Toronto Organizations Call for A Bold, Green, and Just Recovery from COVID-19

April 29 2020

We've joined with organizations across Toronto to call on the Mayor & City Councillors to ensure a bold, green and just recovery from the pandemic. Read our joint letter and 10 recommendations.

We Support Collecting Race-Based and Socio-Economic Data to Fight COVID-19

April 28 2020

In a recent letter, Toronto City Councillor and Board of Health Chair Joe Cressy made clear the pivotal role of race-based, socioeconomic, and other social...

Message from Our ED: Responding to COVID-19

April 13 2020

It has now been 33 days since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and I want to reach out to the SPT community to share...

Our office is closing to help #FlattenTheCurve!

March 16 2020

To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community, protect our most vulnerable citizens, and avoid overwhelming our health care system, we're closing our...

Cancelled: The 2020 Frances Lankin Award

February 26 2020

UPDATE (April 20, 2020):  With regret, due to the current COVID-19 crisis, we've decided to cancel this year's Frances Lankin Award presentation. Nominations already submitted...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Report Examines Which of Toronto’s Problems are Better, and Which are Bigger, after 10 Years of Austerity

January 07 2020

Welcome to 2020! As we look ahead to a new decade and the launch of the City of Toronto’s 2020 budget, we decided to take...

Huge Win! Tory Proposes Property Tax Increase to Fund Transit and Affordable Housing

December 12 2019

Last week, Mayor John Tory proposed increasing property taxes for affordable housing and transit investments. Today, Social Planning Toronto sent a thank you letter to...

New Research on the U.S. Housing Choice Voucher Program Offers Lessons for Canada

November 22 2019

Friday, November 22, 2019 – Today, on National Housing Day, Social Planning Toronto releases its new report, “Learning from Our Neighbours to the South: The...

The City Needs a Proper Response to Bill 5

October 31 2019

Toronto’s governance challenges have existed for many years and the reduction in our Council size has only deepened these challenges. The city is due for...

We Support Toronto's Gender Equity Strategy!

September 17 2019

Women, girls, and trans and non-binary people represent more than half of Toronto’s population. Yet they face higher rates of violence and poverty, and are...