Vacant Home Tax: Status Update

Motions and results

• Amend Item (Additional) 11 October 2023

  Carried, 23-1
  • Yes2392%
  • No14%
  • Absent14%

  Majority required - EX8.7 - Mayor Chow - motion 1

• Amend Item (Additional) 11 October 2023

  Carried, 18-6
  • Yes1872%
  • No624%
  • Absent14%

  Majority required - EX8.7 - Perruzza - motion 3

• Amend Item (Additional) 11 October 2023

  Carried, 18-6
  • Yes1872%
  • No624%
  • Absent14%

  Majority required - EX8.7 - Fletcher - motion 4

• Adopt Item as Amended 11 October 2023

  Carried, 21-2
  • Yes2184%
  • No28%
  • Absent28%

  Majority required - EX8.7 - Adoption of Executive Committee Recommendation 1.i. only

• Adopt Item as Amended 11 October 2023

  Carried, 21-2
  • Yes2184%
  • No28%
  • Absent28%

  Majority required - EX8.7 - Adopt the balance of the Item, as amended

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 1 of 21 (5%) of Yes votes, 0 of 2 (0%) of No votes. 90-day window. Ward councillors and committee members are flagged below because they are contacted on local and committee matters by default.

• Yes No Absent
• ● Member contacted
• ◐ Staff contacted
• ○ Not contacted
• W Ward councillor
• C Committee member
• B Voted differently from bloc
• $ Funded by a linked contributor of an organisation lobbying on this item

• Olivia ChowMayor
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  No○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  No○ Not contacted
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Gord PerksWard 4
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  Yes○ Not contacted
• James PasternakWard 6
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Mike ColleWard 8
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted10 contacts
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Neethan ShanWard 25
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted

Contact status uses the 90-day window. Vote shown is the vote on the deciding motion.

Lobbyists choose whom to contact (persuadable members, ward councillors, committee members), so a difference does not show a change of mind.

Linked lobbying registrations

This link is inferred by lobbyTO; the registry does not record which agenda item a registration concerns.

Links between records are inferred by a model and are not reviewed by a person. Each link shows its score out of 1; moderate-confidence links (0.7 to 0.9) are wrong more often than high-confidence links. How links are scored

• Toronto Regional Real Estate Board · registration SM34183 · 12 February 2023 to 31 December 2026

  • Affordable Housing
  • Budget
  Evidence High confidence · score 0.94

  A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.

  Source records

  • Registration SM34183: Vacant Home Tax - including such details as potential exemptions, rate of tax, and implementation details (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX8.7: Vacant Home Tax: Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Building Industry and Land Development Association · registration SM34061 · 18 January 2023 to 31 December 2025

  • By-law / Regulation
  Evidence High confidence · score 0.93

  A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.

  Source records

  • Registration SM34061: Seeking an amendment to the vacant home tax by-law and policy on residential development which was approved in Dec 2021. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX8.7: Vacant Home Tax: Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (13 July 2023 to 11 October 2023). 15 communications on 1 linked registration.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.