In Canada, the only town with a lord mayor in the traditional sense is Niagara-on-the-Lake, as recognition of its role as the first capital of Upper Canada.[3] Unusually, the council of Brantford, Ontario has taken upon itself to appoint an honorary Lord Mayor Walter Gretzky in addition to the elected mayor.[4] This is the only example of a council granting the cachet itself, rather than the cachet being granted by a higher authority, such as the Crown or national government.