Item - 2026.EC29.13

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and enter a Long-Term Care Home Development Agreement with the Government of Ontario, and any other agreement with the Government of Ontario that is required for the funding and development of a long-term care home at 4610 Finch Avenue East, in accordance with Seniors Services and Long-Term Care's Capital Budget and Plan, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care and Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and City Solicitor.

This report recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Ministry of Long-Term Care for the funding and development of a long-term care home at 4610 Finch Avenue East.

This agreement is required to access provincial funding under the 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Program for the construction of a long-term care home at 4610 Finch Avenue East. As a multi-year agreement with significant financial and legal obligations for the City, Council authorization is required. The Ministry has requested timely execution of the agreement to ensure that key project milestones are met.

The new long-term care home at 4610 Finch Avenue East will have 378 beds and is expected to be completed in 2030. 4610 Finch Avenue East will replace existing City-run long-term care beds in City homes that do not currently meet provincial design standards.