Item - 2026.PH29.3

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City Manager or designate to execute a Transit Oriented Communities Program resourcing agreement between the City and His Majesty the King as represented by the Province of Ontario for the period of April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2029 on terms satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the City Manager or designate to execute a Memorandum of Understanding for the Eastern Transit Oriented Community proposal generally in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and on such other terms as may be satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the City Manager or designate to execute a Memorandum of Understanding for the Exhibition Transit Oriented Community proposal generally in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 30, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and on such other terms as may be satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 30, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning remain confidential at this time as they pertain to information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto by the Province as represented by Infrastructure Ontario that will be applied to ongoing negotiations carried on or to be carried on by the City of Toronto.

5. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 30, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, following the signing of the Memoranda of Understanding with the Province for the Eastern and Exhibition Transit Oriented Communities projects.

6. City Council request Infrastructure Ontario to revise the Guildwood GO Transit Oriented Communities Proposal to achieve city building objectives and policies, including but not limited to:

a. Review the massing to reduce heights of proposed towers to better respond to existing and future surrounding scale of buildings, parks, and open space; and incorporate enhanced building setbacks for public realm improvements;

b. Maintain GO Station parking requirements;

c. Enhance size and configuration of proposed parkland and open spaces to meet City standards;

d. Ensure that increased non-residential Gross Floor Area is designed for a mix of uses and "at-grade" community-oriented uses, prioritizing a full-scale grocery store and medical offices; and

e. Enhance size and configuration of the proposed parkland dedication, Privately Owned Publicly-Accessible Spaces (POPS) and other open spaces to meet City standards.

7. City Council request Infrastructure Ontario to hold all Guildwood GO Transit Oriented Community (TOC) future public consultation and Local Advisory Committee meetings in person within the Guildwood community.

8. City Council request Infrastructure Ontario to ensure the Guildwood Transit Oriented Community (TOC) project protects lands required for the Scarborough East Rapid Transit Line (Eglinton East LRT), including the Traction Power Substation (TPSS) and other essential infrastructure for this transit project.

9. City Council request Infrastructure Ontario to deliver benefits to the community that includes, but not limited to improvements such as a daycare, library branch, recreation centre and a commitment to affordable housing units.

10. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Development Review, to notify Infrastructure Ontario that a comprehensive rat management plan must be included as part of site plan approval in the Construction Management Plan for the Guildwood GO Transit Oriented Community (TOC) project.

11. City Council direct that prior to the City Manager executing a Memorandum of Understanding for the Exhibition Transit Oriented Community, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning work with Infrastructure Ontario to secure a right of first refusal for the City for non-residential space in the Exhibition Transit Oriented Community, with such space to be appropriate to deliver community services including, but not limited to, public educational facilities, a library branch, a childcare facility, a community kitchen, or a community hub that includes some combination of these and other services.

12. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to seek a firm commitment from Infrastructure Ontario on the number of affordable housing units to be included in the Exhibition Transit Oriented Community development, recognizing City Council’s direction to staff to seek a commitment to 20 percent affordable housing.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City Manager or designate to execute a Transit Oriented Communities Program resourcing agreement between the City and His Majesty the King as represented by the Province of Ontario for the period of April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2029 on terms satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the City Manager or designate to execute a Memorandum of Understanding for the Eastern Transit Oriented Community proposal generally in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and on such other terms as may be satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the City Manager or designate to execute a Memorandum of Understanding for the Exhibition Transit Oriented Community proposal generally in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 30, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and on such other terms as may be satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 30, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning remain confidential at this time as they pertain to information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto by the Province as represented by Infrastructure Ontario that will be applied to ongoing negotiations carried on or to be carried on by the City of Toronto.

5. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 30, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, following the signing of the Memoranda of Understanding with the Province for the Eastern and Exhibition Transit Oriented Communities projects.

6. City Council request Infrastructure Ontario to revise the Guildwood GO Transit Oriented Communities Proposal to achieve city building objectives and policies, including but not limited to:

a. Review the massing to reduce heights of proposed towers to better respond to existing and future surrounding scale of buildings, parks, and open space; and incorporate enhanced building setbacks for public realm improvements;

b. Maintain GO Station parking requirements;

c. Enhance size and configuration of proposed parkland and open spaces to meet City standards;

d. Ensure that increased non-residential Gross Floor Area is designed for a mix of uses and "at-grade" community-oriented uses, prioritizing a full-scale grocery store and medical offices; and

e. Enhance size and configuration of the proposed parkland dedication, Privately Owned Publicly-Accessible Spaces (POPS) and other open spaces to meet City standards.

7. City Council request Infrastructure Ontario to hold all Guildwood GO Transit Oriented Community (TOC) future public consultation and Local Advisory Committee meetings in person within the Guildwood community.

8. City Council request Infrastructure Ontario to ensure the Guildwood Transit Oriented Community (TOC) project protects lands required for the Scarborough East Rapid Transit Line (Eglinton East LRT), including the Traction Power Substation (TPSS) and other essential infrastructure for this transit project.

9. City Council request Infrastructure Ontario to deliver benefits to the community that includes, but not limited to improvements such as a daycare, library branch, recreation centre and a commitment to affordable housing units.

10. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Development Review, to notify Infrastructure Ontario that a comprehensive rat management plan must be included as part of site plan approval in the Construction Management Plan for the Guildwood GO Transit Oriented Community (TOC) project.

11. City Council direct that prior to the City Manager executing a Memorandum of Understanding for the Exhibition Transit Oriented Community, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning work with Infrastructure Ontario to secure a right of first refusal for the City for non-residential space in the Exhibition Transit Oriented Community, with such space to be appropriate to deliver community services including, but not limited to, public educational facilities, a library branch, a childcare facility, a community kitchen, or a community hub that includes some combination of these and other services.

12. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to seek a firm commitment from Infrastructure Ontario on the number of affordable housing units to be included in the Exhibition Transit Oriented Community development, recognizing City Council’s direction to staff to seek a commitment to 20 percent affordable housing.

The Ministry of Infrastructure's Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program continues to expand and evolve, both in the City of Toronto and in surrounding municipalities. The most recent TOC proposal at Guildwood GO station is the first Toronto TOC project as part of IO's expanded program to facilitate development opportunities at existing Metrolinx-owned GO stations. 

This report provides updates on several TOC program matters including Provincial resourcing of City staff involved in reviewing TOC proposals, affordable housing in TOCs, community benefits, and site-specific TOC Memoranda of Understanding.  The report also responds to EX22.8 which requested staff to assess commuter parking at the under-construction Sheppard East subway station.

A preliminary review of Guildwood GO TOC follows these items.  Final City positions and interests are also outlined for Exhibition, Gerrard Carlaw South, Lawrence-McCowan, Cosburn and Eastern TOCs.