Item - 2025.EX28.29
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 16 and 17, 2025 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Executive Committee on December 9, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on December 16 and 17, 2025.
EX28.29 - Report from the Mayor’s Designate to the Metropolis World Congress in Seoul, Korea
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 16 and 17, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council receive the report on Metropolis World Congress in Seoul, Korea, outlined in Attachment 1 to the letter (November 24, 2025) from Councillor Nick Mantas for information.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-260463.pdf
Attachment 2 - Metropolis World Congress Program
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-260465.pdf
Attachment 3 - Metropolis World Congress List of Participants
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-260466.pdf
Communications (Committee)
EX28.29 - Report from the Mayor’s Designate to the Metropolis World Congress in Seoul, Korea
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Executive Committee recommends that:
1. City Council receive the report on Metropolis World Congress in Seoul, Korea, outlined in Attachment 1 to the letter (November 24, 2025) from Councillor Nick Mantas for information.
Origin
Summary
In September 2025, I attended the Metropolis World Congress in Seoul, Korea as the Mayor’s Designate. The Congress marked Metropolis’s 40th anniversary and highlighted the importance of strengthening global collaboration between cities to meet common challenges.
As part of my participation, I attended sessions, activities and site visits organized by Metropolis, on topics related to the role of cities in addressing shared challenges, as well as championing more inclusive, sustainable, and future-ready urban centres.
A report of these engagements, a program for the Metropolis World Congress and the list of participants are attached to this letter.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-260463.pdf
Attachment 2 - Metropolis World Congress Program
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-260465.pdf
Attachment 3 - Metropolis World Congress List of Participants
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-260466.pdf