Park People’s Executive Director, Erika Nikolai, has been honoured with the Distinguished Individual Award from World Urban Parks—an international recognition that celebrates her leadership and the growing national movement Park People has helped build here in Canada.
Why are events in parks important? How do grants fit into Park People’s larger goals for creating change in city parks?
The emerging stream of the Park People Nature Connect Fund provides up to $5,000 to grassroots and registered organizations across Canada that connect people with nature, foster ecological stewardship, and restore urban parks and green spaces.
The scaling stream of the Park People Nature Connect Fund offers up to $20,000 to registered organizations across Canada that connect people with nature while fostering ecological stewardship and restoring urban parks.
Learn more about green social prescribing, an evolving practice that encourages individuals to reestablish connections with nature and one another to enhance their mental, physical, and social wellbeing.
A reflection on the BEING BLACK IN PUBLIC Survey Report, exploring how Black communities experience parks and public spaces, and what fosters joy and belonging.
How do we build a healthier, greener, more joyful Toronto? We start at the park. Discover how communities across the city have transformed their green spaces over the past fifteen years. Then roll up your sleeves and help shape what comes next.
By donating to Park People, you’ll support vibrant parks for everyone.
Between 2019 and 2024, 46 municipalities shared data and insights each year on the state of city parks. Explore our new synthesis report to discover what these findings reveal about the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the park sector nationwide.
Park People connects people and communities with the tools they need to create great parks for everyone.
Are you interested in animating a local green space? Park People can provide access to resources, mentorship, training, funding, and more.
Access our library of inspiring projects, people, and policies that offer solutions to the most pressing challenges facing city parks in Canada.
Explore key findings from five years of the Canadian City Parks Report, highlighting significant trends, issues, and practices shaping urban parks across the country.
Creative ways to connect people to nature, community, and care for ravines in Toronto.
Learn more about Park People’s Sparking Change and 8 80 Cities’ Ontario Community Changemakers programs, and how they empower communities to transform parks across Ontario.
Meet the Ontario Community Changemakers and learn more about their inspiring initiatives transforming parks across the province.
Whether in person or online, Park People’s events are dynamic spaces to connect with others and imagine new ways to strengthen our city parks.