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SEARCH FOR POLICY REPORTSTo view policy reports associated with a specific issue facing our city please select from the drop down menu. 1/15/200910/28/2005 St. Clair Avenue The City of Toronto has proposed major changes to transit along St. Clair Avenue. Links to The City of Toronto’s “St. Clair Transit” plans and some reactions to it can be found below: 9/13/2005 Where's Home? 2005 A Picture of Housing Needs in Ontario6/15/2005 Towards a New City of Toronto Act 5/20/2005 Progress Report - City of Toronto Act 4/29/2005 Bob Rae Releases Post-Secondary Review Former Premier Bob Rae's review of post-secondary education in Ontario.11/3/2004 Immigrants to Canada Still Face Major Barriers to Fully Integrate into Workforce For additional material please visit http://www.ppforum.ca/index.html7/28/2004 Our Waterfront: Gateway to a New Canada The Development Plan and Business Strategy for the Revitalization of the Toronto Waterfront7/28/2004 Our Toronto Waterfront Gateway to the New Canada7/15/2004 Great Arts = Great City: Toronto Arts Initiative The Toronto Arts Initiative is aimed at eliminating, within ten years time (by 2012), the arts sector revenue gap7/14/2004 Yes, in my backyard A guide for Ontario's supportive housing providers7/8/2004 University Education in Ontario - Shared Goals & Building Blocks Goals to ensure that the province’s higher education system is able to play its part in securing the economic and social progress of Ontario7/8/2004 Funding the Freeze, Funding the Future A response to the proposed tuition freeze in Ontario7/8/2004 Investing in the Quality and Accessibility of Higher Education in Ontario Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs7/7/2004 Report on the Status of Regulated Child Care 2004 Municipal Budgets Informal survey on regulated child care programs and service levels6/1/2004 Factors Influencing Visitor's Choices to Visit Urban Destinations The main objective of this study was to estimate the impact of building additional attractions on increasing tourist visitations to selected North American cities and, in particular, to Toronto and Ottawa.4/15/2004 Culture and Recreation: Links to Well-Being Explores the importance of culture and recreation for the health and well-being of individuals and communities.4/15/2004 Culture and Recreation: Links to Well-Being Explores the importance of culture and recreation for the health and well-being of individuals and communities.4/13/2004 Canadians Attitudes Towards Financing Post-Secondary Education: Who Should Pay and How? Canadians attitudes towards financing post secondary education: Who should pay and how?4/1/2004 Enhancing Ontario's Competitiveness Through Investment in Higher Education Ontario lags when compared to its U.S. reference group1 in terms of investment in universities and, as a result, misses many of the benefits that world-class institutions such as the University of California at Berkeley or Los Angeles can pass on to their communities.4/1/2004 A Sampling of Success Stories of Federal and Povincial Investment in University Research The Ontario Council on University Research is pleased to present the third edition of Research Success Stories.4/1/2004 2004 Ontario Pre-Budget Submission Focus on Cities4/1/2004 A View of Ontario: Ontario’s Clusters of Innovation Relentless innovation and upgrading of productivity are the keys to international competitiveness in the modern economy.While Ontario has some firms that belong in the ranks of the world’s best, the overall economy is not where it needs to be.3/14/2004 Travel Indicators Toronto Tourism Indicators for March, 2004 3/8/2004 2004-2005 Federal Budget- Response Paul Martin’s first budget as Prime Minister did contain more new programs for students than usual; however, a serious flaw underlies all of the proposed programs. The absence of any commitment to restore federal funding to the provinces will create more pressure to increase tuition fees. 3/1/2004 Beyond the New Deal for Cities Confronting the Challenges of Uneven Urban Growth2/4/2004 Great Arts/Great City - 2003 Report Card In February, 2003, Toronto Arts Council Foundation (TACF) launched its Great Arts/Great City Initiative. This “Report Card” is a concise account of progress made during the first eleven months of this important work and priorities for 2004.1/22/2004 TD Economics Topic Paper Investing in a post secondary education delivers a stellar rate of return1/1/2004 Report on Public Consultation - Winnipeg In late September 2003, the City of Winnipeg unveiled its “early ideas” for a New Deal that could lead to a major restructuring of the municipal taxation system.1/1/2004 URBAN STORIES: The Next Chapter Toronto Public Library’s Strategic Plan 2004–20071/1/2004 Labour's Transit Workbook This workbook is about labour-oriented transit solutions in Canada's largest urban centre.1/1/2004 Vital Signs 2003: Toronto's Annual Check-up Vital Signs 2003 is a report card on our city that the Toronto Community Foundation will publish every fall.1/1/2004 Poverty By Postal Code The Geography of Neighbourhood Poverty: 1981–200112/1/2003 Diversity or Disparity? Child Care Policy and Programs in Canada Provincial and Territorial Approaches to Inclusion11/1/2003 The Skills Advantage: Opening Doors for Youth and New Canadians Final Report of the Skills Task Force9/1/2003 Public Education in Ontario's Cities Ontario’s urban school boards receive an average of 7% less per pupil than boards in the rest of the province.7/15/2003 Culture Plan: for the Creative City The Culture Plan demonstrates that Toronto's arts, culture and heritage assets are essential to Toronto's economic future as well as its quality of life, and that our competitors are already moving on these fronts. This plan outlines Toronto's strengths and weaknesses and proposes measures to enhance our assets and reverse our difficulties.7/14/2003 The Toronto Report Card on Housing & Homelessness 2003 In 1999, the Mayor’s Homelessness Action Task Force recommended that the City produce a report card to monitor homelessness over time to see if it is getting better or worse and how governments are responding. The City of Toronto released report cards in both 2000 and 2001. Now on a two-year reporting cycle, the City presents this report card for 2003. 6/17/2003 Affordable Housing in Canada: In search of a new paradigm TD Economics Special Report6/14/2003 TB or not TB? There is no question Report of A Public Inquiry into the State of Tuberculosis Within Toronto's Homeless Population5/30/2003 Five Year Tourism Action Plan At its meeting on October 10, 2002, the City of Toronto’s Economic Development Committee struck a new subcommittee to lead the development of a plan to revitalize Toronto’s tourism industry. 5/1/2003 Crumbling and Aging: Ontario's School Buildings Ontario’s school buildings are going without needed repairs, maintenance and renovations.5/1/2003 The Quality of Public Education in Canada What do we measure and how do we measure it? What can we learn when we consider other dimensions of success? What are some examples of success from across the country?5/1/2003 Immigrants in Canadian Cities: Census 2001 - What do the data tell us? In the 1990's new immigrants did not integrate into the Canadian labour market as effectively as previous cohorts of immigrants.4/1/2003 The Schools We Need A New Blueprint for Ontario 4/1/2003 Affordable, Available, Achievable. Practical Solutions to Affordable Housing Challenges3/1/2003 Waterfront Scan & Environmental Improvement Strategy Study Opportunities from Past to Future2/1/2003 Nation Building Through Cities: A New Deal for Immigrant Settlement in Canada In June 2002, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration proposed a ‘dispersion’ strategy for the settlement of skilled immigrants across Canada.2/1/2003 The Case for A Greater Toronto Area Transportation Authority Whether it is congestion on our roadways or the inadequacy of our public transit systems,individuals and businesses are confronted every day with the fact that the region’s transportation system is in a state of disrepair.12/15/2002 Opening the Doors: Making the Most of Community Space A Report Prepared by the United Way of Greater Toronto’s Task Force on Access to Space11/1/2002 Architecture for National Child Care The case for investment in national child care9/15/2002 False Economy? A Study of Need in Toronto’s Non-Profit Arts Sector8/1/2002 The Early Years Study Three Years Later From Early Child Development to Human Development: Enabling Communities4/1/2002 Fulfilling the Promise: Integrating Immigrant Skills into the Canadian Economy The Maytree Foundation envisages a system in which Canada values and benefits from the skills, training, education and experience of skilled immigrants by expediting labour market entry in their field of expertise.3/18/2002 Research, Policy and Practice: Early Childhood Development Correlation between economic inequity and child development2/1/2000 Toronto Competes: An Assessment of Toronto’s Global Competitiveness Over the past ten years, the Toronto regional economy has experienced a profound transformation, yet the evidence at the end of the decade suggests that the region has weathered its challenges admirably. [ Archives ]
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