Item - 2026.TE32.53

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to approve a Street Event to Live Nation Canada, despite any section of Chapter 743 to the contrary, to facilitate the Ontario Place RBC Amphitheatre events requiring temporary installations upon the boulevard on the south side of Lake Shore Boulevard West between Ontario Drive and Strachan Avenue, from May 21, 2026 to October 9, 2026, inclusive, with such conditions deemed appropriate in the opinion of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to include in the Street Event permit issued to Live Nation Canada for the Ontario Place RBC Amphitheatre 2026 Traffic Management Strategy, the following conditions:

a. that Live Nation Canada be solely responsible for and pay all costs associated with the proposed street closure and installation on the City's right-of-way, including but not limited to the costs or expenses of any:

i. installations, including but not limited to traffic control devices, barricades, signage or fencing;

ii. modification to existing traffic signage;

iii. costs incurred by the City, acting reasonably, that would not otherwise have been incurred by for the Street Event, including but not limited to additional City services required to accommodate event operations extending beyond anticipated hours or larger-than-anticipated attendance; and

iv. any damage, repairs or restorations to the City's right-of-way caused by or associated with the Ontario Place RBC Amphitheatre event;

b. that Live Nation Canada indemnify and hold harmless the City from all claims, damages, costs and losses, direct and indirect, incurred by the City as a result of the proposed Street Event, including any claims related to property damage or personal injury caused or contributed to by the proposed Street Event, or users/attendees of the proposed Street Event, on such terms as deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor; and

c. such other conditions as the General Manager, Transportation Services deems appropriate.

As this report requests authority for the General Manager, Transportation Services to issue a Street Event permit for longer than four consecutive days, City Council approval of this report is required.

Transportation Services is requesting authority to approve a Street Event permit from Live Nation Canada to temporarily place fencing installations upon the boulevard on the south side of Lake Shore Boulevard West between Ontario Drive and Strachan Avenue, from May 21, 2026 to October 9, 2026. A Street Event permit is required to temporarily close the boulevard and install the fencing upon the right of way in order to facilitate the traffic management plan (TMP) that will be utilized by Live Nation Canada for concert events held at the Ontario Place RBC Amphitheatre in 2026. Live Nation Canada intends to install temporary fencing to discourage illegal stopping on Lake Shore Boulevard, which occurs frequently during pre and post concert conditions and creates traffic and pedestrian safety concerns. Given that Transportation Services does not have the authority to issue a Street Event permit for longer than four consecutive (4) days, approval from City Council is required in accordance with Section 743-7 of Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use of.

At its meeting on April 1, 2026, Toronto and East York Community Council directed the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report back at its meeting on April 30, 2026, on the event organizer's TMP for concert events held at the RBC Amphitheatre in 2026. This report provides an update on Live Nation Canada's proposed TMP strategies.