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Housing & affordability

25,000 homes on city land

Housing activity is documented. A completed-home count matching the campaign’s city-land cohort is not established.

Underway

The original commitment

Develop 25,000 rent-controlled homes on city land over eight years.

Documented: Documented 16 May 2023. Campaign-period reporting; original campaign page was not retrievable.

Daily Commercial News: Chow pledges 25,000 rentals over eight years ↗

What would count as delivery?

25,000 homes over eight years, including 7,500 affordable and 2,500 rent-geared-to-income homes.

Delivered — but when?

2023 campaign deadline: Eight years from the 2023 campaign (approximately 2031); exact calendar deadline not specified.

Actual milestone: Full milestone delivery not established. See the record for partial actions.

Late against the campaign deadline? The campaign horizon has not ended by the review cutoff.

Project schedule comparison: No comparable project deadline assessment established in this review.

Daily Commercial News: Chow pledges 25,000 rentals over eight years ↗

What the record shows

  1. A new City plan proposed a broader 65,000 rent-controlled-home approval target for 2030. That is not the same measure as completed campaign homes.

    City of Toronto: Proposed housing-system changes and approval targets ↗

  2. Housing Secretariat reports 700+ net new affordable/RGI homes opened in 2025 across 14 sites, within a broader programme.

    City of Toronto: 2026 Housing Secretariat budget notes — 2025 results, p. 7 ↗

Action ≠ outcome

Approvals, construction starts and occupied homes are separate stages. These figures cannot establish completion of the 25,000-home pledge.

Qualifications & shared responsibility

The eight-year horizon extends beyond October 2026. Council, City agencies, builders and federal/provincial financing all affect delivery.

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