Item - 2026.HL34.5

Tracking Status

This item will be considered by Board of Health on July 13, 2026.

HL34.5 - Investigating the Increased Risk of Heart Disease, Lung Cancer, and Tumours from Bringing Jets to Toronto�s Waterfront Communities

Consideration Type:: ACTION

Wards:: All

Origin

(June 12, 2026) Letter from City Clerk

Summary

City Council on May 20 and 21, 2026, adopted Item MM41.19 as amended and, in so doing, has requested the Board of Health to request the Medical Officer of Health to:

a. collect all available data from studies related to the potential health impacts of transportation emissions, including ultrafine particles, and noise, including the presence, expansion, and introducing jets in close proximity to residential communities, in the context of Billy Bishop Airport, specifically, Pearson International Airport, and in other jurisdictions internationally; and

b. work with Health Canada to conduct a comprehensive study of the potential health impacts of jets in proximity to Billy Bishop Airport including an assessment of the related costs and burdens to our public healthcare system, and a comparison to Pearson International Airport.

Background Information

(June 12, 2026) Letter and Attachment from the City Clerk on Investigating the Increased Risk of Heart Disease, Lung Cancer, and Tumours from Bringing Jets to Toronto�s Waterfront Communities
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-287982.pdf

Communications

(July 8, 2026) E-mail from Stephanie Tjelios (HL.Main)
(July 8, 2026) E-mail from Diane Jameson (HL.New)
(July 9, 2026) E-mail from Neville Hadfield (HL.Main)
(July 9, 2026) E-mail from Kathy Byrne (HL.New)
(July 9, 2026) Multiple Communications from 171 communications with similar text were received from Wednesday July 8, 2024 at 12:23 PM to Thursday July 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM (HL.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/hl/comm/communicationfile-217183.pdf