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.
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.
Host free, community-led park activities in Toronto with the No-Fee Community Activations Booking. This hour-long virtual session will walk you through the booking: what's eligible, and how to apply step by step.
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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Nisha Malik is the Associate Vice President, Execution & Enablement for Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship at TD Bank Group. Nisha has over 15 years of experience in various finance and operations roles within the Bank, and before joining TD, she started her career in public accounting at KPMG. In her current role, Nisha leads a team of colleagues at TD that manage the Bank’s community investment dollars and ensure alignment with TD’s Corporate Citizenship Strategy. Her team is also charged with the ongoing development and interaction model of the Bank’s ESG Centre of Expertise, which brings together ESG talent from across the enterprise to advance TD’s ESG strategy to support aligning TD’s business objectives with its purpose of enriching the lives of our customers, colleagues and communities it serves. Nisha is passionate about giving back and can play in many of the fantastic city parks in Toronto with her kids on the weekend.