Decisions

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Fleet Services to:

a. convene a Toronto Island Access and Inner Harbour Transportation Task Force for the purpose of actioning, accelerating and coordinating short- and medium-term Toronto Island access improvements and advancing due diligence related to long-term opportunities, including a fixed link, and inner harbour transportation;

b. request that senior leaders from Waterfront Toronto participate as standing members of the Toronto Island Access and Inner Harbour Task Force;

c. engage staff of the appropriate City divisions, as well as staff of CreateTO, Ports Toronto, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and Harbourfront Centre;

d. consult, on a regular basis, with interested members of City Council, including the local Councillors;

e. consult, as appropriate, with users of the inner and outer harbours, including businesses that rely on shipping and boating, community organizations and organizations that represent the recreational boating community; 

f. consult, as appropriate, with labour unions at the City of Toronto; and

g. undertake public engagement/consultation, including Indigenous engagement, as appropriate.

This report provides a response to City Council’s direction to report on improved active transportation access to Toronto Island, including possibilities for a fixed link across the Eastern Gap. This report also responds to other directives related to moving visitors to and from Toronto Island Park, including opportunities to maximize the service of private water taxi operators and the exploration of a relief ferry vessel.  

The Toronto Island Park is a signature destination for residents and tourists, with over 1.5 million visitors taking the City’s ferries every year and approximately 485,000 trips taken by water taxi. On peak weekends and holidays in July and August, Toronto Island Park sees almost 18,000 visitors per day. In July 2024, Council approved the Toronto Island Master Plan (TIMP) which identified improved access to Toronto Island as a priority, and discussed opportunities for reducing economic barriers for accessing the island and expanding affordable programming and rentals park-wide.

Since the TIMP was adopted, Council has provided staff with a number of directions related to access. Staff have been directed to undertake discussions with private water taxi operators to explore options for maximizing water taxi services to and from Toronto Island Park, and to understand and address barriers related to this goal. Through the Council decision on the award for the construction of new fully electric ferry vessels, Council also requested staff to explore opportunities to lease or retain relief vessels to provide additional service to and from Toronto Island while the new ferries are being procured. Taken together, these directives highlight the critical importance of aligning investments and agreements to facilitate improved access to Toronto Island Park.

On the city side of the harbour, waterfront revitalization has, since 2001, created a number of new destinations from east-to-west, with more to come in the short- and long-term; Biidaasige Park, for example, will open in summer 2025. Further, tens of thousands of new residents are anticipated along the waterfront in the coming decades, particularly in the Port Lands. These changes also create opportunities and demands for new water transportation options. For example, people could have the ability to travel from Bathurst Quay to the Parliament Slip or Biidaasige Park; or they could be able to travel from any of these locations to and from Toronto Island Park. New water transportation options could be realized in both the short- and medium-term through the work underway to improve water taxi services and a proposed sea bus pilot. 

A fixed link over the Eastern Gap is another concept motivated by the popularity of the Toronto Island and the revitalization of the waterfront. It has been advocated over the years by some private architects, planners, and other individuals to complement waterfront revitalization. The Eastern Gap is the waterway separating Ward’s Island on the west side from the Port Lands on the east side (See Attachment 1). It is approximately 220 to 265 metres wide (See Attachment 2). Proposals have included different bridge concepts, a gondola or tunnel. Proponents note the popularity of similar structures in Toronto and around the world for their physical utility and tourist appeal.  Council has directed staff to review proposals and consult with stakeholders regarding this concept, as part of the broader analysis and consultation regarding the goal of improving access to the Island.

While conceptually appealing, a fixed link would face a number of constraints, which are described in this report. The constraints would not make a fixed link project impossible, but they do indicate that such a project would not be quick, simple or inexpensive. Further, a fixed link would not replace the need for planned short- and medium-term investments in Toronto Island access, many of which are underway now. A fixed-link should therefore be thought of as a potential long-term project, possibly to coincide with the future development of planned mixed-use precincts in the Port Lands, with the potential to complement, not replace, existing initiatives.

Taking into the account the multiple initiatives underway and planned, staff, through this report, recommend the establishment of a Toronto Island Access and Inner Harbour Transportation Task Force. The Task Force would be convened by the City Planning Division (Waterfront Secretariat), working closely with Waterfront Toronto and the relevant City Divisions. The purpose of the Task Force would be to accelerate and coordinate the short- and medium-term Toronto Island access improvements that are currently underway, and advance due diligence related to long-term opportunities, such as a fixed link. While undertaking this work, alignment with the Waterfront Toronto 2020 Marine Use Strategy would allow for greater coordination between Agencies and Divisions all responsible for inner harbour transportation, particularly as visits and interest in waterfront destinations grow.

The report reflects collaboration between City Planning, Parks and Recreation, Transportation Services, Engineering and Construction Services, Economic Development and Culture, and the City Manager’s Office. As recommended, these City divisions and agencies would continue to advance the ongoing improvements and longer-term due diligence as the Toronto Island Access and Inner Harbour Transportation Task Force through the implementation of marine transportation initiatives.

Consistent with Council and Committee direction, consultations informing the analysis of a fixed link included Ports Toronto, CreateTO, Waterfront Toronto, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). Stakeholder engagement has included the Toronto Industry Network, Redpath Sugar, Cinespace, the Passenger & Commercial Vessel Association and the Waterfront BIA. The team also spoke with individuals and organizations familiar with past fixed link concepts such as a bridge or gondola. Broader public consultation was considered to be a future work plan activity, should Council ultimately direct staff to proceed based on further due diligence.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council approve transfers by the City of Toronto to Metrolinx, or such other Provincial body or agency, as directed by the Province of Ontario, of ownership to the City-owned lands identified in Attachment 1 to the report  (April 29, 2025) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, for the purpose of supporting Transit Oriented Communities to be located along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, in consideration of the financial support that the Province of Ontario has previously committed to the City pursuant to the terms of the New Deal (Item 2023.CC13.2), with such transfers to be on terms satisfactory to the City Manager, including the reservation of such rights and interests as may be appropriate for the continued operation of existing City infrastructure and programs located within the boundaries of such lands, and the granting of such ancillary property rights as may be appropriate to support the transfers of ownership. 

2. City Council authorize severally each of the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to execute, on behalf of the City, any documents required to implement the transactions identified in Part 1 above, on terms that have been approved by the City Manager, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's approval to execute components of the Ontario -Toronto New Deal related to the Province's priority transit projects as described in the New Deal Term Sheet. The Ontario - Toronto New Deal reached in November 2023 included an agreement between the City and the Province on a set of core commitments in exchange for over $4 billion in financial supports to the City. Council approved the terms of the Ontario - Toronto New Deal Working Group on December 13, 2023. 

With respect to advancing the delivery of the Province's priority transit projects, the New Deal Term Sheet includes a commitment for the City to "expeditiously provide Metrolinx and the Province with the necessary properties and easements to advance construction of Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE), tunnels, elevated guideway and stations and to support Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) along the ECWE corridor".

In accordance with the New Deal Term Sheet, the Province has requested the transfer of the properties described in this report to support TOC Program along the ECWE corridor. As the estimated value of the total recommended land transaction of the TOC properties exceeds staff delegated authority, Council approval is required.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the mechanical slope stabilization work related to the Ontario Line Minton Place Portal, despite Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

a. the northbound middle and outside lanes and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 600 metres south of Beechwood Drive and 350 metres north of Leaside Bridge, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including twenty nights between May 31, 2025, and September 30, 2025, inclusive,

and exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the monitoring equipment installation and lighting work related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge, despite Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

a. the southbound inside lane and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 350 metres north of Gerrard Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including seven nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive;

b. the southbound middle lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between 165 metres south of Gerrard Steet and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including seven nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive;

c. the southbound outside lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between 30 metres north of Queen Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including seven nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive;

d. the eastbound inside lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between 90 metres west of Rees Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including four nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive;

e. the eastbound middle lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between 80 metres east of Lower Simcoe Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including four nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive;

f. the eastbound outside lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between 110 metres west of Bay Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including four nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive;

g. the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway east off-ramp, between the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including four nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive;

h the Don Valley Parkway northbound, all lanes, between the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp and 100 metres south of Eastern Avenue, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including four nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive;

i. the Bay Street-F.G. Gardiner Expressway eastbound on-ramp, between Bay Street and the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including four nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive; and

j. the Rees Street-F.G. Gardiner Expressway eastbound on-ramp, between Rees Street and the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including four nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive,

and exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so, requested by the local Ward Councillor.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to add as a condition of permit that, between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive, the Metrolinx contractor will implement only one temporary directional closure per night on the Don Valley Parkway, between 350 metres north of Gerrard Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, to facilitate the monitoring equipment installation and lighting work related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge.

4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the installation and removal of trestle structure, final bridge adjustments and removal of monitoring equipment related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge, despite Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

a. the southbound inside lane and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 350 metres north of Gerrard Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive;

b. the southbound middle lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between 165 metres south of Gerrard Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive;

c. the southbound outside lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between 30 metres north of Queen Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive;

d. the eastbound inside lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between 90 metres west of Rees Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive;

e. the eastbound middle lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between 80 metres east of Lower Simcoe Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive;

f. the eastbound outside lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between 110 metres west of Bay Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive;

g. the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, between the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive;

h. the Don Valley Parkway northbound, all lanes, between the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp and 100 metres south of Eastern Avenue, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive;

i. the Bay Street-F.G. Gardiner Expressway eastbound on-ramp, between Bay Street and the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive; and

j. the Rees Street- F.G. Gardiner Expressway eastbound on-ramp, between Rees Street and the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025, and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027, and June 30, 2027, inclusive,

and exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

5. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the launching of east half of the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge over the Don Valley Parkway, despite Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

a. the southbound inside lane and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 350 metres north of Gerrard Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive;

b. the southbound middle lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between 165 metres south of Gerrard Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive;

c. the southbound outside lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between 30 metres north of Queen Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive;

d. the eastbound inside lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between 90 metres west of Rees Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive;

e. the eastbound middle lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between 80 metres east of Lower Simcoe Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive;

f. the eastbound outside lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between 110 metres west of Bay Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive;

g. the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, between the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive;

h. the Don Valley Parkway northbound, all lanes, between the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp and 100 metres south of Eastern Avenue, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive;

i. the Bay Street-F.G. Gardiner Expressway eastbound on-ramp, between Bay Street and the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive; and

j. the Rees Street- F.G. Gardiner Expressway eastbound on-ramp, between Rees Street and the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, from 11:00 p.m. of one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive,

and exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so, requested by the local Ward Councillor.

6. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the installation of access scaffolding in August 2026 and its removal in November 2026 related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge, despite Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

a. the eastbound inside lane on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between Parliament Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from, 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive;

b. the east-to-northbound inside lane on the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, between the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive;

c. the northbound inside lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp and 100 metres south of Eastern Avenue, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive;

d. the southbound inside lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between Dundas Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive; and

e. the south-to-westbound inside lane on the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, between the Don Valley Parkway and 150 metres south, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive,

and exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so, requested by the local Ward Councillor.

7. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the installation of access scaffolding in August 2026 and its removal in November 2026 related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge, despite Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

a. the southbound outside lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between 50 metres north of Eastern Avenue and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive;

b. the south-to-westbound outside lane on the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway on-ramp, between the Don Valley Parkway and 150 metres south, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive;

c. the eastbound outside lane on F.G. Gardiner Expressway, between Parliament Street and the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive;

d. the east-to-northbound outside lane on the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp, between the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive;

e. the northbound middle lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp and 200 metres south of Eastern Avenue, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive; and

f. the northbound outside lane on the Don Valley Parkway, between the Don Valley Parkway-F.G. Gardiner Expressway off-ramp and 100 metres south of Eastern Avenue, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive,

and exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so, requested by the local Ward Councillor.

8. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

a. the Don Roadway, southbound, between the Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including seven nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive, to facilitate the monitoring equipment installation and lighting work related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge;

b. the Don Roadway, northbound, between Lake Shore Boulevard East and the Don Valley Parkway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including four nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive, to facilitate the monitoring equipment installation and lighting work related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge;

c. the Don Roadway, northbound and southbound, between the Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive, to facilitate the installation and removal of trestle structure, final bridge adjustments and removal of monitoring equipment related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge;

d. the Don Roadway, northbound and southbound, between Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard, from 11:00 p.m. on one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive, to facilitate the launching of east half of the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge over the Don Valley Parkway;

e. the Don Roadway, southbound, between the Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive, to facilitate the installation of access scaffolding in August 2026 and its removal in November 2026 related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge; and

f. the Don Roadway, northbound, between Lake Shore Boulevard East and the Don Valley Parkway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive, to facilitate the installation of access scaffolding in August 2026 and its removal in November 2026 related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge,

and exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

9. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, to provide that the current delegation to Community Council to temporarily close public lanes or public alleys, local roads, collector roads and minor arterial roads, does not include closures delegated to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out the authority in Part 8 above.

10. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council’s decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or the General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to Parts 1 to 9 above, inclusive.

This report provides an overview of Metrolinx’s construction plans for the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge and the slope stabilization works at the Minton Place Portal, located within the Don Valley Crossing area. These works will involve temporary closures of the Don Valley Parkway, F.G. Gardiner Expressway, and Don Roadway at various stages between 2025 and 2027.

The report outlines key construction activities, associated staging plans, and temporary lane closures required to safely and efficiently deliver these infrastructure works. While most temporary lane closures occur during overnight hours to minimize impacts, one full weekend closure of the Don Valley Parkway is required to facilitate the launch of the new bridge structure.

In addition, the report requests City Council approval to amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to provide a temporary delegation of authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to approve and implement temporary lane closures on the Don Valley Parkway and on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway for defined timeframes to support construction of the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge and Minton Place Portal slope stabilization work.

The report also seeks City Council approval to amend both Chapter 937 as well as City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, in order to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, the authority to temporarily close the Don Roadway for defined timeframes in support of the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge construction.

Together, these delegated authorities will support the timely delivery of the Ontario Line while enabling staff to respond to dynamic construction schedules, coordinate effectively with other major infrastructure projects, and minimize disruption to the public.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council request the Toronto Police Service Board to direct the Chief, Toronto Police Service to work in collaboration with the City of Toronto, to implement measures to maximize the number of 9-1-1 calls diverted to the Toronto Community Crisis Service that meet the criteria for Toronto Community Crisis Service response, and for such measures to include:

a. enhancing call diversion data shared with the City;

b. enhancing Toronto Community Crisis Service training programs and resources for Toronto Police Service Communications Services staff; and

c. establishing targets for Toronto Community Crisis Service call diversion, with an aim to increase call diversion year over year.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development to work with the Toronto Police Service to launch by the fourth quarter of 2025 a public-facing dashboard on Toronto Community Crisis Service calls received, call outcomes and other key program data points.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development to report to the Executive Committee by the first quarter of 2026 with an action plan to achieve the target of at least 16,000 transferred calls per year from 9-1-1 to Toronto Community Crisis Service. 

4. City Council forward the Item to the Toronto Police Service Board to inform continued action and next steps on the Auditor General’s recommendations.

The Executive Committee considered Items EX23.4 and EX23.5 together.

This report provides an update to City Council on a series of recommendations made by the Auditor General (AG) to improve 9-1-1 operations and responses to calls for service by the Toronto Police Service (TPS). The status of these recommendations is subject to formal review and verification by the Auditor General.

In July 2022, City Council adopted two reports from the AG, which focused on:

1) Enhancing the efficiency of 9-1-1 operations (AU13.5)

2) Supporting more effective responses to calls for service (AU13.6)

In total, the AG posed 51 recommendations across the two reports to improve and modernize the TPS. Of these, 16 recommendations involved the City Manager's Office and other City Divisions, including Toronto Paramedic Services, Toronto Fire Services (TFS), Social Development, Municipal Licensing and Standards (MLS), Customer Experience Division (CXD), and others.

As directed by Council, the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services (DCM-CSS) has played a key role in coordinating collaboration among TPS and relevant City Divisions to advance AG recommendations, including co-development of status updates to Council. The first of these updates was adopted by Council in fall 2023 (see EX9.2).

The City and TPS have continued to work closely to drive AG recommendations forward. A detailed update on each of the 16 shared AG recommendations can be found in Appendix 1 of this report. Pending Council approval, this update report will be forwarded to the Toronto Police Service Board, where it will be reviewed alongside a comprehensive update from the TPS on all 51 AG recommendations. 

As assessed in consultation with the City's Internal Audit Division, 13 of the 16 AG recommendations are in-progress (with seven near completion), two are implemented and ongoing, and one has not yet started.

Key milestones achieved since the last report to Council include the city-wide expansion of the Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS), a key component of the City's Ten-year Community Safety & Well-being Plan (SafeTO) that has contributed to a marked decrease in ‘person in crisis calls’ to the TPS. Since launching in 2022, the TCCS has responded to more than 25,000 calls, provided more than 6,000 referrals, and connected more than 1,000 service users to wraparound case management supports, while maintaining a call diversion rate of 78% (proportion of 9-1-1 calls received by the Service and completed without police involvement).  

TPS and City Divisions have also collaborated to co-develop, launch, and evaluate 'Make the Right Call,' a multilingual, multimedia scenario-based campaign focused on educating the public about appropriate emergency and non-emergency responses. The campaign garnered more than 20,000,000 social media impressions, drove demonstrable increases in calls to the TPS non-emergency line and 2-1-1, and will return to market in June 2025 as an ‘evergreen' communications tool to continue influencing public awareness and behaviour change.

The revived Non-emergency Call/Response Steering Committee (NECRSC), currently chaired by CXD with participation from TPS and City Divisions, has enabled the City to review and refine call diversion strategies and enhance information sharing. This includes new staff training, improvements to the 3-1-1 knowledge base to streamline call diversions, and a new warm transfer protocol between 3-1-1 and the TPS non-emergency line that ensures callers are connected to the appropriate organization.

Regarding areas for continued collaboration, the 9-1-1 Committee continues to meet quarterly to support collaboration among TPS, TFS, and Paramedic Services. This includes ongoing preparation for migration of operations to Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1), which will improve interconnectivity and the efficiency of call transfers. TFS migrated onto the NG9-1-1 network in December 2023, the first municipal emergency service in Canada to do so, and both TPS and Paramedic Services will achieve migration by the end of 2025, well in advance of the March 2027 deadline set by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

As part of an overarching communications strategy, Social Development and SPEC will also be launching a new anti-stigma campaign in Q4 2025 to address public perceptions of people experiencing mental health crises, in consultation with TPS and community stakeholders. 

Overall, this report reflects that collaboration between the City and TPS remains strong, and will continue to advance the 16 AG recommendations. The next status update on AU13.5 and AU13.6 will be provided to City Council in 2027, following the cutoff date for migration to NG9-1-1 and in alignment with the next SafeTO implementation update.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, in collaboration with the relevant City divisions, agencies and corporations, to continue to advance the goals and actions of SafeTO: Toronto's 10-Year Community Safety and Well-Being Plan and report back to City Council on a progress report in 2027.

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, in collaboration with the relevant City divisions, agencies and corporations, to negotiate and enter into agreement(s) with other governments, institutions, agencies and vendors as required to advance SafeTO initiatives, including information and privacy agreements and request for proposals processes in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council request the Federal Government to continue funding the Crime Prevention Grant and Building Safer Communities Fund to support SafeTO violence prevention and intervention programs and initiatives, in collaboration with community partners.

4. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community Development and Social Services to work with the Toronto Transit Commission to develop an agreement to expand and strengthen access to the Toronto Community Crisis Service on subways, subway platforms, buses, streetcars and Toronto Transit Commission property, and to report back to City Council in the third quarter of 2025 with options and recommendations for how dedicated Toronto Community Crisis Service staff could be deployed particularly in subway stations around the City in collaboration with other mental health services.
 

5. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community Development and Social Services, in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services, to report back to City Council in third quarter of 2025  on what additional mental health resources and infrastructure would be needed in order to effectively scale and implement community safety services such as expanded Toronto Community Crisis Service on the Toronto Transit Commission.

6. City Council forward the Item to the Toronto Police Services Board, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors, the Toronto Public Library Board, the Toronto Transit Commission Board, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

The Executive Committee considered Items EX23.4 and EX23.5 together.

Toronto consistently ranks among the safest cities in Canada and globally. However, this sense of safety is not experienced equitably across all communities. Disparities in violence, crime and well-being persist, especially in neighbourhoods and for populations facing socioeconomic pressures and systemic inequities. City Council and multiple agency partners have committed to respond to these concerns through SafeTO: Toronto's 10-Year Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (SafeTO).

The following report provides an update on the outcomes of Phase 1 (2022-2024) implementation of SafeTO and outlines the priorities for Phase 2 (2025-2027) implementation. With over 90 per cent of the 26 actions identified in SafeTO completed or in-progress, the report highlights some of SafeTO's achievements and identifies actions that require a renewed focus for the City of Toronto and partners across all sectors and levels of government to build a safer, healthier and more resilient Toronto.

The City developed SafeTO in response to provisions under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, which required all Ontario municipalities to prepare and adopt a community safety and well-being plan by July 2021. Community advocacy on rethinking how public institutions respond to community violence significantly shaped the City's approach to these legislative requirements. As per O. Reg. 414/23 of the Act, municipal councils must review and, if appropriate, revise the plan four years after the day the plan was adopted and every four years thereafter. The City is required to complete its review of the plan before July 14, 2025.

City Council unanimously adopted SafeTO in July 2021, introducing a fundamental shift in how Toronto addresses community safety, moving from reactive emergency responses to a culture of prevention. The plan also applies a public health approach to safety. It defines safety as more than just the absence of crime, emphasizing the need for protective factors like stable housing, accessible services, strong social connections and opportunities that allow children, youth, and families to thrive. By prioritizing a public health, data-informed, and people-centred approach, SafeTO aims to tackle the root causes of insecurity and violence to create lasting, transformative change.

To bring this bold vision to life, SafeTO includes 26 actions across seven strategic goals that will be implemented through a phased approach. This approach was outlined in the SafeTO Implementation Plan, which was approved by City Council in February 2022.

During Phase 1 (2022-2024) of SafeTO implementation, the City focused on four priority actions that resulted in the following achievements:

- The City launched the Toronto Community Crisis Service in 2022, establishing it as Toronto's fourth emergency service. Since its inception, the Toronto Community Crisis Service has responded to more than 25,000 mental health crisis calls, resolved 78 per cent of calls transferred from 911 without police involvement and in 2023, contributed to a 4.5 per cent decrease in mental health related 911 calls.

- The City established the Violence Prevention Toronto Office as a vehicle for multi-sector coordination with institutional partners, other levels of government and community partners to develop comprehensive violence reduction strategies. The Violence Prevention Toronto Office has organized Integrated Safety Coordination Teams in six geographic SafeTO Zones that have led to 60 multi-sector responses to violent incidents, including shootings and stabbings, and mobilized 70 interventions in response to emerging trends of community violence between April 2023 to January 2025.

- The City strengthened community crisis response protocols to better support victims and communities impacted by violence through the expansion of the Community Crisis Response Program to seven-day-per-week deployment across Toronto. From 2022 to 2024, the Community Crisis Response Program has responded to 1,844 critical incidents and achieving an 88 per cent response rate within 48 hours.

- The City launched the SafeTO Collaborative Analytics and Learning Environment, integrating key datasets across institutions to inform evidence-based policies. The SafeTO Collaborative Analytics and Learning Environment has enabled the development of the Toronto Transit Commission's Safety Dashboard, which tracks safety incidents and informs transit safety planning.

Building on this foundation, Phase 2 implementation of SafeTO will sustain Phase 1 efforts and focus on the following four SafeTO priority actions from 2025 to 2027:

- Develop a comprehensive approach to address gender-based and intimate-partner violence, in partnership with City divisions and agencies, including the Toronto Police Service.

- Implement responses to Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

- Engage residents and build community capacity to lead safety initiatives.

- Strengthen multi-sector collaboration through partnerships and integrated investments.

The Executive Committee:

1.  Adjourned the public meeting for 150 Eighth Street - Education Development Charges Complaint, until June 17, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

2.  Requested Revenue Services and Legal Services staff to undertake further consultations with the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Canadian Helen Keller Centre to explore exemption opportunities within the Toronto Catholic District School Board Education Development Charges By-law and report back to the June 17, 2025 meeting.

The Executive Committee commenced a statutory public meeting on May 13, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Education Act/Development Charges Act.

This report responds to a complaint filed pursuant to Section 257.85 of the Education Act, 1990, relating to a development project located at 150 Eighth Street in Etobicoke-Lakeshore.

The development project is an affordable housing project for 56 units under the City’s Open Door Affordable Housing Program. The complainant, the Canadian Helen Keller Centre (the “CHKC”), are of the opinion that they should be exempt from education development charges. The complainant asserts that education development charges in the amount of $184,408.00 should be refunded as this redevelopment was part of Toronto’s Rapid Housing Initiative and the following fees and charges have been waived or exempted:

- planning application fees;

- building permit fees;

- municipal development charges; and

- parkland dedication fees.

City staff have reviewed the complaint and are of the opinion that the Education Development Charges By-law (the "EDC By-law") was applied properly, and no error was made in the determination of the applicable education development charges. The complainant was eligible to have their municipal development charges waived/exempted, but there is no corresponding exemption provided by the Toronto Catholic District School Board.

This report was prepared in consultation with the (Acting) Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, and the City Solicitor.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt the 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2025) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and City Council provide approval for submission to the Province of Ontario by the July 1, 2025 regulatory deadline.

2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to make available the final approved 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan as amended to the public via the City website and to distribute printed copies as requested.

3. City Council direct the Director, Waterfront Secretariat, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with CreateTO, Waterfront Toronto and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, to report to the June 17, 2025 meeting of Executive Committee with an action plan for the execution of critical repairs to the Western Beaches dock walls and breakwaters, including an assessment of:

a. priority sites;

b. ownership information;

c. short-term and long-term options; and
 

d. intergovernmental funding required for cost-sharing of repairs.

This report presents the City of Toronto’s 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan for City Council's approval, in accordance with Ontario Regulation 588/17: Asset Management Planning for Municipal Infrastructure (the "Regulation") under the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act. The regulation was subsequently amended in March of 2021 under Ontario Regulation 193/21 to change the timing of reporting requirements under the Act. The report will address all municipal infrastructure assets reported through the Core Infrastructure Asset Management Plan approved by Council in November 2021, and the 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan approved by Council in May 2024. The infrastructure assets contained in this report are categorized into 11 asset classes: amenities, collections, equipment, equipment & appurtenances, facilities, fleet, linear infrastructure, natural assets, point infrastructure, structures and systems.

The 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan (AMP) encompasses 26 City Divisions, Agencies, and Corporations (DACs) that hold ownership and/or responsibility over City-owned municipal infrastructure assets, as defined by the regulation. Organized into 9 service areas and 26 subservices, the Corporate AMP exhibits the multitude of services provided by the City and demonstrates the relationship between service delivery and the assets that support those services. The AMP is based on the data, information, professional judgement, and expertise of the asset management teams and leads that reside within each area, in conjunction with the work and analysis conducted through the City’s annual Budget process and reflected in the 2025 Operating Budget and 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan.

The City’s asset portfolio, within the scope of this AMP, has a current replacement value of $215 billion. In addition to the assets included in the 2024 Corporate AMP, the portfolio is inclusive of the 6 core infrastructure assets of water, wastewater, stormwater, roads, bridges and culverts included in the 2021 Core Infrastructure AMP. The overall performance distribution of the City’s in-scope assets is rated as ‘Fair’, indicating that, on average, City assets are fit for service and continue to perform at an acceptable standard. These assets are approaching the end of its service life and, as such, are likely performing at a higher operating cost where ongoing monitoring and maintenance may be required to sustain service levels.

To proactively respond to aging infrastructure and growing renewal needs, the City has prioritized actions that result in the ‘flattening of the SOGR curve’ through increased renewal investments and prioritization as reflected in the City’s multi-year strategy to improve services and the day-to-day experiences of Toronto residents. These efforts reflect both an increase in SOGR investments as well as a resulting reduction to the previous $26 billion 10-year SOGR infrastructure gap, reflected in the 2024 Corporate AMP, to an estimated $18 billion renewal shortfall identified through the 2025 Corporate AMP where transit and housing renewals continue to be the main drivers. The City acknowledges that there is still further work to be done to improve the state of its infrastructure and ensure ongoing sustainability of services to the public. The overall reduction to the City’s estimated 10-year SOGR infrastructure gap is represented below in Chart 1.

Chart 1 – Change in Estimated 10-Year SOGR Infrastructure Gap

($ billions)

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to negotiate and enter into an amendment of the City Loan Agreement with the Leaside Memorial Gardens Arena Board of Management and Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation to:

i. ensure that loan prepayments employing excess revenues do not result in an operating deficit for Leaside Memorial Gardens Arena; and

ii. remove the requirement to add annual Leaside Memorial Gardens Arena operating deficits to the principal balance of the City loan,

effective January 1, 2025, in a form satisfactory to the City Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize an exemption to waive the requirement of the existing City Loan Agreement to add Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena operating deficits to the principal balance of the City loan for the fiscal years 2018 to 2024.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's approval of combined prior year settlement of operating results for the fiscal periods of 2020, 2021, and 2022 with Leaside Memorial Community Gardens ("Leaside"). Also, as a result of Council's recent adoption of amended City loan and loan guarantee policies, staff undertook a review of Leaside's existing loans, the outcome of which is a recommendation to amend the existing City capital loan arrangements for the Leaside second ice pad, which are supported by a tri-partite agreement between the City, Infrastructure Ontario, and Leaside.

On an annual basis, the City of Toronto receives audited financial statements from eight Arena Boards of Management (Arena Boards). The audited financial statements assist the City in determining whether additional operating subsidy payments need to be provided to, or clawed back from, the Arena Boards to settle their operating deficits or surpluses. City staff report annually on the Arena Boards' operating surpluses and deficits once the respective Arena Boards' audited financial statements have been approved by Council. The audited financial statements are based on the Public Sector Accounting Board requirements for government not-for-profit entities, while the operating deficits or surpluses align with the modified cash basis of accounting.

At its meeting on December 17, 2024, City Council approved prior-year settlements of all Arena Boards, except for Leaside, during the consideration of the settlement report (EX19.17). It was noted that the Leaside's 2020, 2021, and 2022 settlement was delayed due to late completion of its annual audits and would be submitted in a standalone report recommending amendments to the City capital loan agreement with Leaside and determining whether an operating surplus/deficit settlement would be rolled into the outstanding balance of the loan to build Leaside's second ice pad. 

Leaside is a City Arena Board, operated by the Leaside Arena Board of Management. In January 2012, Council authorized the construction of a second ice pad at Leaside, and entered into financing arrangements that included a $7.3 million capital loan from the City. The terms of the City loan include a requirement for Leaside to add the amount of its annual operating deficits to the principal of the City loan. No other Arena Boards are required to repay the amount of their operating deficits to the City.

This report recommends amending the terms of the City loan agreement to ensure consistent treatment across all Arena Boards, removing the requirement for Leaside to add the amount of any future operating deficits to the principal City loan balance, and waiving the requirement to add the amount of its operating deficits from fiscal 2018 through 2024 to the principal City loan balance, with the exception being any annual deficit directly resulting from over or under payments on the City loan, with a prepayment resulting in a deficit being prohibited under the amended terms. The report also recommends combined settlement of operating surplus and deficits for 2020, 2021 and 2022 based on their audited financial statements for the years ended December 31.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council approve the adjustments to carry-forward funding of an additional $250.3 million from unspent capital projects funding as detailed in Appendices 1a and 1b to the report (April 29, 2025) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in order to continue work on previously approved capital projects in 2025 and beyond, and that the 2025-2034 Tax and Rate Supported Capital Budget and Plan for respective City Programs and Agencies be adjusted accordingly.

2. City Council approve in-year budget adjustments to the 2024 and future year cash flow commitments, as well as reallocations of funding sources for prior Approved Capital Budgets, as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report (April 29, 2025) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

As part of the 2025 Budget process, the 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan included $1.438 billion of previously approved unspent funding for capital projects to be carried forward to 2025-2034. This carry forward amount was based on an initial estimate of projected spending available at the time of the budget development, which is prior to the 2024 year-end closing. With the 2024 fiscal year close in February 2025, City Programs and Agencies have finalized the 2024 actual project spending as well as the total carry-forward needed. The purpose of this report is to seek Council's approval for an additional $250.3 million in carry-forward funding for the 2025-2034 period.

With the incremental carry-forward request, the total capital carry-forward funding from 2024 to the 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan will be $1.689 billion, and the total adjusted 2025 Tax and Rate Supported Capital Budget including previously approved carry forward amount will be $6.098 billion. The revised total carry-forward funding is equivalent to 27.7% of the total 2025 Tax and Rate Supported Capital Budget.

This report also brings forward in-year capital budget adjustment requests for previously approved budget and future year commitments, taking into account the recommended incremental carry-forward. Approval of these requests is needed to provide the necessary spending authority to continue with capital project delivery.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the reallocation of cashflows and corresponding funding in the amount of $32.378 million in 2024 for acceleration and deferral of projects within Toronto Water’s 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan, with offsetting acceleration and deferral cashflow and corresponding funding reallocation adjustments in the equal amount in 2025, 2026 and 2027 within Toronto Water's 2025 Capital Budget and 2026-2034 Capital Plan to align with project delivery, as presented in Schedule A (Parts A and B) to the report (April 14, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.

2. City Council authorize the reallocation of 2024 cashflows, project costs and corresponding funding in Toronto Water's 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan in the amount of $6.871 million from projects experiencing reduced demand or that have been completed under budget to those requiring additional funding in the same amount as presented in Schedule A (Part C) to the report (April 14, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.

This report requests City Council's authority to amend Toronto Water's 2024 Capital Budget by adjusting project costs and cash flows to align with year-end expenditures and project progress. The adjustments will have a zero dollar impact on the 2024 Capital Budget.

This report also requests City Council's authority to amend Toronto Water's 2025 Capital Budget and 2026-2034 Capital Plan by adjusting project costs and cashflows contained within the 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan, respectively, to align the 2025 Capital Budget and 2026-2034 Capital Plan with the final 2024 capital expenditures and project progress. The adjustments will have a zero dollar impact on the 2025 Capital Budget and 2026-2034 Capital Plan and will align the budget and plan with Toronto Water's capital project delivery schedule and program requirements.

The Executive Committee:

1. Received the report (March 31, 2025) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the City Clerk for information.

This report is submitted for information purposes as required under Section 223 (1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. It provides an itemized statement on remuneration and expenses of Members of Council and of Council appointees to agencies, corporations and other bodies for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Accounting Services is responsible for compiling information from the City's divisions, agencies and corporations, while City Clerk's Office, Member Services and Program Support compiles information from Council specific accounts.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers, to establish the Records Retention Schedule detailed in Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the report (April 14, 2025) from the Auditor General.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's approval of a retention schedule for accountability records of the Auditor General's Office in accordance with Section 3-7.6B of Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers.

The City of Toronto Act, 2006 does not allow for the destruction of records of the City, including records of the Auditor General's Office, unless they are destroyed in accordance with a retention schedule.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 219, Records, Corporate (Local Boards), to add Article X and Schedule L, Records Retention Schedule (Board of Management for Swansea Town Hall Community Centre), substantially as set out in Appendices A and B, respectively, to the report (February 1, 2025) from the Executive Director, Swansea Town Hall Community Centre attached as Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2025) from the City Manager.

Under section 201 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (COTA), the City may establish retention periods during which the records of the City and its local boards (City agencies) must be retained and preserved in accordance with the provisions of COTA.

This report recommends that City Council formally approve the records retention policy and schedule for Swansea Town Hall Community Centre and add it to the other records retention articles and schedules for the various Local Boards of the City contained in Municipal Code Chapter 219, Records, Corporate (Local Boards).

The proposed records retention article and schedule have been approved by the Board of Management for Swansea Town Hall Community Centre (the "Board"), and Council's approval to amend Chapter 219 to include them is requested in the Executive Director's Report (February 1, 2025) in Attachment 1 to this report.

The Executive Committee:

1. Received the report (April 29, 2025) from the Chief Procurement Officer for information.

This report provides an overview of the activities of the Fair Wage Office for 2024. Under Municipal Code, Chapter 67, Fair Wage, the Manager, Fair Wage Office is responsible for preparing an annual report containing the names of contractors and sub-contractors that have violated the Fair Wage Policy or settled Labour Trades Contractual Obligations in the Construction Industry Policy grievances, and any other necessary information. The annual report is transmitted to the appropriate standing committee by the Chief Procurement Officer.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council receive the Federation of Municipalities March 2025 report to Council outlined in the letter (April 29, 2025) from Councillor Paul Ainslie for information.

I am pleased to introduce the report from the FCM Board of Directors meeting held in March 2025. This report provides crucial updates on FCM's activities, particularly in the context of the upcoming 2025 federal election.  

A central theme of the Board meeting was the importance of advocating for a National Prosperity Partnership. FCM is urging all orders of government to work collaboratively to build a more resilient and competitive national economy. This partnership is essential to address the key issues facing our communities and our country.  

Specifically, FCM is advocating for federal action in several priority areas:

- Supporting local economic growth and resilience  
- Investing in infrastructure renewal  
- Achieving housing affordability  
- Ending homelessness  
- Keeping communities safe and supporting emergency services  
- Reducing economic disruption through climate-resilient infrastructure  
- Supporting thriving rural, northern, and remote communities  

The Board also discussed advocacy efforts related to Canada/U.S. relations, recognizing the significant impact of trade policies on our communities. FCM has undertaken several delegations to the U.S. to emphasize the negative economic impacts of President Trump’s trade policies.  

Furthermore, the Board of Directors made significant decisions, including:

- Endorsing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and committing to embed its principles into FCM’s Reconciliation Strategy.  

- Approving the Strategic Plan “Stronger together: Local strength, national prosperity”.  

- Adopting the FCM Budget for 2025-2026.  

- Adopting resolutions on various issues, including disability benefits, immigration levels, food insecurity, cellular coverage, healthcare access, wake surfing regulation, fireworks, plastic straw ban, and a federal flushability standard.  

This report highlights the vital role of FCM in representing municipal interests and advocating for policies that will strengthen our communities and our nation. I urge all members to review it carefully.

I attended the following meetings and study tour: Study Tour: Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Ontario Caucus Dinner, Committee of the Whole, Mayor’s Welcome Reception and Dinner and Board of Directors Meeting I invite you to review the attached Report to Council, detailing the accomplishments of various committees and forums.

The next meeting of FCM’s Board of Directors will take place on May 26, 2025. Please visit to review the upcoming board events for 2025 on fcm.ca

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council direct the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer to proceed in accordance with the updated procurement plan to procure the goods and services required for the delivery of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 28, 2025) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer to negotiate and enter into contracts with vendors whose initial quotations exceed targets outlined in the procurement plan as set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 28, 2025) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 28, 2025) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer remain confidential at this time as it pertains to criteria to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto and City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 28, 2025) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer be made public at the discretion of the Chief Procurement Officer following the award or closing of the contemplated procurement transactions.

At its meeting on May 12, 2025, the FIFA World Cup 2026 Subcommittee considered Item FWC4.1 and made recommendations to City Council.

This report provides an update to the procurement plan associated with the planning and execution of the FIFA World Cup 2026 (FWC26) in Toronto. Updates include the award of contracts to date and requests to negotiate and award on items captured in a confidential attachment.

This report puts forward recommendations to the procurement plan related to both capital and operational services previously approved by City Council on November 13, 2024 (EX18.17).

Procurements undertaken in accordance with the procurement plan in Confidential Attachment 1 will be made public on an individual basis in accordance with the processes for approval at the earliest opportunity that ensures and maintains the competitiveness of the procurement process, which may be at the time of award or following the closing of the procurement transactions.

The Executive Committee forwards the Item to City Council without recommendation.

The Executive Committee requested the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat to report directly to the May 21, 22 and 23, 2025 meeting of City Council on the status of intergovernmental funding related to hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Toronto.

At its meeting on May 12, 2025, the FIFA World Cup 2026 Subcommittee considered Item FWC4.2 and made recommendations to City Council.

The FIFA World Cup 26 will be the biggest single-sport event in history, with 48 teams contesting 104 matches over 39 days across 16 Host Cities in three host countries. More than six million tickets are expected to be available to fans, and the biggest-ever hospitality programme in the history of the tournament will be delivered. Millions of supporters are expected to flock to the 16 Host Cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States, attending matches and visiting FIFA Fan Festival™ sites, booking hotels or short-term accommodation, and visiting the world-class cultural sites and entertainment destinations offered by all 16 Host Cities.

An economic impact study prepared by Deloitte Canada, estimates that preparing for and hosting the FIFA World Cup 26 will contribute up to $3.8 billion in positive economic output for Canada as a host nation, between the period June 2023 to August 2026. The findings estimate positive contributions of $2 billion to Canadian gross domestic product (GDP), $1.3 billion to labour income and $700m to government revenue, as well as the creation and preservation of 24,100 jobs across the country over the period under analysis.

Additional findings estimate that preparing for and hosting the FIFA World Cup 26 could contribute $1.3 billion in positive economic output in the province of Ontario, with Toronto set to host six tournament matches. The report estimates positive contributions of $700 million to the GDP of the province of Ontario, $460 million to labour income and $100 million to government revenue, as well as the creation and preservation of more than 8,700 jobs over the period under analysis (June 2023 to August 2026).

With one year to go, it is crucial the commitment from all stakeholders is confirmed and funding to cover tournament expenditures is secured. Given the economic benefits for Canada and the Province of Ontario as part of hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026, this letter requests an update on inter-governmental funding to ensure all parties are fulfilling their commitments, maintaining transparency and accountability.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council request the City Solicitor to:

a. designate additional legal resources to expedite the execution of agreements required to advance projects that meet the City priority of delivering affordable housing and other City-involved development projects;

b. establish target timelines for implementing instructions from client divisions regarding legal agreements on priority housing items, subject to receiving complete information and timely responses from project proponents; and

c. report through the 2026 Budget Process on resourcing required to meet targeted timelines.

The City of Toronto has recently made great strides in speeding up the development approval process. Approvals for applications submitted after July 2023 are now over 80 percent faster than the previous five-year average. Approvals are even faster for projects that meet key City priorities including affordable housing.

Meanwhile, the City is at work advancing dozens of priority projects that advance affordable housing on City land, or through the support of City incentives such as development charge waivers and property tax reductions.

The City’s Legal Services division is a critical partner in the delivery of this work. Through development approvals, funding agreements, and real estate agreements, Legal Services delivers essential pieces for advancing housing projects.

In line with the City’s overall efforts to streamline and accelerate the delivery of housing, I would like to request that the Legal Services division work to designate additional resources specifically to triage and advance priority affordable housing and City-involved development projects so we can get more housing built faster.

The Executive Committee:

1. Requested the City Manager to report to the June 17, 2025 meeting of the Executive Committee with an assessment of impacts to the City of Toronto, including financial, program and other impacts, from:

a. Bill 17, the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025; and

b. the 2025 Provincial Budget, scheduled to be released on May 15, 2025.

Yesterday, the Government of Ontario tabled Bill 17, the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025, which includes a suite of proposed changes that would, if passed, make changes to areas including municipal development processes, the development charges framework, transportation permitting, the provincial Transit-Oriented Communities program, and more.

In order to better understand the impact of these proposed changes to the City of Toronto, I am requesting that City staff report to the June 17, 2025 meeting of Executive Committee with an assessment of these proposed changes, along with the Provincial Budget (scheduled to be tabled on May 15, 2025), to the City of Toronto.