THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE (GRC) AGENDA GRC - 2/2015 DATE: September 3, 2015 TIME: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM LOCATION: Regional Council Chamber - 5th Floor 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A

Brampton MEMBERS: B. Crombie; F. Dale; G. Gibson; J. Innis; L. Jeffrey; M. Medeiros;

G. Miles; K. Ras; A. Thompson; J. Tovey Chaired by Councillor J. Tovey or Vice-Chair Councillor J. Innis 1.

DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

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APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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DELEGATIONS

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Harinder Malhi, MPP, Brampton-Springdale, Discussing Issues Related to the Provincial Government and Local Constituents

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REPORTS

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Interdependencies of Growth to 2041 (Oral)

Presentation by Stephen VanOfwegen, Commissioner of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, and David Arbuckle, Manager, Strategic Public Policy and External Relations

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Federal Election Strategy Update (Oral)

Presentation by David Arbuckle, Manager, Strategic Public Policy and External Relations

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Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Annual Conference Update (Oral)

Discussion led by Councillor Tovey, Chair, Government Relations Committee

GRC – 2/2015 -2- September 3, 2015

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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STATUS REPORT AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES (Oral)

Discussion led by Lowell Rubin-Vaughan, Advisor, External Relations 6.

COMMUNICATIONS

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Draft Fall 2015 MP/MPP Advocacy Update (Receipt recommended)

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IN CAMERA MATTERS

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OTHER BUSINESS

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NEXT MEETING Thursday, December 3, 2015, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Council Chamber, 5th Floor Regional Administrative Headquarters 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A Brampton, Ontario

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ADJOURNMENT

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Interdependencies

of Growth to 2041

Government Relations Committee

September 3, 2015

Stephen VanOfwegen,

Commissioner of Finance and Chief Financial

Officer; and David Arbuckle, Manager, Strategic

Public Policy and External Relations

Region of Peel

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Purpose of Presentation

To outline advocacy approach for growth related issues

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Costs/Benefits/Risks of Growth to 2041 Study

Outcome:

• A robust Regional Official Plan that is supported by a

sustainable financial plan and servicing plan that takes into

consideration of the risks, costs and benefits of managing

growth.

Objective of Study:

• Complete a full analysis on the costs/benefits/risks of growth

to 2041

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Scope of Study

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Peel Unlikely to Achieve P2G

Employment Forecast of 970,000 Jobs

634,600

2014

782,500

2041

656,000

2014

889,000

2041 +23% +35%

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Interdependencies for Peel’s Gro th

Mississauga

Brampton Caledon

Peel

• Peel population grows +570,000

• Peel planning & economic development can attract:

• RoP invests $16B in capital ($5.6B is for growth)

• Area municipalities invest $4.9B in capital

Peel Regional Dependencies

+127,000 jobs to Peel

+305B non-residential private capital to Peel

+139B residential private capital to Peel

• Ontario govt invests $55B in public capital in or near Peel ($4.2B is for growth)

• GTHA co-ordinates on infrastructure investment & economic development

Peel Provincial Dependencies

• Ontario govt does not raise taxes

Peel Federal Dependencies

• Federal govt invests $22.7B in public capital in or near Peel ($1.8B is for

growth)

• Federal govt does not reduce average immigration rates

• Federal govt does not raise taxes

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Economic Impact to Other Levels of Government

Economic Factor Region of Peel Provincial

Government

Federal

Government

Investment Every $1

(in addition to maintaining existing assets)

$7.65

(in addition to maintaining existing assets)

$3.16

(in addition to maintaining existing assets)

# of Jobs 1 1.73 1.74

GDP $1 $1.63 $1.62

Revenue $1 $5.70 $6.22

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Note: Provincial and Federal infrastructure investments are in, or near, Peel

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Provincial and Federal Taxation Benefits

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Federal Income Tax Received

Federal Net Production and

Consumption Taxes

Provinicial Income Tax

Received

Provincial Net Production and

Consumption Taxes

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Potential Implications

• P2G forecast accurate for residential growth

o Minimal risk to servicing residential growth

o Growth will mitigate risks of servicing an aging population

• P2G forecast for employment overstated

o Ser i i g of e ploy e t la ds ased o P2G puts Peel’s fi a ial condition at risk

o Peel will increasingly rely upon residential tax revenue

• High interdependencies on others investing in or near Peel

o Elevates risk to optimize benefits of Peel’s gro th i est e ts

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Current Growth Related Advocacy

• Regional Council has previously endorsed a number of

ad ocacy positions directly related to Peel’s gro th: – Infrastructure (planning and funding)

– Land-Use Planning

– Goods Movement and Transportation

• There are other endorsed positions that are impacted by

Peel’s gro th: – Housing

– Immigration

– Poverty

– Health

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Growth Advocacy Going Forward

• Completion of Strategic Plan and Term of Council

Outcomes

• Alignment of advocacy efforts with Strategic Plan

– Review/validation/modification of all current council

positions

– Develop new positions

• Endorse renewed advocacy agenda for Regional

Council

• Develop individual strategic advocacy plans

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Government Relations

Committee

Federal Election Strategy Update

Analysis

September 3, 2015

David Arbuckle, Manager, Strategic Public

Policy and External Relations

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2015 Federal Election

Peel Candidates

Riding Mississauga -

Lakeshore

Mississauga

Centre

Mississauga -

Malton

Mississauga East -

Cooksville

Mississauga –

Erin Mills

Mississauga

- Streetsville

Conservative Stella Ambler Julius Tiangson Jagdish Grewal

Wladyslaw Lizon Bob Dechert Brad Butt

Liberal Sven Spengemann

Omar Alghabra Navdeep Bains

Peter Fonseca Iqra Khalid Gagan Sikand

NDP Eric Guerbilsky Farheen Khan Dianne Douglas

Ali Naqvi Michelle Bilek Fayaz Karim

Green Party Linh Nguyen Andrew Roblin Chris Hill

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Riding Brampton East Brampton Centre Brampton

South

Brampton

North

Brampton

West

Dufferin –Caledon

Conservative Naval Bajaj Bal Gosal Kyle Seeback Parm Gill Ninder Thind David Tilson

Liberal Raj Grewal Rameshwer Sangha

Sonia Sidhu Ruby Sahota Kamal Khera Ed Crewson

NDP Harbaljit Kahlon Rosemary Keenan

Martin Singh

Adaoma Patterson

Rehya Yazbek

Green Party Saul Bottcher Shaun Hatton Nancy Urekar

Updated August 24, 2015

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2015 Federal Election

Peel’s Federal Election Priorities Issue Housing

Region of Peel Recommendations

1. Lead a national, long-term strategy including an immediate infusion of federal money into high-growth areas of the country that are in the most need of affordable housing

2. Provide ongoing capital and operational funding, and the flexibility to apply it towards building new affordable housing and repairing the existing housing stock

3. Continue to provide funding for social housing once the operating agreements expire to allow the municipalities to continue to achieve its service level standards

4. Encourage private sector investment in rental housing through: • Changes in the tax system (accelerating capital cost allowance, reduction in capital

gains tax, soft cost deductibility) • Tax incentives (e.g. HST rebate on new construction, a low income housing tax credit

program)

Conservative • Invest $253 million a year for 5 years in housing projects

Liberal • Include measures to encourage the construction of new, affordable, purpose-built rental housing

• Invest in innovative programs for supportive housing and provide predictable and sustained new funding for affordable housing

NDP • Renew operating agreements that are set to expire (estimates investment will reach more than $2B by 2020 to maintain current funding for housing cooperatives and social housing)

• Work with the CMHC to provide incentives for the construction of 10,000 affordable and market rental housing units

Updated July 14, 2015

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2015 Federal Election

Peel’s Federal Election Priorities Issue Immigration

Region of Peel Recommendations

1. Continue support for Local Immigration Partnerships and the implementation of local immigration plans to ensure integrated community planning and delivery of services.

2. Provide adequate immigration settlement funding levels to meet current and future

needs, including sustainable funding for the enhancement of municipal immigration websites.

Conservative

Liberal • Rescind barriers to becoming a citizen instituted in the new Citizenship Act including repealing the regulation that takes away 50% credit for time spent in Canada for international study

• Reduce the lengthy waiting processing times for sponsorship, citizenship and visas • Commit to larger number of refugees from Syria and other places

NDP • Make family and family reunification the central part of the immigration system

Updated July 14, 2015

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2015 Federal Election

Peel’s Federal Election Priorities Issue Transportation & Infrastructure

Region of Peel Recommendations

Transportation Infrastructure

• Examine and explore dedicated funding streams for transportation infrastructure when developing the new Long-Term Infrastructure Plan

Water & Wastewater Infrastructure

1. Create a specific infrastructure fund that targets small urban communities with a need to improve their water treatment facilities

2. Take a leading role in increasing the level of coordination and financial commitment from both the federal and provincial orders of government to fund water, wastewater and waste infrastructure projects

Conservative • New public transit fund that will grow to $1B annually • Building Canada Fund (BCF) – provides federal funding for roads, bridges, transit

Liberal • Supports the need for investments in public transit and infrastructure, and is proposing a new, dedicated revenue source for municipalities (details to follow)

NDP • Provide an addition cent of the existing gas tax to go towards roads, bridges and other core infrastructure

• Will invest $1.3B annually over 20 years to ensure predictable, stable and transparent public transit funding for municipalities

Updated July 14, 2015

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2015 Federal Election

Peel’s Federal Election Priorities Issue Goods Movement

Region of Peel Recommendations

Continue to work with the provincial government to develop a long-term strategy to improve the movement of goods throughout the GTHA

Conservative • Not yet specifically addressed

Liberal • Not yet specifically addressed

NDP • Not yet specifically addressed

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Government Relations

Committee

Status Report & Current Activities

September 3, 2015

Lowell Rubin-Vaughan

Advisor, External Relations

Office of the CAO

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Provincial Highlights:

• The Ontario Legislature has adjourned until September 14, 2015

• August 17. 2015 – Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing announces new Disaster Recovery Assistance Programs:

– Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance

– Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians

• August 13, 2015 – Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services announces consultations to be held on new Strategy for a Safer Ontario (includes review of Police

Services Act).

• August 10, 2015 – The Premier’s Community Hub Framework Advisory Group released their report to guide the creation of community hub, Community Hubs in

Ontario: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan.

• August 5, 2015 – By-election called in Simcoe North (Voting Day – Sept. 3, 2015)

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Provincial Highlights:

• July 27, 2015 – Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry launched consultations on its review of the wetlands conservation framework. The review will help inform the government in developing a wetland strategic plan.

• July 20, 2015 – Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry launched consultations on its review of the Conservation Authorities Act. The review considers roles, responsibilities and governance of conservation authorities.

• July 3, 2015 – Ministry of Transportation announced 2 applications that were opened to encourage cycling as part of the provinces 20-year #CycleON Strategy:

– Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Program (closed August 6th)

– Cycling Training Fund (closes September 4th)

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Provincial Highlights:

• July 30, 2015 – Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services launched consultations on police checks (closed August 31)

• June 26, 2015 – Governments of Canada, Ontario and the Region of Peel formally announce Norton Lake Residence, 200 new affordable housing rental units in Brampton.

• June 24, 2015 – Ministry of the Environment & Climate Change launched the new Air Quality Health Index giving better information about health risks due to air pollution.

• June 18, 2015 – Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care committed $5 million planning grant to Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga and Etobicoke.

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Federal Highlights:

• The 41st Parliament was dissolved on August 2, 2015 with the federal election

being held on October 19, 2015.

• July 27, 2015 – Through the federal Youth Employment Strategy, an investment of $300,000 was made to the Rapport Youth & Family Services, in Malton, to support 33 youths transition to the job market or return to school.

• July 27, 2015 – Government launches the Seniors’ Mental Health Initiative to ensure families and seniors have access to mental health information and frontline health professionals who can help.

• July 13, 2015 – Government of Canada begins consultations with stakeholders on options for a voluntary supplement to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)

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Federal Highlights:

• July 8, 2015 – Canadian labour market ministers agreed to take action to improve economic opportunities that includes:

– Creating a Labour Market Information Council

– Accelerating harmonization of Red Seal apprenticeship training

– Working with regulators to establish more ambitious timelines for international qualification recognition

• June 15, 2015 – Health Canada invests $14M to the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI). One of the priorities of the CFHI will be to evaluate and disseminate best practices in the delivery of palliative care services.

• June 18, 2015 - Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledges $2.6 billion for City of Toronto’s transit Plan, SmartTrack. The $8 billion transit plan will serve parts of Mississauga

• June 12, 2015 – Health Canada introduced proposed changes to nutritional labelling regulations to make it easier for families and individuals to make more informed choices when selecting food.

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Advocacy Opportunities

• November 2015 – Federation of Canadian Municipalities Advocacy Days (Ottawa, ON)

• February 2016 – Rural Ontario Municipal Association /

Ontario Good Roads Association Annual Conference (Toronto, ON)

• June 3 - 6, 2016 – Federation of Canadian Municipalities Annual Conference (Winnipeg, MB)

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The 2015 Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference took place on August 16, 2015 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Backed by a strong delegation of Regional Councillors and senior staff, Peel Region met with a number of key provincial Ministers and Ministry staff to discuss the Region’s priority issues.

As an important economic and diverse community, Peel views the AMO Conference as a key opportunity to build relationships with other elected and government officials and to open the door for future cooperation on those issues important to the Peel community.

The table below lists the Region’s priority council advocacy themes raised at this year’s AMO Conference.

Ministry Advocacy Theme

Ministry of Health and Long Term Care • Paramedic Off-Load Delay

• Central Ambulance Communications Centre

Ministry of Community and Social Services

The Honourable Helena Jaczek

• Poverty

• Service Integration and Regulatory Reform

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

The Honourable Glen Murray

• Waste Management

• Climate Change

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

The Honourable Ted McMeekin

• Housing

• Appeals of Official Plans Conforming to Provincial Policies

Ministry of Transportation

The Honourable Steven Del Duca

• Goods Movement

• Transportation Infrastructure

Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade

The Honourable Michael Chan

• Immigration

The Region of Peel believes in the importance of all elected officials working together in a cooperative manner to help build a strong, vibrant and diverse region. To assist local candidates running in the 2015 federal election to understand local needs, we are sharing information that identifies the Region of Peel’s key priority issues.

This federal election document provides Peel’s perspective on some of the challenges that we, as governments, will face in the coming years. More specifically, the key issues highlighted by our document are:

1. Affordable Housing

2. Immigration

3. Water and Wastewater Capacity

4. Goods Movement

5. Transportation Infrastructure

In line with Peel’s history of working collaboratively with community stakeholders, the federal election document highlights not only the challenges facing our residents and businesses, but also opportunities for levels of government to work together to the benefit of our residents.

The information contained in our document is available online at: www.peelregion.ca/council/advocacy/work

Federal Election Advocacy

2015 AMO Conference – Niagara Falls

The Region of Peel’s delegation also had the opportunity to strengthen its relationship with all provincial parties through meetings with:

• Progressive Conservative Party Leader Patrick Brown and the PC Caucus• New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath and the NDP Caucus

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