| 146059 | REPORT | N | Y | SUPPL | ACTION | AMENDED | N | Approach to Public Electric Vehicle (EV Charging) Three-Year Plan | 2026.IE28.3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>This report provides an initial three‑year implementation and funding plan to expand equitable access to public Electric Vehicle charging to residents and workers in the City of Toronto, leveraging a delivery model for City-owned property that is focused on prioritizing Canadian suppliers, along with complimentary initiatives that aim to remove barriers to the development of charging infrastructure on non-City owned lands. </p>
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<p>A commercial agreement between the City of Toronto, the Toronto Parking Authority, and a Proponent (the “Collaboration Agreement”) is proposed as the most effective mechanism to finance and deliver at‑scale public Electric Vehicle charging on City‑owned properties. The Collaboration Agreement enables accelerated deployment through an experienced Canadian partner, while significantly reducing long-term operational risks and financial risks to the City by leveraging the partner’s capital rather than requiring major upfront municipal investment. During the initial three-year phase of the Collaboration Agreement, the Proponent's investment in the City's Electric Vehicle Charging Program ("the Program") is estimated to be $35.8 million.</p>
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<p>The City’s initial three-year plan, supported through the proposed Collaboration Agreement, with major negotiated terms outlined in Confidential Attachment 1, aims to address the need for accessible public Electric Vehicle charging, and is aligned with Council direction, including the Key Negotiating Principles adopted by Council in IE23.8 – Approach to Public Electric Vehicle Charging Delivery Model, existing City strategies, and the City’s Strategic Planning Framework. Additionally, the plan was informed by initial demand and utilization modeling to estimate energy demand from the bottom up by incorporating local community, visitor, commercial (including vehicle-for-hire), and corridor-based requirements, complemented by external initiatives such as The Atmospheric Fund’s work on non-City private and public properties.</p>
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<p>To date the siting of the City's existing network of Electric Vehicle chargers was focused exclusively on locations operated by the Toronto Parking Authority, including their off-street parking lots and Pay and Display parking spaces. Building on the Council direction in IE16.5, going forward the approach to determining locations will take a more holistic view of opportunities to leverage City real estate and assets where they can support the greatest uptake of charging, including on-street permit parking spaces and other city owned parking lots, where appropriate and aligned with broader city objectives. Decisions will be based on demonstrated need and access, and Council-approved policy directions, rather than discretionary or ad hoc considerations. </p>
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<p>To address any gaps in service, the following City-owned properties are being considered as possible charging locations:</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- On-street, residential paid permit parking;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Toronto Parking Authority on-street, pay-and-display locations;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Corporate locations with public parking access; and</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Toronto Parking Authority off-street Car Park locations.</p>
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<p>The three‑year plan will advance Electric Vehicle charger network growth in areas with demonstrated Electric Vehicle uptake while ensuring equity‑focused investments where private‑market delivery is unlikely. Implementation will follow a dual‑track approach:</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- Commercially financed deployments under the Collaboration Agreement, and</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- City‑led, data‑driven investments to address system gaps and priority use‑cases.</p>
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<p>Attachment 1 includes utilization data related to both Toronto Parking Authority on-street and off-street locations, illustrating the need to refine modelling efforts to increase usage, and highlighting the benefit of the Proponent's investments in outreach and education that will assist in enabling broader Electric Vehicle adoption. Attachment 2 details the proposed siting and deployment process, along with the City inputs that will factor into future demand and utilization modeling to ensure public access is clearly factored into decision making when determining site locations. </p>
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<p>The negotiated terms of the proposed Collaboration Agreement provides strong protections for residents and Electric Vehicle users by ensuring transparent pricing for Electric Vehicle charging, based around the cost of electricity, that does not employ surge‑style or dynamic peak‑pricing practices.</p>
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<p>In addition, the Collaboration Agreement embeds clear procurement and supply‑chain controls that require the Proponent’s compliance with Canadian trade obligations, including Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and other relevant agreements. These controls ensure a fair, competitive process among qualified Canadian and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement‑compliant suppliers and vendors, prioritizing local economic participation, and support high‑quality, standards‑aligned infrastructure delivery.</p>
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<p>Together, these customer‑focused safeguards aim to protect the City’s interest in providing equitable access to public Electric Vehicle charging, while mitigating investment risks and maintaining alignment with TransformTO, Sidewalks to Skylines (2025–2035), and the City’s Carbon Accountability Framework.</p>
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<p>This approach is timely; there is a renewed focus on improving the domestic supply chain and promoting Electric Vehicle adoption as a result of recent federal announcements, and recent oil price volatility is expected to lead to accelerated Electric Vehicle adoption from 2026-2029. The federal government has earmarked $1.5 billion in investment for Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure, provided through the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Additionally, recently updated standards as part of a broader national automotive strategy are anticipated to drive up Electric Vehicle adoption and the need for Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure for urban households who rely on public chargers, Electric Vehicle drivers in condos, and commercial fleets that benefit from fast charging options. This Collaboration Agreement positions the City to proactively and successfully ensure the required infrastructure is put in place to meet anticipated needs.</p> | 28 | 3 | CMMTTEE | IE | All | N | 1776830400000 | … | Report | ACTION | Amended | Supplementary | Committee | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | ACTION | true | Amended | … | … | … | … | NEGOT | The attachment to this report contains information that is confidential in its entirety in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it involves a position, plan, procedure, criteria, or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City in relation to the proposed Collaboration Agreement (Confidential Attachment 1). Disclosure of this information could reasonably be expected to prejudice the City’s negotiating position. | Measures to be applied to negotiations by or on behalf of the municipality or local board | — |