2025 Federal Budget Falls Short for Those Struggling the Most
After several days of debate, the Liberals’ fiscal plan for the year—Budget 2025: Canada Strong—narrowly passed on November 17 with 170 MPs in favour and 168 opposed. The...
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Watch Recordings From The Caring About Care Workers Community Forum and Report Launch
On December 3, 2025, Social Planning Toronto and Dr. Naomi Lightman of Toronto Metropolitan University launched a new report, Caring about Care Workers: Centring Immigrant...
Submission to the Province of Ontario on Their Poverty Reduction Strategy
From October 17 to November 30, the Province of Ontario sought feedback from individuals, non-profit, Indigenous and public sector organizations, and businesses to inform their...
How the 2026 City Budget Can Respond to Toronto's Worsening Food Insecurity Crisis for Families (and Children)
On September 15, the Toronto Board of Health voted in support of the 2026 Toronto Public Health budget submission, including a $15 million increase to...
Caring about Care Workers: Centring Immigrant Women Personal Support Workers in Toronto’s Home Care Sector
Caring about Care Workers: Centring Immigrant Women Personal Support Workers in Toronto’s Home Care Sector is a partnership between Social Planning Toronto and Dr. Naomi...
Watch Recordings of Our Two Most Recent Events About Homelessness
Social Planning Toronto recently hosted two online workshops with community activist Diana Chan McNally on advocacy around shelters and homelessness. Watch a recording for each...
November 2025 Newsletter
On October 23, the provincial government introduced Bill 60, also called the “Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act.” The omnibus Bill contains a number of troubling...
Submission to the City of Toronto Outlining Concern's with the Province's Bill 60
This letter was presented to the Executive Committee on Nov 4, 2025 in response to item EX27.1 - Impacts of Provincial Legislation that Weakens Rental Protections by Stacia...
Read Our Latest Op-ed: On Children and Homelessness
Social Planning Toronto and YWCA Toronto co-authored an op-ed published in the Toronto Star on October 14, 2025 with the headline, "Here’s what ‘thinking of...
October 2025 Newsletter
It’s been busy at the SPT offices as we prepare for Toronto’s City Budget season. Through the budget process, Toronto City Council makes important decisions...