Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035) sets an ambitious 10-year vision for Toronto as a city for culture and creativity, where everyone, everywhere, can discover, experience, and create culture. This vision positions Toronto as an undeniable global cultural capital, celebrated for its exciting and expansive cultural and creative industry offerings as well as its accomplished talent. Culture is engrained in this city, making Toronto a better place to live, work, and visit. It drives economic growth, strengthens community bonds, and promotes social well-being, helping to create thriving, healthy communities.
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It has been over a decade since the City’s last culture plan, Creative Capital Gains, was introduced in 2011. Since then, there have been significant economic, cultural, and societal shifts – and a devastating global pandemic. Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto’s culture sector is at an inflection point and faces great instability. Challenges include access to space, affordability, equity, changing audience habits, and sponsor supports. As emphasized in public consultations, the Action Plan also has a significant focus on ensuring culture becomes more available to people across the city, wherever they live, close to their homes, and embedded in their communities. A new Action Plan is needed to address the current obstacles and seize the opportunities of the next 10 years. Inaction would threaten Toronto’s vibrancy, liveability, and prosperity. Now is the moment to invest in culture, chart a forward path, and reinforce and reimagine culture in Toronto.
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Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035), included as Attachment 1, has been shaped and guided by community input. The Action Plan includes 28 actions grouped into four priority areas: 1) Culture Everywhere; 2) Culture for All; 3) Culture for the Future; and 4) Culture Beyond our Borders. These priorities are based on input shared by more than 4,000 residents throughout the Action Plan’s community engagement process, comprehensive research conducted by the University of Toronto, and best practices from leading cities from around the world.
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This report outlines the need for an action plan, detailing the engagement process and key results as well as the Action Plan’s vision, priorities, and core components. This includes the Year One focus, the framework for ongoing engagement, and accountability measures, such as regular progress reporting.
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The Action Plan includes both urgent actions to immediately address critical challenges, and long-term actions to drive systemic change. The urgent need to invest and connect will be the focus of Year One of the Action Plan, including increased support for the Toronto Arts Council; funds to support stabilization and transformation for cultural organizations; and hosting the inaugural Mayor’s Culture Summit. Throughout its implementation, the Action Plan will focus on impacts and outcomes, continued engagement, transparency, and accountability. With Culture Connects, the City presents a bold strategy to transform current realities and seize opportunities to create a vibrant and prosperous future for culture in Toronto.
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1. City Council adopt and direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to implement the actions in Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035), as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.
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2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and other relevant City divisions to include the staffing and resources required for implementing Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035) for consideration through the 2025 Budget process and subsequent years budget processes.
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3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to negotiate, enter into, and amend any agreements necessary to support the implementation of Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035) and these recommendations, within the resources included in the operating or capital budget, on terms satisfactory to them, and in forms and terms satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
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4. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to develop an online dashboard to report on the impacts of Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035).
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5. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in collaboration and consultation with other relevant City divisions, agencies and corporations to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in 2027 on implementation progress and outcomes of the actions in Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035).
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6. City Council forward Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2025-2035), outlined as Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following provincial ministries for their consideration: Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and Ministry of Sport; and Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade; and request these ministries work with the City to address the urgent need for actions to address funding, stability, and affordability for the cultural sector and collaborate with City staff to advance the Action Plan.
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7. City Council forward Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto (2035-2035), outlined as Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following federal departments for their consideration: Canadian Heritage; Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario; Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada; and request these departments work with the City to address the urgent need for actions to address funding, stability, and affordability for the cultural sector and collaborate with City staff to advance the Action Plan.
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8. City Council affirm the City’s support for decent work and stability for all artists and culture makers across the City.
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9. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to undergo an inventory of City-operated arts and culture programming at community recreation centres and facilities, identifying areas to extend free arts programming at these centres and that:
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a. there be a focus on Neighbourhood Improvement Areas, low-income areas and serving youth, Black and Indigenous residents; and
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b. opportunities for artists, prioritizing those of similar backgrounds to the above, to instruct and practice their craft, be identified.
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10. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture in collaboration with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning to report back in the second quarter of 2025 on the following:
a. identify options for new investments and an expansion of the StreetArtToronto program to provide more support for artists and beautify our City to include more areas beyond main streets, including in parks and community recreation centres; and
b. assess opportunities for expansion of projects such as Art on Barton, which provided opportunities for artists to activate a building set for demolition with public art.
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11. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with relevant city divisions, to prioritize options for alternative cultural space ownership and operation, including social and community ownership, cultural spaces trusts and land trusts, and worker co-operative models.
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Guided by this bold vision, Sidewalks to Skylines - an Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035) provides a roadmap for the City to strategically maximize its levers and collaborate with its partners to enhance Toronto's economy with a focus on livability, inclusivity, and prosperity in the next ten years. The Action Plan is the result of robust research and analysis of best practices in other jurisdictions, as well as extensive engagement and consultation with over 1,000 stakeholders, including business leaders, academics, small businesses, business associations, major employers, institutions, community coalitions, labour unions, and residents. It identifies three priorities: Strong Main Streets, Quality Jobs, and Global Competitiveness. These priorities are anchored by a foundational priority, Getting the Basics Right, which focuses on key City levers to improve quality of life and enable a business environment that optimizes conditions to achieve broader economic ambitions and facilitate economic prosperity.
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The success of the Action Plan will be dependent on effective partnerships; it will also depend on the access to resources and revenues commensurate with the City's responsibilities as a municipal government to support Toronto's role as Canada's leading global centre for commerce, creativity, and capital. To guide these efforts, in addition to a five-year work plan, the Action Plan highlights 29 leading actions, including 10 to strengthen the foundation and 19 to advance the priorities to drive meaningful change. To monitor the progress of the Action Plan, each of the 29 leading actions is accompanied by one or more success indicators. Progress will be reported to City Council on an annual basis.
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In 2030, informed by the success of and lessons learned from the first five years, a new five-year work plan responsive to the economic context of the time will be presented for consideration by City Council. Through the implementation of the Action Plan, the City will help advance liveability, inclusion, and shared prosperity beyond the traditional measure of economic growth in partnership with other organizations and for all communities across Toronto.
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1. City Council adopt Sidewalks to Skylines: An Action Plan for Toronto's Economy 2025-2035, as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.
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2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and other relevant divisions, to include the staffing and resources required for Action Plan implementation for consideration through the 2025 Budget Process and subsequent years.
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3. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in partnership with relevant divisions, to implement the actions in Sidewalks to Skylines: An Action Plan for Toronto's Economy 2025-2035, and report annually to the Economic and Community Development Committee on the progress of implementation, with the first annual report back by the first quarter of 2026.
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4. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with relevant divisions, to identify success indicators or relevant tracking measures for actions identified in the 2025-2029 Five-Year Work Plan as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in its first annual report back report to the Economic and Community Development Committee.
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5. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with relevant divisions, to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the fourth quarter of 2029 on the implementation of the actions in the Five-Year Work Plan and on a new five-year work plan for the second term of the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy, spanning 2030-2035.
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6. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to develop a major event bidding and hosting strategy in partnership with Destination Toronto, other orders of government, stakeholders from the private sector and the hospitality industry and report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the fourth quarter of 2027.
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7. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to develop a growth management strategy for Business Improvement Areas to enhance the formation, management, support, and coordination between and governance of Business Improvement Areas and report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the fourth quarter of 2025.
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8. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, to partner with local Indigenous Nations, organizations, groups, businesses, and community members to co-develop an Indigenous Economic Strategy and report back to the Executive Committee by the fourth quarter of 2026.
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9. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to apply for, negotiate and enter into agreement(s) with other governments, institutions, agencies, and vendors as required to advance the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035), including partnership agreements, data sharing agreements, and funding agreements, in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.
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10. City Council forward the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035), as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following organizations and agencies for their consideration: Destination Toronto, PortsToronto, and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
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11. City Council forward the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035), as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following provincial ministries for their consideration: the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade; the Ministry of Finance; the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development; the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services; and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming.
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12. City Council forward the Action Plan for Toronto's Economy (2025-2035), as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (October 8, 2024) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the following federal departments and agencies for their consideration: Department of Finance Canada; Employment and Social Development Canada; Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; Transport Canada; Destination Canada; Invest Canada; and Global Affairs Canada.
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So far in 2024, the number of Dangerous Dog Orders and written warnings served by Toronto Animals Services (TAS) is trending down compared to previous years. Toronto Animals Services has also issued fewer charges for dog owner non-compliance with a Dangerous Dog Order so far in 2024, indicating increased bylaw compliance even with an increase in proactive enforcement visits.
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This update report includes the following sections:
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1. Recent actions to address dangerous dogs
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\r\n3. Responses to City Council directives
\r\n4. Service standards for dangerous act investigations
\r\nThis report was developed in consultation with Legal Services and Strategic Public and Employee Communications.
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1. City Council reiterate its request to the Government of Ontario to amend the Dog Owners’ Liability Act (DOLA) to provide an expeditious process to hear Dog Owners’ Liability Act proceedings, as well as an explicit mechanism for municipalities to recover costs incurred by the municipality when it holds an animal pursuant to a warrant or interim control order under the Dog Owners’ Liability Act.
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2. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 349, Animals to replace Section 349-15.1(6) with the following:
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“(6) That arrangements are made with the City to enable the City to collect photographs of the dangerous dog that:
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(a) are clear and have a neutral background,
\r\n(b) show the front, back, left side and right side of the dangerous dog,
\r\n(c) do not contain personal information as defined by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), such as information that would identify a person or address, and
\r\n(d) include any other necessary identifying information of the dangerous dog as determined by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.”
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Per direction from Council to explore options to reduce noise from waste collection, staff recommend keeping the waste collection noise exemption in place, given limited data available on waste collection noise sources, locations and timing, and the benefits of mitigating waste buildup, odour, safety issues, and congestion by allowing collection during non-peak hours. To address noise disturbances from waste collection, staff recommend implementing programmatic changes to aid in identifying and reducing specific sources of waste collection noise on a case-by-case basis, by working with industry to address noise reports and developing noise mitigation guidelines. MLS will monitor how private collectors respond to waste collection noise reports, and escalate cases where issues are not resolved to community mediation. This process will be monitored until the end of 2025, at which time further recommendations can be considered if the process is not effective at reducing noise reports.
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Council also directed staff to explore the feasibility of waiving the noise exemption permit application fee for grassroots cultural organizations, which staff are recommending as part of this report.
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This report was prepared in consultation with Economic Development and Culture and Solid Waste Management Services.
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1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 591, Noise as follows:
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a. Add a definition of “Grassroots Cultural Organization” to mean “A small community-led organization or collective, determined in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture or their designate, to have a defined cultural or community mandate.”
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b. Amend section 591-3.2G.1 such that it reads as follows: “Despite anything contained in § 591-3.2., where an application for an exemption permit is made by a not-for-profit corporation or a grassroots cultural organization, the applicant will not be required to pay the associated exemption permit application fee in Chapter 441, Fees and Charges.”
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2. City Council direct that the by-law amendment above come into effect immediately on the date a by-law is adopted.
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3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to work with private waste collection operators and other relevant stakeholders to respond to reports regarding noise from waste collection, particularly those resulting in overnight and/or early morning disturbances, and monitor the response to noise reports.
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4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to work with waste collection operators and other relevant stakeholders to develop and publish online guidance documents for waste collectors, property managers and residents, that may be referred to for best practices to mitigate noise from waste collection operations.
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5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to
\r\nexpand the established mediation referral program to include waste collection noise issues and disputes.
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6. City Council direct the Executive Director, Customer Experience, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to enhance the user experience related to reporting non-enforceable noise reports on the online 311 portal.
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7. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to publicly monitor the effectiveness of the new collaborative approach in mitigating overnight and/or early morning disturbances from private waste collection by reporting complaint and outcome data at least quarterly and to report back to Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2026 after evaluation of the effectiveness of this work in mitigating overnight and/or early morning disturbances from private waste collection, including consideration of whether the current exemption should be continued and on what terms.
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8. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to begin working with the private waste collection industry immediately upon adoption of this report to address and work toward preventing repetition of complaints regarding overnight waste collection noise, including all complaints received in 2024.
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1. City Council remove the following directors from the Fairbank Village Business Improvement Area Board of Management.
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Mian, Asad
\r\nSousa - Freire, Jessica
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The Chief Executive Officer recommends that the Board approves the report from the Chief Executive Officer dated October 8, 2024, and directs that the report package be transmitted to Toronto City Council through the Economic and Community Development Committee on behalf of the board.
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The materials from the adopted recommendations are attached to this transmittal letter.
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1. Requested the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to report to the April 8, 2025 meeting of Economic and Community Development Committee on the work plans of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Toronto Public Health, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and Senior Services and Long-Term Care to support Toronto Senior’s Housing Corporation and any programmatic budget matters that may be required to advance programs to seniors in 2025.
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Summary from the report (July 17, 2024) from the Ombudsman on Ombudsman Toronto Housing Unit Status Report 2024.
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Summary from the presentation (September 13, 2024) from the Acting Deputy Ombudsman (Housing):
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Luke Brown, Acting Deputy Ombudsman (Housing) will present Housing Unit’s Status Update, which overviews the Unit’s activities since its inception in July 2023. This will be followed by a presentation on the Unit’s Housing Rights Framework.
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Summary from the presentation (September 24, 2024) from the Manager, the Senior Planner, and the Assistant Planner, Community Planning.
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Staff from City Planning will present ideas for a study exploring potential policies to support preserving existing music spaces and encouraging new models for performance and presentation.
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1. Requested the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Executive Director, Development Review, and any other divisions as needed, to continue efforts to address the current precarious state of live music venues, by taking proactive steps to protect existing venues and encourage establishment of new venues, such steps to include but not be limited to:
a. initiate an inter-divisional City team to explore the use of tax incentives, cultural heritage designations, flexibility in land use permissions, noise mitigation measures, modernizing regulations, and any other strategies to preserve and encourage robust live music venues;
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b. ensure that any new recommended initiatives and strategies are aligned with the policies and priorities identified in the City’s ongoing New Action Plan for Toronto’s Culture Sector and the New Action Plan for Toronto’s Economy;
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c. work with industry stakeholders, venue operators, and engage audiences, to inform potential strategies identified; and
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d. report back to City Council in the third quarter of 2025 with a draft set of recommendations for consideration.
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The proposed page would include the following information:
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Noise Exemption Permit Locations: A map or list indicating the locations where noise exemptions have been granted, along with relevant details such as the date, duration, and reason for the exemption.
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Noise Bylaw Complaint Data: A summary or visualization of noise by-law complaints received, including the areas affected, the nature of the complaints, and any resulting actions taken.
By making this information readily available, the City would be promoting transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making. Businesses could use this data to assess the potential noise impact of their operations and to make informed decisions regarding their licensing applications. Residents could also use the page to stay informed about noise-related activities in their neighborhoods and to report any concerns.
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I believe that the creation of this transparency page would be a significant step towards improving the quality of life for both businesses and residents in Toronto. I urge the Economic and Community Development Committee to consider this proposal and to take the necessary steps to implement it.
\r\nThank you for your attention to this matter.
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1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Chief Technology Officer, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the City Clerk to collaborate to ensure that there are direct linkages on the City's website between the night economy webpage, temporary liquor license map webpage, and the noise webpages by the second quarter of 2025.
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Toronto Animal Services promptly investigated the attacks and canvassed the local neighbourhood. It was discovered that a family of coyotes had suddenly relocated to Princess Margaret Park from another larger ravine valley park nearby. Several theories exist why the family relocated, however it became clear that there was a family with a mother, father, a juvenile, and three to four yearling coyotes. In addition, there were a litter of pups in a den within the park bringing the total number to approximately twelve at the time.
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A well attended public meeting was held on August 1, 2024 with community members, Toronto Animal Services, Coyote Watch Canada, and the local Councillor. At the meeting there were presentations, questions and answers, public comments and information exchange. Several residents expressed concerns about public safety and asked that the City euthanize the coyotes immediately. A petition exists requesting similar action. In addition, some circulating inaccurate information was identified about trapping, capturing or attempting to relocate animals which has caused confusion or distorted the situation and expectations of the public.
As demonstrated by the discourse of the meeting, ambiguity exists about the role of the municipality in addressing wildlife such as coyotes, the legal and regulatory context, the threshold of what constitutes a threat to public safety, and about how to report information about coyote encounters to the Toronto Animal Services. Expectations of the City and opinions on the Coyotes varied, due in part to the difficulty of easily accessing factual information and a clear policy.
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The City of Toronto has a Coyote Strategy first approved in 2003. It was considered again in 2004 to provide certain exemptions for the use of firearms in managing coyotes. The strategy was reviewed again in 2013. The decision is located here: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2013.LS23.3
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Several municipalities have recently updated their coyote strategies and public facing communications to assist residents with contextual information about urban wildlife encounters, and clarity about the role of the municipality in escalating classifications of incidents to ensure that there is an appropriate response and data collection. Some examples include Vaughan, Oakville, and Collingwood.
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The purpose of the recommended motion is twofold; to request a review and update to the City’s coyote strategy based on the newest best practices, and to seek opportunities to improve the capture of reports and information about coyotes from the public to better respond and monitor coyotes in the city.
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1. Requested Toronto Animal Services to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the fourth quarter of 2025 with a review and update to the City’s Coyote Response Strategy in consideration of new best practices of other municipalities, with additional attention to:
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a. attacks to attended pets resulting in injury/death or consequential injuries to humans in those interactions;
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b. groups/families of coyotes; and,
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2. Requested Toronto Animal Services, in consultation the Customer Experience and 311, to review and consider enhancements to the contact intake process and available public information on coyotes, based on best practices of other municipalities and on the data-gathering necessities of the City to monitor and respond to coyote encounters.
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