401, and for building more homes to help young people realize the dream of homeownership.
PC Party of Ontario
Issues and views
Having worked with two of the candidates while on Belleville city council, I had no idea that Tyler Allsopp was a Conservative. If fact, if you had asked me I would have said he was a Liberal.
Bill Sandison, Former Belleville Councillor
I think some people were surprised when they heard I was part of the PC Party. I’m very centre, centre-right. I think that fiscal responsibility is important, think that a low tax environment is important. Then not getting involved on the social spectrum and letting people live their lives. Keeping government out of people’s lives for the most part.
Tyler Allsopp to Quinte News on the Lorne Brooker Show
Health care
We’ve invested 30 per cent more in health care than when we came in in 2018, we’ve created hundreds of more positions for residency for doctors, 150 additional positions for RPNs (Registered Practical Nurses) to become educated. We’ve put up funding to for allow doctors in rural areas to have their medical school fees granted to them.
Tyler Allsopp to Quinte News on the Lorne Brooker Show
YourTV debate
Allsopp withdrew from the second debate hours before it started due to scheduling conflict. At the time, the Ontario Minister of Health Sylvia Jones was in Hastings County announcing $910M to increase the availability of ambulances across the province.
Chamber of Commerce debate
2022 municipal election
Received a recommendation from Quinte Labour Council.
Website
- Housing Affordability & Homelessness
- Intelligent Development & Growth
- Protecting Our Environment
- Upgrading Recreational Infrastructure
- Local Workforce Development
- Access to Medical Professionals
- Minimizing Tax Increases
- Active Transportation
- Road Maintenance
- Speeding
Housing
- As a member of the Planning Committee I have supported smart development and densification.
- Strengthen our Community Improvement Plan to support the construction of more secondary units in existing homes.
- Continue to offer rebates for affordable apartment construction to increase the supply.
- Proceed with Loyalist Secondary plan development area and increase approvals for new home construction.
Homelessness
- I support a Housing First Strategy
- By providing people with a stable place to live they can then build themselves up with the services that they need
- Increase support to community programs addressing homelessness (Grace Inn, Shiloh
- House, Not Alone Team, Bridge St United)
- Vocal supporter of opening the warming centre on every night basis over the winter (Achieved for winter 22/23)
Economic and Workforce Development
- Work closely with Loyalist College to develop skills needed in our labour market
- Bring more serviced industrial land online over the next 3 years ready for development
- Create tools to track employee migration between sectors to create sector specific incentives and strategies
- Continue to advocate for fair wages and increased benefits for employees to meet rising costs of living
Access to Healthcare Professionals
- When the Doctor Recruitment Program was launched we had first mover advantage, now we need to innovate to stay on top
- Supported the addition of Nurses and RPNs to the recruitment process as more healthcare professionals needed across the spectrum
- Promote greater flexibility in contract negotiations to suit more varied circumstances and attract doctors who are ready to start practicing
- Assess the promotion and advertising plan and retool as needed to be most effective in attraction
Municipal Infrastructure
- Stay on top of our Strategic Asset Management Plan
- Continue to prioritize road repairs on a greatest need basis
- Assure that we have sufficient reserves to tackle large projects on the horizon (Water Treatment Plant, Pier, etc)
- Extend servicing into for end of Industrial Park to allow for more expansion
- Forge forward on Belleville East Arterial Road with Province
Recreation & Active Transportation
- Use the Parks and Rec Masterplan as guiding document
- Construct more outdoor sports courts where a huge deficit has been identified (basketball, tennis, pickleball)
- Continue to promote new and innovative park ideas to generate tourism (Phase 1 of Bike Park under way now)
- Link together our ad hoc system of Active Transportation Lanes including a connector between sidney and Moira along Hydro corridor (Proposed and budgeted)
Preserving Greenspace
- Development is important but we must stand firm in our commitment to preserving green spaces
- These lands serve as habitats to many important plant and animal species and contribute to the natural beauty of our area
- We must preserve our rivers and wildlife corridors to allow animals to have safe passage through our city
- Ensure that Provincially Significant Wetlands are protected and that development offsets are enforced so new developments are not encroaching on eco systems
Environmental Sustainability
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our vehicle and transit fleet
- Create more energy efficient solutions for municipal buildings and manage energy more effectively within
- Install more solar panels and renewable energy generation on our municipal buildings
- Crack down on illegal dumping and littering in hotspots around the city
Tax Rate Stabilization
- Keep Reserves strong to help balance the tax rate when large expenditures are needed
- Focus on assessment growth by continuing to build housing and serviced industrial land.
- Responsible spending and budgeting accurately are paramount to keeping taxes in line
- Ensure that Development Fees are appropriate so that new growth is paying for itself and helping to offset the costs associated with servicing and infrastructure needed to support development
Source: website
2018 election priorities
- Everyone should have access to affordable housing and a family doctor.
- Promoting youth entrepreneurship, promoting events for youth and infrastructure projects specific to young people, such as a skatepark.
- Development surrounding the waterfront.
- Explore bringing maintenance services under city control so that we are less dependent on and beholden to contractors.
- Support strong regulations and clear oversight, while having the sale of recreational marijuana to be privatized. Offers consumers greater choice, as well as creating more economic activity at the local level.
Issues & views
I think some people were surprised when they heard I was part of the PC Party. I’m very centre, centre-right. I think that fiscal responsibility is important, think that a low tax environment is important. Then not getting involved on the social spectrum and letting people live their lives. Keeping government out of people’s lives for the most part.
Tyler Allsopp to Quinte News on the Lorne Brooker Show
Personal life
Tyler Allsop lives on the West Hill with his wife Jennifer, 3 children and their Golden Doodle, Oakley.
- Jennifer and Tyler met in March 2014
- Married in March 2017
- Soon to be joined by Oakley (Dog) in 2017
- Olivia in December 2019
- Riley & Everly in May 2021
- The Grandparents are Janine & David Allsopp and Linda & Doug Meagher
- Allsop enjoys cycling, running, and paddleboarding. Recently did my first triathlon. Favorite foods include sushi, tacos, bbq, and curry.
- He is an Ironman 70.3 Muskoka Triathlon Finisher.
- I do my best thinking while walking around town.
- Documentaries, comedy specials, and podcasts.
- My favorite color is blue.
- I don’t drink coffee and prefer showers to baths.
Allsop speaks English, French, and some Spanish.
Electoral record
Support
Contact
- Ontario PC website
- Campaign office: 113 Station Street, Belleville
- Website
- Contact form
- Facebook (personal, not available)
- Instagram (personal, not available)
- X (personal, not available)
- X (PCO)
- Phone
- Wikipedia
Over to you
What do you think of Tyler Allsop as a candidate for Bay of Quinte?