Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Five Deferred Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report

Motions and results

• Amend Item 12 October 2023

  Lost, 8-16
  • Yes832%
  • No1664%
  • Absent14%

  Majority required - CC11.18 - Perruzza - motion 3a

• Amend Item (Additional) 12 October 2023

  Lost, 7-17
  • Yes728%
  • No1768%
  • Absent14%

  Majority required - CC11.18 - Morley - motion 1

• Amend Item (Additional) 12 October 2023

  Lost, 9-15
  • Yes936%
  • No1560%
  • Absent14%

  Majority required - CC11.18 - Pasternak - motion 2

• Amend Item (Additional) 12 October 2023

  Lost, 7-17
  • Yes728%
  • No1768%
  • Absent14%

  Majority required - CC11.18 - Perruzza - motion 3b

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 1 of 7 (14%) of Yes votes, 1 of 17 (6%) of No votes. 90-day window. Ward councillors and committee members are flagged below because they are contacted on local and committee matters by default.

• Yes No Absent
• ● Member contacted
• ◐ Staff contacted
• ○ Not contacted
• W Ward councillor
• C Committee member
• B Voted differently from bloc
• $ Funded by a linked contributor of an organisation lobbying on this item

• Olivia ChowMayor
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Gord PerksWard 4
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• James PasternakWard 6
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Mike ColleWard 8
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Lily ChengWard 18
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Absent○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  No◐ Staff contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Neethan ShanWard 25
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted

Contact status uses the 90-day window. Vote shown is the vote on the deciding motion.

Lobbyists choose whom to contact (persuadable members, ward councillors, committee members), so a difference does not show a change of mind.

Linked lobbying registrations

This link is inferred by lobbyTO; the registry does not record which agenda item a registration concerns.

Links between records are inferred by a model and are not reviewed by a person. Each link shows its score out of 1; moderate-confidence links (0.7 to 0.9) are wrong more often than high-confidence links. How links are scored

• Manish Jain · registration SM34510 · 26 May 2023 to 5 December 2026

  • Planning and Development
  • Planning and Development Application
  • Planning and Development Application, Official Plan
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.89

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM34510: Discussion regarding ongoing Employment Conversion Requests process associated with the Official Plan Review as well as 55 Nugget Avenue. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC11.18: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Five Deferred Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Woodbine Entertainment Group · registration SM34655 · 19 July 2023 to 17 February 2026

  • Planning and Development
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.88

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM34655: Employment Lands Conversion Request No. 074 regarding 555 Rexdale Boulevard (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC11.18: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Five Deferred Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Shell Canada · registration SM33242 · 16 May 2022 to 31 December 2026

  • Planning and Development
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.87

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33242: Toronto Port development, compatibility with existing industrial use, retention of key water, rail and road modes of transportation/Land conversion requests and industry concerns about compatibility/Opportunities to increase the profile of manufacturing. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC11.18: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Five Deferred Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• CRH Canada Group Inc. · registration SM33941 · 5 December 2022 to 30 April 2024

  • Economic Development
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.81

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33941: City of Toronto Employment Conversion Study with respect to the impact to 1940 McCowan. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC11.18: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Five Deferred Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• CRH Canada Group Inc. · registration SM33943 · 5 December 2022 to 30 April 2024

  • Economic Development
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.79

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33943: City of Toronto Employment Conversion Study with respect to the impact to 1940 McCowan. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC11.18: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Five Deferred Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Achille Developments · registration SM33944 · 5 December 2022 to 30 September 2023

  • Planning and Development Application
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.75

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM33944: Employment conversion request at 4570 Sheppard Avenue East (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.CC11.18: Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Five Deferred Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 180 days before the first recorded vote (15 April 2023 to 12 October 2023). 17 communications on 3 linked registrations.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.