Vacant Home Tax rollout required reversals and a redesign
Council waived or reversed charges for residents who confirmed their homes were occupied and directed staff to produce a completely revised program design.
Read the full record →Toronto public-record accountability
What happened. Who controlled it. What changed.
A documented review of decisions, service breakdowns, policy corrections and unresolved outcomes during Olivia Chow’s mayoral term—using official records, material context and visible source links.
Featured cases
Six records with official documentation
These are not all the same kind of event. Labels distinguish proven administrative failures, funding consequences, controversial choices and unresolved service outcomes.
February snow response produced major service and accessibility complaints
The City’s formal winter review recorded heavy public frustration, a surge in 311 requests and disagreement between reported sidewalk completion and visible conditions.
Read the full record →Ombudsman found City inaction during a six-month vital-services outage
An Ombudsman Toronto investigation found that a multi-tenant home remained without essential services for six months and that City divisions failed to enforce bylaws and follow procedures.
Read the full record →Extreme heat exposed gaps in cooling access, water and communications
The City’s review of the first major 2025 heat warning identified areas requiring stronger access to cool spaces, water distribution, pool readiness and proactive communication.
Read the full record →Federal government reduced Toronto’s Housing Accelerator funding by $10 million
CMHC found Toronto non-compliant with its Housing Accelerator Fund agreement because a commitment had not been fully met and reduced the City’s funding by $10 million.
Read the full record →2026 combined residential increase was 2.2% while the operating plan used substantial reserve funding
The adopted budget combined a 0.7% residential operating-tax increase with the continuing 1.5% City Building Fund levy. Council minutes list approximately $1.73 billion in reserve and reserve-fund withdrawals in the operating-budget funding plan.
Read the full record →At a glance
Numbers shown with definitions
Figures are displayed with their source period and measurement basis. Different tax presentations are not added together without explanation.
$10MFederal HAF reduction announced Jan. 2026
77%Bus on-time performance, April 2026; target 90%
6 monthsVital-services outage examined by Ombudsman
2.2%2026 combined residential operating + City Building Fund increase
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