Ombudsman Toronto Report - An Investigation into the City's Decision to Stop Allowing Refugee Claimants into Base Shelter System Beds

Motions and results

• Reconsider Item 18 December 2024

  Lost, 9-14
  • Yes935%
  • No1454%
  • Absent312%

  Two-Thirds required - CC24.1 - Reconsider the item

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

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

• Storm Services · registration SM35147 · 15 December 2023 to 13 December 2024

  • Affordable Housing
  • Emergency Services
  • Shelters
  Evidence High confidence · score 0.91

  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 SM35147: Representing client who has proven solution to provide emergency shelter/housing solutions for refugees and asylum seekers, which can divert those individuals away from critically needed shelter beds for Toronto's homeless populations. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.CC24.1: Ombudsman Toronto Report - An Investigation into the City's Decision to Stop Allowing Refugee Claimants into Base Shelter System Beds (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Dream Legacy Foundation · registration SM35299 · 7 February 2024 to 7 February 2025

  • Emergency Services
  • Shelters
  • Social Services
  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 SM35299: Position the client as a provider of social services and housing to support refugees, asylum seekers and marginalized communities. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.CC24.1: Ombudsman Toronto Report - An Investigation into the City's Decision to Stop Allowing Refugee Claimants into Base Shelter System Beds (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Storm Services · registration SM35085 · 30 November 2023 to 1 October 2024

  • Affordable Housing
  • Shelters
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.83

  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 SM35085: To work with all levels of government to help address the shortage of housing for asylum seekers and un-housed people in Toronto and Ontario by providing emergency modular housing solutions. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.CC24.1: Ombudsman Toronto Report - An Investigation into the City's Decision to Stop Allowing Refugee Claimants into Base Shelter System Beds (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 180 days before the first recorded vote (21 June 2024 to 18 December 2024). 11 communications on 2 linked registrations.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.