Toronto’s recreation facilities and parks offer communities spaces to play, connect, learn, exercise and celebrate. The Parkland Strategy and Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan (formerly the Facilities Master Plan) are 20-year plans that guide the growth and investment in these spaces across the city. Every five years, these plans are reviewed to ensure they continue to meet the changing needs and priorities of residents and reflect updates in population, policies and funding.
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Review the Indigenous Advisory Circle draft Terms of Reference and complete the self-nomination form to join the Indigenous Advisory Circle.
The Indigenous Advisory Circle will be made up of urban Indigenous community leaders who will provide advice and guidance to help inform updates to the plans.
The first virtual meeting will take place on the evening of December 12, 2024.
Share your experiences and insights on the needs and priorities for recreation spaces and parks.
Learn more about the plans and the community engagement process, and participate in discussions about the future of Toronto’s recreation spaces and parks. The meetings for each plan will follow the same format and cover the same content, so you only need to attend one session that best fits your schedule.
Register for one session only:
Two sessions have been scheduled to allow for a greater number of community members to participate.
For accessibility accommodations, email facilitiesplan@toronto.ca.
Register for one session only:
Two sessions have been scheduled to allow for a greater number of community members to participate.
For accessibility accommodations, email facilitiesplan@toronto.ca.
This kit is recommended for grade five to eight classrooms. The kit includes a presentation that teaches students about recreation facility and parks planning, a printable classroom activity where students can design a park or community centre and an online submission form for teachers to submit a summary of their classroom’s feedback to the City, which will help inform updates to the plans. Teachers are encouraged to review the submission form before using the kit in their classroom.
The deadline for submissions is December 18, 2024.
These kits are recommended for community organizations, sports groups, friends-of park groups, neighbours and other interested groups. Each kit includes a presentation, a discussion guide and an online submission form to help groups host their own community conversations and submit feedback to the City, which will help inform updates to the plans.
The deadline for submissions is December 18, 2024.
Stop by pop-up events to learn more about the plans and the community engagement process, and participate in discussions about the future of Toronto’s recreation spaces and parks.
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| November 16 | Rosedale Main Street Cavalcade of Lights, 7 Crescent Rd. |
2 to 5 p.m. |
| November 16 | North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St. |
Noon to 3 p.m. |
| November 17 | Driftwood Community Recreation Centre, 4401 Jane St. |
Noon to 3 p.m. |
| November 19 | Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre, 870 Queen St. E. |
5 to 8 p.m. |
| November 23 | Botanical Garden Holiday Market, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. |
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| November 26 | Main Street Subway Station, 315 Main St. |
3 to 6 p.m. |
| November 27 | Lawrence West Subway Station, 665 Lawrence Ave. W. |
3 to 6 p.m. |
| November 30 | Agincourt Recreation Centre, 31 Glen Watford Dr. |
Noon to 3 p.m. |
This project has an Indigenous Advisory Circle made up of urban Indigenous community leaders. It is not a decision-making body and does not represent all urban Indigenous communities.
The Circle will meet during each phase of the project, including an introductory meeting at the start of the process.
Discussions with the Circle will focus on:
This project has an Equity-Focused Advisory Group made up of representatives from organizations that serve equity-deserving groups across Toronto. They are not a decision-making group and do not represent any one or all equity-deserving communities.
The Advisory Group will meet during each phase of the project.
Discussions with the Advisory Group will focus on:
In this phase, feedback on needs and priorities for recreation spaces and parks will be collected from community members, including Indigenous communities and equity-deserving groups such as youth, older adults, newcomers, people with disabilities, racialized and Black communities, women, girls, gender-diverse people, people with low income and 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
The community engagement activities in this phase include:
The feedback will be used to guide updates to the plans.
In this phase, the feedback collected in Phase 1 will be shared with community members for additional input to help finalize updates to the plans.
The community engagement activities anticipated in this phase include:
The feedback collected during this phase will help refine and finalize updates to the Parkland Strategy and Facilities Plan as part of the five-year reviews.
Every five years, the City reviews the Facilities Plan and Parkland Strategy to reflect:
A multi-phase, city-wide community engagement process will inform the updates to both plans.