
Analysis
Kandavel supports many housing measures, including specific development approvals, rental programs, and 'missing middle' incentives. However, he consistently dissents on key expansive policies such as the Federal Housing Accelerator Fund, as-of-right zoning, multiplex monitoring, and low-rise sixplex permissions, indicating a cautious approach to city-wide zoning changes and density expansions. Recent votes confirm this pattern, with support for individual zoning approvals but opposition to studies enabling broader density.
2023 Housing Action Plan
"This matter determines how Toronto will allocate resources to tackle its housing crisis, with winners being low-income residents and losers being wealthy developers who might face stricter regulations."
Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods: Major Streets Study - Final Report
"By allowing more housing near major streets, this plan could bring more affordable options to low-income residents, but might also increase congestion and displace local shops."
Community Within Reach: Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Neighbourhood Retail and Services Study - Phase Three Final Report
"This study's findings could lead to more mixed-use developments, benefiting local residents with convenient services, but potentially raising costs for small business owners."
Update on Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022
"This update will reveal how the provincial government's new rules will impact Toronto's housing market, with developers likely to gain more freedoms and renters possibly facing reduced protections."
Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods: Multiplex Study - Final Report
"Allowing more multiplexes in neighborhoods could increase affordable housing options, but might also lead to more density, parking issues, and strain on local services."
Cold weather and the effects on those experiencing homelessness
"This discussion may result in more emergency services for homeless individuals during extreme cold snaps, but the city's long-term strategy for addressing homelessness remains unclear."
Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy: Real Estate Strategy and Lease Extensions
"The city's approach to leasing and buying properties for homeless services will impact the quality and availability of these services, with potential winners being service providers and losers being for-profit landlords."
Housing Accelerator Fund: Expanding Permissions in Neighbourhoods for Low-Rise Sixplexes - Final Report
"By allowing more sixplexes, this fund could bring more affordable housing to neighborhoods, but might also lead to more construction, noise, and disruptions for existing residents."
Recommended Amendments to Zoning By-laws for Bars, Restaurants and Entertainment Venues as part of the Night Economy Review - Final Report
"These changes could boost the local nightlife economy, benefiting business owners and patrons, but might also increase noise pollution and disrupt residential areas."
Towards Implementing a Maximum Indoor Temperature Requirement for Rental Units and Cooling Rooms
"This regulation would improve living conditions for renters, particularly in poorly maintained buildings, but might increase costs for landlords who must upgrade their properties."
Response to Including New Approval Conditions for Rental Demolition Applications
"Strengthening approval conditions could protect renters from unfair evictions and demolitions, but might also slow down redevelopment projects and frustrate property owners."
Housing Action Plan: Avenues Policy Review - Decision Report
"The outcome of this review will shape the future of Toronto's avenues, potentially bringing more affordable housing and mixed-use developments, but also possibly displacing existing businesses and residents."
Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes
"This initiative aims to drastically increase affordable housing production, which could benefit low-income residents, but might also require significant funding, potential tax increases, and trade-offs with other city services."
Making life more affordable for families by asking luxury-home buyers to chip in more
"This proposal could generate more revenue for affordable housing initiatives by targeting luxury home buyers, but might also drive away high-end investment and impact the broader real estate market."
Taking Action to Protect Tenants - by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow
"This motion seeks to enhance tenant protections, which would benefit renters, but might also impose more regulations and costs on landlords, potentially leading to increased rents or decreased rental supply."
Building Faster: Streamlining Housing Delivery and Strengthening the City's Development Capacity
"Streamlining the development process could get more homes built quickly, but might also bypass important community consultations, environmental assessments, and safety protocols."
Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program
"This program aims to increase the rental housing stock, which would help address the city's affordability crisis, but the specifics of the program, including funding and implementation, will determine its actual impact."
Strengthening the City of Toronto's Housing Development Capacity to Deliver Housing Faster
"Enhancing the city's development capacity could lead to more efficient and effective housing production, but might require significant investments in staffing, training, and resources."
Impacts of Provincial Legislation that Weakens Rental Protections
"This discussion will assess the consequences of provincial rules that reduce rental protections, which could lead to more evictions, higher rents, and decreased tenant stability."
Implementing a Rental Renovation Licence By-law to Address Renovictions
"This by-law would regulate rental renovations, protecting tenants from unfair evictions and excessive rent increases, but might also impose additional costs and bureaucratic hurdles on landlords."
3585 and 3595 St. Clair Avenue East, 636 to 646 and 641 to 663 Danforth Road, and 411 and 415 Kennedy Road - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision - Request for Direction
"The outcome of this request will determine the fate of specific development projects, with potential winners being developers and losers being local residents who might oppose the plans."
Housing Action Plan: As-of-Right Zoning for Mid-rise Buildings on Avenues and Updated Rear Transition Performance Standards - Final Report
"This plan could bring more density and affordable housing to avenues, but might also lead to more construction, increased traffic, and potential displacement of existing businesses and residents."
Housing Now Initiative - 2023 Progress Update
"This update will reveal the successes and challenges of the Housing Now Initiative, which aims to quickly deliver affordable housing, with potential winners being low-income residents and losers being developers who face stricter regulations."
Improvements to the Modular Housing at 175 Cummer Avenue - by Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers
"Upgrading modular housing could improve living conditions for residents, but might also require significant funding and potentially divert resources from other social services."
City Comments on Proposed Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and New Minister Zoning Order Framework
"The city's response to these provincial proposals will influence the future of Toronto's housing market, with potential winners being developers and losers being community groups who value stricter regulations."
Advancing the Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy (HSCIS) and the 2025 Shelter Infrastructure Plan
"This initiative aims to enhance services for homeless individuals, but the specifics of the plan, including funding and implementation, will determine its actual impact and potential winners and losers."
Ombudsman Toronto Report: An Investigation into the City's Response to a Vital Services Outage in a Multi-Tenant Home
"This report will assess the city's response to a critical services outage, with potential winners being tenants who receive better support and losers being landlords or city officials who face criticism for their handling of the situation."
3 Swift Drive - Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications - Decision Report - Approval
"The outcome of this decision will determine the fate of a specific development project, with potential winners being developers and losers being local residents who might oppose the plans."
Supporting Ownership Housing Developments
"This initiative could bring more ownership housing options to the market, but might also benefit wealthier buyers at the expense of low-income residents who rely on rental housing, and potentially drive up housing prices."