Housing Rights Advisory Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 6 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
HS10.1received
Housing Rights Advisory Committee Chair, Elizabeth McIsaac, will provide an update to the committee.
The Housing Rights Advisory Committee received the item for information.
HS10.2received
The Role of Property Standards on Maintaining Adequate Housing
In response to Item PH25.8 , the Federal Housing Advocate will deliver a presentation on the importance of ensuring that robust access to justice mechanisms exist for tenants to ensure their housing is adequate and compliant with property standards.
The Housing Rights Advisory Committee received the item for information.
HS10.3amended
Addressing Barriers to Adequate Housing for Women and Gender-Diverse People
In response to Item HS9.7 , representatives from Nellie's will present key findings and recommendations from its recent paper, Breaking Barriers: Centering the Voices of Women and Gender-Diverse People in Accessing the Affordable Housing System. The presentation will highlight systemic challenges and propose actionable solutions to improve access to housing within the municipal context.
The Housing Rights Advisory Committee: 1. Requested Councillor Gord Perks to write a letter to the Chair of the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee suggesting representatives from Nellie's present at the May 4, 2026 meeting of the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on accessibility concerns in relation to Item HS10.3 - Addressing Barriers to Adequate Housing for Women and Gender-Diverse People. 2. Confirmed its support for the work currently planned by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in their role as Co-Chair of the Housing Pathways for Women and Gender Diverse People Working Group, to explore models of supportive housing programming that support women and gender-diverse people, including survivors of gender-based violence.
HS10.4received
Presentation from the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto
In alignment with Item HS8.5 , representatives from the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto (CHFT) will provide a presentation on how households access co-operative housing and how the supply can be increased to address the growing demand for safe, affordable, and adequate housing.
The Housing Rights Advisory Committee received the item for information.
HS10.5amended
Supporting Unhoused Rights Holders Working Group Chair Update
The Chair of the Supporting Unhoused Rights Holders Working Group will provide an update and an overview of the group's engagement with City staff on the outcomes advanced through the City's Enhanced Outreach Model as part of its broader response to addressing encampments.
The Housing Rights Advisory Committee recommended that: 1. The Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, invite the Toronto Underhoused and Homeless Union (TUHU) to provide a presentation at the next meeting of the Supporting Unhoused Rights Holders Working Group and subsequently, at a future meeting of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee in 2026 on current issues they see impacting unhoused and precariously housed people.
HS10.6received
Maintaining Housing Working Group Chair Update
The Chair of the Maintaining Housing Working Group will provide an update and share the outcomes of the group's engagement with City staff on its proposed approach to monitor the impacts of Ontario's Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 on tenants in Toronto.
The Housing Rights Advisory Committee received the item for information.