Decisions

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend the former City of Toronto Official Plan for Ookwemin Minising substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 9 to the report (April 24, 2026) from the Interim Executive Director, Development Review and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 702-2024 for Ookwemin Minising, substantially in accordance with draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 10 to the report (April 24, 2026) from the Interim Executive Director, Development Review and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

4. City Council adopt the updates to the Ookwemin Minising Precinct Plan included as Attachment 7 to the report (April 24, 2026) from the Interim Executive Director, Development Review and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

5. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the necessary Bills for enactment of the Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as By-law 702-2024 is brought into full force and effect.

6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in partnership with Waterfront Toronto, to advance opportunities for Indigenous-led design and the identification of opportunities for Indigenous-led cultural, community, and economic uses, and land and water stewardship, on publicly owned lands in Ookwemin Minising, including the Essroc Silos site (Block 02).

The Planning and Housing Committee held a Statutory Public Meeting on May 7, 2026 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

The first Precinct Plan for Ookwemin Minising was approved by City Council in 2017 and envisioned a largely mid-rise island community. In June 2024, in response to Toronto's Housing Action Plan, City Council approved an updated Precinct Plan together with Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to provide for greater densities, in an inclusive, sustainable, and walkable urban community.

In December 2024, City Council directed staff, working with Waterfront Toronto and CreateTO, to explore opportunities to add additional density on the public lands on Ookwemin Minising in order to provide for opportunities for additional housing, including affordable housing. In response to that direction, City staff and Waterfront Toronto engaged a consulting team to undertake a public realm and massing study (the Development Concept Plan) to iteratively advance the design of the Ookwemin Minising's public realm alongside a review of the density and massing of development.  

Based on that work, this report brings forward an updated Precinct Plan and public realm vision for Ookwemin Minising together with implementing amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The renewed vision builds on the planning and design foundation established through the approved Precinct Plan, carrying it into a greater level of detail, and informed by further Indigenous and public engagement. This work moves in step with the enabling infrastructure investments now underway, so that planning approvals and design direction are in place as implementation advances.

Ookwemin Minising is now anticipated to deliver homes for approximately 21,000 people (12,000 units) and jobs for approximately 2,900 workers over the next 25 years, through both the updated Precinct Plan as well as private development sites. This includes approximately 10,000 units on public lands, with a target of 30 percent of units on public lands as new affordable rental housing. It represents an approximate 27 percent increase in gross floor area (GFA) on public lands compared to the 2024 approvals. It also delivers an estimated additional 300-800 affordable housing units compared to what was presented to Council in the 2024 plan, with the prior range of approximately 2,200 to 2,700 units replaced by up to 3,000 units.

The updated Precinct Plan delivers a unique approach to built form that emphasizes the quality of the public realm, active mobility, and urban biodiversity, and reflects engagement with Indigenous peoples. The Biidaasige Naturefront (a gentle, porous edge to the park), the Keating Channel (a tall, mixed “urban room”), and the new Centre Commons (a smaller, intimate pedestrian area) anchor a richer network of public spaces that create a sense of place.

Ookwemin Minising is the first mixed-use residential community to emerge from the Port Lands Flood Protection Project. With flood protection infrastructure now complete, a renewed $975 million tri-government funding commitment for enabling infrastructure in January 2025, and funding for Waterfront East Transit announced in March 2026, the project is moving from vision to implementation.

Waterfront Toronto is currently leading the first phase of development on Ookwemin Minising, delivering the enabling infrastructure and public realm needed to enable new residential development, including new streets, utilities, servicing, and parks. The Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments recommended in this report would enable development of Phase 1 of Ookwemin Minising in accordance with tri-government funding to accelerate the delivery of Waterfront Toronto's revitalization plan. Together, the recommendations in this report are a significant step towards redevelopment of the Port Lands and implementing the vision for Ookwemin Minising.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended by Site-Specific Zoning By-law 825-2021, for the lands municipally known as 970 Kipling Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Interim Executive Director, Development Review.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a Statutory Public Meeting on May 7, 2026 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends approval of the application to amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended by Site-Specific Zoning By-law 825-2021, to permit a modified version of the approved mixed-use building on Block 5 of the Bloor-Kipling Block Context Plan (970 Kipling Avenue). Whereas the approved zoning allows for a two-tower development with heights of 42.0 and 91.0 metres, the revised proposal incorporates two repositioned towers, increased tower heights (94.7 and 140.3 metres), larger tower floor plates (810 and 836 square metres), and a reduction in non-residential gross floor area. Approximately 840 residential units are proposed, including 198 affordable units. This development proposal on City-owned land is being delivered through the Toronto Builds Policy Framework.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 3838 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (April 24, 2026) from the Interim Executive Director, Development Review.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 3838 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 7 to the report (April 24, 2026) from the Interim Executive Director, Development Review.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a Statutory Public Meeting on May 7, 2026 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends the approval of Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments to allow for an addition to an existing building, resulting in a four-storey municipal shelter, providing approximately 60 beds. The project is part of the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy (HSCIS).

While a municipal shelter is already permitted on the site, an Official Plan amendment is needed to remove the requirement for retail at-grade along the Bloor Street West frontage. A Zoning By-law amendment is needed to bring the site into Zoning By-law 569-2013 and to facilitate certain elements of the proposed built form.

The amendments have also been drafted to ensure the site could become supportive or affordable housing as community needs evolve in the future.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Official Plan Amendment for the lands at 65-87 Heward Avenue and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate City Staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision, including requesting any conditions of approval that would be in the City's interest, in the event the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part.

On October 15, 2025, an application to amend the Official Plan was submitted to redesignate 65-87 Heward Avenue (the “Site”) from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas. The application does not propose any new buildings or building additions at this time.

On February 23, 2026, the applicant appealed the Official Plan Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) due to Council not making a decision within the time frame prescribed by the Planning Act. A Case Management Conference has been scheduled for May 29, 2026.

This report recommends that the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff attend the OLT hearing to oppose the Official Plan Amendment application in its current form and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 65 Heward Avenue (including entrance address 87 Heward Avenue) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 65 Heward Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (April 7, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 65 Heward Avenue (including address at 87 Heward Avenue) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance, which includes a description of heritage attributes found in Attachment 1.

The property is subject to a Prescribed Event. Clerks issued a complete application notice on October 29, 2025. The owner provided a waiver to extend the time for Council to make a decision and the waiver expires on May 31, 2026.In order to meet prescribed timelines under the Ontario Heritage Act,

Council must make a decision at its May 20, 21, 22, 2026, meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before May 31, 2026.

The subject property at 65 Heward Avenue is located on the east side of Heward Avenue and is set back from the south side of Eastern Avenue between Carlaw Avenue and Leslie Street in the South Riverdale neighbourhood. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property are found in Attachment 2.

The property at 65 Heward Avenue was completed in 1913 for the Canadian Ammonia Company, and to the designs of Curry and Sparling Architects. The property contains two brick factory/warehouse type buildings constructed in 1913, each with one and two storey portions. In 1987, Cine Village, one of Canada's largest all-in-one production centres at the time, modified the property by connecting the two factory/warehouse buildings with an addition, which was further altered in 2019. The property has a direct association with the industrialization of Leslieville and the growth of Toronto’s east end film industry. 

Staff have determined that the property at 65 Heward Avenue has cultural heritage value and meets 4 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria.

The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on March 26, 2025.

A development application for an Official Plan Amendment was made with the City for the property, where the proposed development would retain the two factory/warehouse type buildings on the property at 65 Heward Avenue in situ, and construct four new mixed-use towers. The proposal includes a 9-storey building fronting Eastern Avenue, two towers of 18 and 28 stories connected by a 4-storey podium in the centre of the site, and a 12-storey building located at its south end. 

At its meeting on April 27, 2026 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB43.2 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (April 7, 2026) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 65 Heward Avenue (including address at 87 Heward Avenue) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance, which includes a description of heritage attributes found in Attachment 1.

The property is subject to a Prescribed Event. Clerks issued a complete application notice on October 29, 2025. The owner provided a waiver to extend the time for Council to make a decision and the waiver expires on May 31, 2026. In order to meet prescribed timelines under the Ontario Heritage Act.

Council must make a decision at its May 20, 21, 22, 2026, meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before May 31, 2026.

The subject property at 65 Heward Avenue is located on the east side of Heward Avenue and is set back from the south side of Eastern Avenue between Carlaw Avenue and Leslie Street in the South Riverdale neighbourhood. A location map and current photograph of the heritage property are found in Attachment 2.

The property at 65 Heward Avenue was completed in 1913 for the Canadian Ammonia Company, and to the designs of Curry and Sparling Architects. The property contains two brick factory/warehouse type buildings constructed in 1913, each with one and two storey portions. In 1987, Cine Village, one of Canada's largest all-in-one production centres at the time, modified the property by connecting the two factory/warehouse buildings with an addition, which was further altered in 2019. The property has a direct association with the industrialization of Leslieville and the growth of Toronto’s east end film industry.

Staff have determined that the property at 65 Heward Avenue has cultural heritage value and meets 4 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria.

The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on March 26, 2025.

A development application for an Official Plan Amendment was made with the City for the property, where the proposed development would retain the two factory/warehouse type buildings on the property at 65 Heward Avenue in situ, and construct four new mixed-use towers. The proposal includes a 9-storey building fronting Eastern Avenue, two towers of 18 and 28 stories connected by a 4-storey podium in the centre of the site, and a 12-storey building located at its south end.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 

Housing Development Office Three-Year Work Plan

1. City Council forward this item, except for Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to the Board of Directors of CreateTO and request the Board keep Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, confidential as they contain a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City; and contains financial information, supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization, and request the Board to consider adopting the Housing Development Office Three-Year Work Plan detailed in Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to guide the prioritization of redevelopment of public land managed by its holding corporations, Build Toronto and Toronto Port Lands Company.

2. City Council forward this item, except for Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and request the Board keep Confidential Attachment 1 confidential as it contains a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City; and contains financial information, supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization, and request the Board to consider adopting the Housing Development Office Three-Year Work Plan detailed in Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to guide the redevelopment of public land managed by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation as well as the Toronto Community Housing Corporation revitalization projects on its lands.

Allocating Capital Funding to Housing Development Projects

3. City Council request the Government of Canada, through Build Canada Homes to provide the City of Toronto $557.5 million in capital funding to support the creation of approximately 4,000 rental homes in the next 12-18 months.

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Development Office, in consultation with Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to allocate existing capital funding to the prioritized Toronto Builds projects listed in Table 1 of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services in an amount not to exceed $217.5 million in the 2026-2035 Capital Budget and Plan of the Housing Secretariat and the Housing Development Office.

5. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Development Office, in consultation with Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to allocate existing capital funding to the prioritized City-supported projects with Community Housing Provider proponents listed in Table 2 of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, subject to the maximum allowable funding allocation under the Rental Housing Supply Program, in an amount not to exceed $34.6 million in the 2026-2035 Capital Budget and Plan of the Housing Secretariat and the Housing Development Office.

6. City Council authorize each of the Executive Director, Housing Development Office and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, severally to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement ("Contribution Agreement") or amendments to existing Contribution Agreements with the proponents or related entities listed in Table 2 of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services or with the proponents chosen through the market offering processes undertaken for each of the Toronto Builds projects, for funding and to set out the terms of the development and operation of affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Development Office, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

7. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services remain confidential at this time as they pertain to a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City; and contain financial information, supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization, and direct that Confidential Recommendations 2 to 9 in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, if adopted by City Council, be made public following the execution of the site-specific definitive project agreements for 72 Amroth Avenue, and that the remaining confidential information in Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services be made public at the discretion of the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services.

Advancing Other City-Led Housing Projects

8. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, when transacting with Toronto Community Housing Corporation in relation to Toronto Builds projects, to approve nominal transactions, and execute leases for a term of up to 99 years, related real estate agreements and documents, for the purpose of achieving the City's affordable housing objectives, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, the Executive Director, Housing Development Office and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

9. City Council authorize, severally, each of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Executive Director, Housing Development Office, to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement) with Toronto Community Housing Corporation or a related entity for 405 Sherbourne Street and 150 Queens Wharf Road, to secure the financial assistance being provided and set out the terms of the operation of the affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Executive Director, Housing Development Office and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

10. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management in consultation with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the Executive Director, Housing Development Office, to negotiate and execute a licence agreement and/or any other agreements with Toronto Community Housing Corporation, for use and occupation of the parkland at 170 Queens Wharf Road, to facilitate the construction of the building at 150 Queens Wharf Road, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

11. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Executive Director, Housing Development Office, to negotiate, approve and enter into, on behalf of the City, a project delivery agreement with Toronto Community Housing Corporation and its vendors to design, construct, and deliver a park at 170 Queens Wharf Road on behalf of the City, known as Lower Garrison Creek Park, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and to ensure that the park project is delivered by qualified contractor approved by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, the park is constructed expeditiously in advance of the building occupancy, and the project is carried out in close collaboration with relevant City divisions and stakeholders.

12. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services.

Property Tax Exemption Approvals for Affordable Rental and Supportive Homes

13. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the affordable rental homes as listed and for the periods of time described in Attachment 2 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services.

14. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement) with Toronto Community Housing Corporation for the Lawrence Heights Phase 1A, 1B, 1E and Phase 1F and Regent Park Phase 4A properties described in Attachment 2 to the report (April 23, 2026) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to provide an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the 99-year affordability period  in accordance with the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 513, Housing Programs, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

15. City Council authorize the Controller and Chief Accountant to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes as set out in the applicable municipal housing facility agreement.

Updating Delegating Authorities

16. City Council authorize, severally, the Executive Director, Housing Development Office and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, municipal housing facility agreements with eligible proponents pursuant to the Rental Housing Supply Program (the “Contribution Agreement”) for the funding and/or provision of financial incentives for affordable rental housing, and to set out the terms of the development and operation of affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Development Office, Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

17. City Council authorize severally, the Executive Director, Housing Development Office and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enter into any security or financing documents, or any other documents required to facilitate the delivery of affordable housing units approved under the City’s Rental Housing Supply Program, to complete pre-development activities, construction and secure conventional financing, where required, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the Contribution Agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council as set out in Recommendation 16, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

18. City Council amend Item 2024.EX18.2, Recommendation 13 by reassigning the authority previously provided to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to the Executive Director, Housing Development Office and so that it now reads as follows:

City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Development Office, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to enter into agreements, pursuant to Section 27 of the Development Charges Act, to defer the payment of development charges payable in relation to purpose-built rental units within projects approved through the 2024 Call for Applications pursuant to the Purpose-Built Rental stream of the Rental Housing Supply Program, for as long as they remain as purpose-built rental containing at least 20 percent affordable units and on such other terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Development Office and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

19. City Council authorize severally, the Executive Director, Housing Development Office and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into pre-development funding agreements and escrow agreements to secure the financial assistance for affordable rental housing, in accordance with the City’s Pilot Community Housing Pre-Development Fund (CHPF) program, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

20. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to negotiate and enter into on behalf of the City of Toronto any agreements necessary to facilitate and advance the development of modular attainable home ownership sites under the Toronto New Deal Initiative, provided that the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer agrees that those agreements do not give rise to any financial commitments on the part of the City, or commit the use of City-owned land, including but not limited to:

a. Any Memoranda of Understanding with His Majesty the King in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and with a non-profit deliver partner(s), on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

b. Any Transfer Payment Agreement(s), or any other related provincial funding agreement(s), with any Ministry of the Government of Ontario, for the receipt and expenditure of provincial contributions required to support the development of the new modular attainable homeownership sites. 

c. Any Program Delivery Agreement(s), with any non-profit delivery partner(s), setting out the provincial contributions to be provided for the development of new non-profit affordable and attainable ownership housing on the identified sites, and the ongoing obligations related to the delivery and operation of the program, on terms and conditions consistently with the Memorandum of Understanding and otherwise acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

21. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Development Office to work with CreateTO, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services, and industry and civic tech and community benefits experts to ensure all data related to Toronto Builds and the Toronto Housing Data Hub is produced and provided to the public in alignment with the City of Toronto’s open data policies.

The Planning and Housing Committee:

1. Requested the Executive Director, Housing Development Office to report directly to the May 20, 2026 meeting of City Council with the list of all projects included in the City’s December 2025 submission to Build Canada Homes, including the amount of funding requested for each project in total and per unit.

In direct response to Toronto’s escalating housing affordability crisis, the City continues to improve on and strengthen its structure, policy framework and overall approach to support and accelerate the delivery of housing development on City-owned lands (City-led projects, including the Toronto Builds and legacy Housing Now portfolio) and on third party lands (City-supported projects, including the Rental Housing Supply Program and legacy Open Door Affordable Housing Program portfolio).

In 2025, as part of these ongoing efforts, City Council adopted PH21.4 – “Toronto Builds - A Policy Framework to Build More Affordable Rental Homes on Public Land” and EX25.1 – “Building Faster: Streamlining Housing Delivery and Strengthening the City’s Development Capacity.” These reports established a new policy framework for housing development on City lands, and outlined the new housing delivery model for the City and its partners. The City also established the Housing Development Office (HDO) within the Development and Growth Service Area to provide end-to-end oversight of the City’s housing portfolio, including all City-led and City-supported projects.  

The HDO is focused on ensuring that the City’s resources are efficiently deployed to deliver housing across the full continuum of need. City-led projects are addressed in partnership with Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM) via the Project Management Office (PMO), assigned to CreateTO or TCHC, through respective Master Services Agreements (MSA), or led by non-profit, Indigenous, or private housing development partners selected through procurement processes. Together, these delivery partners are responsible for 83 delivery sites in the City-led portfolio. In 2025, City-led projects reached the following milestones:

- construction starts on 3,606 homes, including 1,492 rent-controlled homes and 1,497 net new affordable and rent-geared-to-income (RGI) homes;

- construction completions on 1,259 homes, including 376 net new affordable and RGI homes and 309 RGI replacement homes; and

- an additional 908 net new homes under construction, including 507 rent-controlled homes, 401 net new affordable and RGI homes, and an additional 165 rental replacement homes.

The HDO administers City funding and incentive programs for affordable housing projects, enabling the City-supported housing portfolio to reach the following milestones in 2025:

- construction starts on 4,115 homes, including 196 rent-controlled homes and 1,008 net new affordable and rent-geared-to-income (RGI) homes;

- construction completions on 1,993 homes, including 409 net new affordable and RGI homes; and

- an additional 8,187 net new homes under construction, including 187 rent-controlled homes, 2,342 net new affordable and RGI homes, and an additional 32 rental replacement homes.

To further the delivery of the housing portfolio, this report provides Council with an update on directed activities of previous reports and seeks Council direction to advance a number of initiatives to support new homes for Toronto, including:

- the establishment of the HDO;

- the three-year work plan for City-led housing development projects;

- selected housing development projects;

- intergovernmental funding requests critical to the successful delivery of rent-controlled, affordable and RGI homes;

- capital funding to the housing projects described in Confidential Attachment 1;

- next steps on 72 Amroth Ave. described in Confidential Attachment 2;

- the non-profit homeownership project described in Confidential Attachment 3; and

- existing and new delegations of authorities for senior City officials to advance housing development projects efficiently and at the appropriate level of accountability.

The Planning and Housing Committee:

1. Received the report (April 23, 2026) from the Executive Director, Housing Development Office for information.

This report responds to Council direction in item PH26.17 to complete a redevelopment framework for the WoodGreen Community Housing site at 835-841 Queen Street East, and amend the Local Agency Housing Agreement to incorporate a City-led process for the redevelopment framework at this site. Based on analysis completed by CreateTO on behalf of the Housing Development Office, a building of 6-10 storeys is being explored for further review onsite.

The Planning and Housing Committee:

1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake public and stakeholder consultation on the proposed directions outlined in the report (April 22, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended below, and report back with any recommended Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, or other implementing actions no later than the second quarter of 2027:

a. prioritize public and stakeholder consultation on options for managing and collecting waste, recyclable materials and organics that do not require curbside staging.

This report provides an update on the work advancing under the Mid-Rise Housing Implementation Initiative (the "Initiative") in response to PH23.6 Missing Middle and Midrise Housing Implementation Initiative, adopted by City Council on July 23, 2025.

Enabling new mid-rise housing is a key component of the City's overall housing strategy and the goal of creating a more diverse housing supply. Over the past 2 to 3 years, the City has advanced a number of policy and zoning initiatives, that now permit mid-rise housing in many more locations across the city. The focus of the Mid-Rise Housing Implementation Initiative is to support that policy work by addressing barriers and challenges that impact the viability of delivering new mid-rise housing.

For the purposes of this Initiative, mid-rise residential buildings are defined as all buildings 5- to 14-storeys in height. Mid-rise buildings help fill the gap in housing options between single-family homes/ low-rise buildings and high-rise buildings, with their size and form varying across contexts within in the city. They can range from smaller buildings up to 6-storeys within Neighbourhoods, to larger and taller 10- to 14-storey projects along Avenues.

As highlighted in PH23.6, there are several challenges which can make it difficult to implement the City’s updated land use policies and regulations which are intended to expand opportunities for mid‑rise housing. These challenges include unpredictable construction costs, high land and borrowing costs, and broader economic uncertainty intensified by global tariffs and trade disruptions.

While many of these factors lie beyond the authority of the City, the work and proposed actions described in this report reflect a coordinated, inter-divisional effort by City staff to assess opportunities to improve the feasibility and delivery of missing‑middle and mid‑rise projects, unlocking more housing supply and creating greater choice for residents. Specifically, City Council directed staff to analyze requirements for indoor and outdoor amenity space, loading and garbage collection (particularly Type G loading space), and bicycle parking.

This work was supported by:

-  a financial feasibility analysis, completed by Parcel Economics Inc.;

-  professional advice and industry engagement, led by Batory Planning + Management;

-   engagement with residents living in mid-rises through a targeted survey, led by City Planning;

- Bicycle parking utilization count for mid-rise buildings, undertaken by BA Group;

- Design test fit scenarios, led by City Planning;

-  Policy research, led by City Planning; and,

-  Research on mid-rise buildings in Berlin, Oslo, Vancouver, Paris, Stockholm, and New York City, led by post-secondary students.

Pending Committee's direction, City staff will advance and consult on the proposed actions outlined in this report. Additional actions may be incorporated as further analysis is completed. Final recommendations will be presented to City Council for consideration and approval no later than the second quarter of 2027.

While the actions identified in this report are intended to help enable a wider range of housing options, as prioritized by the Official Plan, mid‑rise construction may continue to face challenges due to a range of factors. Many housing developments, including missing middle and mid-rise projects, are often at the margin of feasibility, though incremental improvements can support the successful delivery of more projects, which is crucial at a time where there has been a significant decrease in project launches.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2026 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following five heritage properties to assist the recipients in funding the scope of conservation works generally described in Attachment 1 to the report (April 21, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:

152 Spruce Street

113 Winchester Steet

159 Roxborough Drive

41 Winchester Street

273 Bloor Street West

2. City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in Recommendation 1 of the report (April 21, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant awards be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient.

 This report recommends the approval of five grants totaling $207,000.00 under the Toronto Heritage Grant Program. The recommended recipients will generate approximately $347,584.78 in private investment for work to conserve irreplaceable cultural heritage resources that contribute to the City's social and economic prosperity by maintaining Toronto's unique sense of place.

The Toronto Heritage Grant Program provides matching grant funds for eligible restoration-based conservation work for heritage properties within the City of Toronto that are designated under Part IV or V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Applicants may receive a grant once every five years for up to 50% of the cost of eligible conservation work. Owners of house form buildings may receive up to $10,000.00 or, if replacing an entire cedar or slate roof assembly, up to $20,000.00 every ten years.

Owners of non-house form buildings and any tax-exempt or not-for-profit properties (including house form buildings) may be eligible for a grant equivalent to 50% of the cost of eligible work, with no maximum limit.   

The Toronto Heritage Grant Program has a budget of $317,000.00 in the City Planning 2026 Operating Budget and is administered by Heritage Planning, City Planning.

The five properties that have been recommended for grant awards vary in size and location across Toronto. Three projects are at residential properties (one of which is owned and operated by a not for profit organization) located within the Cabbagetown North, Cabbagetown South and Cabbagetown Northwest Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs). Two other notable properties will benefit from heritage grants this year including Rosedale United Church, a 'Category A' property located in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, and The Royal Conservatory of Music, an individually designated property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.  

At its meeting on April 27, 2026 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB43.8 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (April 7, 2026) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report recommends the approval of five grants totaling $207,000.00 under the Toronto Heritage Grant Program. The recommended recipients will generate approximately $347,584.78 in private investment for work to conserve irreplaceable cultural heritage resources that contribute to the City's social and economic prosperity by maintaining Toronto's unique sense of place.

The Toronto Heritage Grant Program provides matching grant funds for eligible restoration-based conservation work for heritage properties within the City of Toronto that are designated under Part IV or V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Applicants may receive a grant once every five years for up to 50% of the cost of eligible conservation work. Owners of house form buildings may receive up to $10,000.00 or, if replacing an entire cedar or slate roof assembly, up to $20,000.00 every ten years.

Owners of non-house form buildings and any tax-exempt or not-for-profit properties (including house form buildings) may be eligible for a grant equivalent to 50% of the cost of eligible work, with no maximum limit.

The Toronto Heritage Grant Program has a budget of $317,000.00 in the City Planning 2026 Operating Budget and is administered by Heritage Planning, City Planning.

The five properties that have been recommended for grant awards vary in size and location across Toronto. Three projects are at residential properties (one of which is owned and operated by a not for profit organization) located within the Cabbagetown North, Cabbagetown South and Cabbagetown Northwest Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs). Two other notable properties will benefit from heritage grants this year including Rosedale United Church, a 'Category A' property located in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, and The Royal Conservatory of Music, an individually designated property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 30 and 32 Huntley Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 30 and 32 Huntley Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (April 7, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 38 and 40 Huntley Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 2 to the report (April 7, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 122 and 124 Isabella Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 122 and 124 Isabella Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 7, 2026) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 30-32 Huntley Street, 38-40 Huntley Street and 122-124 Isabella Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value according to the Statements of Significance which include a description of heritage attributes found in Attachments 1, 2 and 3.

The subject properties are located in the northwest quadrant of Huntley and Isabella Streets in the North St. James Town neighbourhood. A location map and current photographs of the heritage properties are found in Attachment 2.

The subject properties at 30 and 32 Huntley Street were included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register on August 18, 1976. City Council also included the subject properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street and 122 and 124 Isabella Street on May 6, 1991.

The properties at 30, 32, 38 and 40 Huntley Street comprise two pairs of semi-detached residences that appear as two single residences. Designed in the Second Empire style, each pair features a mirrored design with buff brick cladding and a Mansard roof with ornate wooden dormers, brackets, and cornice and a modest kitchen wing at the rear. 30-32 Huntley Street also features a two-storey front porch and slate cladding on the Mansard roof.

Staff have determined that the properties at 30,32, 38 and 40 Huntley Street have  cultural heritage value and meet 3 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The properties at 122 and 124 Isabella Street are a pair of semi-detached residences designed by the prominent architectural partnership of Chadwick & Beckett to appear as a single residence. The properties feature brick and half-timber stucco cladding,two-storey bays, and a complicated roofline with prominent cross gables and chimneys.

Staff have determined that the properties at 122 and 124 Isabella Street have cultural heritage value and meet 4 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria.

On December 17, 2025, the City received Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan Control applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject properties at 30, 32, 38 and 40 Huntley Street, and 122 and 124 Isabella Street. The proposed redevelopment includes the construction of two buildings, with heights of 56 and 60 storeys and approximately 1,362 dwelling units. The proposal retains portions of the existing buildings at 30, 32, 38, and 40 Huntley Street, and 122-124 Isabella Street.

The properties are subject to a Prescribed Event. A notice of complete application was issued on January 15, 2026. The owner provided a waiver to extend the time period for Council to make a decision which expires on July 1, 2026. In order to meet prescribed timelines under the Ontario Heritage Act, Council must make a decision at its May 20, 2026 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate.

At its meeting on April 27, 2026 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB43.1 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (April 7, 2026) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 30-32 Huntley Street, 38-40 Huntley Street and 122-124 Isabella Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value according to the Statements of Significance which include a description of heritage attributes found in Attachments 1, 2 and 3.

The subject properties are located in the northwest quadrant of Huntley and Isabella Streets in the North St. James Town neighbourhood. A location map and current photographs of the heritage properties are found in Attachment 2.

The subject properties at 30 and 32 Huntley Street were included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register on August 18, 1976. City Council also included the subject properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street and 122 and 124 Isabella Street on May 6, 1991.

The properties at 30, 32, 38 and 40 Huntley Street comprise two pairs of semi-detached residences that appear as two single residences. Designed in the Second Empire style, each pair features a mirrored design with buff brick cladding and a Mansard roof with ornate wooden dormers, brackets, and cornice and a modest kitchen wing at the rear. 30-32 Huntley Street also features a two-storey front porch and slate cladding on the Mansard roof.

Staff have determined that the properties at 30,32, 38 and 40 Huntley Street have cultural heritage value and meet 3 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The properties at 122 and 124 Isabella Street are a pair of semi-detached residences designed by the prominent architectural partnership of Chadwick & Beckett to appear as a single residence. The properties feature brick and half-timber stucco cladding, two-storey bays, and a complicated roofline with prominent cross gables and chimneys.

Staff have determined that the properties at 122 and 124 Isabella Street have cultural heritage value and meet 4 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria.

On December 17, 2025, the City received Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan Control applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject properties at 30, 32, 38 and 40 Huntley Street, and 122 and 124 Isabella Street. The proposed redevelopment includes the construction of two buildings, with heights of 56 and 60 storeys and approximately 1,362 dwelling units. The proposal retains portions of the existing buildings at 30, 32, 38, and 40 Huntley Street, and 122-124 Isabella Street.

The properties are subject to a Prescribed Event. A notice of complete application was issued on January 15, 2026. The owner provided a waiver to extend the time period for Council to make a decision which expires on July 1, 2026. In order to meet prescribed timelines under the Ontario Heritage Act, Council must make a decision at its May 20, 2026 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate.

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. In consideration of the objection made under subsection 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 1767 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

2. In consideration of the objection made under subsection 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 1773 Bayview Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

3. In consideration of the objection made under subsection 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council continue to include the property at 73 Niagara Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

This report responds to notices of objection received by the City of Toronto under Section 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") from property owners objecting to the inclusion of their properties on the City's Heritage Register. 

The OHA establishes a process whereby owners can object to a property's listing on the Heritage Register and, should they do so, a subsequent decision on the listing must be made by the municipality. Owners can object to listings at any time.  In the third and fourth quarter of 2025, the City received a notice from each of three property owners objecting to the inclusion of their properties on the Heritage Register for the following addresses:

- 1767 Bayview Avenue

- 1773 Bayview Avenue

- 73 Niagara Street

On December 18, 2024, City Council adopted Item 2024.NY19.12 which included a grouping of similar and related properties at 1747, 1751, 1759, 1763, 1767, 1771, 1773, and 1775 Bayview Avenue on the City's Heritage Register. Located on the east side of Bayview Avenue between Eglinton Avenue East and Parkhurst Boulevard, in the Leaside-Bennington neighbourhood, the properties at 1767 and 1773 Bayview Avenue contain two-storey, residential apartment buildings constructed in the mid-1930s.

On December 17-18, 2019, City Council adopted Item 2019.TE11.10 which included the properties at 55-73 and 79-87 Niagara Street on the City's Heritage Register. Located in the South Niagara District neighbourhood on the south side of Niagara Street between Tecumseth Street and Bathurst Street, the property at 73 Niagara Street contains a two-storey, Victorian-era brick row house.

Chapter 103 of the Toronto Municipal Code sets out the process for Council consideration of objections to properties included on the Heritage Register. City Council must be made aware of such objections on a routine basis so that they may consider the matter and render a final decision. Once Council has decided on the objection, the OHA requires that the owner of the property must be notified of Council's decision within 90 days. Council's decision on objections to listing is final and is not subject to appeal.

Following a review of the objections to listing submitted for 1767 and 1773 Bayview Avenue and 73 Niagara Street, staff are of the opinion that the subject properties hold cultural heritage value. Staff recommend that Council continue to include these properties on the Heritage Register.

At its meeting on April 27, 2026 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item PB43.3 and made recommendations to City Council.

Summary from the report (April 3, 2026) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:

This report responds to notices of objection received by the City of Toronto under Section 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") from property owners objecting to the inclusion of their properties on the City's Heritage Register.

The OHA establishes a process whereby owners can object to a property's listing on the Heritage Register and, should they do so, a subsequent decision on the listing must be made by the municipality. Owners can object to listings at any time. In the third and fourth quarter of 2025, the City received a notice from each of three property owners objecting to the inclusion of their properties on the Heritage Register for the following addresses:

- 1767 Bayview Avenue

- 1773 Bayview Avenue

- 73 Niagara Street

On December 18, 2024, City Council adopted Item 2024.NY19.12 which included a grouping of similar and related properties at 1747, 1751, 1759, 1763, 1767, 1771, 1773, and 1775 Bayview Avenue on the City's Heritage Register. Located on the east side of Bayview Avenue between Eglinton Avenue East and Parkhurst Boulevard, in the Leaside-Bennington neighbourhood, the properties at 1767 and 1773 Bayview Avenue contain two-storey, residential apartment buildings constructed in the mid-1930s.

On December 17-18, 2019, City Council adopted Item 2019.TE11.10 which included the properties at 55-73 and 79-87 Niagara Street on the City's Heritage Register. Located in the South Niagara District neighbourhood on the south side of Niagara Street between Tecumseth Street and Bathurst Street, the property at 73 Niagara Street contains a two-storey, Victorian-era brick row house.

Chapter 103 of the Toronto Municipal Code sets out the process for Council consideration of objections to properties included on the Heritage Register. City Council must be made aware of such objections on a routine basis so that they may consider the matter and render a final decision. Once Council has decided on the objection, the OHA requires that the owner of the property must be notified of Council's decision within 90 days. Council's decision on objections to listing is final and is not subject to appeal.

Following a review of the objections to listing submitted for 1767 and 1773 Bayview Avenue and 73 Niagara Street, staff are of the opinion that the subject properties hold cultural heritage value. Staff recommend that Council continue to include these properties on the Heritage Register.

The Planning and Housing Committee:

1. Requested the General Manager, Toronto Water, to review if it is feasible to establish a flat rate cost for installing residential water service for buildings with six or more units on one property, or other measures to reduce requirements for multiplex projects to commission individualized engineering drawings and tendering, and report back on options as part of the upcoming Multiplex Monitoring report.

2. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, working with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to prepare a consolidated zoning by-law update for public use by the third quarter of 2026.

3. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, and the Executive Director, Development Review, to pilot open houses geared towards residents who are interested in learning more about building multiplexes, laneway or garden suites on their properties.

4. Requested the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, to continue to modernize its approach to housing approvals by introducing innovative tools, such as the AI Assisted Building Plan Pre-Assessment Pilot Initiative (launching by end of the third quarter of 2026) to improve efficiency and speed of building permit application reviews.

In recent years, the City of Toronto has dramatically expanded where and how we allow more housing to be built. We now permit multiplexes, garden and laneway suites, and six-storey apartment buildings on Major Streets in neighbourhoods, with more to come.

We have also expanded financial incentives to help make it more affordable to build, including waivers of development charges and park levies for up to six units plus a garden or laneway suite on a single parcel of land.

As uptake of Missing Middle housing grows, I recently met with a group of multiplex planners, architects, and builders, along with key City staff, to discuss further operational measures the City could take to make it easier and cheaper to build more housing options in our neighbourhoods.

These recommendations are some of the items that emerged from these discussions. They speak to different facets of multiplex development, including:

- Assessing opportunities to lower the cost of new residential water service connections for multiplexes

- Making information available to interested residents and property owners about multiplex permissions

- Introducing innovative tools such as AI assisted reviews of building plans to improve efficiency and speed in building permit application reviews

The Planning and Housing Committee:

1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report back in 2027 with updated zoning regulations for places of worship that considers how they can best fit within Toronto’s residential and mixed-use communities.

Places of worship are important parts of our communities, and many faith institutions have long and deep histories in our neighbourhoods.

Permissions and zoning standards for Places of Worship in city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 generally carry forward long-time zoning requirements from the pre-amalgamation municipalities.  A review of zoning regulations for places of worship is an opportunity to ensure that requirements are suitable for Toronto today.