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Public invited to provide feedback on proposed City of Toronto regulations for multi-tenant houses
The City of Toronto is inviting members of the public to provide feedback on the proposed regulatory and compliance framework for multi-tenant houses, commonly known as rooming houses. Multi-tenant houses are an important part of Toronto’s affordable rental housing stock, …Read More »Council unanimously approves creating 971 new affordable rental homes through the City’s Open Door Program
Today, Toronto City Council unanimously approved creating 971 new affordable rental homes in 15 developments through the Open Door Program. With today’s endorsement by Council, a total of 11,143 affordable rental homes have now been approved through the City of …Read More »City of Toronto publishes new data to inform solutions to homelessness
Today, the City of Toronto released a new dashboard with data on how people enter and exit the shelter system, known as Shelter System Flow, that will be used to inform ongoing efforts to develop permanent solutions to address homelessness. …Read More »971 new affordable homes to be created through the City of Toronto’s 2020 call for Open Door affordable housing program applications
The City of Toronto has released the results of its Open Door 2020 call for applications, which will create 971 new affordable homes. A City report going to the Planning and Housing Committee next week outlines staff recommendations, which include …Read More »City of Toronto announces the next two affordable supportive housing sites as part of Phase Two of its Modular Housing Initiative
Today, Mayor John Tory announced the details of the second phase of the City of Toronto’s Modular Housing Initiative (MHI). The two sites announced today will create approximately 128 modular homes, 64 at each of the City-owned sites, which are …Read More »City of Toronto continues to take extraordinary steps to help and protect people experiencing homelessness during COVID-19
Since the start of the pandemic, the City of Toronto has moved at unprecedented speed to adjust its services for those experiencing homelessness by creating 2,300 spaces in new temporary shelter and hotel programs for physical distancing. So far in …Read More »City of Toronto recommends a tax on vacant homes in Toronto
Today, Mayor John Tory announced a City of Toronto staff report will be going to Executive Committee next week recommending a tax levy on vacant Toronto homes starting in 2022. A vacant home tax increases the housing supply by encouraging …Read More »City Council moves to rapidly build new affordable and supportive homes for Toronto’s most vulnerable with $203 million federal investment
Following this week’s announcement from the Government of Canada that the City of Toronto will receive $203.3 million through the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI), today City Council approved Mayor John Tory’s motion directing staff to take the next steps to …Read More »