Item - 2026.PA20.3

The Board of Directors Toronto Parking Authority:  

1. Amended Toronto Parking Authority Policy Resolution 5-7: Procurement by adding Appendix C as shown in Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2026,) from the President Toronto Parking Authority, and directed the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to enact Policy Resolution 5-7: Procurement, as amended, effective June 1, 2026.

The Buy Ontario Act (Public Sector Procurement), 2025 ("the Act"), establishes a new provincial framework intended to strengthen Ontario’s economy by prioritizing Ontario- and Canadian-made goods and services in public sector procurement. Effective July 1, 2026, municipal local boards ("Municipal Sector Entities") have been prescribed by regulation as Public Sector Entities under the Act. Municipal Sector Entities are required to comply with procurement directives issued by the Management Board of Cabinet.

This report provides an overview of the Act and its associated Municipal Buy Ontario Procurement Directive ("the Directive"), and outlines policy amendments and plans to bring the Toronto Parking Authority ("TPA") into compliance.

For Fleet Vehicles, the Directive includes a requirement to purchase Made-in-Ontario Vehicles, followed by vehicles from Ontario Vehicle Producers (those with at least 1,500 Ontario jobs), subject to availability and operational feasibility. For Capital Infrastructure, which includes Construction as defined in the Directive, the Directive introduces a new obligation for suppliers to disclose whether Major Goods and Services are from Ontario or Canada through the required submission of Domestic Supply Chain Plans as part of the procurement process, along with prescribed bid evaluation approaches that either prefer Ontario-Made Goods and Services and Canadian-Made Goods and Services or a commitment approach to achieving the same.

At its meeting on May 20 and 21, 2026, the City Council adopted measures towards this purpose. Toronto Parking Authority Management is proposing to adopt similar measures, as adopted by the City of Toronto in its Schedule B to Chapter 195 - Procurement.