Assessment of City Impacts from Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 and Provincial Budget

Motions and results

• Adopt Item 26 June 2025

  Carried, 19-1
  • Yes1976%
  • No14%
  • Absent520%

  Majority required - EX24.2 - Adoption of Recommendations 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 only

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 0 of 19 (0%) 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○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes○ 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
  Absent○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Mike ColleWard 8
  Absent○ 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○ Not contacted
  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
  Absent○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Absent○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• 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

• Toronto Region Board of Trade · registration SM27012 · 1 November 2018 to 31 March 2027

  • Budget
  • Economic Development
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.87

  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 SM27012: Measures impacting economic development and prosperity of Toronto and region including taxation and budgeting, housing and land use planning, enhanced government services and technology adoption, enhancing business competitiveness and red tape reduction. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.EX24.2: Assessment of City Impacts from Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 and Provincial Budget (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Commercial Real Estate Development Association (CREDA), Greater Toronto Chapter · registration SM36624 · 14 May 2025 to 10 December 2026

  • Economic Development
  • Planning and Development
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  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 SM36624: Discussions regarding potential changes to the City's Development Review process to streamline and improve the system. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.EX24.2: Assessment of City Impacts from Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 and Provincial Budget (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Toronto Regional Real Estate Board · registration SM36488 · 25 March 2025 to 31 December 2026

  • Budget
  • 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 SM36488: Development Charges on new housing, changes to development charges including deferrals and other policy changes. Potential future Development Charge background studies and reviews. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.EX24.2: Assessment of City Impacts from Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 and Provincial Budget (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (28 March 2025 to 26 June 2025). 1 communication on 1 linked registration.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.