Item - 2015.ED6.16

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2015 with amendments.
  • This item was considered by the Economic Development Committee on September 18, 2015 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2015.

ED6.16 - Economic Dashboard

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2015, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to review how the Economic Dashboards statistics can be enhanced by including metrics which measure changes in general welfare created by new technologies.

 

2.  City Council receive the report (September 8, 2015) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, for information.

Background Information (Committee)

(September 8, 2015) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on the Economic Dashboard
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-83126.pdf
(September 4, 2015) Attachment: Economic Dashboard Presentation - September 2015
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-83451.pdf

Motions (City Council)

1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)

That:

 

1.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to review how the Economic Dashboards statistics can be enhanced by including metrics which measure changes in general welfare created by new technologies.


Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried)

ED6.16 - Economic Dashboard

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council receive the report (September 8, 2015) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture for information.

Origin

(September 8, 2015) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

This report updates the Toronto Economic Dashboard. It provides a summary of the most recent data available at the time this report was prepared for key economic indicators benchmarking the city's economic performance.

Background Information

(September 8, 2015) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on the Economic Dashboard
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-83126.pdf
(September 4, 2015) Attachment: Economic Dashboard Presentation - September 2015
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-83451.pdf

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council