Promises, Promises: City Council Commitments & The 2018 Budget

February 10 2018

Social Planning Toronto’s budget brief, Promises, Promises, documents the systematic underfunding of key council-approved strategies and service plans in the 2018 city budget. Social Planning...

New affordable housing law all but scrapped by Province's proposed regulations: Over 60 community groups.

February 01 2018

Wealthy developers will not likely end up helping to pay for affordable housing under new regulations proposed by Ontario’s Minister of Housing, say over 60...

Inclusionary Zoning: Evidence and Implications for Ontario

January 31 2018

In December 2016, the Province of Ontario introduced legislation that will allow municipalities to enact inclusionary zoning (IZ) as part of a broader plan to...

New Report: Child poverty rate double for racialized children in Toronto area

November 15 2017

Children in the Toronto region and their families’ incomes are deeply divided along race, a new report finds. Based on 2016 Census data, the report...

Unequal City: The Hidden Divide Among Toronto’s Children and Youth

November 15 2017

This report draws on the Statistics Canada 2016 Census and other new data sources to describe the level, distribution and depth of poverty among Toronto...

New data shows Ontario’s imminent Labour Reforms will benefit working millennials, women.

November 08 2017

New reports released today by Social Planning Toronto show that younger Torontonians, as well as women in key sectors will benefit from proposed labour law...

Social Planning Toronto Congratulates Fellow NOW Magazine Honourees Black Lives Matter – Toronto In Winning The Readers’ Choice "Best Social Justice Group".

November 02 2017

We would like to extend our congratulations to Black Lives Matter – Toronto for their winning of the NOW Magazine’s Readers’ Choice "Best Social Justice...

Toronto’s Mounting Inequality Calls for Quality Public Services and Investments.

November 01 2017

Responding to a new report released by the United Way of Toronto and York Region, Sean Meagher, Executive Director of Social Planning Toronto, called for...

Newcomer Youth Recreation Forum Report

October 25 2017

Despite the many benefits of recreation in health and in settlement, newcomer youth have much lower participation rates compared to their peers. On Monday, June...

Back to School: New Report Finds High School Students Struggling to Escape Course Selection Deadlock.

September 07 2017

As school returns, Toronto’s students and parents are still coping with a legacy of ‘streaming', finds a new report by Social Planning Toronto. In the...