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How can we build strong communities, healthy environments, and resilient cities through vibrant urban parks? 

Read on to learn about the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities that can inspire action, share learning, and track progress in city parks in Canada.

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News

Discover the Montreal Urban Parks Champions’ projects that reimagine underused spaces as green spaces that support biodiversity, climate resilience, and community connection and exchange among residents.

For years, Geri and Gary James drove an hour outside Toronto to find nature — not realizing one of the…

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.

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.  

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.


Resources

Practical tips and tools for supporting your work in urban parks.

Ready to rally your crew and make a visible difference in your local park? This guide walks you through everything you need to host a successful community clean-up in Toronto

Here are some valuable tips to create a welcoming, safe, and respectful environment for participants of all abilities, backgrounds, ages, and gender identities!

It takes deliberate thinking and action to enjoy park and ravine spaces while ensuring they’re protected. How can you use ravine and park events to foster reciprocity and ensure the natural world benefits as much as the community does? 

Fundraising is a great way to build the capacity of your community park group. Here’s a list of the grants and funding options for park groups located in Ontario.

Discover ways to help you host events in your local parks during extreme heat events. 

Fundraising is a great way to build the capacity of your community park group. Here’s a list of the grants and funding options for park groups located in BC.

Research

Groundbreaking data and analysis on the latest challenges and opportunities facing Canada’s urban parks.

Explore key findings from five years of the Canadian City Parks Report, highlighting significant trends, issues, and practices shaping urban parks across the country.

A guidance and resources to measure the impact of your park work on community health and wellbeing, integrating a social equity lens.

Discover the impact of the Sparking Change program in Toronto on community health, equity, human-nature connection, and ecological integrity.

How partnerships across city departments and with local community groups helped the City of Charlottetown recover from Hurricane Fiona’s devastating winds.

How Nature Canada is building a web of partners at all scales to help Canada achieve its biodiversity conservation goals.

How Toronto is transforming future park spaces into temporary public areas through partnerships, letting residents enjoy them now while planning for long-term park development.