THE PROMISE RECORDTORONTO · CIVIC RESEARCH
Promise trackerHousing & affordability
Housing & affordability

Expand rent and eviction-prevention support

More households received support. The precise campaign multipliers remain unverified against a consistent baseline.

Partial

The original commitment

Double Rent Bank reach and nearly triple eviction-prevention support.

Documented: 2023 campaign; documented 27 June 2023. Contemporaneous post-election roundup; exact announcement date not established.

CityNews: 2023 campaign commitments: contemporaneous roundup ↗

What would count as delivery?

Compare Rent Bank recipients and EPIC tenancies with the original campaign baseline; verify both parts separately.

Delivered — but when?

2023 campaign deadline: No specific completion deadline established in the reviewed 2023 campaign record.

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

Late against the campaign deadline? Not assessable from the reviewed campaign deadline evidence.

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

CityNews: 2023 campaign commitments: contemporaneous roundup ↗

What the record shows

  1. The City reported more than 1,600 Rent Bank grants and 640 tenancies supported through EPIC.

    City of Toronto: Housing action plans: 2023 annual results ↗

  2. The City reported about 2,800 Rent Bank grants and more than 1,000 EPIC-supported tenancies.

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

Action ≠ outcome

These are service counts, not a measured reduction in city-wide evictions. 2023 is a comparison year, not a verified pre-promise baseline.

Qualifications & shared responsibility

EPIC means Eviction Prevention in the Community. Counts, eligibility and reporting periods must match before claiming a doubling or tripling.

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