City Council to consider 9-storey long-term care facility at 60 Guildwood Parkway with Official Plan and zoning changes

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City Council to consider 9-storey long-term care facility at 60 Guildwood Parkway with Official Plan and zoning changes

Staff recommend City Council approve an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to allow a 512-bed long-term care facility at 60 Guildwood Parkway in the Scarborough neighbourhood. The proposal would redesignate the site from Neighbourhoods to Institutional Areas and includes a Holding provision requiring infrastructure conditions to be met. Staff state the proposal addresses Toronto's aging population and need for long-term care beds.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29You can weigh in

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• The proposal adds 512 long-term care beds to Toronto's supply, a direct response to documented shortfall in the aging population's care capacity.

The journey

Thu, Jul 9 · Scarborough Community Council · forwarded without recommendation

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

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Residents may contact their ward councillor or attend/depute at the City Council meeting if it remains on the open agenda. The Holding provision allows for future opportunities to raise infrastructure concerns during the condition-satisfaction phase.

Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallThe Official Plan Amendment redesignates a site from Neighbourhoods to Institutional Areas, a permanent change to the property's land-use classification. A Holding provision creates a multi-year gate on occupancy until infrastructure is satisfied. This is hard to reverse without institutional effort and affects the future use of the site. It does not remove options entirely (future council could lift the Holding or amend the OPA), but it is a multi-year commitment and a change in permitted use at scale.Touches a narrow groupThe facility serves a specific population (long-term care residents and their families) and operates at one address. A commuter or renter in another neighbourhood experiences no direct effect this week. Scarborough residents may experience localized traffic or construction impacts if approved, but the facility itself serves an institutional need rather than a neighbourhood amenity.

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Official title: 60 Guildwood Parkway - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval · meeting video