Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update

Motions and results

• Receive Item 27 April 2023

  Carried, 5-0
  • Yes583%
  • No00%
  • Absent117%

  Majority required

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 2 of 5 (40%) of Yes votes, 0 of 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
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Gord PerksWard 4
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• James PasternakWard 6
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Mike ColleWard 8
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  No vote recorded● Member contacted; Staff contacted2 contacts
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Lily ChengWard 18
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Absent○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Nick MantasWard 22
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Yes◐ Staff contacted20 contacts
  C Committee member
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• 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

• Shell Canada · registration SM33242 · 16 May 2022 to 31 December 2026

  • Planning and Development
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.90

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33242: Toronto Port development, compatibility with existing industrial use, retention of key water, rail and road modes of transportation/Land conversion requests and industry concerns about compatibility/Opportunities to increase the profile of manufacturing. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.PH3.18: Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Achille Developments · registration SM33944 · 5 December 2022 to 30 September 2023

  • Planning and Development Application
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.89

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33944: Employment conversion request at 4570 Sheppard Avenue East (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.PH3.18: Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• CHARLES SOS INVESTMENTS LTD. · registration SM32420 · 14 October 2021 to 31 December 2026

  • Planning and Development
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.86

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM32420: CITY OF TORONTO MUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW, EMPLOYMENT LAND CONVERSION REQUEST, 11-15 KODIAK CRESCENT PROPERTY, TORONTO (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.PH3.18: Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Lorne Shiff · registration SM34424 · 19 April 2023 to 19 April 2024

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development
  • Planning and Development, Combined Application
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.79

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM34424: Conversion of employment area to Mixed Use and General Employment Area - 1530 -1536 Midland Avenue (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.PH3.18: Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• CRH Canada Group Inc. · registration SM33943 · 5 December 2022 to 30 April 2024

  • Economic Development
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.77

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33943: City of Toronto Employment Conversion Study with respect to the impact to 1940 McCowan. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.PH3.18: Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• CRH Canada Group Inc. · registration SM33941 · 5 December 2022 to 30 April 2024

  • Economic Development
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.76

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33941: City of Toronto Employment Conversion Study with respect to the impact to 1940 McCowan. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.PH3.18: Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Ms. Zirka Kelebay · registration SM30287 · 8 July 2020 to 16 July 2024

  • Planning and Development Application
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.75

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM30287: Employment Conversion Request (Planning Act) for site located at 871 Islington Avenue. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.PH3.18: Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Metrus Properties · registration SM34234 · 24 February 2023 to 5 September 2023

  • Planning and Development Application
  • Planning and Development Application, Official Plan
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.72

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM34234: MCR Employment Conversion Application for site located at 1121 Leslie Street. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.PH3.18: Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• LeBANC Development · registration SM34072 · 23 January 2023 to 29 January 2024

  • Planning and Development
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.71

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM34072: Employment Land Conversion Request as part of the City’s Municipal Comprehensive Review for site located at 29 Redlea Avenue (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.PH3.18: Our Plan Toronto: Employment Area Conversion Requests Status Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (27 January 2023 to 27 April 2023). 23 communications on 3 linked registrations.

Declared interests

• Brad Bradford declared an interest on 26 April 2023: Spouse is a planner on a file included in this report. (written declaration)

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.