Item - 2024.PH11.7

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council, as Shareholder, request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to submit a report by the end of 2024 to the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation on the refreshed Tenant Engagement System and a comprehensive implementation plan.

2. City Council, as Shareholder, request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to forward the report referenced in Recommendation 1, above to City Council for information once approved by the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

Since spring 2023, Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and the City have been working collaboratively to launch Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Tenant Advisory Committee. The Tenant Advisory Committee's mandate is to advise Toronto Community Housing Corporation on improvements to the implementation of their refreshed Tenant Engagement System and on corporate initiatives that advance tenant priorities.

Key activities undertaken by Toronto Community Housing Corporation and City staff in 2023 to launch the Tenant Advisory Committee included:

• A joint recruitment process culminating with an orientation for all committee members in the summer;
• A series of working group meetings with the committee members to jointly develop the committee's terms of reference, and;
• Monthly committee meetings starting in September co-chaired by the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services.

This report updates City Council on the progress of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Tenant Advisory Committee, including the terms of reference, as per City Council's request at their meeting on March 29, 2023. Additionally, it outlines the Committee's 2024 priorities.