Meetings & Events: Jane Finch Initiative

Past Meetings - Phase 3

Consideration by City Council

At its June 2024 meeting, City Council adopted the Jane Finch Community Development Plan, Secondary Plan (OPA 633), Urban Design Guidelines, Parks and Public Realm Strategy, Mobility and Transit Integration Strategy, Community Service Facilities Strategy, and Servicing Capacity Assessment. A recording of City Council discussion on these items is available.

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Pop-Up Consultation on the Jane Finch Secondary Plan

City and Jane Finch Centre staff held a pop-up at Yorkgate Mall (1 York Gate Boulevard) on Thursday, April 18, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to talk to community members about:

• maximizing economic opportunities and job growth, including for the cluster of businesses and institutions centred on Finch Avenue West and Norfinch Drive / Oakdale Road, and
• a review of building heights in the Jane Finch Secondary Plan area.

For more information, please see the meeting materials. A summary of participant feedback is available.

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Phase 3 Engagement Summary – February 2024

• Phase 3 Engagement Summary
• Update on Jane Finch Initiative Phase 3 Consultation, Planning Framework
• Update on Jane Finch Initiative Phase 3 Consultation, Community Development Plan

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Public Meeting #5

Open Houses on the Draft Community Development Plan, Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines were held on the following dates:

• Saturday, November 25, 2023 (In Person)
• Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (Virtual)
• Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (In Person)
• Thursday, November 30, 2023 (In Person)

Open House Information Boards

A summary of input received is available.

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Heritage Focus Group – 2023

• Meeting Summary – October 4 and November 2, 2023

Past Meetings - Phase 2

Phase 2 Engagement Summary Report – November 2023

• Phase 2 Engagement Summary Report

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Spring 2023 Pop-ups

• April to May 2023 Pop-ups Engagement Summary

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Open Houses on Greening, Moving, and Building in Jane and Finch

March 28, 2023 (Virtual)
March 25, 2023 (In Person)

• Greening – a draft parks and public spaces plan
• Moving – a draft mobility strategy for getting around the area and
• Building – a draft concepts of where new buildings could be accommodated and in what forms

Open House information boards and maps

• Open House Consultation Summary
• Artist Collective Meeting – March 7, 2023

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Deep Dialogues on Community Themes:

Theme: Investments
March 23, 2023

• Creating opportunities through planned investments
• Creating a strategically aligned resource strategy

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Theme: Spaces
March 16, 2023

• Grassroots groups and not-for-profits
• Access for all ages
• Addressing the digital divide

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Theme: Community

March 9, 2023

• Food justice and sovereignty
• Safety and wellbeing
• Mitigating gentrification and displacement

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Winter 2022

• Inclusive Entrepreneurship Opportunities Roundtable – December 14, 2022
• Inclusive Employment Opportunities Roundtable – December 7, 2022

Autumn 2022 Pop-ups

• September to October 2022 Pop-up Engagement Summary

Arts and Culture Public Forum

• Meeting Summary – August 9, 2022

Summer 2022 Pop-ups

• June to July 2022 Pop-up Engagement Summary

Artists’ Collective

• Meeting Summary – June 29, 2022

Inclusive Economic Development

• Meeting Summary – June 22, 2022

Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee – March 8, 2022

• Jane Finch Initiative Indigenous Engagement Strategy

Past Meetings - Phase 1

Phase 1 Engagement Summary Report – December 2021

• Phase 1 Engagement Summary Report

Virtual Public Meeting #3 – November 30, 2021

• Presentation
• Meeting recording
• Meeting summary

Local Businesses

• Meeting Minutes – November 29, 2021

Grassroots Groups

• Meeting Minutes – November 25, 2021

Heritage Focus Groups

• Meeting Minutes – November 23, 2021
• Meeting Minutes – November 3, 2021

Firgrove Revitalization

• Summary Report – October 26, 2021

Confronting Anti-Black Racism (CABR)

• Meeting Minutes – October 13, 2021

Arts and Culture

• Summary Report – August 5, 2021

Agency Cluster

• Summary Report July 15, 2021

Inclusive Economic Opportunities Round Table

• Summary Report – July 14, 2021
• Summary Report – June 23, 2021

Jane Finch Hub Organizing Committee

• Consultation Summary – July 13, 2021

Landowners

• Meeting Minutes – June 28, 2021

Youth

• Workshop Presentation
• Workshop #1 Summary
• Workshop #2 Summary
• Workshop #3 Summary

Virtual Public Meeting #2: Visioning Workshop – May 11, 2021

• Presentation
• Meeting Recording
• Meeting Summary

Virtual Public Meeting #1 – November 23, 2020

• Captioned Virtual Public Meeting Recording
• Public Meeting Summary
• Public Meeting Presentation

Jane Finch Community Advisory Committee (CAC)

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) was a group of community members selected in part through a civic lottery to reflect local diversity. The CAC provided community oversight and accountability in the approach to engagement and in the development of the integrated plans.

• March 2024 – The final Jane Finch Initiative CAC meeting and transition from the CAC to the Community Partnership Circle and Residents’ Leadership Circle as part of the implementation of the Community Development Plan.
• January 2024 – Update on renovated community spaces & updated programming at Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH) and a presentation on the municipal decision-making process including upcoming deputation opportunities.
  • Municipal Decision-Making Process and Deputation Opportunities Presentation
• November 2023 – Overview on the Draft Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines and update on Bike Share implementation plan
• October 2023 – 2775 Jane Street Pre-Application and Jane Finch Initiative Cultural Heritage Stream Outcomes
• September 2023 – Reflection on the role, successes and the challenges of the Jane Finch Initiative CAC and discussion on a Community Partnership Circle model
• August 2023 – Youth Safety and Wellbeing, Jane Finch Community Hub and Centre for the Arts, and Community Partnership Circle
  • Presentation materials available upon request to janefinch@toronto.ca
• July 2023 – Indigenous Consultation and Jane Finch Mall (JFM+) Redevelopment Proposal
• June 2023 – Yorkgate Mall Redevelopment Proposal, Community Development Plan Validation, and Design Review Panel
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Presentation by SmartCentres: Yorkgate Mall – Purpose-Built Rental Residential Building Proposal
  • Overview of Presentation to the June 2023 Design Review Panel
• May 2023 – Housing Policy, Affordable Housing, and Inclusionary Zoning
• April 2023 – Jane Finch Housing Coalition and Toronto Community Housing Firgrove-Grassways Revitalization
• March 2023 – RapidTO: Jane Street Bus Priority and March Open House
• February 2023 – Jane Finch Mall (JFM+) Visioning and Upcoming Community Engagement Events
• January 2023 – Greening, Moving and Building
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Presentation: Emerging Strategies on Greening, Moving and Building
• December 2022 – Heritage, Wayfinding in Black Creek, and Park Perceptions and Racialized Realities Research
  • Black Creek Trail Wayfinding Presentation – Available upon request to janefinch@toronto.ca
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Presentation on Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment
• November 2022 – Youth Engagement and Deep Dialogues
• October 2022 – Mobility and Bike Share
• September 2022 – Community Benefits Framework, Local Hiring and JFM+
• August 2022 – Neighbourhood Walking Tours
• July 2022 – Road Safety, Music Education and Food Justice
• June 2022 – Development Approvals Process and Upcoming Engagement
• May 2022 – Update Downsview, Ph. 1 Ideas and Ph. 2 Engagement
• March 2022 – Council Decision-Making, Getting Involved and the Ph. 1 Ideas Report
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Meeting Presentation – My Local Government
• February 2022 – Visit from the Mayor and Councillor + Mobility, Parks and Public Realm Workshop
• January 2022 – Community Heritage
• November 2021 – Informed, Equitable Engagement and JFM+
• October 2021 – JFI Interim Engagement Report and Open House Content
• September 2021 – Remembering Sam Boakye, Heritage, Vision and Guiding Principles
• August 2021 – Terms of Reference + Vision and Guiding Principles Workshop
• July 2021 – Co-creating a Terms of Reference
• June 2021 – Kick-off
• Community Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
• Community Advisory Member Biographies

Local Partnership on Community Engagement

The City of Toronto partnered with the Jane Finch Community and Family Centre to facilitate community engagement for the Jane Finch Initiative. The Jane Finch Centre responded to a request for expressions of interest for a local facilitation team and collaborated with several community groups in the area to conduct engagement activities with support from City staff.