Prioritizing Non-Profit Housing in the Concept 2 Keys (C2K) Program - by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford

It is well known that non-profit and co-operative housing organizations face significant municipal and financial barriers in developing new affordable housing in Toronto's hot housing market. As a result, the city must look to remove barriers to new non-profit development, while improving the delivery and speed of approvals. Speedy municipal consideration and approval of non-profit and co-operative housing proposals plays a significant role in proponents being able to apply and access limited federal and provincial affordable and supportive housing funds. Regrettably a number of non-profit housing proposals have not been prioritize, are "stuck" in the city's planning and development approval process, and unable to proceed in a timely fashion. This includes organizations which City Council approved pre-development funding in June 2022, including the Learning Enrichment development that Council directed City staff to give priority consideration to at their meeting of July 19, 20 and 21, 2022. The motion proposes improving the Concept to Keys (C2K) Dashboard and also proposes that the Priority Development Review Stream and the Concept to Keys (C2K) Program include those non-profit and co-operative housing organizations that have Pre-Development Funding approved by City Council.

2. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services to immediately include and prioritize non-profit and co-operative developments in the Priority Development Review Stream and the Concept 2 Keys (C2K) where the non-profit or co-operative housing proponent has been approved by Council for Pre-Development Funding.