The Task Force on Community Access and Equity has completed its mandate and is no longer active. An Executive Summary of the final report of the Task Force is reproduced here for archival purposes.

Current information regarding the City of Toronto's commitment to access and equity is available on the Diversity Management and Community Engagement pages on our Web site.

Diversity Our Strength
Access & Equity Our Goal

Table of Contents

The Context: Access and Equity in the City of Toronto

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Task Force Process

1.3 A Diversity of People and Issues

1. Aboriginal affairs
2. Disability issues
3. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered issues
4. Immigrant and refugee issues
5. Ethnocultural and faith issues
6. Racial minorities
7. Equity for women
8. Hate activities
9. Literacy and communications
10. Low-income issues
11. Equity in the arts, culture and literature
12. Civic participation
13. Municipal grants
14. Education and training
15. Transportation
16. Organizational Structures and Resources

Vision and Principles

2.1 Vision

2.2 Principles

1. Strengthening the Civil Society
2. Civic Leadership
3. Accountable, Accessible and Equitable Governance
4. Aboriginal Self-Determination

2.3 Monitoring, Measurement and Administrative Structures

Action Plan and Recommendations

Appendices

1. Members of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity
2. Terms of Reference for the City of Toronto Task Force on Community Access and Equity Consultation Schedules
3. Briefs and Submissions to the Task Force
4. Studies and Reports Received by the Task Force
5. Proposed Terms of Reference for Community Advisory Committees
6. Access and Equity Impact Statements — Reports to Council Committees
7. Sample Guidelines for Developing and Measuring Access and Equity Goals
8. Selected Equity Data Regarding First Language, Ethno-Racial Status...
9. "Draft Report of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity" (letter from Chair of Task Force to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, January 22, 1999.)
10. "Resources for Access and Equity Functions and Final Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity " Report No. 10(2), Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, adopted by City Council, June 1999.
11. "Human Resources and Cost Implications of the Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity and Clarification of the Term 'Employment Equity'" Report No. 11(1), The Policy and Finance Committee, adopted by City Council December 1999.
12. Action Plan and Recommendations
13. Glossary
14. Acknowledgements