Preserving Our Civic Legacy Report

In August 2000, Toronto City Council authorized a community consultation on a Social Development Strategy for the City of Toronto. The Department of Community and Neighbourhood Services contracted with the Community Social Planning Council of Toronto (CSPC-T) to conduct the first phase of that consultation, which was an outreach to selected local and sectoral stakeholders for input on strategic directions to improve the quality of life of Toronto residents. Working with city social development staff and a network of community partners in the social development field, the CSPC-T designed and conducted a series of 22 focus groups on the city's Social Development Strategy from November 2000 through January 2001.

Altogether 269 key informants were consulted, made up of 161 community participants in 13 local area focus groups held in local communities in all parts of the city, and 108 leaders from nine sectoral focus groups offering major city-wide perspectives on the social development of the city.

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Preserving Our Civic Legacy Report: the summary
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