This year again, local leaders gathered their neighbours, built connections, and restored nature in projects big and small. The movement continues to expand, and we're pleased to share just some of these impacts in our 2025 Impact Report.
As urban parks face growing demands amid climate change, inequality and shrinking resources, the people shaping their future need space to reconnect, share ideas and imagine new ways of working together.
This guide walks you through how to start and grow a park group in Toronto, from planning your first meeting to organizing activities, reaching new people, and navigating City permits, funding, and support.
Explore low-cost, high-impact supports that park-based organizations can provide to equity-deserving communities to help make nature spaces and programs more accessible and enjoyable.
Parc Jarry in Montreal, Toronto’s waterfront, CRAB Park in Vancouver… People are coming together to protect the places they love.
What could Toronto’s parks look like in the years ahead? Our 2026 Parks Platform brings together ideas from Torontonians and four priorities for a more resilient, joyful and connected city.
Hosted by Park People and World Urban Parks, this global gathering will bring together 450+ park leaders from Canada and around the world to share and explore practical and creative park and public space ideas, and seed new relationships, collaborations, and ways of working.
By donating to Park People, you’ll support vibrant parks for everyone.
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Food Systems Coordinator, Recreation Department, City of Victoria
Julia is the Food Systems Coordinator for the City of Victoria. She comes to the role after over 15 years of experience working in community, public space and food initiatives. Over the years she has worked with a wide variety of organizations, including community arts organizations, remote off-grid homesteads, urban farm businesses, orchards, community centres and now municipal government. In her current role she manages the Get Growing, Victoria! program, which distributes over 100,000 free seedlings to Victoria residents each year, as well as a suite of policies designed to support urban food production and community gardening in the City.