Backgrounders & Other Resources
Backgrounders, fact sheets and other resources to support City programs and services, new and emerging initiatives, Council reports and more.
Topics
Budget & Finance
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto 2020 Rate Supported Budget for Solid Waste Management Services, November 15, 2019
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto 2020 Rate Supported Budget for Toronto Water, November 15, 2019
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto 2020 Rate Supported Budget for Toronto Parking Authority, November 15, 2019
- Memo from City Manager Chris Murray – 2019 Ontario Budget Update, May 9, 2019
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto Rate Supported Budget for Solid Waste Management Service, January 28, 2019
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto Rate Supported Budget for Toronto Water, January 28, 2019
- Fact Sheet: 2018 Development Charges Bylaw Review, April 16, 2018
- Introduction: Long-term Financial Plan, March 13, 2018
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto – Rate Supported Budgets for Solid Waste Management Services and Toronto Water, November 3, 2017
- Backgrounder: The City’s Long-Term Financial Direction Update, November 24, 2016
- Backgrounder: Asset Optimization Review – Toronto Hydro Corporation and Toronto Parking Authority, November 24, 2016
- Backgrounder: The City of Toronto’s Immediate and Longer-Term Revenue Strategy Direction, November 24, 2016
Casino
Children's Services
City Events
- Backgrounder: November and December holiday events at Toronto History Museums, November 12, 2019
- Fact Sheet: City of Toronto Remembrance Day 2019, November 7, 2019
- Backgrounder: Toronto history museums’ Halloween-inspired events this month, October 2, 2019
- Backgrounder: Nuit Blanche 2019 sponsors and partners, September 5, 2019
- Backgrounder: Fall 2019 programming at Toronto History Museums, August 28, 2019
- Backgrounder: Nuit Talks returns for Nuit Blanche 2018, September 20, 2018
- Backgrounder: Nuit Blanche Toronto’s special projects for 2018, September 12, 2018
- Backgrounder: Nuit Blanche Toronto 2018 program details for City-produced exhibitions, August 15, 2018
- Backgrounder: Nuit Blanche Toronto 2017 program details for City-produced exhibitions, August 29, 2017
- Canada 150 External Advisory Committee provides significant support to development of City of Toronto’s TO Canada with Love program, June 23, 2017
Economic Development & Culture
- Backgrounder: The City of Toronto’s Year of Public Art in 2021, November 18, 2019
- Joint Statement: City of Toronto and Toronto Media Arts Centre (TMAC), February 6, 2018
Emergency Management
- Backgrounder: Yonge Street Incident, April 24, 2018
Energy & Environment
City Governance
- City of Toronto Leave to Appeal application to the Supreme Court of Canada, November 15, 2019
- Backgrounder: Performers and Speakers at the First Meeting of Council, December 4, 2018
- Backgrounder: Maintenance and State of Good Repair in Toronto City Hall’s Council Chamber, December 4, 2018
- Photo: City Manager Chris Murray, June 28, 2018
- Fact sheet: Appointment to fill the vacancy of Toronto City Councillor, Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River, May 28, 2018
- Fact sheet: Appointment to fill the vacancy of Toronto City Councillor, Ward 33 Don Valley East, April 30, 2018
- Backgrounder: Establishment of an Indigenous Affairs Office at the City of Toronto, November 3, 2017
- Fact sheet: Appointment to fill the vacancy of Toronto City Councillor, Ward 28, October 5, 2017
- Fact sheet: Appointment to fill the vacancy of Toronto City Councillor, Ward 44 Scarborough East, May 29, 2017
- Backgrounder: City-wide Real Estate Transformation, May 9, 2017
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto modernization initiatives, November 22, 2016
Innovation & Technology
- Backgrounder: Open Data Master Plan, January 17, 2018
Licensing & Bylaw Enforcement
- Backgrounder: Consumption, Sale and Enforcement Related to Cannabis in Toronto, November 19, 2018
- Fact sheet: Rat control in the City of Toronto, August 22, 2017
- Backgrounder: Toronto’s Short-term Rental Review, June 12, 2017
Parks & Recreation
* Information on Rail Deck Park is in the Planning & Building section
Planning & Building
- Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Plan Improvement Project Renderings October 25, 2019
- Backgrounder: SmartTrack Stations & RER Implementation, April 10, 2018
Rail Deck Park
- Presentation: Rail Deck Park Technical Briefing,November 21, 2017
- Fact Sheet: Review of the City’s Alternative Parkland Dedication Rate (Section 42 of the Planning Act), November 21, 2017
- Backgrounder: Parkland Strategy, November 21, 2017
- Backgrounder: Rail Deck Park – Results of feasibility analysis & next steps for implementation, November 17, 2017
- Presentation: Rail Deck Park City-initiated Official Plan Amendment, Toronto & East York Community Council Meeting, November 14, 2017
- Backgrounder: Rail Deck Park Official Plan Amendment, November 14, 2017
- Rail Deck Park images
Recycling, Organics & Garbage
- Fact Sheet: Facts and Figures on Litter for 2018, March 28, 2019
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto to create renewable natural gas from waste, July 20, 2018
- Fact Sheet: 2017 Food Waste Facts and Figures, July 18, 2018
- Litter Facts and Figures for 2017, March 2018
Shelter & Support
- Fact Sheet: City of Toronto’s Emergency Shelter System & Winter Services Plan for People Experiencing Homelessness, November 6, 2019
- Backgrounder: Refugees & Asylum Claimants Experiencing Homelessness in the City of Toronto, November 6, 2019
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto launches public consultations for HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan, March 29, 2019
- Backgrounder: Results of the 2018 Street Needs Assessment, November 28, 2018
- Backgrounder: Request for Federal and Provincial – Response Refugee Arrivals to Toronto, May 18, 2018
- Backgrounder: Toronto’s fourth Street Needs Assessment, April 24, 2018
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto’s Homelessness Services, April 10, 2018
Social Development & Services
Transit & Transportation
- Fact Sheet: Cycling Network Plan Update, June 20, 2019
- Terms of Reference: Province of Ontario-City of Toronto Realignment of Transit Responsibilities Review, February 12, 2019
- Fact Sheet: Richmond-Adelaide Cycle Track Study, January 16, 2018
- Backgrounder: Vision Zero Highlights, October 29, 2018
- Backgrounder: Federal Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (FTIP) – Phase 1, August 15, 2018
- Backgrounder: Funding announced for additional public transit projects in Toronto, April 23, 2018
- Backgrounder: Transportation Services: update on ice storm clean-up, April 17, 2018
- Backgrounder: Transportation Services – Response to April Ice Storm, April 15, 2018
- Backgrounder: SmartTrack Stations & RER Implementation, April 10, 2018
- Backgrounder: Vision Zero Road Safety Plan measures, March 19, 2018
- Fact sheet: New Eastbound ramp from the Gardiner Expressway to York/Bay/Yonge Streets, January 28, 2018
- Backgrounder: SmartTrack Project Update, November 21, 2017
- Backgrounder: Bloor Street West Bike Lane Pilot Project Evaluation, updated October 12, 2017
- SmartTrack public meetings presentation, October 10, 2017
- Backgrounder: Advancing Planning and Design for the Relief Line and Yonge Subway Extension, May 9, 2017
- Backgrounder: Next Steps on the Scarborough Subway Extension, March 3, 2017
- Fact Sheet: Scarborough Subway Extension – ridership numbers, March 1, 2017
- Backgrounder: Gardiner Expressway ramp closure, February 8, 2017
- Backgrounder: Vision Zero Road Safety Plan measures for 2017, January 10, 2017
Water
- Backgrounder: City of Toronto’s Lead Mitigation Strategy, April 3, 2018