Item - 2025.EX27.9

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on November 12 and 13, 2025 without amendments and without debate.
  • This item was considered by the Executive Committee on November 4, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 12 and 13, 2025.

EX27.9 - 2025 Chief Information Security Officer's Report on Agencies and Corporations

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on November 12 and 13, 2025, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council receive the report (October 20, 2025) from the Chief Information Security Officer for information.

Background Information (Committee)

(October 20, 2025) Report from the Chief Information Security Officer on 2025 Chief Information Security Officer's Report on Agencies and Corporations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-259531.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(October 30, 2025) Letter from Albert Venczel (EX.Supp)
(November 2, 2025) Submission from Rick Price (EX.Supp)
(November 4, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (EX.New)
(November 4, 2025) E-mail from Albert Venczel (EX.New)

EX27.9 - 2025 Chief Information Security Officer's Report on Agencies and Corporations

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council receive the report (October 20, 2025) from the Chief Information Security Officer for information.

Origin

(October 20, 2025) Report from the Chief Information Security Officer

Summary

In May 2024, City Council directed the Chief Information Security Officer, through item 2024.EX14.3, to extend its mandate to include oversight of City agencies and corporations and to report annually in October to the Executive Committee on their responses and compliance rates.

 

Overall, nearly all City agencies and corporations have executed agreements with the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer and a core suite of cyber security services, including continuous cyber monitoring, has been deployed. Additionally, the Chief Information Security Officer has increased strategic collaboration with leadership teams from each agency and corporation through the Executive Cyber Risk Management Group, further enhancing policy development, program enhancement, and threat response across the cyber landscape. These combined efforts have led to a 37% improvement in overall cyber resilience since last reported to City Council in November 2024.

 

This report provides information about the progress that the Chief Information Security Officer has made in operationalizing and sustaining the directions of City Council in 2024.EX14.3.

Background Information

(October 20, 2025) Report from the Chief Information Security Officer on 2025 Chief Information Security Officer's Report on Agencies and Corporations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-259531.pdf

Communications

(October 30, 2025) Letter from Albert Venczel (EX.Supp)
(November 2, 2025) Submission from Rick Price (EX.Supp)
(November 4, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (EX.New)
(November 4, 2025) E-mail from Albert Venczel (EX.New)

Speakers

Albert Venczel
Daniel Tate

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Amber Morley (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council