Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report

Motions and results

• Refer Item 5 February 2025

  Lost, 7-16
  • Yes727%
  • No1662%
  • Absent312%

  Majority required - PH18.5 - Holyday - motion 2a

• Amend Item 5 February 2025

  Lost, 7-16
  • Yes727%
  • No1662%
  • Absent312%

  Majority required - PH18.5 - Holyday - motion 2b

• Amend Item 5 February 2025

  Lost, 6-17
  • Yes623%
  • No1765%
  • Absent312%

  Majority required - PH18.5 - Holyday - motion 2c

• Amend Item 5 February 2025

  Carried, 16-8
  • Yes1662%
  • No831%
  • Absent28%

  Majority required - PH18.5 - Perks - motion 1

• Amend Item (Additional) 5 February 2025

  Lost, 11-13
  • Yes1142%
  • No1350%
  • Absent28%

  Majority required - PH18.5 - Holyday - motion 2d

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 0 of 11 (0%) of Yes votes, 2 of 13 (15%) 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◐ Staff contacted3 contacts
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Gord PerksWard 4
  No● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• James PasternakWard 6
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Mike ColleWard 8
  No○ Not contacted
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  No○ Not contacted
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  No○ Not contacted
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  No○ Not contacted
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  No○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  No○ Not contacted
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Absent● Member contacted1 contact
  C Committee member
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B 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

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

  • Affordable Housing
  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 SM17047: Building Industry's position on the City of Toronto's affordable housing initiatives. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.PH18.5: Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report (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 0.80

  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 2025.PH18.5: Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Toronto Regional Real Estate Board · registration SM26625 · 5 September 2018 to 31 December 2026

  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  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 SM26625: Planning policy, approval processes, and zoning rules to facilitate creation of "missing middle" housing, defined as semi-detached, row homes, town homes, multiplexes, and other types of "gentle density" housing. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.PH18.5: Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Greater Toronto Apartment Association · registration SM33080 · 17 March 2022 to 30 June 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  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 SM33080: rental housing is typically the most affordable type of housing available. all aspects of affordable housing policy are critically important to apartment owners and operators. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.PH18.5: Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Building Industry and Land Development Association · registration SM11191 · 25 February 2008 to 31 December 2026

  • Planning and Development: Planning Policies/Studies
  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 SM11191: Review of Development Application Review Process. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.PH18.5: Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report (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 0.74

  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 SM22282: Promoting Affordable Housing Opportunities through partnerships with private residential building industry. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.PH18.5: Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Minto Communities Inc. · registration SM27948 · 1 April 2019 to 31 December 2024

  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  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 SM27948: General housing supply and affordable housing policies in the City of Toronto. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.PH18.5: Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Minto Communities Inc. · registration SM27961 · 3 April 2019 to 3 April 2027

  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  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 SM27961: General housing supply and affordable housing policies in the City of Toronto. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2025.PH18.5: Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report (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 0.70

  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 2025.PH18.5: Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 180 days before the first recorded vote (9 August 2024 to 5 February 2025). 8 communications on 1 linked registration.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.