The City has 10 community centres that are managed, operated and maintained by volunteer Boards of Management, which are collectively referred to as the Association of Community Centres (AOCCs).
The community centres are multi-purpose facilities that provide public space, programs and services to meet the recreation and social needs of local communities. They are committed to fostering a sense of community, promoting civic engagement and enhancing the quality of life through their community, recreational and social service programs.
The core administrative activities (e.g., salaries and benefits, rent, etc.) of the community centres are funded by the City while the program component is funded through fees, donations and grants.
View the City’s Budget for detailed budget information on AOCC’s service activities.
Community Centre Boards are established or continued under the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which permits the City to appoint a city board to manage a community centre facility and provide for its administration.
The mandate and governance structures of Community Centre Boards are set out in Former City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 25, Community and Recreation Centres. A Council-approved Relationship Framework further defines the relationship between the City and the Community Centre Boards and sets out Council’s delegation of authority, expectations and requirements for each board.
Each AOCC board has a different composition of members, but generally, each AOCC board is comprised of appointed members of the public, the local City Councillor by-right-of-office and, in some cases, members from other bodies such as the local school board trustee or members from a community organization where the facility is located.
Each AOCC Board runs its own recruitment and election process. Board member nominees are selected at the Boards’ annual general meeting, or as needed, by community members of the community centre who live in the defined catchment area around the facility. For some AOCCs, a community organization holds a seat on that AOCC board through a community designate. These community organizations may nominate a candidate from among its membership to serve as the community designate on the AOCC Board. The results of the election are then transmitted through City Clerk’s Secretariat to the Community Council for the area where the facility is located. The Community Council will make a final decision on who is appointed to the AOCC board, unless a recommendation deviates from City Policy, in which case the recommendation must go to City Council for approval.
Members of the public appointed to an AOCC board must meet certain requirements, including that a majority of public members appointed to the AOCC board must be residents of the Community Centre’s catchment area. Each board elects a Chair and may elect a Vice-Chair from among its members.
Members of the Community Centre Boards are appointed by Community Council as set out in Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 27, Council Procedure, Delegation to Community Councils. Public Appointments Secretariat of the City Clerk’s provides administrative support such as the transmittal of Board nominees to Community Council.
Contact information for each community centre is also provided in the table below.
| Community Centre Board – Public Appointments | Community Centre Contact Information |
|---|---|
| 519 Church Street Community Centre (the 519) |
519 Church Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2C9 Telephone: 416-392-6874, Fax: 416-392-0519 Email: info@the519.org Website: the 519 |
| Applegrove Community Complex |
60 Woodfield Road, Toronto, ON M4L 2W6 Telephone: 416-461-8143, Fax: 416-461-5513 Email: applegrove@applegrovecc.ca Website: Applegrove Community Complex |
| Cecil Community Centre |
58 Cecil St., Toronto, ON M5T 1N6 Telephone: 416-392-1090, Fax: 416-392-1093 Website: Cecil Community Centre |
| Central Eglinton Community Centre |
160 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, ON M4P 3B5 Telephone: 416-392-0511, Fax: 416-392-0514 Email: info@centraleglinton.com Website: Central Eglinton Community Centre |
| Community Centre 55 |
97 Main Street, Toronto, ON M4E 2V6 Telephone: 416-691-1113, Fax: 416-691-8269 Email: info@centre55.com Website: Community Centre 55 |
| Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre |
86 Blake St., Toronto, ON M4J 3C9 Telephone: 416-392-1750, Fax: 416-392-1175 Email: info@eastviewcentre.ca |
| Ralph Thornton Community Centre |
765 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON M4M 1H3 Telephone: 416-392-6810, Fax: 416-392-0025 Website: Ralph Thornton Community Centre |
| Scadding Court Community Centre |
707 Dundas St. W., Toronto, ON M5T 2W6 Telephone: 416-392-0335, Fax: 416-392-0340 Email: scccinfo@scaddingcourt.org Website: Scadding Court Community Centre |
| Swansea Town Hall Community Centre |
95 Lavinia Ave., Toronto, ON M6S 3H9 Telephone: 416-392-1954, Fax: 416-392-1955 Email: frontdesk@swanseatownhall.ca Website: Swansea Town Hall Community Centre |
| Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre |
627 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5V 3G3 Telephone: 416-392-1509, jFax: 416-392-1512 Email: info@waterfrontnc.ca Website: Waterfront Neighborhood Centre |
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