Creation of a City of Toronto "Buy Local, Buy Canadian" Campaign - by Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie

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2025-02-05 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on February 5, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the City Manager, and relevant Divisions to develop a comprehensive, multifaceted "Buy Local, Buy Canadian" campaign in response to the potential 25-percent tariffs announced by the Trump Administration, such campaign to encourage Toronto residents and businesses to join the City of Toronto's divisions and its agencies and corporations in purchasing locally made Canadian goods and services in order to protect local jobs in Toronto and Ontario where the proposed punitive tariffs would result in hundreds of thousands of job losses if imposed on Canada.

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2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Procurement Officer and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to accelerate the development of local procurement approaches as set out in Sidewalks to Skylines: A Ten-Year Action Plan for Toronto's Economy to strengthen local businesses and protect local jobs. 3. City Council request the Federal Government to develop a standard recognizable label to be placed on all Canadian goods in clear, readable fonts that clearly shows percentages of Canadian content and any and all foreign content. 4. City Council forward the Item to all Ontario municipalities and encourage them to join Toronto in a "Buy Local, Buy Canadian" campaign.

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Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 26-0

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With recent threats from President Donald Trump to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian products and services, it is important that municipalities, businesses, and residents across Canada stand up for our country, our economy, and our businesses. The City of Toronto, Canada's largest municipality, has an opportunity to encourage residents, businesses, and cities across Canada to create and participate in a "Buy Local, Buy Canadian" campaign to ensure that we support local products, local businesses, and local growth.

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This motion requests that the City Manager and relevant City Divisions develop a comprehensive "Buy Local, Buy Canadian" campaign that will encourage spending to further develop our own local economies through the purchasing of local goods and services when available.

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Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council request the City Manager, and relevant Divisions to develop a comprehensive, multifaceted "Buy Local, Buy Canadian" campaign in response to the potential 25-percent tariffs announced by the Trump Administration, such campaign to encourage Toronto residents and businesses to join the City of Toronto's divisions and its agencies and corporations in purchasing locally made Canadian goods and services in order to protect local jobs in Toronto and Ontario where the proposed punitive tariffs would result in hundreds of thousands of job losses if imposed on Canada.

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2. City Council forward this Item to all Ontario municipalities and encourage them to join Toronto in a "Buy Local, Buy Canadian" campaign.

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