How Michael Thompson voted at council

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1. 2025.MM29.16ADOPTED

   Freezing Development Charges

   Every year, the City of Toronto follows Provincial legislation that requires raising development charges. This year, they are set to rise by 4 percent on May 1. The City has previously requested that the Province of Ontario amend the Development Charges Act and allow the City more flexibility when it comes to this annual indexing. This motion reiterates that request, and brings forward a workaround so we can freeze development charges. Canadian municipalities face challenges delivering the infrastructure people expect. Cities are responsible for an estimated 60 percent of public infrastructure yet receive only 9 percent of total revenue generated from all combined federal, provincial and municipal taxes and charges. Cities like Toronto apply development charges to cover a portion of the cost of infrastructure that enables housing development and creates communities people want to live in. Toronto’s $59 billion 10-Year Capital Plan includes $6.5 billion from development charges to support our growing city. This includes: $1.2 billion in funding for water, wastewater and sewer infrastructure; approximately $950 million towards road and intersection upgrades to enable developme…

   City Council · 2025-04-24 11:21 AM

   Adopt Item

   Michael Thompson's vote: Absent

   Majority required - MM29.16 - Adopt the item

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   18-2

   Source outcome

   Carried, 18-2