Item - 2024.MM20.38
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 24, 2024 without amendments.
MM20.38 - Release the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefits! Province Must End Delays so People Can Secure Housing - by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 24 and 25, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Government of Ontario to end any and all delays and act immediately to provide the City of Toronto with its Year 5 Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit allocation.
2. City Council request the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario to ensure Toronto’s Year 5 Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit allocation is $54 million, to enable at least 300 households per month to move into permanent housing that they can afford and relieve pressure on the City's emergency shelter system.
3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services to immediately upon receipt of the allocation for Year 5 of the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit from the Government of Ontario, allocate benefits to Toronto shelter operators and partners in accordance with Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit program guidelines.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Councillor Alejandra Bravo be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Release the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefits! Province Must End Delays so People Can Secure Housing
Reason for Urgency:
The reason for urgency is that the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit is the primary benefit to help people in need exit the shelter system, which is over capacity with over 200 people turned away each evening. This motion seeks to accelerate the release of benefits so people in need can access housing they can afford.