[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":383},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fnews\u002Folivia-chow-10000-rental-homes-october-8":3,"news-list":140,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Folivia-chow-10000-rental-homes-october-8":370},{"id":4,"title":5,"aiMetadata":6,"author":19,"body":20,"candidates":76,"category":78,"date":79,"description":80,"extension":81,"faq":82,"image":107,"imageAlt":108,"imageCheckedAt":109,"imageCredit":109,"linkedin":110,"linkedinPostUrl":109,"meta":118,"metaDescription":109,"navigation":120,"path":121,"primarySourceUrl":122,"publishedAt":123,"seo":124,"seoTitle":109,"sourceId":125,"sourceIsPaywalled":126,"sources":127,"stem":133,"storyType":134,"tags":135,"topicKey":138,"updated":109,"__hash__":139},"news\u002Fnews\u002Folivia-chow-10000-rental-homes-october-8.md","Olivia Chow pledges to start construction on 10,000 rental homes in 2027",{"summary":7,"keyTopics":8,"semanticKeywords":13},"Mayor Olivia Chow announced a plan to begin construction on 10,000 new rental homes in 2027, backed by $1.5 billion in provincial and federal funding, while also raising concerns about ballot confusion with another mayoral candidate named Braeden Chow.",[9,10,11,12],"rental housing","housing affordability","mayoral campaign","ballot confusion",[14,15,16,17,18],"Toronto rental homes","affordable housing Toronto 2026","Olivia Chow housing plan","Toronto mayor election","ballot confusion Toronto","voche.me editors",{"type":21,"value":22,"toc":70},"minimark",[23,33,36,41,44,47,50,53,57,60,63],[24,25,26,27,32],"p",{},"Mayor ",[28,29,31],"a",{"href":30},"\u002Fon\u002Ftoronto-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Folivia-chow","Olivia Chow"," said on October 8 that she would have construction begin on 10,000 new rental homes in 2027 if she is re-elected on October 26. The announcement came as advance voting opened across Toronto on October 6.",[24,34,35],{},"Chow's campaign told CP24 that 60 housing projects are currently under construction in the city, and that those projects will deliver 16,000 rental homes when complete. These figures come from the campaign and have not been independently verified.",[37,38,40],"h2",{"id":39},"what-the-plan-includes","What the plan includes",[24,42,43],{},"The campaign says $1.5 billion in provincial and federal funding was secured in spring 2026 to cut development charges on new rental buildings by up to 60 per cent. The City has also put $1.2 billion from its own operating and capital budgets toward developer cost offsets, according to the campaign.",[24,45,46],{},"To qualify for those cost reductions, a project must begin construction within 12 months of approval, the campaign says.",[24,48,49],{},"Chow's stated goal is 65,000 homes by 2030, with at least 20 per cent designated as affordable units. The campaign has not published a breakdown showing how the 65,000 figure would be reached.",[24,51,52],{},"\"For too many people, a home here is slipping out of reach,\" Chow said on October 8, according to CP24. \"If you're a nurse, a teacher, a construction worker, a PSW, you should be able to afford to live here.\"",[37,54,56],{"id":55},"ballot-confusion","Ballot confusion",[24,58,59],{},"At the same event, Chow raised concern about another mayoral candidate with the same last name. Braeden Chow appears at position eight on the mayoral ballot; Olivia Chow is at position nine. She told CP24 that her campaign is worried non-English speakers may mark the wrong name. She said she almost picked the wrong name herself when testing an advance polling station.",[24,61,62],{},"Braeden Chow has said publicly he has no financial backing and no campaign funds.",[24,64,65,66,69],{},"With 18 days until voting day, Chow's campaign framed the ballot mix-up as a real risk in a close race. Voters can review all mayoral candidates at ",[28,67,68],{"href":68},"\u002Fon\u002Ftoronto-2026\u002Fcandidates#mayor"," before going to the polls. Advance voting continues through October 11.",{"title":71,"searchDepth":72,"depth":72,"links":73},"",2,[74,75],{"id":39,"depth":72,"text":40},{"id":55,"depth":72,"text":56},[77],"olivia-chow","Election news","2026-10-08","Mayor Olivia Chow says she will begin construction on 10,000 new rental homes in 2027 if re-elected, building on 60 housing projects already under way.","md",[83,86,89,92,95,98,101,104],{"question":84,"answer":85},"What did Olivia Chow announce on October 8?","Mayor Olivia Chow announced a plan to have construction begin on 10,000 new rental homes in 2027 if she is re-elected on October 26. She also raised concern that voters may confuse her name with another mayoral candidate, Braeden Chow, who appears earlier on the ballot. Her campaign stated this confusion could cost her votes.",{"question":87,"answer":88},"How many rental homes has Chow's administration built so far?","According to Chow's campaign, as reported by CP24 on October 8, 60 housing projects are currently under construction in Toronto. The campaign says those projects will deliver 16,000 rental homes when complete. These figures are from the campaign and have not been independently audited.",{"question":90,"answer":91},"What funding backs Chow's housing plan?","Chow's campaign says $1.5 billion in provincial and federal funding was secured in spring 2026 to reduce development charges on new rental buildings by up to 60 per cent. The City has also set aside $1.2 billion from its own operating and capital budgets for developer cost offsets, according to the campaign.",{"question":93,"answer":94},"What is the condition developers must meet to qualify for the cost reductions?","According to CP24's report on October 8, projects must begin construction within 12 months to qualify for the cost reductions Chow's campaign has put in place. This requirement applies to projects seeking relief from development charges.",{"question":96,"answer":97},"What is Chow's overall housing target?","Chow's campaign has set a target of 65,000 homes by 2030, with a minimum of 20 per cent of those units designated as affordable. These are figures the campaign has stated; the campaign has not published a full breakdown of how the target would be reached.",{"question":99,"answer":100},"Who is Braeden Chow and why is Olivia Chow raising concern about him?","Braeden Chow is another candidate running for Toronto mayor in the October 26 election. He appears at position eight on the ballot, just before Olivia Chow at position nine. Olivia Chow's campaign raised concern that voters, particularly non-English speakers, may mark the wrong name by mistake. Braeden Chow has said he has no backing and no money.",{"question":102,"answer":103},"Where can I check the Toronto mayoral ballot before voting?","You can read profiles of all Toronto mayoral candidates at \u002Fon\u002Ftoronto-2026\u002Fcandidates#mayor. Advance voting runs from October 6 to 11, and voting day is October 26. The City of Toronto's website has the full list of polling locations.",{"question":105,"answer":106},"When is voting day for the Toronto election?","Voting day is October 26, 2026. Advance voting runs October 6 to 11. You can find your polling location through the City of Toronto's website. Candidate profiles for the mayor's race are at \u002Fon\u002Ftoronto-2026\u002Fcandidates#mayor.","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Ffallback-2.webp","Toronto city hall building",null,{"short":111,"long":112,"hashtags":113},"Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced a plan to begin construction on 10,000 new rental homes in 2027 if re-elected. The city has $1.5 billion in funding secured and 60 projects already under construction.","At a campaign event on October 8, Mayor Olivia Chow pledged to have construction under way on 10,000 new rental homes by 2027. 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The two Toronto mayoral candidates disagree sharply on the move.","2026-10-08T19:27:00-04:00",[171,150,192],"bike lanes","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F1dd229611bd114be1c55ff2f546d35408e28b1bf9750c6c062d7fb301f6b1eff-edited.jpg","Cyclists riding on the designated Bloor Street bike lanes in Toronto","Nathan Denette \u002F The Canadian Press via CityNews Toronto",{"path":197,"title":198,"description":199,"date":79,"publishedAt":200,"author":19,"category":78,"tags":201,"image":203,"imageAlt":204,"imageCredit":205,"updated":109,"linkedinPostUrl":109},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbrad-bradford-drops-event-host-islam-comments-october-7","Bradford campaign drops North York event co-host over anti-Islam posts","Mayoral candidate Brad Bradford removed real estate developer Avi Glina as a co-host of a campaign rally after the National Council of Canadian Muslims raised concerns about his social media posts.","2026-10-08T22:23:00-04:00",[171,202],"campaign","https:\u002F\u002Fbloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\u002Fthestar.com\u002Fcontent\u002Ftncms\u002Fassets\u002Fv3\u002Feditorial\u002F6\u002F6e\u002F66ee3b20-c03e-5f5e-9b08-7c6a62b8d600\u002F6ac6dd03308f8.image.jpg?crop=1488%2C1117%2C1%2C15&resize=990%2C743&order=crop%2Cresize","Brad Bradford speaking at the Daily Bread Food Bank mayor's debate in September 2026","Nick Lachance \u002F Toronto Star",{"path":207,"title":208,"description":209,"date":79,"publishedAt":210,"author":19,"category":78,"tags":211,"image":214,"imageAlt":215,"imageCredit":216,"updated":109,"linkedinPostUrl":109},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbradford-chow-data-centres-october-8","Bradford says Toronto should welcome AI data centres; Chow has paused new approvals","The two leading Toronto mayoral candidates laid out opposite positions on AI data centres at a Scarborough debate on October 7, 2026.","2026-10-08T16:27:00-04:00",[136,212,213],"housing and infrastructure","AI data centres","https:\u002F\u002Fnowtoronto.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FBrad-Bradford-Olivia-Chow.webp","Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow at a Toronto mayoral debate","NOW Toronto",{"path":218,"title":219,"description":220,"date":79,"publishedAt":221,"author":19,"category":78,"tags":222,"image":224,"imageAlt":225,"imageCredit":216,"updated":109,"linkedinPostUrl":109},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnanos-research-poll-voter-issues-october-8","Nanos poll: Toronto voters say traffic congestion is the biggest problem in the city","A Nanos Research poll conducted September 30 to October 4, 2026, found that 26% of Toronto voters name traffic as the single biggest quality-of-life problem in the city. 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No charges have been filed. Kandavel says there was no wrongdoing.","2026-10-08T09:30:00-04:00",[148,234,235],"Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest","OPP investigation","https:\u002F\u002Fthelocal.to\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F2026-09_TheLocal_ScarboroughSouthWest_499_webres.jpg","Scarborough Southwest ward street scene during the 2026 election campaign","The Local",{"path":240,"title":241,"description":242,"date":79,"publishedAt":243,"author":19,"category":78,"tags":244,"image":246,"imageAlt":247,"imageCredit":248,"updated":109,"linkedinPostUrl":109},"\u002Fnews\u002Fttc-union-accused-paying-workers-chow-campaign-october-8","Advocacy group accuses transit union of paying TTC workers to canvass for Chow","Canadian Women Against Antisemitism filed a complaint saying ATU Local 113 used a lost-time system to pay TTC employees to campaign for Olivia Chow. The union says its actions are compliant. Chow's campaign did not respond.","2026-10-09T22:55:00-04:00",[171,245],"campaign finance","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.zenfs.com\u002Fen\u002Ftoronto_sun_articles_263\u002F1503b99d82917ab520cd6a06f4849ffa.jpg","Toronto transit bus during the 2026 Toronto municipal election campaign","Toronto Sun",{"path":250,"title":251,"description":252,"date":79,"publishedAt":253,"author":19,"category":78,"tags":254,"image":257,"imageAlt":258,"imageCredit":259,"updated":109,"linkedinPostUrl":109},"\u002Fnews\u002Fward-19-beaches-east-york-forum-october-5","Ten of 13 Ward 19 Beaches-East York candidates met residents on October 5","Beach Metro Community News and the Balmy Beach Residents Association held a candidates' meet-and-greet for Ward 19 on October 5. Ten of the 13 councillor candidates attended. 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2026.","2026-10-07T19:26:00-04:00",[171,150,277,223],"budget","https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F07\u002Fscarborough-debate.jpg","Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford at the Scarborough mayoral debate on October 7, 2026","CityNews Toronto",{"path":282,"title":283,"description":284,"date":264,"publishedAt":285,"author":19,"category":78,"tags":286,"image":287,"imageAlt":288,"imageCredit":289,"updated":109,"linkedinPostUrl":109},"\u002Fnews\u002Fforum-research-poll-chow-bradford-october-6","Forum Research poll puts Chow ahead of Bradford by 4 points after Alexander exits","A Forum Research telephone survey of 1,604 Toronto residents conducted on October 6 shows Olivia Chow at 46 percent and Brad Bradford at 42 percent among decided and leaning voters.","2026-10-07T16:23:00-04:00",[171,172,31,267],"https:\u002F\u002Ftoronto.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F06\u002FTORONTO.jpg","Toronto City Hall","CityNews Toronto \u002F Denio Lourenco",{"path":291,"title":292,"description":293,"date":264,"publishedAt":294,"author":19,"category":78,"tags":295,"image":298,"imageAlt":299,"imageCredit":300,"updated":109,"linkedinPostUrl":109},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftwo-candidates-named-chow-ballot-october-7","Toronto's mayoral ballot has two candidates named Chow listed side by side","Olivia Chow is warning voters to check their ballot position carefully during advance voting, as Braeden Chow appears directly above her at position 8 while she is at position 9.","2026-10-07T16:41:00-04:00",[171,296,297],"advance voting","ballot","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Ffallback-1.webp","Toronto 2026 municipal 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