Ontario-Toronto New Deal - Advancing the Delivery of Transit Oriented Communities along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

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2025-05-21 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve transfers by the City of Toronto to Metrolinx, or such other Provincial body or agency, as directed by the Province of Ontario, of ownership to the City-owned lands identified in Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2025) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, for the purpose of supporting Transit Oriented

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Communities to be located along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, in consideration of the financial support that the Province of Ontario has previously committed to the City pursuant to the terms of the New Deal (Item 2023.CC13.2), with such transfers to be on terms satisfactory to the City Manager, including the reservation of such rights and interests as may be appropriate for the continued operation of existing City infrastructure and programs located within the boundaries of such lands, and the granting of such ancillary property rights as may be appropriate to support the transfers of ownership. 2. City Council authorize severally each of the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to execute, on behalf of the City, any documents required to implement the transactions identified in Part 1 above, on terms that have been approved by the City Manager, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council request the Government of Ontario to conduct public consultations as soon as possible on their intentions and plans for the Transit Oriented Community lands along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, and to solicit meaningful input from the community on the use of the lands and potential development projects.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 15-6

For (15)Amber Morley, Anthony Perruzza, Ausma Malik, Chris Moise, Dianne Saxe, Jamaal Myers, James Pasternak, Jon Burnside, Josh Matlow, Michael Thompson, Nick Mantas, Olivia Chow, Paul Ainslie, Rachel Chernos Lin, Vincent Crisanti

Against (6)Brad Bradford, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Parthi Kandavel, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday

Absent (4)Alejandra Bravo, Frances Nunziata, Gord Perks, Shelley Carroll

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The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's approval to execute components of the Ontario -Toronto New Deal related to the Province's priority transit projects as described in the New Deal Term Sheet. The Ontario - Toronto New Deal reached in November 2023 included an agreement between the City and the Province on a set of core commitments in exchange for over $4 billion in financial supports to the City. Council approved the terms of the Ontario - Toronto New Deal Working Group on December 13, 2023.

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With respect to advancing the delivery of the Province's priority transit projects, the New Deal Term Sheet includes a commitment for the City to "expeditiously provide Metrolinx and the Province with the necessary properties and easements to advance construction of Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE), tunnels, elevated guideway and stations and to support Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) along the ECWE corridor". In accordance with the New Deal Term Sheet, the Province has requested the transfer of the properties described in this report to support TOC Program along the ECWE corridor. As the estimated value of the total recommended land transaction of the TOC properties exceeds staff delegated authority, Council approval is required.

Staff recommended

The City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services recommend that: 1. City Council approve transfers by the City of Toronto to Metrolinx, or such other Provincial body or agency, as directed by the Province of Ontario, of ownership to the City-owned lands identified "Dual Purpose Land Requirement" in Attachment 1, for the purpose of supporting Transit Oriented Communities to be located along the Eglinton

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Crosstown West Extension, in consideration of the financial support that the Province of Ontario has previously committed to the City pursuant to the terms of the New Deal (CC13.2), with such transfers to be on terms satisfactory to the City Manager, including the reservation of such rights and interests as may be appropriate for the continued operation of existing City infrastructure and programs located within the boundaries of such lands, and the granting of such ancillary property rights as may be appropriate to support the transfers of ownership. 2. City Council authorize severally each of the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to execute, on behalf of the City, any documents required to implement the transactions identified in Part 1 above on terms that have been approved by the City Manager, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Considered

2025-05-13 · Executive Committee · adopted
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The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council approve transfers by the City of Toronto to Metrolinx, or such other Provincial body or agency, as directed by the Province of Ontario, of ownership to the City-owned lands identified in Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2025) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, for the purpose of supporting Transit Oriented Communities to
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be located along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, in consideration of the financial support that the Province of Ontario has previously committed to the City pursuant to the terms of the New Deal (Item 2023.CC13.2), with such transfers to be on terms satisfactory to the City Manager, including the reservation of such rights and interests as may be appropriate for the continued operation of existing City infrastructure and programs located within the boundaries of such lands, and the granting of such ancillary property rights as may be appropriate to support the transfers of ownership. 2. City Council authorize severally each of the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to execute, on behalf of the City, any documents required to implement the transactions identified in Part 1 above, on terms that have been approved by the City Manager, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
2025-05-21 · Toronto City Council · amended

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