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Request for Report on the Feasibility of Changing the City of Toronto's Policy on Statutory Holidays

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2019-03-27 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on March 27 and 28, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, People, Equity and Human Rights, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to report back to the General Government and Licensing Committee in the second quarter of 2019 on the feasibility of allowing City staff whose religious holidays do not fall on statutory holidays to take their religious holidays off as paid time off work without using sick days, vacation days, or lieu time.

The vote

Adopt Item · Carried, 19-4

For (19)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Jennifer McKelvie, Jim Karygiannis, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mark Grimes, Michael Thompson, Mike Layton, Paul Ainslie, Shelley Carroll
Against (4)Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Mike Colle, Stephen Holyday
Absent (3)John Tory, Michael Ford, Paula Fletcher
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As the city filed it

City Council, on January 30 and 31, 2019, referred Member Motion MM2.7 to the General Government and Licensing Committee. The City of Toronto has been voted as one of the ten best cities to live in the world. Toronto is Canada's largest City with over 2.9 million residents with various ethnic beliefs and religious practices. To be truly considered multicultural, our City's policies and practices have to reflect these norms.

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This motion is asking for a report on the feasibility of changing the City's policies on religious observances so that they are representative of our rich and diverse multicultural population.

Staff recommended

Councillor Jim Karygiannis, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, People, Equity and Human Rights, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to report to the General Government and Licensing Committee in the second quarter of 2019 on the feasibility of allowing City staff whose religious holidays do not fall on statutory holidays to take their religious holidays off as paid time off work without using sick days, vacation days, or lieu time.

Considered

  • 2019-03-05 · General Government and Licensing Committee · adopted

    Decision as filed

    The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council request the Executive Director, People, Equity and Human Rights, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to report back to the General Government and Licensing Committee in the second quarter of 2019 on the feasibility of allowing City staff whose religious holidays do not fall on statutory holidays to take their religious holidays off as paid time off work without using sick days, vacation days, or lieu time.

  • 2019-03-27 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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