School of Cities, University of Toronto

Issued November 8th, 2024, the City of Toronto’s new Community Housing Pre-Development Fund (CHPF) assists Community Housing Providers with the costs of pre-development work through interest-free repayable loan funding, specifically for work related to the development of new rent-geared-to-income (RGI), supportive, affordable rental, and rent-controlled homes. $15 million is available for 2024 and up to $50,000 per proposed affordable rental home may be provided at the City’s discretion. As part of the initiative, the?Toronto Alliance to End Homeless (TAEH)?and the?Infrastructure Institute (II)?have been procured by the City of Toronto to provide wrap-around supports for prospective applicants to the CHPF. These wrap-around supports are intended for newer and/or less-experienced organizations in pursuit of rental or supportive housing who may lack proficiency in the relevant planning and development approval processes. The purpose is two fold: to ensure strong applications and an efficient roll-out of the program complementary to the City’s?Rental Housing Supply Program. Learn more and sign up for the webinar--> https://lnkd.in/g9eQ6xa8 School of Cities, University of Toronto

We’ve launched a new resource that reviews policies around, and uptake of, ADUs across Canada. ADUs are additional dwelling units built on a lot already occupied by a main dwelling (basement suite, laneway house etc.) We track the types, take-up, and location of ADUs and examine planning policies and zoning regulations, to encourage municipalities to better track relevant data and consider ADUs as part of the solution to the housing crisis. Explore the data and policies, province by province and city by city: https://lnkd.in/gtJuv2yX

Grad students: apply now for Introduction to Research and Practice of Aging Environments (winter term 2025), a seminar course on the relationships between physical environments and health outcomes for older adults in institutional and community settings, taught by Dr. Peggy Chi from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Education. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gaHSg94d

Watch the live stream of IMFG's 12th Annual City Manager's Address with Paul Johnson (City of Toronto). It starts at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, November 26. https://lnkd.in/gJ_TZ2qW

Are you a University of Toronto faculty member from any campus, department or discipline interested in the intersection of data, inequality and democracy? We are accepting grant proposals for a research + knowledge mobilization project that tackles any aspect of these themes in an urban context. Learn more, and apply by January 13th: https://lnkd.in/gZ8cEPHy

Toronto: We look forward to seeing you this evening (5:30-6:30) for a conversation w/ Mitchell Cohen, CEO of The Daniels Corporation and author of Rhythms of Change, about the revitalization and transformation of the Regent Park neighbourhood. There’s still time to register! https://lnkd.in/g_CEPaV8

Are you engaged in social justice transformation in your GTA community or workplace? Learn more about our Leading Social Justice Collective: the career opportunities it presents, what a LSJC social justice project might look like, and who makes up the community of LSJC networks and alum!????? ?? This program is co-hosted by United Way Greater Toronto and the School of Cities. Learn more and apply at: https://lnkd.in/gDiUPqvi #SocialJustice #LeadershipDevelopment #Community #Network #Toronto #GTA #UofT

Vancouver: Don Iveson, ICD.D (former mayor of Edmonton and Chair of the Board of Directors, CMHC) & Gabriel Eidelman (Assistant Professor, University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy ) look forward to welcoming you today for a conversation about the 'metropolitan mindset' - truly effective governance arrangements between local authorities and across all orders of government. Join them from 12:30-2 PM PT, in person at The University of British Columbia or online. There’s still time to register! https://lnkd.in/grWW3vf4

We are now taking applications for the 4th round of Urban Challenge Grants, with a focus on data, inequality and democracy. If you are a University of Toronto faculty member or researcher working at the intersection of these critical urban foci, in any discipline or department, join an online info session on Dec 4 or 10 to learn more about how you might qualify for a multidisciplinary research grant of up to $250k or a catalyst grant of up to $50k: https://lnkd.in/gZ8cEPHy . . . #grant #urban #UofT

Dec. 4th, 12 ET: Tom Kemeny, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, joins us for Knowledge Café to discuss the economic geography of ‘superstar’ cities vs. ‘left behind’ places. He will outline the polarization this causes across multiple dimensions, including incomes, social mobility, wealth, and housing, and argue for an explanation centered on two major forces: epochal technological innovation, and fundamental changes in land supply. Register now: https://lnkd.in/g-uGWJtS . . . #UofT #cities #change