Item - 2026.EC27.13

The Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee recommends that:

1. City Council request the Board of Directors, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to consider implementing a moratorium on arrears-related evictions effective July 30, 2026, until November 15, 2026, or until such time as City Council receives and considers a comprehensive plan to address the rise in evictions, particularly their disproportionate impact on Black, Indigenous, racialized, and low-income tenants.

2. City Council request the Board of Directors, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, in consultation with the City Manager, to develop and implement a rehousing and housing stability pathway for tenants who have been evicted from Toronto Community Housing Corporation-operated social housing, with priority given to:

a. Black, Indigenous, and racialized tenants;

b. Seniors, persons with disabilities, families with children, and youth; and

c. Tenants displaced through arrears-related, administrative, or non-violent evictions.

3. City Council declare that Toronto is experiencing an escalating housing crisis, with increasing evictions from social housing, the housing of last resort for many residents, including seniors, persons with disabilities, youth, and families from equity-seeking communities.

4. City Council reaffirm its commitment to addressing anti-Black racism in housing, consistent with:

a. The Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism; and

b. The United Nations' International Decade for People of African Descent (Recognition, Justice, Development).

5. City Council request the Board of Directors, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to direct the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to report to the Board of Directors, Toronto Community Housing Corporation by the fourth quarter of 2026 on:

a. The number and demographics of Toronto Community Housing Corporation tenants facing eviction, disaggregated by race, gender, age, postal code, and type of eviction;

b. The number and demographics of former Toronto Community Housing Corporation tenants who have been evicted and remain unhoused or housing-insecure; and

c. Immediate and long-term interventions to prevent evictions and support rehousing in social housing.

At its meeting on March 23, 2026, the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee considered item CR9.4 and made recommendations to City Council.