Securing a Dedicated School Location to Support Toronto's Film Industry - by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

Motions and results

• Waive Referral 22 May 2025

  Carried, 22-2
  • Yes2288%
  • No28%
  • Absent14%

  Two-Thirds required - MM30.19 - Waive the referral

• Defer Item 22 May 2025

  Carried, 10-5
  • Yes1040%
  • No520%
  • Absent1040%

  Majority required - MM30.19 - Defer the item

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 1 of 10 (10%) of Yes votes, 0 of 5 (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 contacted4 contacts
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  No○ Not contacted
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  No○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Gord PerksWard 4
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  Yes○ Not contacted
• James PasternakWard 6
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Mike ColleWard 8
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  No○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  Absent● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
• Lily ChengWard 18
  No○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  No○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  Yes○ 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

• Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC. · registration SM33351 · 22 February 2022 to 31 December 2026

  • Economic Development
  • Film and TV
  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 SM33351: [Re SM32972] Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC, comprises different divisions including Amazon Studios. This registration is to discuss the company's productions in Toronto and the growth of the film and television sector in the city. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.MM30.19: Securing a Dedicated School Location to Support Toronto's Film Industry - by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Amazon Corporate, LLC · registration SM35872 · 29 August 2024 to 28 March 2025

  • Arts / Culture
  • Film and TV
  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 SM35872: Assisting Amazon Canada in relation to matters involving film productions in Toronto. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.MM30.19: Securing a Dedicated School Location to Support Toronto's Film Industry - by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC. · registration SM36487 · 26 March 2025 to 30 September 2025

  • Economic Development
  • Film and TV
  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 SM36487: Matters related to Amazon's film industry as well as their broader economic contributions in the City of Toronto. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.MM30.19: Securing a Dedicated School Location to Support Toronto's Film Industry - by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (21 February 2025 to 22 May 2025). 7 communications on 3 linked registrations.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.