Item - 2025.EX24.1

Tracking Status

This item was considered by Executive Committee on June 17, 2025. The Executive Committee postponed consideration of this item. Consult the text of the decision for further information on the deferral.
See also 2025.EX23.6
See also 2025.EX26.10

EX24.1 - 150 Eighth Street - Education Development Charges Complaint

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Deferred

Ward:: 3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore

Statutory - Development Charges Act, SO 1997

Committee Decision

The Executive Committee:

1. Deferred consideration of the item until the September 29, 2025 meeting of the Executive Committee to permit Revenue Services and Legal Services staff to undertake further consultations with the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Canadian Helen Keller Centre to explore exemption opportunities within the Toronto Catholic District School Board Education Development Charges By-law and report back to the September 29, 2025 meeting.

Decision Advice and Other Information

The Executive Committee commenced a statutory public meeting on May 13, 2025, that continued on June 17, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Education Act/Development Charges Act.

Origin

(April 29, 2025) Report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Summary

This report responds to a complaint filed pursuant to Section 257.85 of the Education Act, 1990, relating to a development project located at 150 Eighth Street in Etobicoke-Lakeshore.

The development project is an affordable housing project for 56 units under the City’s Open Door Affordable Housing Program. The complainant, the Canadian Helen Keller Centre (the “CHKC”), are of the opinion that they should be exempt from education development charges. The complainant asserts that education development charges in the amount of $184,408.00 should be refunded as this redevelopment was part of Toronto’s Rapid Housing Initiative and the following fees and charges have been waived or exempted:

- planning application fees;

- building permit fees;

- municipal development charges; and

- parkland dedication fees.

City staff have reviewed the complaint and are of the opinion that the Education Development Charges By-law (the "EDC By-law") was applied properly, and no error was made in the determination of the applicable education development charges. The complainant was eligible to have their municipal development charges waived/exempted, but there is no corresponding exemption provided by the Toronto Catholic District School Board.

This report was prepared in consultation with the (Acting) Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, and the City Solicitor.

Background Information

(April 29, 2025) Report and Attachments 1-2 from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on 150 Eighth Street - Education Development Charges Complaint
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-255740.pdf

Communications

(May 8, 2025) E-mail from Adam Layton, Goldberg Group, on behalf of the Canadian Helen Keller Centre (EX.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/comm/communicationfile-190673.pdf
(May 9, 2025) Letter from Julie Lesage, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, on behalf of Toronto Catholic District School Board (EX.Main)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/comm/communicationfile-190674.pdf
(May 13, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (EX.Main)
(June 17, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (EX.New)

Motions

1 - Motion to Defer Item moved by Councillor Amber Morley (Carried)

That consideration of the item be deferred until the September 29, 2025 meeting of the Executive Committee to permit Revenue Services and Legal Services staff to undertake further consultations with the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Canadian Helen Keller Centre to explore exemption opportunities within the Toronto Catholic District School Board Education Development Charges By-law and report back to the September 29, 2025 meeting.