City and TTC to draft their first master agreement governing the $1.5B subsidy

Toronto Transit Commission Board · 2026-07-22 · 2026.TTC16.8

City and TTC to draft their first master agreement governing the $1.5B subsidy

No single memorandum of understanding currently governs the roughly $1.5 billion annual subsidy the City provides the TTC. Staff updated the board on work toward a consolidated relationship framework with performance KPIs, which is scheduled to return in 2027. The board received the update with no discussion.

adoptedToronto Transit Commission Board · Wed, Jul 22Watch

Who did what

Councillor Alejandra Bravo (Ward 9) questioned staffAsked about precedent with other city agencies and whether this is a chance for a strategic view beyond granular metrics

Also in this item

• There is currently no single MOU governing the roughly $1.5 billion annual City subsidy to the TTC; a first consolidated framework with performance KPIs is being developed.

The journey

Wed, Jul 22 · Toronto Transit Commission Board · adopted

What happens next

The framework itself has not been written yet; residents can weigh in when the consolidated agreement and KPIs return to the board in 2027.

Decision

Report received for information; a consolidated framework with performance KPIs is to come back in 2027

Watch it happen

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Why is this story here?

Big deal at city hallPasses the Stakes 2 test: a master agreement consolidating governance of a ~$1.5B annual subsidy and introducing performance KPIs changes who controls and measures a major budget relationship, and would be hard to unwind once set. Scoring the substance of the framework, not the update stage.Touches a narrow groupRiders are affected only indirectly, through how the subsidy is governed. No resident's week changes now, this is an inter-agency governance framework still being drafted, with nothing landing on anyone today.

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Official title: Update on City of Toronto-Toronto Transit Commission Relationship Framework · meeting video