Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing

Motions and results

• Adopt Item 13 November 2024

  Carried, 23-1
  • Yes2388%
  • No14%
  • Absent28%

  Majority required - EX18.2 - Adopt the item

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 4 of 23 (17%) of Yes votes, 0 of 1 (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◐ Staff contacted5 contacts
  C Committee member
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Absent○ Not contacted
• 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 member
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
• 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 member
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes◐ Staff contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
  C Committee member
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Absent○ 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

• Building Industry and Land Development Association · registration SM34142 · 7 February 2023 to 31 December 2026

  • Planning and Development
  • Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence High confidence · score 0.95

  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 SM34142: Purpose Built-Rental: looking to amend or introduce policies related to purpose-built rental in order to increase levels of supply, and help make it easier to build this form of housing. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Greater Toronto Apartment Association · registration SM30797 · 2 November 2020 to 30 June 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  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 SM30797: affordable and market rental housing development charge discounts and zoning policies to create incentives to build purpose built rental (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Building Industry and Land Development Association · registration SM35945 · 18 September 2024 to 31 December 2026

  • Planning and Development
  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 SM35945: Seeking Purpose Built Rental and Condo Development Incentives (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• GWL Realty Advisors Inc. · registration SM36115 · 13 November 2024 to 31 December 2026

  • Planning and Development
  • Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence High confidence · score 0.92

  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 SM36115: Planning and studies related to purpose build rental developments. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Building Industry and Land Development Association · registration SM35665 · 5 June 2024 to 31 December 2026

  • Planning and Development
  • Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence High confidence · score 0.90

  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 SM35665: Looking to expand the rental incentive program to market rental development sites. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Morgis Corporation · registration SM35331 · 17 February 2024 to 31 December 2024

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  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 SM35331: To Build Purpose Built Rental Housing and include affordable housing as a component. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Bank of Montreal · registration SM34351 · 29 March 2023 to 31 October 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  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 SM34351: Municipal policy tools to create incentives for scaling up of affordable housing. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Dream Asset Management Corporation · registration SM35660 · 4 June 2024 to 31 December 2026

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  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 SM35660: Policy surrounding Purpose built rental and affordable housing (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Coalition Against New Home Taxes · registration SM35806 · 31 July 2024 to 30 August 2024

  • Budget
  • Planning and Development
  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 SM35806: Reduce the municipal land-transfer tax and development charges on all new housing to help combat the housing affordability crisis. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Greater Toronto Apartment Association · registration SM33080 · 17 March 2022 to 30 June 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  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 SM33080: rental housing is typically the most affordable type of housing available. all aspects of affordable housing policy are critically important to apartment owners and operators. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• UNITE HERE Local 75 · registration SM35308 · 15 February 2024 to 15 February 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  • Economic Development
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  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 SM35308: Discussions with city officials to protect the interests of Unite Here members; including real estate matters affecting the jobs of Unite here members. Unite Here represents over 25,000 members in Canada and more than 275,000 people across North America. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• 1961824 ONTARIO INC. · registration SM35276 · 2 February 2024 to 30 June 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  • City infrastructure - Emergency planning and/or restoration
  • Real Estate / Property (City-owned)
  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 SM35276: Affordability prefab construction, utilizing Build-Offsite panelized and modular manufacturing for purpose-built rental units. Innovative prefabricated construction minimizes costs and timelines, Emphasis on affordability, adaptability, and well-being. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.EX18.2: Build More Homes: Expanding Incentives for Purpose Built Rental Housing (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 180 days before the first recorded vote (17 May 2024 to 13 November 2024). 65 communications on 7 linked registrations.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.