The Ontario government has submitted development proposals for six new transit-oriented communities to the City of Toronto in the hope to build as many as 5,900 new residential units across the city.

The communities would be located along the Ontario Line subway and Scarborough Subway Extension.

“We know the Greater Toronto Area needs more housing, and as part of the government’s plan to deliver an expanded transit network, we are seizing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build vibrant, mixed-use communities that will bring more housing options, jobs, retail and commercial spaces, as well as community amenities, like parks and libraries, close to transit,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “These new communities will lower the cost of building infrastructure for taxpayers, while making it faster and easier for everyone to access public transit and everyday conveniences, right in their own neighbourhoods.”

The province is also currently working to deliver transit‐oriented communities at eight other future stations along the new Ontario Line and Yonge North Subway Extension. In total, these transit-oriented communities will create approximately 77,000 new jobs and approximately 48,000 new residential units, including affordable housing options.

Earlier this year, the province also completed public engagement sessions on the proposed Gerrard-Carlaw North transit-oriented community, located at the future Gerrard Station on the Ontario Line. The community would deliver an additional 1,080 residential units and approximately 225 new jobs, with enhanced greenspace, a grocery store and other public amenities.