How Parthi Kandavel voted at council

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1. 2025.CC28.2AMENDED

   Identifying and Addressing Pressures in the Refugee and Emergency Shelter System

   Since March 2020, the number of refugee claimants and asylum seekers accommodated in the City of Toronto’s shelter system has increased from an average of 2,329 people sheltered each night to 4,181 people accommodated on average in March of this year. Over this same period, the City has consistently sheltered between 4,900-6,400 people experiencing homelessness each night. And we know that hundreds more are turned away every night due to lack of capacity. Everyone deserves a roof over their head. Refugee claimants, asylum seekers, and people experiencing homelessness deserve dignified shelter and housing. No one should be forced to sleep on the street or in parks. In July 2023, City Council took steps to address the crisis overwhelming the refugee and general shelter systems, including increasing funding through the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit to provide more rent supplements, preserving refugee-serving shelter spaces to meet the unique needs of refugees while ensuring everyone regardless of status is able to access the City’s shelter system as spaces become available, requesting the Federal Government establish a refugee reception centre for those arriving at Pears…

   City Council · 2025-03-27 12:28 PM

   Amend Item (Additional)

   Parthi Kandavel's vote: Yes

   Majority required - CC28.2 - Moise - motion 3

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   23-0

   Source outcome