Item - 2021.EX24.9

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council receive the CreateTO 2020 Highlights in Attachment 1 to the report (April 26, 2021) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO for information.

2.  City Council approve the CreateTO 2020 Audited Financial Statements in Attachment 3 to the report (April 26, 2021) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO.

As the City of Toronto’s real estate agency, CreateTO manages the City’s real estate portfolio, develops City lands and buildings for municipal purposes, and delivers client-focused real estate solutions to City divisions, agencies and corporations.

2020 marked an unprecedented year with the COVID-19 pandemic. While this required some adjustments as an organization, there was no significant impact to the financial statements of CreateTO. Staff adapted to the new working environment and continued to move forward key city initiatives such as Housing Now, Modular Housing and ModernTO. Please refer to attachment 1 for further details on these initiatives and our 2020 highlights.

For the year ending December 31, 2020, KPMG LLP came on as our new auditors and delivered a clean audit opinion. Please refer to attachment 2 for KPMG LLP's audit findings report and attachment 3 for the audited financial statements.