Registration SM35960 · in-house
Building Industry and Land Development Association
- Lobbyists
- 4
Who
- Client
- Building Industry and Land Development Association
- Registrant
- Paula Tenuta
- Type
- in-house
- Status
- active
- Dates
- Approved 23 September 2024; 27 September 2024 to 31 December 2026
- Topic (lobbyTO)
- Development charges and community benefits (assigned by a decision model from the registration text)
Subject matter
- Planning and Development
Source: City of Toronto Lobbyist Registry (open data). Dataset page.
Particulars
Municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges
Automated summary of the registration text
Registered, communicating about municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges.
Generated from the registration text only. Read the particulars for the registrant's own words.
Lobbyists
- Danielle Binder (In-House Lobbyist)
- Justin Sherwood (In-House Lobbyist)
- Paula Tenuta (Registrant)
- Dave Wilkes (In-House Lobbyist)
Organisations named
- Building Industry and Land Development Association (Client)
- Ontario Home Builders' Association (Parent)
Communications
Communications per month
2026-04 to 2026-053 communications, most in 2026-05 (2)
How and with whom
By method · 1 meeting
By office holder
Most-contacted offices
Offices contacted· 2 rows
| Office | Office holder type | Communications | Meetings | Last contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Review Division | City staff | 2 | 1 | 28 May 2026 |
| Olivia Chow | Councillor staff | 1 | 0 | 28 May 2026 |
All communications· 3 rows
| Date | Office | Office holder (as recorded) | Member's office | Method | Lobbyist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | Development Review Division | — City staff | — | Call Telephone | Danielle Binder |
| 28 May 2026 | Mayor Olivia Chow | Jennifer Chan Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Call Telephone | Danielle Binder |
| 28 April 2026 | Development Review Division | — City staff | — | Meeting | Danielle Binder |
"Member's office" is the member of council whose office was contacted (the member or their staff), resolved from the office holder name and office recorded in the registry.
Linked agenda items
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
Item 2026.CC41.1 · meeting 20 May 2026 · first recorded vote 21 May 2026 · from registration SM35960
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.85
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 SM35960: Municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2026.CC41.1: Making it Easier to Build More Housing: Extending Development Charge Incentives to Condominium Multiplexes and Engaging on the Review of the Ontario Building Code (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
112 Walmer Road - Development Charges Complaint and Parkland Levy Appeal - Request for Directions
Item 2026.CC41.10 · meeting 20 May 2026 · first recorded vote 20 May 2026 · from registration SM35960
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.85
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 SM35960: Municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2026.CC41.10: 112 Walmer Road - Development Charges Complaint and Parkland Levy Appeal - Request for Directions (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Building Faster: Streamlining Housing Delivery and Strengthening the City's Development Capacity
Item 2025.EX25.1 · meeting 16 July 2025 · first recorded vote 24 July 2025 · from registration SM35960
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 SM35960: Municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2025.EX25.1: Building Faster: Streamlining Housing Delivery and Strengthening the City's Development Capacity (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Development Application Fee Review
Item 2025.PH21.3 · meeting 8 May 2025 · first recorded vote 8 May 2025 · from registration SM35960
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 SM35960: Municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2025.PH21.3: Development Application Fee Review (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Item 2024.PH17.6 · meeting 5 December 2024 · first recorded vote 17 December 2024 · from registration SM35960
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 SM35960: Municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.PH17.6: Exempting Dwelling Rooms in a Multi-tenant House from Parkland Dedication and Clarifications to Exemptions in Article III of Chapter 415 - Development of Land (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Freezing Development Charges - by Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks
Item 2025.MM29.16 · meeting — · first recorded vote 24 April 2025 · from registration SM35960
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.85
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 SM35960: Municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2025.MM29.16: Freezing Development Charges - by Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Item 2025.MM35.12 · meeting — · first recorded vote 17 December 2025 · from registration SM35960
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 SM35960: Municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2025.MM35.12: 199 College Street Community Benefits Charge, College Streetscape - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Item 2026.MM42.44 · meeting — · first recorded vote 24 June 2026 · from registration SM35960
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.85
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 SM35960: Municipal development approvals, municipal development charges and planning fees, parkland cash-in-lieu, educational development charges and community benefit charges (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2026.MM42.44: Reducing Development Charges in Partnership with the Provincial and Federal Governments - by Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Linked development applications
No published links to development or Committee of Adjustment applications.