Executive Committee · meeting 17
Redesigning the Vacant Home Tax Program and Supporting Housing Supply
- Outcome
- Lost, 5-18
- 5 yes · 18 no · 10 October 2024
Motions and results
Amend Item 10 October 2024
Lost, 4-19Majority required - EX17.4 - Holyday - motion 2
Amend Item (Additional) 10 October 2024
Lost, 5-18Majority required - EX17.4 - Bradford - motion 3
Data table· 2 rows
| Date | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 October 2024 | Amend Item Majority required - EX17.4 - Holyday - motion 2 | Lost, 4-19 | 4 | 19 | 2 |
| 10 October 2024 | Amend Item (Additional) Majority required - EX17.4 - Bradford - motion 3 | Lost, 5-18 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
Source: Members of Council voting record.
How members voted, and who was contacted
Voted Yes
0 of 5 had their office contacted
Voted No
1 of 18 had their office contacted
Contacted share by vote: 0 of 5 (0%) of Yes votes, 1 of 18 (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 ChowMayorNo● Member contacted; Staff contacted5 contactsC Committee member
- John ToryMayorNo vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Vincent CrisantiWard 1Yes○ Not contactedB Voted differently from bloc
- Stephen HolydayWard 2Yes○ Not contacted
- Amber MorleyWard 3No○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Gord PerksWard 4No○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Frances NunziataWard 5No○ Not contactedB Voted differently from bloc
- James PasternakWard 6No○ Not contactedC Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
- Anthony PerruzzaWard 7No○ Not contacted
- Mike ColleWard 8No○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Alejandra BravoWard 9No○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Ausma MalikWard 10No○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Dianne SaxeWard 11No○ Not contacted
- Josh MatlowWard 12No○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Chris MoiseWard 13No○ Not contacted
- Paula FletcherWard 14No○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Rachel Chernos LinWard 15No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Jaye RobinsonWard 15No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Jon BurnsideWard 16Yes○ Not contactedB Voted differently from bloc
- Shelley CarrollWard 17No○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Lily ChengWard 18Absent○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Brad BradfordWard 19Yes○ Not contactedC Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
- Gary CrawfordWard 20No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Parthi KandavelWard 20No○ Not contacted
- Michael ThompsonWard 21Absent○ Not contacted
- Nick MantasWard 22Yes○ Not contacted
- Jamaal MyersWard 23No○ Not contacted
- Paul AinslieWard 24No○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Jennifer McKelvieWard 25No○ Not contactedC Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
- Neethan ShanWard 25No vote recorded○ Not contacted
Data table· 30 rows
| Name | Ward | Vote | Contact | Contacts | Meetings | Emails | Calls | Last contact | Days before vote | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Chow | Mayor | No | Member contacted; Staff contacted | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 August 2024 | 42 | Committee member |
| John Tory | Mayor | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Vincent Crisanti | 1 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Voted differently from bloc |
| Stephen Holyday | 2 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Amber Morley | 3 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Gord Perks | 4 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Frances Nunziata | 5 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Voted differently from bloc |
| James Pasternak | 6 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member; Voted differently from bloc |
| Anthony Perruzza | 7 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Mike Colle | 8 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Alejandra Bravo | 9 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Ausma Malik | 10 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Dianne Saxe | 11 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Josh Matlow | 12 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Chris Moise | 13 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Paula Fletcher | 14 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Rachel Chernos Lin | 15 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jaye Robinson | 15 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jon Burnside | 16 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Voted differently from bloc |
| Shelley Carroll | 17 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Lily Cheng | 18 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Brad Bradford | 19 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member; Voted differently from bloc |
| Gary Crawford | 20 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Parthi Kandavel | 20 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Michael Thompson | 21 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Nick Mantas | 22 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jamaal Myers | 23 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Paul Ainslie | 24 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Jennifer McKelvie | 25 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member; Voted differently from bloc |
| Neethan Shan | 25 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
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
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board · registration SM34183 · 12 February 2023 to 31 December 2026
- Affordable Housing
- Budget
Evidence High confidence · score 0.95
A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.
Source records
- Registration SM34183: Vacant Home Tax - including such details as potential exemptions, rate of tax, and implementation details (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.EX17.4: Redesigning the Vacant Home Tax Program and Supporting Housing Supply (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Building Industry and Land Development Association · registration SM34061 · 18 January 2023 to 31 December 2025
- By-law / Regulation
Evidence High confidence · score 0.92
A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.
Source records
- Registration SM34061: Seeking an amendment to the vacant home tax by-law and policy on residential development which was approved in Dec 2021. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.EX17.4: Redesigning the Vacant Home Tax Program and Supporting Housing Supply (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Coalition Against New Home Taxes · registration SM35806 · 31 July 2024 to 30 August 2024
- Budget
- Planning and Development
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.86
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 SM35806: Reduce the municipal land-transfer tax and development charges on all new housing to help combat the housing affordability crisis. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.EX17.4: Redesigning the Vacant Home Tax Program and Supporting Housing Supply (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Guardian Angels Property Inc. · registration SM35320 · 14 February 2024 to 7 January 2025
- Fire Services
- Planning and Development
- Real Estate / Property (City-owned)
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.78
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 SM35320: Vacant Property Protection (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.EX17.4: Redesigning the Vacant Home Tax Program and Supporting Housing Supply (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board · registration SM35906 · 10 September 2024 to 20 February 2026
- Affordable Housing
- Budget
- Economic Development
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 SM35906: City of Toronto Budget and Planning discussions related to taxes and fees that could address Toronto's financial challenges including changes to the Municipal Land Transfer tax and other measures (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.EX17.4: Redesigning the Vacant Home Tax Program and Supporting Housing Supply (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Toronto Region Board of Trade · registration SM32003 · 1 July 2021 to 31 March 2027
- Affordable Housing
- Planning and Development
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 SM32003: Measures to ensure adequate and economically accessible housing supply for all segment of the growing workforce in the Toronto Region. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.EX17.4: Redesigning the Vacant Home Tax Program and Supporting Housing Supply (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Mattamy Homes Limited · registration SM35376 · 12 March 2024 to 31 May 2027
- Affordable Housing
- Environment
- Planning and Development
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.71
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 SM35376: Introduction to Mattamy Homes to discuss pertinent issues facing the City of Toronto and the homebuilding sector (the housing supply shortage and related affordability challenges, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from residential buildings). (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.EX17.4: Redesigning the Vacant Home Tax Program and Supporting Housing Supply (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (12 July 2024 to 10 October 2024). 5 communications on 1 linked registration.
Data table
| Date | Registration | Office holder (as recorded) | Member's office | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2024 | SM35806 (Coalition Against New Home Taxes) | Olivia Chow Member of council | Olivia Chow | |
| 20 August 2024 | SM35806 (Coalition Against New Home Taxes) | Emily Trudeau Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | |
| 20 August 2024 | SM35806 (Coalition Against New Home Taxes) | Chris Ball Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | |
| 29 August 2024 | SM35806 (Coalition Against New Home Taxes) | Emily Trudeau Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | |
| 29 August 2024 | SM35806 (Coalition Against New Home Taxes) | Chris Ball Councillor staff | Olivia Chow |
Declared interests
No declared interests are recorded for this item.
Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.