Advancing Truth, Reconciliation and Justice: Supporting Indigenous Housing Partners Right to Self-Determination - by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Recognizing the importance of this work, City Council demonstrated its commitment by adopting Item 2019.EC2.10 - Implementation of Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy on March 27 and 28, 2019 directing the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to develop an Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) funding stream in partnership with local Indigenous organizations and associations, with a minimum target of 20 percent of new Reaching Home funding, and to report to the Aboriginal Affairs Committee, or the appropriate Standing Committee, on the agreed structure of this funding stream. Reinforcing their commitment, City Council further adopted Item 2019.PH11.5 on December 17 and 18, 2019, the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan (HousingTO Plan) which includes a framework to guide the City's efforts to address strategically and effectively housing needs, including developing a dedicated Indigenous grants funding stream by 2030. The Shelter Support and Housing Administration Division and Housing Secretariat Division are working collaboratively with the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle and Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board to amend the Original memorandum of understanding signed with Shelter Support and Housing Administration Division on October 31, 2019 to acknowledge the new role of the Housing Secretariat division of the City in the administration of grant funding for housing services, address changes to the funding sources that will be provided by the City for the Indigenous funding stream, and update the roles and responsibilities to reflect current practices. Staff in the Shelter Support and Housing Administration Division and the Housing Secretariat Division continue to work with the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle and the Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board to develop and support an operating model to administer the full allocation of 20 percent grant funding for the Indigenous funding stream. Reason for Urgency: As housing stability services section of Shelter Support and Housing Administration moved under the housing secretariat, this authority is needed to issue outstanding grant payments.

Fund to the Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) funding stream and City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to allocate a minimum of 20 percent of any additional community-based grants funding for housing and homelessness services to the Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) funding stream, and/or to increase the percentage of funding allocated, all as determined by the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in consultation with Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enter into, on behalf of the City, a Memorandum of Understanding, or to amend any existing Memorandums of Understanding, with the Toronto Indigenous Community Advisory Board and the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle as the Indigenous Community Entity, or a future Indigenous Community Entity designated by the Federal Government, in relation to the administration of the Indigenous funding stream, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enter into, on behalf of the City, funding agreement(s) with the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle, as the Indigenous Community Entity, and/or a future Indigenous Community Entity designated by the Federal Government, to administer the Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) funding stream in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.