Toronto Risks Losing $30M in Federal Housing Funds After Council Rejects Citywide Sixplex Zoning

RESCON: New ruling on 'sixplexes' is both good and bad

Recent deliberations by Toronto city council over whether to legalize sixplexes as-of-right in neighbourhoods across the city yielded both good and bad news.

Chow defends not forcing sixplex rules: ‘I don’t believe in a top-down’ approach

Mayor Olivia Chow explained why she chose not to use strong mayor powers after a vote to legalize sixplexes failed at last week’s council meeting

Toronto risks losing $30M in federal housing funds after council rejects citywide sixplex zoning

A Liberal MP said Chow's decision on sixplexes is an effort to "hold on to every vote" she won in the suburbs north of Bloor Street while reassuring her downtown base ahead of the 2026 municipal elections.