Item - 2025.MM35.16
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 16 and 17, 2025 without amendments.
MM35.16 - Public Education on Provincial Legislative Impacts on Municipal Planning - by Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 16 and 17, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, to:
a. develop plain-language, multilingual and accessible educational resources, with input from interested Councillors, for the public that explain how different provincial legislative and regulatory changes impact the City’s ability to shape growth and plan for investment in communities across Toronto and the ability of residents to participate in this process;
b. make these resources available for Councillors’ offices by the second quarter of 2026 to print and distribute at City-led community consultations on development applications and planning matters, and make available on the City of Toronto website; and
c. review and update the educational resources annually and when significant changes to provincial legislation or policy occur that affect municipal planning authority or growth-related funding tools.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
(December 11, 2025) E-mail from Vicky Huang (MM.Supp)
(December 14, 2025) Letter from Geoff Kettel, on behalf of the Federation of North Toronto Residents Associations (MM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/comm/communicationfile-201352.pdf
(December 16, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (MM.New)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM35.16 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.