Urgently Building More Affordable Homes

Motions and results

• Amend Item (Additional) 6 September 2023

  Carried, 23-1
  • Yes2392%
  • No14%
  • Absent14%

  Majority required - EX7.2 - Fletcher - motion 1

• Adopt Item as Amended 6 September 2023

  Carried, 23-1
  • Yes2392%
  • No14%
  • Absent14%

  Majority required - EX7.2 - Adopt the item as amended

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 5 of 23 (22%) of Yes votes, 0 of 1 (0%) 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
  Yes◐ Staff contacted2 contacts
  C Committee member
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  No○ Not contacted
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Gord PerksWard 4
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted4 contacts
  C Committee member
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  Yes○ Not contacted
• James PasternakWard 6
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Mike ColleWard 8
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  Yes◐ Staff contacted10 contacts
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Yes◐ Staff contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• 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

• Sonderbloom · registration SM33008 · 1 April 2022 to 28 July 2023

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development
  • Social Services
  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 SM33008: lobbying for affordable housing and social service agencies (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Nomodic · registration SM34706 · 15 August 2023 to 31 December 2023

  • Affordable Housing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.84

  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 SM34706: Affordable housing projects in the City of Toronto, particularly those that utilize modular construction (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Building Industry and Land Development Association · registration SM17047 · 5 September 2011 to 31 January 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.84

  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 SM17047: Building Industry's position on the City of Toronto's affordable housing initiatives. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association · registration SM34512 · 24 May 2023 to 21 March 2024

  • Affordable Housing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.83

  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 SM34512: Funding for affordable housing. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Residential Construction Council of Ontario · registration SM22282 · 12 October 2015 to 31 July 2027

  • Affordable Housing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.83

  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 SM22282: Promoting Affordable Housing Opportunities through partnerships with private residential building industry. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• MetStrat Canada · registration SM31136 · 14 January 2021 to 31 December 2023

  • Affordable Housing
  • Licences / Licensing
  • Transit / TTC
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.82

  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 SM31136: Impact and regulation of platform-based services Increasing housing availability and affordability Prioritizing sustainable, affordable, low-emission transportation modalities (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Assembly Corp. · registration SM34136 · 3 February 2023 to 31 December 2026

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development
  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 SM34136: Changing existing zoning or other by-laws to promote the building of affordable housing and infill development in various areas of the City. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Morgis Corporation · registration SM33460 · 13 July 2022 to 31 December 2023

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development Application
  • Planning and Development Application, Zoning By-law
  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 SM33460: We will be addressing Purpose Built Rental Housing. We will address the viability of building Housing. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• S2E Technologies Developments Inc. · registration SM32927 · 28 February 2022 to 31 December 2023

  • Affordable Housing
  • Parking
  • Toronto Parking Authority
  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 SM32927: Introducing low footprint parking to the city of Toronto and how to make better use of land for expanding Affordable housing and Netzero within the city (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Done By Data · registration SM33206 · 4 May 2022 to 31 December 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  • Building Permits
  • Planning and Development
  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 SM33206: Actively looking at how non-traditional housing sector market could offer scalable, durable, high-quality, affordable solutions to housing better than traditional housing approaches and what is needed in regulatory approaches to allow for that. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Richard Persad · registration SM34035 · 12 January 2023 to 31 December 2023

  • Affordable Housing
  • Real Estate / Property (City-owned)
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.77

  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 SM34035: Introducing my services to the city of Toronto. Lobbying on behalf of myself to research, negotiate, and secure property for housing on behalf of the city. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited · registration SM34732 · 17 August 2023 to 19 December 2026

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.74

  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 SM34732: Discussions regarding building more affordable housing across the City of Toronto (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• SvN Architects + Planners · registration SM31425 · 18 March 2021 to 31 August 2024

  • Affordable Housing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.74

  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 SM31425: CreateTO Housing Lands in Toronto (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Lifestyle Custom Homes Inc. · registration SM33524 · 17 August 2022 to 31 December 2023

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development Application, Site Plan
  • Planning and Development Application, Minor Variance
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.72

  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 SM33524: Application to construct a rental building with affordable housing units at 142-144 Galloway Road. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Options For Homes Non-Profit Corporation · registration SM26883 · 23 October 2018 to 31 December 2023

  • Affordable Housing
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.72

  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 SM26883: Dunelm - 253 Markham Road, 12, 20 and 30 Dunelm Street (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2023.EX7.2: Urgently Building More Affordable Homes (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (8 June 2023 to 6 September 2023). 22 communications on 4 linked registrations.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.