Item - 2022.MM42.18

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council reconfirm its ongoing commitment for Community Benefit Agreements for the construction of major infrastructure.

2. City Council recognize the importance of the initial ground-breaking Community Benefit Agreement for the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit and the further opportunities to advance Community Benefit Agreement's on current major transit projects.

3. City Council request Metrolinx to continue the ground-breaking Community Benefit Agreement work on all future Metrolinx projects including the Scarborough Subway Extension, the Eglinton West Extension, the Ontario Line, and the Yonge-North extension, and City Council request that the following elements be included;

a. each project have the requirement for 10 percent of all trade or craft working hours to be performed by apprentices or journey persons who identify as women, Black, Indigenous and/or people of colour;

b. establish a project level Community Benefits Working Group that includes the project contractor, Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario, Provincial ministries, labour and community representatives including Toronto Community Benefits Network to monitor and oversee the implementation and reporting of outcomes;

c. creation of an implementation and tracking plan for each project; and

d. requirements for contractors to develop and implement an anti-racism strategy that includes training for all workers.
 

4. City Council request the City Manager to formally advise Metrolinx, the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada of City Council's commitment to and request for formal construction Community Benefits Agreement's on all major Transit projects and to report on this matter to the Executive Committee meeting of July 12, 2022.