The Budget invests in City services that you rely on every day.
Your Toronto Houses
Approved 1,562 new rent-controlled, affordable and rent-geared-to-income homes.
Opened 866 new affordable rental and supportive homes for residents.
Kept more than 640 households housed, providing support to low-income tenants facing eviction.
Provided more than 1,600 grants through the Toronto Rent Bank to low-income households who needed help.
Your Toronto Reads
Added Monday to Saturday hours to eight branches and added Sunday hours to eight branches. Sixty-seven library branches are now open on Sundays.
Expanded Youth Hubs to 28 locations, providing welcoming spaces for teens in or near priority neighbourhoods. Teens can drop-in to study, chat with friends, use technology or participate in programs and activities. Helpful staff are always available and nutritious snacks are offered daily.
Your Toronto Invests
Supported 304 restaurant operator’s participation in CaféTO’s 2024 season, including 60 new operators and 244 returning.
Helped more than 29,600 small business with a 15 per cent property tax rate reduction.
Your Toronto Plays
Opened 80 per cent of park washrooms before the May long weekend.
Opened 10 wading pools and 10 outdoor pools early.
Extended the season at 10 outdoor pools.
Your Toronto Cares
Toronto Community Crisis Service received more than 18,000 calls for service and dispatched mobile teams more than 15,000 times to provide in-person mental health supports.
The City’s fourth emergency service made more than 5,700 referrals to other services for support with mental health, substance abuse and housing.
Improved school nutrition programs to give kids 227,285 meals each school day so that they are ready to learn.
Your Toronto Moves
Froze transit fares and invested in more service, bringing service to 97 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.
Made a record investment of $28 million in the TTC’s Community Safety, Security and Well-Being program.
Fully funded the Scarborough RT busway with a $56 million investment.
Filled 220,243 potholes between January and September, a 35 per cent increase compared to 2023.
Deployed 29 traffic wardens and 881 crossing guards.
At the heart of your Toronto are hard working City of Toronto employees. Watch these behind-the-scenes, unscripted, personal stories that showcase services and shine a light on programs delivered everyday for Torontonians. These employees have a personal passion for public service and make Toronto a vibrant place to live and work.
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