Follow Up on 2026.EX31.2: Framework for Implementing a Maximum Indoor Temperature By-law

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2026-06-24 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on June 24 and 25, 2026, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to report back by June 2027 with a maximum indoor temperature by-law for Council approval, along with an implementation plan, to be informed by: a. results from City staff's next phase of research and analysis, as outlined by the framework in Table 1 in the report (June 23, 2026) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, such as outcomes from additional jurisdictional implementation research; b.

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results from Stakeholder Working Group meetings and engagement; c. key components and considerations for a by-law (e.g., phased implementation, potential exemption process); and d. update on the status of intergovernmental engagement and any other intergovernmental work on mitigating the impacts of extreme heat; and e. budget implications for enforcement of a maximum indoor temperature by-law. 2. City Council request the Government of Ontario to amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to prohibit above-guideline rent increase applications for any costs incurred to comply with any municipal maximum indoor temperature by-law. 3. City Council reiterate its request to the Government of Ontario to: a. amend the Ontario Building Code to support the health and well being of occupants by addressing overheating in new dwellings through introducing a maximum indoor air temperature standard; b. amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to introduce a maximum temperature standard of 26 degrees Celsius for rental units and add cooling to the definition of "vital services" to ensure thermal safety protections are available to tenants; and c. examine additional measures to support vulnerable and low-income tenants with associated cooling costs such as the Ontario Electricity Support Program and Low-Income Energy Program, and service disconnection bans. 4. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to submit a code change request to the Secretary, Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes for amendments to the National Building Code to support the health and well being of occupants by addressing overheating in new dwellings.

The vote

Amend Item · Carried, 23-1

Against (1)Stephen Holyday

Absent (2)Anthony Perruzza, Paula Fletcher

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At its meeting on May 20 and 21, 2026, City Council directed staff to report directly to the June 24, 25, 26, 2026 meeting of City Council with a framework for implementation of a maximum indoor temperature bylaw. The Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards will be submitting a report that outlines a proposed framework and analysis on the implementation of a maximum indoor temperature by-law. The report

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was developed in consultation with the Housing Secretariat, Toronto Public Health, Environment, Climate, and Forestry Division, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation, and Toronto Hydro.

Staff recommended

The Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.

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