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Planning and Housing Committee · 2020-07-13 · 2020.PH15.10

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City of Toronto Submission on Bill 184 - Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020

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2020-07-28 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on July 28 and 29, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario, through the Ministry of the Attorney General, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to: a. provide open data on eviction applications heard before the Landlord and Tenant Board, including the type of notice provided by landlords to tenants, the type of application made by landlords to the Landlord and Tenant Board, the size of the household before the Landlord and Tenant Board and the outcome of the application, including the content of any orders (i.e., evicted, not evicted, ordered to repay arrears, etc.); b.

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identify tenants in need of housing support services through the eviction process and provide these services for every household that is evicted through the Landlord and Tenant Board, with a goal of timely re-housing; c. provide and fund emergency shelter spaces and related supports in municipalities for households evicted through the Landlord and Tenant Board at no cost to the municipality until proper housing can be provided for those households; and d. invest in the development of affordable rental housing and housing benefits in municipalities, commensurate with population and core housing need, and prioritize access for renters who have been evicted and for those who are paying more than 30 percent of income on rent and may be at risk of being evicted. 2. City Council adopt the positions on Bill 184, Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (June 26, 2020) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to formally submit Appendix A to the report (June 26, 2020) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, as amended by Part 1 above, to the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to commence a challenge to those amendments of The Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020, outlined in the supplementary report (July 26, 2020) from the City Solicitor on the basis that they are contrary to rules of procedural fairness and natural justice, and on any other grounds the City Solicitor determines to be appropriate, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to take any necessary action to achieve a stay of those provisions until such time as a final decision has been rendered in respect of the challenge. 4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (July 26, 2020) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (July 26, 2020) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. November 26, 2025 The City Solicitor having confirmed that the legal proceedings relating to the release of confidential information have been concluded, Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (July 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor has been made public. Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (July 26, 2023) from the City Solicitor can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 22-2

For (22)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jennifer McKelvie, Joe Cressy, John Filion, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mark Grimes, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll
Against (2)Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday
Absent (1)Jaye Robinson
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As the city filed it

On March 12, 2020 the provincial government introduced Bill 184 Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020. This Bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, Building Code Act, 1992, Housing Services Act, 2011 and enacts the Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation Repeal Act, 2020. The Bill passed Second Reading on May 27, 2020 and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. On June 16, 2020 the notice of hearings was posted with a deadline for submissions June 26, 2020.

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This reports seeks approval for the attached submission provided to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on June 26, 2020. The submission was informed by previous Council positions.

Staff recommended

The Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, recommends that: 1.City Council adopt the positions on Bill 184, Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020, as outlined in Appendix A, and direct the Executive Director of the Housing Secretariat, formally submit Appendix A, to the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Considered

  • 2020-07-13 · Planning and Housing Committee · amended

    Decision as filed

    The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario, through the Ministry of the Attorney General, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to: a. provide open data on eviction applications heard before the Landlord and Tenant Board, including the type of notice provided by landlords to tenants, the type of application made by landlords to the Landlord and Tenant Board, the size of the household before the Landlord and Tenant Board and the outcome of the application, including the content of any orders (i.e., evicted, not evicted, ordered to repay arrears, etc.); b.

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    identify tenants in need of housing support services through the eviction process and provide these services for every household that is evicted through the Landlord and Tenant Board, with a goal of timely re-housing; c. provide and fund emergency shelter spaces and related supports in municipalities for households evicted through the Landlord and Tenant Board at no cost to the municipality until proper housing can be provided for those households; and d. invest in the development of affordable rental housing and housing benefits in municipalities, commensurate with population and core housing need, and prioritize access for renters who have been evicted and for those who are paying more than 30 percent of income on rent and may be at risk of being evicted. 2. City Council adopt the positions on Bill 184, Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020, as outlined in Appendix A, and direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to formally submit Appendix A, to the report (June 26, 2020) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, as amended by Recommendation 1 above, to the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

    Clerk’s note

    The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Directed the City Solicitor to report directly to City Council at its meeting on July 28 and 29, 2020 with advice on the possibility of legally challenging those provisions of Bill 184 which undermine the rights of tenants to a fair hearing.

  • 2020-07-28 · Toronto City Council · amended

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