We're Hiring! Executive Director Applications Accepted Until Feb. 26

February 05 2021

Social Planning Toronto (SPT) is seeking a dynamic, enterprising, and creative leader with a passion for equity and significant experience in community capacity building to...

The City of Toronto needs new revenues to cushion its $1.8 billion budget shortfall and position itself for pandemic recovery

December 08 2020

As we all weather the second wave of the pandemic, the City of Toronto is facing a historic $1.8 billion deficit rolling into 2021. COVID-19...

Forced encampment clearings are not the answer

December 04 2020

"The key to ending homelessness is permanent, affordable housing. That will take time. In the meantime, if some homeless Torontonians feel safer in encampments during a pandemic, @cityofto must do more to support them." Read Social Planning Toronto's full statement at www.socialplanningtoronto.org/no_encampment_clearings #NoEncampmentEvictions #topoli

#NationalHousingDay: A bittersweet celebration

November 22 2020

As the impacts of COVID-19 continue to deepen housing injustices and homelessness across Toronto, Social Planning Toronto celebrates National Housing Day with hope and determination....

New research reveals the racial, social, and geographic divides of Toronto’s housing crisis

November 17 2020

Spaces and Places of Exclusion: Mapping Rental Housing Disparities for Toronto’s Racialized and Immigrant Communities is a first-of-its-kind study, mapping spatial exclusion by racialized and immigrant status...

Ontario 2020 budget shortchanges communities and nonprofits

November 06 2020

Yesterday, Finance Minister Rod Phillips outlined Ontario’s roadmap for pandemic recovery in the much anticipated 2020 Provincial budget. Ontario's Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover is...

Inclusionary Zoning: Low-Income Communities Left Off the Map

October 28 2020

Toronto’s housing crisis existed long before COVID-19, but the pandemic has intensified housing challenges and shone light on the urgent need for immediate solutions, and...

Recovery Report Has Some Good Recommendations. But We Need an Action Plan.

October 27 2020

Last week our Interim Executive Director, Caryl Arundel, deputed before the City of Toronto's Executive Committee about the reports from the City Manager and the Toronto...

Another Attack on Local Democracy: Province Moves to Repeal Ranked Ballots

October 22 2020

The Ontario government has undertaken an attack on local democracy once again, and this time the target is changing the rules for municipal elections. Hidden...

More than 1,400 Torontonians Tell City Council What They Want to See in Our City’s Pandemic Recovery

October 14 2020

1,400+ Torontonians whose voices are not usually heard at City Hall took part in consultations to tell the City what they need as we recover & rebuild from the pandemic. Read what we heard in our new report, Community Voices Pave the Road to Recovery.