Item - 2025.HL28.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 12 and 13, 2025 without amendments.
- This item was considered by the Board of Health on October 27, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 12 and 13, 2025.
HL28.5 - Understanding the Impacts of Bill 60 on Health and Well-Being in Toronto
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on November 12 and 13, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council express its opposition to Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, and proposals to change security and rent control, because of the important role of stable housing as a social determinant of health.
City Council Decision Advice and Other Information
City Council considered the following items together:
HL28.5 headed “Understanding the Impacts of Bill 60 on Health and Well-Being in Toronto”;
EX27.1 headed “Impacts of Provincial Legislation that Weakens Rental Protections”; and
EC24.10 headed “Understanding the Impacts of Bill 60 on Homelessness in Toronto”.
Background Information (Board)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-259622.pdf
Communications (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Nov-12-2025 12:13 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - HL28.5 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 23 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Michael Thompson |
HL28.5 - Understanding the Impacts of Bill 60 on Health and Well-Being in Toronto
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Board Recommendations
The Board of Health recommends that:
1. City Council express its opposition to Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, and proposals to change security and rent control, because of the important role of stable housing as a social determinant of health.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Board of Health:
1. Requested the Medical Officer of Health to review Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act and provincial proposals to change security of tenure and rent control, and to work in collaboration with the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat on providing an analysis of the associated health impacts to the November 12, 13 and 14, 2025 meeting of City Council.
Origin
Summary
In Toronto Public Health's Our Health, Our City: A Mental Health, Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Treatment Strategy for Toronto, improving access to housing and other social determinants of health is identified as one of seven strategic goals for improving mental health and well-being in our city.
Recently tabled provincial legislation, Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, includes significant changes to tenant protections and the rights of renters in Ontario. The proposed provincial changes could lead to more evictions and housing instability for renters. Toronto Public Health has previously identified housing as a key social determinant of health, and less stability for renters could threaten our progress on improving key health indicators.
The province has said they are stepping back from earlier proposals to change security of tenure and rent control, because "now is not the time". It is important we understand the potential health impacts of those proposals, so that we can ensure that it is never the time for those changes.
This letter asks the Medical Officer of Health to review Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, and provincial proposals to change security of tenure and rent control, and to work with Toronto Shelter and Support Services and Housing Secretariat on providing analysis of some of these potential health impacts to City Council. This information will support an informed conversation by Toronto City Council about the impacts of Bill 60 and what changes to security of tenure and rent control would mean for Torontonians.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-259622.pdf