Planning and Housing Committee · meeting 4
Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Forty-Five Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report
- Outcome
- Carried, 22-0
- 22 yes · 0 no · 1 June 2023
Motions and results
Amend Item (Additional) 1 June 2023
Carried, 5-0Majority required
Adopt Item as Amended 1 June 2023
Carried, 5-0Majority required
Amend Item (Additional) 1 June 2023
Carried, 5-0Majority required
Adopt Item 14 June 2023
Carried, 22-0Majority required - PH4.5 - Adopt the item
Data table· 4 rows
| Date | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2023 | Amend Item (Additional) Majority required | Carried, 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 June 2023 | Adopt Item as Amended Majority required | Carried, 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 June 2023 | Amend Item (Additional) Majority required | Carried, 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 June 2023 | Adopt Item Majority required - PH4.5 - Adopt the item | Carried, 22-0 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
Source: Members of Council voting record.
How members voted, and who was contacted
Voted Yes
2 of 22 had their office contacted
Voted No
No member voted No
Contacted share by vote: 2 of 22 (9%) 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 ChowMayorNo vote recorded○ Not contacted
- John ToryMayorNo vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Vincent CrisantiWard 1Yes● Member contacted1 contactC Committee member
- Stephen HolydayWard 2Yes○ Not contacted
- Amber MorleyWard 3Yes○ Not contacted
- Gord PerksWard 4Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Frances NunziataWard 5Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- James PasternakWard 6Absent○ Not contacted
- Anthony PerruzzaWard 7Yes○ Not contacted
- Mike ColleWard 8Yes○ Not contacted
- Alejandra BravoWard 9Yes○ Not contacted
- Ausma MalikWard 10Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Dianne SaxeWard 11Yes○ Not contacted
- Josh MatlowWard 12Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Chris MoiseWard 13Yes○ Not contacted
- Paula FletcherWard 14Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Rachel Chernos LinWard 15No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Jaye RobinsonWard 15Yes○ Not contacted
- Jon BurnsideWard 16Yes○ Not contacted
- Shelley CarrollWard 17Yes○ Not contacted
- Lily ChengWard 18Yes○ Not contacted
- Brad BradfordWard 19Absent○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Gary CrawfordWard 20Yes○ Not contacted
- Parthi KandavelWard 20No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Michael ThompsonWard 21Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Nick MantasWard 22Yes○ Not contacted
- Jamaal MyersWard 23Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted14 contactsC Committee member
- Paul AinslieWard 24Absent○ Not contacted
- Jennifer McKelvieWard 25Yes○ Not contacted
- Neethan ShanWard 25No vote recorded○ Not contacted
Data table· 30 rows
| Name | Ward | Vote | Contact | Contacts | Meetings | Emails | Calls | Last contact | Days before vote | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Chow | Mayor | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| John Tory | Mayor | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Vincent Crisanti | 1 | Yes | Member contacted | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 March 2023 | 65 | Committee member |
| Stephen Holyday | 2 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Amber Morley | 3 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Gord Perks | 4 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Frances Nunziata | 5 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| James Pasternak | 6 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Anthony Perruzza | 7 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Mike Colle | 8 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Alejandra Bravo | 9 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Ausma Malik | 10 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Dianne Saxe | 11 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Josh Matlow | 12 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Chris Moise | 13 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Paula Fletcher | 14 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Rachel Chernos Lin | 15 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jaye Robinson | 15 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jon Burnside | 16 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Shelley Carroll | 17 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Lily Cheng | 18 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Brad Bradford | 19 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Gary Crawford | 20 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Parthi Kandavel | 20 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Michael Thompson | 21 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Nick Mantas | 22 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jamaal Myers | 23 | Yes | Member contacted; Staff contacted | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 26 May 2023 | 6 | Committee member |
| Paul Ainslie | 24 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jennifer McKelvie | 25 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Neethan Shan | 25 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
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
Manish Jain · registration SM34510 · 26 May 2023 to 5 December 2026
- Planning and Development
- Planning and Development Application
- Planning and Development Application, Official Plan
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 SM34510: Discussion regarding ongoing Employment Conversion Requests process associated with the Official Plan Review as well as 55 Nugget Avenue. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.PH4.5: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Forty-Five Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Toronto Industry Network · registration SM11536 · 11 February 2008 to 31 December 2026
- economic development
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 SM11536: City policies and issues relating to employment lands, financial incentives, competitiveness and other economic development matters (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.PH4.5: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Forty-Five Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Shell Canada · registration SM33242 · 16 May 2022 to 31 December 2026
- Planning and Development
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.88
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.PH4.5: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Forty-Five Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (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 0.82
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.PH4.5: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Forty-Five Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (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 0.81
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.PH4.5: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Forty-Five Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (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 0.80
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.PH4.5: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Forty-Five Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (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 0.76
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 SM33944: Employment conversion request at 4570 Sheppard Avenue East (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.PH4.5: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Forty-Five Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (3 March 2023 to 1 June 2023). 15 communications on 3 linked registrations.
Data table
| Date | Registration | Office holder (as recorded) | Member's office | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Sana Khan Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | |
| 9 March 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Darnel Harris Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | |
| 9 March 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Brian Cheung Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | |
| 10 March 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Sana Khan Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | |
| 10 March 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Darnel Harris Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | |
| 10 March 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Brian Cheung Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | |
| 14 March 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Darnel Harris Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | Call |
| 28 March 2023 | SM33242 (Shell Canada) | Vincent Crisanti Member of council | Vincent Crisanti | Meeting |
| 27 April 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Darnel Harris Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | |
| 4 May 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Darnel Harris Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | Call |
| 8 May 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Darnel Harris Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | |
| 9 May 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Darnel Harris Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | Meeting |
| 11 May 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Darnel Harris Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | Call |
| 18 May 2023 | SM33941 (CRH Canada Group Inc.) | Darnel Harris Councillor staff | Jamaal Myers | Call |
| 26 May 2023 | SM34510 (Manish Jain) | Jamaal Myers Member of council | Jamaal Myers | Meeting |
Declared interests
- Brad Bradford declared an interest on 26 May 2023: I have an interest in the submission for 105, 109 Vanderhoof Avenue and 10 Brentcliffe Road. The nature of my interest is that my wife is a planner on the file. (written declaration)
- Brad Bradford declared an interest on 14 June 2023: as his wife is a planner on the file regarding 105, 109 Vanderhoof Avenue and 10 Brentcliffe Road. (written declaration)
Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.