Learn More, Take Part, and Have Your Say in the 2025 City Budget!

January 13 2025

The City of Toronto’s $18.8 billion budget supports the operation of a broad range of programs and services, from affordable housing, public transit, and community...

Watch a Recording of Our Event: Reimagining Community Safety

December 18 2024

Safety can look different for different communities, especially communities who are overpoliced. How can we work together to make our communities safe for everyone? We...

Toronto Police Service’s Multi-Year Hiring Plan and the Costly Budget Implications

December 12 2024

In recent months, the Toronto Police Service Board has publicly released and asked for feedback on its multi-year hiring plan. The plan projects the hiring...

A Collective Path to a City for All: Realizing Inclusive Economic Development

December 03 2024

What are the critical elements required to meaningfully tackle the roots of poverty and advance community wealth building in Toronto? Answering this question has been...

Watch Our Webinar: Child Poverty and Food Insecurity—Facts, Figures & Solutions

December 03 2024

What are the critical elements required to meaningfully tackle the roots of poverty in Toronto? Answering this question has been the key motivating factor behind...

Fighting For Our Future: Child and Family Poverty Report Card, Toronto 2024

December 02 2024

Executive Summary Fighting For Our Future: Child and Family Poverty Report Card, Toronto 2024 draws on the latest available taxfiler data from 2022 to reveal...

Read Our Submission to Council on the Proposed Renovictions Bylaw

November 12 2024

The following letter was submitted by Social Planning Toronto's Director of Engagement & Strategic Initiatives Melissa Wong to City Council on November 12, 2024 in...

Read Our Submission to the Economic and Community Development Committee

October 23 2024

The following deputation was delivered by Social Planning Toronto's Executive Director Jin Huh to the Economic and Community Development Committee on October 23, 2024 as...

Read Our Submission to the Toronto Police Service Board

September 12 2024

The Toronto Police Service Board recently sought public input on a new Public Order Policy currently in development that will establish a policy on police...

Reimagining Funding and Service Delivery for Newcomers: Considerations for Relational Infrastructure

June 19 2024

Reimagining Funding and Service Delivery for Newcomers: Considerations for Relational Infrastructure is a proposal to develop a community-based funding model that centres the voices of newcomers...