Public Notice

Proposed Amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code for increases to the Solid Waste Management Services (SWMS) rates and fees.

Notice is hereby given that City officials are recommending to Toronto City Council the enactment of a by-law, effective January 1, 2023, amending the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required to increase the SWMS rates and fees by customer group as follows:

• 3.0% rate increase to properties that receive Multi-Residential Front End Container and Multi-Residential Curbside collection services;
• 3.0% rate increase to all Single Family Residential and Residential Units Above Commercial (RUAC) properties;
• 3.0% increase in bag tags and bin purchases; and
• 3.0% increase in Commercial; City Divisions, Agencies, Corporations and Schools.

As shown in Appendix A, the recommended interim increase in the Solid Waste Management Services 2023 rates and fee, effective January 1, 2023 are shown in the following link: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-230209.pdf

The particulars of the proposed interim 2023 Solid Waste Management Services rates and fees are set out in the report to the Executive Committee of Toronto City Council from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services titled "2023 Interim Solid Waste Management Services Rates and Fees" (the "Report") http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2023.EX1.2 

City officials are recommending the adoption of the proposed 2023 interim Solid Waste Management Services rates and fees, effective January 1, 2023, in advance of the 2023 Tax and Rate Supported Operating and Capital Budgets. The recommended interim Solid Waste Management Services rates and fees are consistent with the financial modeling and the rate increase requirements presented during the 2022 Budget Process. These interim rates may be amended by City Council when the 2023 Rate Supported Operating and Capital Budgets are approved.

The 3.0% interim rate increase for 2023 is recommended to maintain the contribution to the Waste Management Reserve fund in line with last year's forecast to finance future capital investments.

At its meeting, to be held in person and by video conference on December 6, 2022 at 1:30 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the Executive Committee will hear from any person, or their counsel, agent or solicitor, who wishes to speak to the matter.  The meeting details are as follows:

Date:          December 6, 2022

Time:          1:30 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter

Location:    By Video Conference

                        OR

Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor

100 Queen Street West

To submit written comments or register to make a presentation to the Executive Committee on December 6, 2022, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on December 5, 2022: 

Email:         exc@toronto.ca

Phone:        416-396-7287      

Mail:           Executive Committee

Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West, 10th Floor, West Tower
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Fax:           416-392-2980

Presentations will be limited to 5 minutes per person, unless the Committee decides otherwise.

Any comments received after the Executive Committee meetings will be forwarded to City Council.

The Executive Committee will make its recommendations on December 6, 2022, which will be forwarded for consideration to City Council at its meeting on December 14, 2022.

While the Report sets out the recommended rates and fee increases, the appropriate Committee may change these recommendations.

Further, Toronto City Council may adopt rates and fees that differ from the recommendations, including rates and fees that are higher or lower than the rates and fees set out in the Report, changes to rates and fees for which no change is recommended, and may adopt additional new rates or fees.

The adopted rates and fees will be implemented through a by-law that will amend the Municipal Code.

For further information concerning the Report, and the proposed rates and fee increases, please contact John Oswald, Manager, Financial Planning & Business Analysis, Solid Waste Management Services, Tel: (647) 466-4283, E-Mail: John.Oswald@toronto.ca 

To obtain or view a copy of the Report, please visit http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2023.EX1.2 

Further information:

If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda.  Please contact the above noted City official if you require notice in these cases.

Notice to people writing and making presentations to Executive Committee:

The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees. The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

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If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or call 416-396-7287.

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