Item - 2025.RA21.3

Tracking Status

  • This item was considered by CreateTO on October 15, 2025 and was adopted with amendments.

RA21.3 - Building Faster: Streamlining Housing Delivery and Strengthening the City’s Development Capacity

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

Board Decision

The Board of Directors of CreateTO:

 

1. Directed the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to advance work on housing opportunities at the direction of the City, including having CreateTO provide development and construction management services and act as a development partner for projects on City lands as part of the terms of the Master Services Agreement to be executed by CreateTO.

Decision Advice and Other Information

The Executive Director, Housing Development Office, Deputy City Manager's Office, Development and Growth Services and the Project Director, Housing Policy and Strategy, Housing Secretariat gave a presentation titled "Overview of the Toronto Builds Policy Framework and Implementation".

Origin

(August 13, 2025) Letter from the City Clerk

Summary

City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted Item EX25.1 as amended and, in so doing, as part of Council's previous request in Item EX19.1, Part 3, adopted by City Council in December 2024, requested the Board of Directors, CreateTO to direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to advance work on housing opportunities at the direction of the City, including having CreateTO provide development and construction management services and act as a development partner for projects on City lands as part of the terms of the Master Services Agreement to be executed by CreateTO.

Background Information

(August 13, 2025) Letter and Attachment from the City Clerk on Building Faster: Streamlining Housing Delivery and Strengthening the City’s Development Capacity
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ra/bgrd/backgroundfile-257886.pdf
Presentation from the Executive Director, Housing Development Office, Deputy City Manager's Office, Development and Growth Services and the Project Director, Housing Policy and Strategy, Housing Secretariat on Overview of the Toronto Builds Policy Framework and Implementation
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ra/bgrd/backgroundfile-259411.pdf

Motions

Motion to Amend Item moved by Mark Guslits (Carried)

That :

 

1. The Board of Directors, CreateTO direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to advance work on housing opportunities at the direction of the City, including having CreateTO provide development and construction management services and act as a development partner for projects on City lands as part of the terms of the Master Services Agreement to be executed by CreateTO.

Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council