Item - 2026.CC42.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 24 and 25, 2026 with amendments.
CC42.2 - Ontario-Toronto New Deal - Advancing the Upload of the Don Valley Parkway and Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway to the Province
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Caution: Motions and votes are shown below. Any motions or votes should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the decisions for this meeting have been confirmed.
Recommendations
The City Manager recommends that:
1. City Council receive this report for information.
Confidential Attachment - Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto by the Province of Ontario.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-288178.pdf
(June 22, 2026) Supplementary Report from the City Manager on Ontario-Toronto New Deal - Advancing the Upload of the Don Valley Parkway and Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway to the Province (CC42.2a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-288630.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Funding Letter - Interim Funding Approach and Framework and Provincial Terms and Conditions
Confidential Attachment 2 - Provincial Term Sheet
Confidential Attachment 3 - Summary of Interim Funding Framework and Provincial Terms and Conditions
Motions (City Council)
That City Council adopt the following recommendations in the supplementary report (June 22, 2026) from the City Manager [CC42.2a]:
1. City Council approve the Interim Funding Approach and Framework and the Provincial Terms and Conditions for the Upload contained in Confidential Attachment 1, and authorize the City Manager and their designates, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to negotiate and execute a Transfer Payment Agreement with the Province to accept the provincial funding set out in the Interim Funding Approach and Framework, including any required amendments and extensions, on terms satisfactory to the City Manager, all in forms satisfactory to the City Solicitor
2. City Council approve in principle the terms of the Provincial Term Sheet contained in Confidential Attachment 2, and authorize the City Manager and their designates, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to continue negotiations with the Ministry of Transportation on the implementation of the upload of the Expressways, and to report to Council to seek any authority as may be necessary to implement the Provincial Term Sheet.
3. City Council direct the City Manager and their designates, in consultation with the City Solicitor and General Manager, Transportation Services, and other staff as required, to engage relevant City agencies, commissions and corporations, as may be required, to further develop the terms of the Expressways upload, and to enter into any agreements with such City agencies, commissions and corporations as may be required to do so.
4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2, and 3 remain confidential at this time, as they contain information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto by the Province of Ontario.
5. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachments 1, 2, and 3 at the discretion of the City Manager following the upload of the Don Valley Parkway and Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway to the Province of Ontario.
Vote (Amend Item) Jun-25-2026 11:27 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 23 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Anthony Perruzza |
| Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Paula Fletcher, Jamaal Myers |
That:
1. City Council direct the City Manager and their designates, in consultation with the City Solicitor, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and other staff as required, to propose a framework for continuing public space improvements, accessibility, connectivity and placemaking initiatives, including the City Council approved Under Gardiner Public Realm Plan and other public realm improvement initiatives to aid in negotiations with the Ministry of Transportation regarding the implementation of the upload of the Expressways.