Submission to the City of Toronto in Support of New Shelters

July 10 2025

This deputation was presented to Toronto’s Economic and Community Development Committee on June 9, 2025 in response to item EC22.3 - Highlights of the 2024...

Submission to the City of Toronto in Favour of a Universal Food Program

July 10 2025

This deputation was presented to Toronto’s Executive Committee on June 17, 2025 in response to item EX24.3: A Vision and Strategy for a Universal School...

June 2025 Newsletter

June 27 2025

The following newsletter was distributed to our subscribers on June 26, 2025. Sign up for our newsletter here.  Right before closing the legislature for the...

The Bubble Zone Bylaw Has Been Passed: What to Know

May 26 2025

On May 22, 2025, Toronto City Council voted to approve a bylaw that may limit demonstrations outside of places of worship, schools, and child care...

Ontario’s 2025 Budget Misses the Mark on Equity and Urgent Social Needs

May 26 2025

On May 15, the Ontario government launched their 2025 budget. Titled A Plan to Protect Ontario, the budget outlines $232.5 billion in total spending for...

Follow-Up Letter to Council in Regards to Proposed "Bubble Zone" Bylaw

May 20 2025

The following letter was sent to City Council, Mayor Olivia Chow, and the Toronto City Clerk on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 on behalf of Social...

Statement in Regard to Misinformation Published in the Toronto Sun

May 16 2025

On Thursday, May 15, Brian Passifiume of the Toronto Sun published an article entitled “Community groups sign letter opposing proposed 'bubble zone' bylaw.” In it,...

67 Community Groups Call On City Council to Reconsider "Bubble Zone" Bylaw

May 16 2025

The joint letter included below was written in response to a proposed bylaw that would limit where peaceful protests, pickets, and demonstrations would be allowed...

Join Our Board of Directors: 2025 Call For Nominations

April 28 2025

Social Planning Toronto is a non-profit, charitable community organization that works to advance an equitable, inclusive, and accessible Toronto – shaped by the diversity of...

Election Backgrounder: Provincial Government’s Deadly Decision to Shut Down Safe Consumption Sites and Rejection of Evidence-Based and Cost-Effective Health Services

February 25 2025

On February 27, Cast Your Vote to Prevent Overdose Deaths Thursday, February 27 is election day in Ontario, and lives are on the line. In...