Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program

Motions and results

• Amend Item (Additional) 13 June 2024

  Carried, 7-0
  • Yes7100%
  • No00%
  • Absent00%

  Majority required

• Amend Item (Additional) 13 June 2024

  Lost, 3-4
  • Yes343%
  • No457%
  • Absent00%

  Majority required

• Amend Item (Additional) 26 June 2024

  Carried, 24-1
  • Yes2496%
  • No14%
  • Absent00%

  Majority required - PH13.8 - Chow - motion 1a

• Amend Item (Additional) 26 June 2024

  Carried, 23-2
  • Yes2392%
  • No28%
  • Absent00%

  Majority required - PH13.8 - Chow - motion 1b

• Adopt Item as Amended 26 June 2024

  Carried, 24-1
  • Yes2496%
  • No14%
  • Absent00%

  Majority required - PH13.8 - Adopt the Item as amended

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 10 of 24 (42%) of Yes votes, 1 of 1 (100%) 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● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
  C Committee member
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  No● Member contacted2 contacts
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Gord PerksWard 4
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• James PasternakWard 6
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Mike ColleWard 8
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  Yes● Member contacted3 contacts
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes◐ Staff contacted6 contacts
  C Committee member
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  Yes◐ Staff contacted5 contacts
• 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
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted16 contacts
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
  C Committee member
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  Yes○ 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

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

  • Planning and Development
  • Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.85

  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 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.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Residential Construction Council of Ontario · registration SM22282 · 12 October 2015 to 31 July 2027

  • Affordable Housing
  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 SM22282: Promoting Affordable Housing Opportunities through partnerships with private residential building industry. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Done By Data · registration SM33206 · 4 May 2022 to 31 December 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  • Building Permits
  • Planning and Development
  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 SM33206: Actively looking at how non-traditional housing sector market could offer scalable, durable, high-quality, affordable solutions to housing better than traditional housing approaches and what is needed in regulatory approaches to allow for that. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (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.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (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 Moderate confidence · score 0.78

  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 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.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Building Industry and Land Development Association · registration SM17047 · 5 September 2011 to 31 January 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.78

  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 SM17047: Building Industry's position on the City of Toronto's affordable housing initiatives. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Minto Communities Inc. · registration SM27961 · 3 April 2019 to 3 April 2027

  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  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 SM27961: General housing supply and affordable housing policies in the City of Toronto. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Minto Communities Inc. · registration SM27948 · 1 April 2019 to 31 December 2024

  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  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 SM27948: General housing supply and affordable housing policies in the City of Toronto. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario · registration SM30998 · 16 December 2020 to 31 December 2026

  • Affordable Housing
  • Building Inspection
  • Planning and Development
  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 SM30998: Planning and Development Policy RentSafeTO Property Standards Apartment Bylaw 354 (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Greater Toronto Apartment Association · registration SM29189 · 21 November 2019 to 30 June 2024

  • 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 SM29189: Incentives to build much need purpose-built rental housing (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• SvN Architects + Planners · registration SM31425 · 18 March 2021 to 31 August 2024

  • Affordable Housing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.74

  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 SM31425: CreateTO Housing Lands in Toronto (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• LENDLEASE · registration SM34327 · 3 April 2023 to 30 June 2024

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.73

  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 SM34327: General discussion about affordable / social housing projects in Toronto (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (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 0.73

  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.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Toronto Region Board of Trade · registration SM32003 · 1 July 2021 to 31 March 2027

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development
  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 SM32003: Measures to ensure adequate and economically accessible housing supply for all segment of the growing workforce in the Toronto Region. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Tenblock · registration SM32141 · 28 July 2021 to 31 December 2024

  • Planning and Development
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  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 SM32141: Policy matters affecting housing development, e.g. Official Plan review, Concept 2 Keys program, etc. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (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 0.70

  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.PH13.8: Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 180 days before the first recorded vote (16 December 2023 to 13 June 2024). 68 communications on 6 linked registrations.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.