Initiative archives

Better Child Care in the GTHA

As part of CivicAction’s Better City Bootcamp in 2015, participants drove attention to five interrelated themes that could help transform our region, including the importance of the “first 1,000 days” in a child’s life.

Modernizing Income Security for Working-Age Adults

Strong Neighbourhoods Task Force

In 2003, Toronto City Summit Alliance (now CivicAction) called upon the Prime Minister and Premier to implement a new fiscal deal for municipalities.

Under the Influence: Anti-Sex Trafficking Awareness Campaign

The signs of an unhealthy relationship aren’t always obvious. To educate people on the issue of sex-trafficking and to help keep more young people safe, CivicAction worked with over 20 cross-industry partners to develop the Under the Influence campaign.

The Living City Report Card-An Assessment of the Environmental Health of the Greater Toronto Area

Greening Greater Toronto and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) collaborated to produce this independent, unique analysis of the drivers that influence the GTA’s environmental performance, assesses where we’re making progress, sets out short and long-term targets, and assigns grades by rating current environmental conditions against the long-term targets. It goes on to identify opportunities for action by GTA leaders, organizations and residents.

Time for a Fair Deal

The Task Force on Modernizing Income Security for WorkingAge Adults (MISWAA) was formed in the fall of 2004 by the Toronto City Summit Alliance, a broad-based coalition of civic leaders in the Toronto region, and by St. Christopher House, a multi-service neighbourhood centre that works with lowincome people in Toronto. The Task Force is made up of representatives from major employers, labour unions, policy institutes, academia, community organizations, advocacy groups, foundations, governments,1 and individuals with firsthand experience of income security programs.

Strong Neighbourhoods: Responding to a Call to Action

There must be broader recognition that strong neighbourhoods
are important pillars of city health and prosperity and should
be a public policy priority.

TRIEC

To find ways that the region’s labour market can better leverage the skills and talent that immigrants bring, CivicAction and Maytree formed TRIEC in 2002.