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.
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
Discover ways to help you host events in your local parks during extreme heat events.
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.
The 6th Montreal Park People Forum is back on September 17 under the theme “Remembering, Looking Forward, and Taking Action for Urban Parks".
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Whether in person or online, Park People’s events are spaces to connect with other park enthusiasts, to share best practices and on-the-ground experiences, and to imagine new ways to strengthen our city parks.
The 6th Montreal Park People Forum is back on September 17 under the theme “Remembering, Looking Forward, and Taking Action for Urban Parks”.
Here’s where you’ll find recordings of our past webinars.
Host free, community-led park activities in Toronto this summer with the No-Fee Community Activations Booking: See what’s eligible, and how to apply step by step.
Watch our special launch webinar with the Report’s authors to get the inside scoop on our findings.
Explore how different sectors are currently working to meet shared urban biodiversity goals and how we can all work differently –or more collaboratively– in the future.
Watch the webinar recording to meet the report’s researchers and writers and get the inside scoop on the fifth annual report highlighting the most significant trends, issues, and practices shaping Canada’s city parks.
Learn from community leaders and advocates, creatives, placemakers, and educators from across North America as they address the real challenges and exceptional opportunities within community consultation and impact measurement.
Meet the report’s researchers and writers and get the inside scoop on the fourth annual report featuring the biggest trends, issues, and practices shaping Canada’s city parks.
Find community-led events in parks near you!
Toronto Nature Stewards
Multiple locations across the city,Toronto
12:00 pm EST, May 13, 2026 to
12:00 pm EST, Nov 30, 2026
Join one of 50+ sites to get your hands dirty restoring local habitat this spring, summer and fall. Each site has its own schedule posted on our website. Sign up with a site to receive updates. No prior experience needed.
Arts in the Parks | Toronto Arts Foundation
Multiple locations across Toronto,Toronto
EST, Jun 4, 2026 to
EST, Sep 27, 2026
Join family-friendly, inclusive, and free arts events in parks across Toronto, all summer long: theatre, music concerts, film screenings, workshops & more!
Les Amis de la montagne
Parc du Mont-Royal,Montréal
10:00 am HNE, Jun 13, 2026 to
12:00 pm HNE, Sep 26, 2026
Impliquez-vous concrètement dans la préservation des milieux naturels du mont Royal. La plupart des séances se déroulent le samedi matin de mai à octobre, et certaines se tiennent en fin d’après-midi les mardis pendant la période estivale.