Share your experiences and insights on the needs and priorities for recreation spaces and parks. The survey closes on December 18, 2024.

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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  • Fall to Winter 2024: Community Engagement Phase 1, data collection and other analysis
  • Winter to Spring 2025: Community Engagement Phase 2
  • Fall 2025: Present the updated Facilities Plan and Parkland Strategy to City Council for approval
  • 2026: Present the updated Facilities Plan Implementation Strategy to City Council for approval

The timeline is subject to change.

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Online Survey

October 18 to December 18, 2024

Share your experiences and insights on the needs and priorities for recreation spaces and parks.

Virtual Public Meetings

Learn more about the plans and the community engagement process, and participate in discussions about the future of Toronto’s recreation spaces and parks. The meetings for each plan will follow the same format and cover the same content, so you only need to attend one session that best fits your schedule.

Facilities Plan Virtual Public Meetings

  • Date: November 28, 2024
  • Time: 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

Parkland Strategy Virtual Public Meetings

  • December 3, 2024, from 2 to 4 p.m.
  • December 4, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Classroom Engagement Kit

This kit is recommended for grade five to eight classrooms. The kit includes a presentation that teaches students about recreation facility and parks planning, a printable classroom activity where students can design a park or community centre and an online submission form for teachers to submit a summary of their classroom’s feedback to the City, which will help inform updates to the plans. Teachers are encouraged to review the submission form before using the kit in their classroom.

Do-It-Yourself Workshop Kit

These kits are recommended for community organizations, sports groups, friends-of park groups, neighbours and other interested groups. Each kit includes a presentation, a discussion guide and an online submission form to help groups host their own community conversations and submit feedback to the City, which will help inform updates to the plans.

The deadline for submissions is December 18, 2024.

2024 In-Person Pop-Up Events

Stop by pop-up events to learn more about the plans and the community engagement process, and participate in discussions about the future of Toronto’s recreation spaces and parks.

Date Location Time
October 21 Sorauren Avenue Park,
289 Sorauren Ave.
3 to 6 p.m.
October 22 Trinity Bellwoods Farmer’s Market,
241-257 Shaw St.
4 to 7 p.m.
October 24 Wallace Emerson Community Centre,
1260 Dufferin St.
5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
October 26 Ethennonnhawahstihnen’ Community Recreation Centre,
100 Ethennonnhawahstihnen’ Ln.
1 to 4 p.m.
October 26 Artscape Weston Commons,
34 John St.
9 a.m. to noon
October 28 Centennial Park-Etobicoke,
256 Centennial Park Rd.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
October 30 Dennis R. Timbrell Resource Centre,
29 St Dennis Dr.
3 to 6 p.m.
November 1 Variety Village Active Living Conference,
3701 Danforth Ave.
12:30 to 4 p.m.
November 2 Earl Bales Community Centre,
4169 Bathurst St.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
November 3 Centennial Recreation Centre – Scarborough,
1967 Ellesmere Rd.
Noon to 3 p.m.
November 5 Rexdale Community Hub,
21 Panorama Crt.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
November 9 The Stop Farmer’s Market – Wychwood Barns Park,
76 Wychwood Ave.
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
November 12 Scarborough Town Centre,
300 Borough Dr.
5 to 8 p.m.
November 13 Regent Park and Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre,
640 Dundas St.
4 to 7 p.m.
November 14 Heron Park Community Centre,
292 Manse Rd.
5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
November 16 North York Central Library,
5120 Yonge St.
Noon to 3 p.m.
November 17 Driftwood Community Recreation Centre,
4401 Jane St.
Noon to 3 p.m.
November 23 Botanical Garden Holiday Market,
777 Lawrence Ave. E.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
November 24 Riverside Local Holiday Market – Riverside Common,
657 Queen St. E.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
November 26 Main Street Subway Station,
315 Main St.
3 to 6 p.m.
November 27 Lawrence West Subway Station,
665 Lawrence Ave. W.
3 to 6 p.m.
November 30 Agincourt Recreation Centre,
31 Glen Watford Dr.
Noon to 3 p.m.

 

Urban Indigenous Leaders Advisory Circle

This project has an Urban Indigenous Leaders Advisory Circle made up of Indigenous community leaders and representatives of Indigenous organizations that serve the city’s Urban Indigenous communities. They are not a decision-making group and do 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:

  • understanding the needs and priorities of Indigenous communities for recreation spaces and parks.
  • collecting feedback on how to make recreation spaces and parks more welcoming and inclusive for Indigenous communities and uses.

Equity-Focused Advisory Group

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:

  • understanding the needs and priorities of equity-deserving communities for recreation spaces and parks
  • collecting feedback on how to make recreation spaces and parks more welcoming and inclusive for equity-deserving communities

In this phase, feedback on needs and priorities for recreation spaces and parks will be 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 community engagement activities in this phase include:

  • an online survey
  • in-person pop-up events
  • do-it-yourself workshop kit
  • classroom engagement kit
  • Equity-focused advisory group workshops
  • virtual public meetings
  • Indigenous Advisory Circles
  • in-person pop-ups and meetings with Indigenous youth groups and elder circles
  • community-led engagements with the Community Coordination Plan Clusters

The feedback will be used to guide updates to the plans.

In this phase, the feedback collected in Phase 1 will be shared with community members for additional input to help finalize updates to the plans.

The community engagement activities anticipated in this phase include:

  • an online survey
  • a do-it-yourself workshop kit
  • Equity-focused advisory group workshops
  • virtual public meetings
  • Indigenous Advisory Circles
  • in-person pop-ups and meetings with Indigenous youth groups and elder circles
  • community-led engagements with the Community Coordination Plan Clusters

The feedback collected during this phase will help refine and finalize updates to the Parkland Strategy and Facilities Plan as part of the five-year reviews.

Every five years, the City reviews the Facilities Plan and Parkland Strategy to reflect:

  • the changing needs of residents
  • the growing population
  • changes to provincial legislation
  • new policies and funding
  • updated accessibility and environmental standards
  • new and ongoing recreation studies (e.g. cricket, ice facilities, off-leash areas, pickleball and curling)

A multi-phase, city-wide community engagement process will inform the updates to both plans.