We are looking for two Sustainability Program Coordinators in Toronto & Vancouver (Canada Summer Jobs).
For years, Geri and Gary James drove an hour outside Toronto to find nature — not realizing one of the…
In 2026, 72 community groups and organizations across the country are receiving TD Park People Grants. They’ll be bringing people together in parks and green spaces through creative, inclusive, and environmentally focused events.
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
Explore key findings from five years of the Canadian City Parks Report, highlighting significant trends, issues, and practices shaping urban parks across the country.
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Dr. Nadha Hassen and Ayan Mohamed, with support from Dr. Kate Mulligan, the Community Advisory Group (Evgeny Slonimerov (Eugene), Jessica Iraci, Leah Yuyitung, Mohiuddin Shah Golam, Ping Gu, Safia Parveen) and Park People (Wesley Reibeling, Ayesha Talreja, Cindy Hashie, Natalie Brown, Joy Sammy)
Oct 21, 2025 Greater Toronto Area
Learn more about the tools we used in our Health, Wellbeing, and Equity Toolkit.
Public areas like parks, ravines, and other greenspaces have become crucial during a growing period of isolation, inequality, and climate anxiety. They provide a space for healing, connection, and growth, in addition to a place to play, rest, and get fresh air. Parks offer a chance to reclaim space, foster a sense of community, and inspire local leadership for many groups, particularly those that are historically underrepresented in decision-making processes.
Community members are converting their local parks into vibrant hubs of connection, joy, and action; that spirit is celebrated in this report. It draws attention to the value of community-driven transformation and grassroots leadership in our common green areas.
Through an evaluation of the Sparking Change Toronto program Park People aimed to understand the impact of the program in four key areas outlined in Park People’s Theory of Change:
Discover the impact of the Sparking Change program in Toronto.
Equity, Health, Sparking Change
From our work to the community leaders we support in activating their local parks to the municipalities that use our insights to create better park policy, the movement continues to expand. We’re pleased to share just some of these impacts in our Impact Report.
A guidance and resources to measure the impact of your park work on community health and wellbeing, integrating a social equity lens.
Driven by a passion to help, Nawal co-founded Flemingdon Community Support Services, a volunteer-led organization which help the community access food, housing and employment.