Item - 2025.MM33.32

Tracking Status

City Council adopted this item on October 8 and 9, 2025 without amendments.

MM33.32 - Ensuring Business Improvement Area Notices During Postal Strike - by Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Adopted

Wards:: All

City Council Decision

City Council on October 8 and 9, 2025, adopted the following:

1. Despite the provisions of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, section 19-3.11.C, City Council authorize the Boards of Management of Business Improvement Areas, who are impacted by the Canada Post labour disruption that prevents the notice of annual general meetings from being sent via prepaid mail, to provide notice of their annual general meeting by alternative communication methods, including but not limited to:

a. hand delivery within Business Improvement Area boundaries;

b. e-mail distribution;

c. posting on Business Improvement Area websites and social media; or

d. requesting business tenants to forward Annual General Meeting notices to their landlords/property owners.

and that this temporary relief take effect immediately and remain in force until postal service resumes.

2. City Council direct that notices distributed using alternative methods must:

a. continue to respect the 15-business-day minimum notice period wherever possible; and

b. be provided as soon as reasonably feasible if the postal disruption makes this 15-business-days notice period unattainable.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion 33.32
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-259206.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(October 8, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (MM.New)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Notice (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, need to be waived to permit introduction of Motion MM33.32. A two-thirds vote of Council Members present is required to waive notice.

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM33.32 be referred to the Economic and Community Development Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.

Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)