Item - 2025.CA24.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 23 and 24, 2025 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Civic Appointments Committee on April 11, 2025 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on April 23 and 24, 2025.
CA24.2 - Appointment of a Public Member to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council appoint Diana Chan McNally to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026.
2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to the report (April 1, 2025) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.
Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to the report (April 1, 2025) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.
City Council Decision Advice and Other Information
Appointee's biography:
Diana Chan McNally
Diana Chan McNally (she/they) (Diploma Community Work/Bachelor Fine Arts/Master of Arts/Master of Education) is a community worker in downtown Toronto. As someone with lived-experience of social services and of being unhoused, Diana’s work focuses on human rights and equity issues for people who are homeless. Diana is the founder and Coordinator of the Ontario Coalition for the Rights of Homeless People and works with human rights organizations The Shift and Maytree.
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-254239.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1a - List of Eligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information, and Applications for Appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee
Confidential Attachment 1b - List of Ineligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information, and Applications for Appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee
Confidential Attachment 2 - Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee
Communications (Committee)
Communications (City Council)
CA24.2 - Appointment of a Public Member to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.
Committee Recommendations
The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:
1. City Council appoint Diana Chan McNally to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026.
2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to the report (April 1, 2025) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Candidate's biography:
Diana Chan McNally
Diana Chan McNally (she/they) (Diploma Community Work/Bachelor Fine Arts/Master of Arts/Master of Education) is a community worker in downtown Toronto. As someone with lived-experience of social services and of being unhoused, Diana’s work focuses on human rights and equity issues for people who are homeless. Diana is the founder and Coordinator of the Ontario Coalition for the Rights of Homeless People and works with human rights organizations The Shift and Maytree.
Origin
Summary
The Civic Appointments Committee must select candidates to interview for appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee. Following the interviews, the Civic Appointments Committee will recommend one candidate for appointment to City Council.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-254239.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1a - List of Eligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information, and Applications for Appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee
Confidential Attachment 1b - List of Ineligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information, and Applications for Appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee
Confidential Attachment 2 - Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee
Communications
Motions
That:
1. The Civic Appointments Committee appoint Diana Chan McNally to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.
2. The Civic Appointments Committee direct that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to the report (April 1, 2025) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Housing Rights Advisory Committee.