Recent Achievements

Some recent achievements include:

• Supporting the City as a Party in the City’s defense of Official Plan Amendment 231 (OPA231) at a recent Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). OPA231 strengthened the protection of employment lands against conversion to non-employment uses. The City and TIN were successful in this appeal when the Tribunal ruled that OPA231 is consistent with the applicable Provincial Policy Statement.
• Advancing the need for a robust transportation system to move goods and services in Toronto and the GTA.
• Maintaining the Block 2 industrial water rate and working to simplify the Sewer Use By-law,
• Endorsing the need to separate storm water management charges from water supply charges for all properties,
• Encouraging the city to adopt strong land use policies that will protect its Port.
• Supporting the current policy of not applying Development Charges to new industrial construction,
• Advocating for competitive property taxes through the continuing reduction of the ratio of industrial property tax to residential tax, and
• Advocating with Toronto Hydro to improve system reliability.