Are you planning to speak to the Budget Committee at next week’s public hearings/deputation sessions? Going to submit comments to the Budget Committee, or want to learn more about the City of Toronto’s 2025 Budget? Check out the video recording and presentations from Social Planning Toronto’s 2025 City Budget Town Hall held January 16!
SPT and an amazing panel of community partners offered in-depth analysis, information, and recommendations for the 2025 City of Toronto budget. The recording and presentations provide an excellent resource that can help inform community deputations and submissions.
Watch the full Town Hall recording (with automated video transcription), or find a specific speaker:
- Melissa Wong (Social Planning Toronto): Welcome and setting the context for this year’s City budget; [00:00]
- Beth Wilson (Social Planning Toronto): Budget overview, budget process, key dates, and ways to participate (click for slides); [04:20]
- Sara Beyer (Canadian Centre for Housing Rights, R2HTO): Affordable housing and tenant supports; [27:40]
- Stephen Mensah (Toronto Youth Cabinet): Youth supports; [43:42]
- August Puranauth & Nigel Morton (TTC Riders): Transit; [40:21]
- Daniela Leacock (Toronto Drop-In Network): Drop-ins. [53:35]
- Diana Chan McNally (Homelessness & Human Rights Advocate): Homelessness; [1:17:14]
- Saman Tabasinejad (Progress Toronto): Police budget; 01:29:10.
Check out SPT’s tips for making a deputation.
Have Your Say at the City of Toronto Budget Committee’s Public Hearings/Deputations
Speak to Budget Committee on January 21 or 22 in person or by video conference.
To register to speak email [email protected] or call 416-392-4666. Please choose a preferred day and timeslot (see list below) and register to speak by 4:30 p.m. the day before the meeting. Registered speakers will be provided with instructions about how to join the meeting.
The meetings will stream live on the City Council YouTube channel.
City Hall, Committee Room 1, 100 Queen St. W.
Tuesday, January 21
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Scarborough Civic Centre, Council Chamber, 150 Borough Dr.
Tuesday, January 21
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Etobicoke Civic Centre, Council Chamber, 399 The West Mall
Wednesday, January 22
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
North York Civic Centre, Council Chamber, 5100 Yonge St.
Wednesday, January 22
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Learn How to Make a Deputation at a Training Session
January 20
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Online
This virtual workshop will help leaders gain confidence in delivering a powerful deputation for the 2025 City Budget. Participants will have a chance to share their ideas for a written or spoken deputation and receive feedback from Social Planning Toronto. We encourage participants to come to the workshop with their ideas.