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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Take the online survey to help shape updates to both the Parkland Strategy and Park and Recreation Facilities Plan. The survey is available in English, Bengali, Chinese, Filipino, French, Hindi, Spanish and Tamil.
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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:
The first virtual meeting took place on December 12, 2024.
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 was 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 feedback will be used to guide updates to the plans.
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On January 23, the first meeting of the Equity-Deserving Advisory Group (EDAG) took place. The project team presented to the EDAG to gather feedback on priorities for future investment in recreation facilities and parks. Representatives from 20 organizations participated in the first meeting.
The EDAG was formed to ensure the Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan and Parkland Strategy reviews are informed by and reflective of the needs and interests of Equity-Deserving communities. These communities include:
It is understood that these and other identities are often overlapping and intersecting, and people often identify as part of multiple communities.
Download the January 23, 2025 EDAG meeting summary.
From October 18 to December 18, an online survey collected feedback from the community on their experiences, insights, needs and priorities around recreation spaces and parks. The survey was available in English, French, Filipino, Spanish, Tamil, Chinese, Bengali and Hindi.
A classroom engagement kit for grades 5 to 8 was available until December 18. The kit included a presentation to teach students about recreation facility and park planning, a printable classroom activity where students could design a park or community centre and an online form for teachers to submit a summary of their classroom’s feedback to the City. This feedback will help inform updates to the plans.
Download the Classroom Engagement summary (phase 1).
A do-it-yourself workshop kit was available until December 18. The kit was recommended for community organizations, sports groups, friends-of- park groups, neighbours and other interested groups. It included a presentation, a discussion guide and an online submission form to help groups host their own community conversations and share feedback with the City. This feedback will help inform updates to the plans.
Download the Do-It-Yourself Workshop summary (phase 1).
On December 12, the Indigenous Advisory Circle held its first meeting. Participants received an overview of the project and discussed the needs and priorities of urban Indigenous communities for recreation spaces and parks. They also shared suggestions on how to make these spaces more welcoming and inclusive for urban Indigenous communities and their uses.
Download the December 12, 2024 IAC meeting summary.
From November 13 to December 4, self-nominations were open for the Indigenous Advisory Circle.
Review the Indigenous Advisory Circle draft Terms of Reference.
Twenty-five in-person pop-up events were held across the city from October to November to share information about the plans, explain the community engagement process, and discuss the future of Toronto’s recreation spaces and parks.
Download the In-Person Pop-Up Events summary (phase 1).
Four virtual public meetings were held to gather community input on the future of Toronto’s recreation spaces and parks, with multiple sessions scheduled to maximize participation.
Two meetings took place on November 28 – one in the afternoon and one in the evening.
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Two meetings were held on December 3 (afternoon) and December 4 (evening).
Download the December 2024 Parkland Strategy meeting presentation.
In this phase, draft directions informed by the needs and priorities identified by community members in Phase 1 will be shared for feedback. Community members will be invited to help validate and refine these directions.
The community engagement activities in this phase include:
Additional opportunities to participate will be shared on the project webpage.
Feedback collected during this phase will help finalize updates to the Parkland Strategy and Facilities Plan as part of the review process.
Two virtual public meetings were held to provide feedback on the updates to the Parkland Strategy and Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan. The Parkland Strategy meeting took place on July 15, and the Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan meeting took place on July 16.
On March 5, the IAC met to continue discussing and providing feedback about the proposed updates to the Parkland Strategy and Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan.
Download the March 5, 2025 IAC meeting summary.
On February 5, the IAC continued to meet to discuss and provide feedback about the proposed updates to the Parkland Strategy and Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan.
Download the February 5, 2025 IAC meeting summary.
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.