Short-Term Rental By-law Implementation Update

Motions and results

• Amend Item 5 April 2024

  Carried, 6-1
  • Yes686%
  • No114%
  • Absent00%

  Majority required

• Amend Item 5 April 2024

  Carried, 6-1
  • Yes686%
  • No114%
  • Absent00%

  Majority required

• Adopt Item as Amended 5 April 2024

  Carried, 6-1
  • Yes686%
  • No114%
  • Absent00%

  Majority required

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 6 of 6 (100%) 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
  No vote recorded◐ Staff contacted2 contacts
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Gord PerksWard 4
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
  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
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
  C Committee member
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Lily ChengWard 18
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted8 contacts
  C Committee member
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Nick MantasWard 22
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
  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

• Seneca Student Residence · registration SM35439 · 25 March 2024 to 9 October 2024

  • Licences / Licensing
  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 SM35439: Short Term Accommodation Licensing by-law review (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.9: Short-Term Rental By-law Implementation Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Corporate Housing Providers Association · registration SM23806 · 8 December 2016 to 31 December 2024

  • Planning and Development Application, Zoning By-law
  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 SM23806: To discuss Developing an Approach to Regulating Short-Term Rentals - EX 11.19 & EX 18.12 (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.9: Short-Term Rental By-law Implementation Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Airbnb Canada Inc. · registration SM27179 · 6 September 2018 to 31 December 2026

  • Economic Development
  • Licences / Licensing
  • Planning and Development Application, Zoning By-law
  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 SM27179: Policies related to the regulation of home sharing, including fair and easy-to-follow rules, matters pertaining to hotel/short term rental tax, fees, registration and zoning issues associated with regulating home sharing. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.9: Short-Term Rental By-law Implementation Update (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (6 January 2024 to 5 April 2024). 18 communications on 2 linked registrations.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.