Media enquiries
All media enquiries should be directed to:
Lisa Ferguson
Communications Coordinator, Social Planning Toronto
416-351-0095 ext. 227
lferguson@socialplanningtoronto.org
About Social Planning Toronto
Social Planning Toronto is a non-profit community organization that works to improve equity, social justice and quality of life in Toronto. Social Planning Toronto is committed to building a "Civic Society" one in which diversity, equity, social and economic justice, interdependence and active participation are central to all aspects of our lives - in our families, neighbourhoods, voluntary and recreational activities, and in our politics.
Established officially in 1957, Social Planning Toronto has spent 60 years providing critical social research and reporting, community capacity-building and engagement as well as evidence based advocacy for Toronto and its communities.
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SPT (and coalitions we belong to) in the news
2020
- Toronto's budget engagement process 'just a sham,' social advocate says, Toronto.com, Jan. 17
- Opportunities have been lost by limiting property tax hikes, The Toronto Star, Jan. 11
- In the end, we must pay for the Toronto we want, The Toronto Star, Jan. 9
- Proposal for more real estate taxes is expected to heat up Toronto’s budget debate, The Toronto Star, Jan. 9
- This is how bad Toronto's housing market got over the decade, blogTO, Jan. 9
- Toronto’s social housing waitlist has grown more than 50% in last decade, Toronto Storeys, Jan. 9
- Toronto is now paying the price for a decade of low property taxes, report says, The Toronto Star, Jan. 8
- How Toronto's housing market has changed in the last decade: report, Daily Hive, Jan. 8
2019
- Analysis: Why does Toronto still need food banks in 2019?, Toronto.com, Nov. 27
- Toronto council to consider anti-poverty plan that includes expanding TTC discounts, The Toronto Star, Nov. 6
- Toronto committee tasked with rethinking city's governance may wind down. Advocates say it just started, The Toronto Star, Oct. 31
- Residents rally for affordable housing at Bloor and Dundas, City News, Oct. 28
- North Scarborough getting shortchanged by city despite high need, report shows, The Toronto Star, Oct. 15
- Central Etobicoke residents one step closer to getting a community hub, Toronto.com, Oct. 1
- A group of Central Etobicoke residents are organizing to get a community hub, The Toronto Star, Sept. 16
- Scarborough legal aid cuts are meant to muzzle the poor, clinics say, Toronto.com, July 3
- Students should not be classified by grades, Focus Cantonese, OMNI News, June 12
- Scarborough legal clinics say provincial cuts will hurt the vulnerable, Toronto.com, May 22
- Parkdale advocate honoured for two decades of community work, Toronto.com, May 21
- Councillor calling for return of Toronto's car tax, saying it could fund transit, road work, CBC News, Mar. 7
- Toronto will raise property taxes or it will keep crumbling, The Globe and Mail, Mar. 6
- Here's how much more you could pay in property taxes in 2019 — and where that money might go, CBC News, Mar. 5
- Toronto needs to pick up the pace to make good on prosperity promises, Toronto.com, Mar. 1
- Toronto council falling behind on election pledges to reduce poverty, report finds, The Toronto Star, Feb. 26
- Scarborough needs rooming houses, but they must be legal, advocates say, Toronto.com, Feb. 13
- Solutions for the affordable housing crisis in Scarborough, The Discourse Scarborough, Feb. 7
- 'It's low-hanging fruit': Scarborough housing advocates call for legalized, regulated rooming houses, CBC News, Feb. 5
- Our choices will determine if we are Toronto the Good, The Toronto Star, Jan. 24
- Despite new labour rules, some Ontario employers are boosting minimum wage, keeping paid sick days, The Globe and Mail, Jan. 1
2018
- Year In Review 2018: A grim year for Toronto's poor, NOW Magazine, Dec. 28
- Could 'Pop Up Infrastructure' Benefit Places in Halton?, inhalton.com, Nov. 2
- RAW guides pilot for pop-up infrastructure in Toronto’s inner suburbs, Canadian Architect, Oct. 25
- Why Toronto Centre has the city’s highest rate of child poverty, Ryersonian, Oct. 18
- Toronto Canada’s child poverty capital, organization pushes candidates to face problem, Sing Tao Daily, Oct. 2
- Child poverty plagues every corner of Toronto, census data shows, The Toronto Star, Oct. 1
- Child poverty plagues every corner of Toronto, but activists like Neil Donaldson are fighting for change, Star Metro Toronto, Oct. 1
- Have Mayor Tory and Council Delivered on Poverty Reduction?, The Toronto Star, Aug. 10
- Toronto is fired up over Doug Ford's plans for city hall, National Observer, Aug. 9
- Cutting size of Toronto council called 'undemocratic', Toronto.com, July 31
- Nearly 5% of Toronto population can’t speak English or French: report, Global News, July 9
- 1 in 20 Toronto residents do not speak either of Canada’s official languages, Zoomer Radio, July 9
- One in 20 people in Toronto does not understand English/French, nearly half of them are Chinese, Sing Tao Daily, July 9
- Full of immigrants who cannot speak English: 1 in 20 Toronto residents have language barrier, The Korea Times Daily, July 9
- Lost for words: One in every 20 Torontonians can’t speak English or French, study finds, The Toronto Star, July 8
2017
- Repurposed shipping containers are the latest affordable space trend, but city planning policies need to catch up, NOW Magazine, Aug. 17
- Middle class Torontonians feeling the squeeze, Beach Mirror, March 2
- Faith leaders set up mock shelter in city hall to protest budget cuts, InsideToronto.com, Feb. 15
- Protesters bash Gardiner-shaped piñata to highlight funding priorities, The Toronto Star, Feb. 15
- Toronto city council approves 2% property tax increase, CBC News, Feb. 15
- Budget de Toronto : la Gardiner Expressway devrait-elle être une priorité?, Radio Canada, Feb. 15
- Toronto a des difficultés à répondre aux beoins des quartier en plen essor, Radio Canada, Feb. 13
- Shelter homeless from the cold: Editorial, The Toronto Star, Jan. 31
- Activists urge city council to create more shelter space, The Toronto Star, Jan. 31
- TDSB should be ashamed of how it balances budget: Keenan, The Toronto Star, Jan. 16
- Grant for needy kids should be used as intended: Editorial, The Toronto Star, Jan. 15
- Almost half of money earmarked for low income students being diverted by TDSB: Report, City News, Jan. 12
- Millions in funding for low-income students rerouted to cover budget shortfall: Report, CTV News, Jan. 12
- Millions in funding for vulnerable students being diverted to other expenses: Report, CP24, Jan. 12
- Millions in grants for needy students aren’t getting to them, report says, The Toronto Star, Jan. 12
- TDSB diverts $61M from provincial funding grant for marginalized students: Report, Global News, Jan. 12
- TDSB gets millions in funding for low-income students, but isn’t spending it on them: Report, CBC News, Jan. 12
2016
- Toronto’s budget gaps affect the City’s most vulnerable, Torontoist, Dec. 23
- Toronto’s draft budget no good for the homeless or seniors, forum hears, InsideToroto.com, Dec. 19
- City of Toronto’s 2017 preliminary budget unveiled, CBC News, Dec. 6
- Toronto road tolls, championed by Mayor John Tory, OK’d at executive committee, CBC News, Dec. 1
- Cost of poverty in Toronto pegged at $5.5 billion a year, The Toronto Star, Nov. 28
- Poverty is expensive, Vice Money, Nov. 28
- Poverty is costing Toronto billions a year, report says, CBC News, Nov. 28
- Poverty costs Toronto more than $4.4B annually: Report, Global News, Nov. 28
- Mayor Tory’s road toll pitch praised as bold move, The Toronto Star, Nov. 24
- Proposed budget cuts will hurt city’s most vulnerable, advisory groups tell Mayor Tory, The Toronto Star, Nov. 22
- East York children suffer as Toronto remains child poverty capital, The Toronto Observer, Nov. 22
- Here’s what the City’s poverty eradication plan has accomplished in one year, Torontoist, Nov. 16
- As the child poverty capital of the country, Toronto must invest in kids: Editorial, The Toronto Star, Nov. 15
- Toronto maintains status as “child poverty capital” of Canada: Study, 630 CHED (Edmonton), Nov. 14
- Interview with report co-author Michael Polanyi, Metro Morning, Nov. 14
- Kids suffer most as Toronto clings to title of child poverty capital, The Toronto Star, Nov. 14
- Toronto still “child poverty capital” of Canada, warns report, CBC News, Nov. 14
- Toronto has highest child-poverty rate of Canadian cities: Report, The Globe and Mail, Nov. 14
- Toronto named the child poverty capital of Canada, Radio Canada International, Nov. 14
- Toronto remains “child poverty capital” of Canada, report finds, CTV News, Nov. 14
- Toronto's faith leaders unite to push for action on poverty, CTV News, Oct. 18
- Toronto Vital Signs report points to growing gap between rich and poor, Toronto Metro, Oct. 5
- TTC faces perform storm with costs rising, ridership slumping, The Toronto Star, July 25
- Budget needs to tackle widening “fairness gap,” Toronto Sun, July 10
- Toronto business sectors warn councilors not to target them with new taxes, The Toronto Star, June 29