Item - 2026.CC42.12

REVISED

That City Council adopt the following recommendations in the supplementary report (June 23, 2026) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards [CC42.12a], with amendments in Part 1 and deleting Part 2, as follows:

1. City Council endorse the proposed framework towards the implementation of a maximum indoor temperature by-law, as outlined in Table 1 of the report (June 23, 2026) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and direct the City Manager to report back in the second quarter of by June 2027 with a maximum indoor temperature by-law for Council approval, along with an implementation plan, to be informed by:

a. results from City staff’s next phase of research and analysis, as outlined by the framework in Table 1 in the report (June 23, 2026) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, such as outcomes from additional jurisdictional implementation research;

b. results from Stakeholder Working Group meetings and engagement;

c. key components and considerations for a by-law (e.g., phased implementation, potential exemption process); and

d. update on the status of intergovernmental engagement and any other intergovernmental work on mitigated mitigating the impacts of extreme heat; and

e. recommendations on next steps on implementation of a by-law.

e. budget implications for enforcement of a maximum indoor temperature by-law.

2. City Council direct the City Manager to report back in the third quarter of 2028 with options for a maximum indoor temperature by-law.

3. City Council request the Government of Ontario amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to prohibit above-guideline rent increase applications for any costs incurred to comply with any municipal maximum indoor temperature by-law.

4. City Council reiterate its request to the Government of Ontario to:

a. amend the Ontario Building Code to support the health and well being of occupants by addressing overheating in new dwellings through introducing a maximum indoor air temperature standard;

b. amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to introduce a maximum temperature standard of 26 degrees Celsius for rental units and add cooling to the definition of “vital services” to ensure thermal safety protections are available to tenants; and

c. examine additional measures to support vulnerable and low-income tenants with associated cooling costs such as the Ontario Electricity Support Program and Low-Income Energy Program, and service disconnection bans.

5. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to submit a code change request to the Secretary, Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes for amendments to the National Building Code to support the health and well being of occupants by addressing overheating in new dwellings.

That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council end the debate on Item CC42.12 and take the vote immediately.