On Wednesday, March 29, TWCA attended BetterTO's Salon on the Toronto Housing Crisis.   BetterTO invited urban planner Sean Galbraith and advocate/academic Emily Paradis to speak about the housing crisis, what it is and what...

It was with great pride and pleasure that TWCA co-organized and co-sponsored 2 days of training on equity and inclusion for City of Toronto and GTA municipality staff, and members of the social justice community here in Toronto.   This marked the...

Story and photos by TWCA intern Maju Tavera   This is a continuation of a fictional story. Read Act I here.  

Scene one:

Story and photos by TWCA intern Maju Tavera   This is a hypothetical conversation of two women who run into each other in the bus. They chat about the City Budget.   Zoë: Hi Laura   Laura: Hi Zoë   The two women talk about their lives…   Zoë: Do...

Check out the Canadian Rental Housing Index! It's a new interactive tool that tracks renter income, affordability and overcrowding for the first time in more than 800 cities and regions across the country and in all 338 federal ridings. The...

My fingers shook with excitement as I opened the all-too familiar brown envelope from the Government of Canada. I read the brief letter and gave a whoop of joy! An extra $60CAD every month for the monthly Universal Child Care...

We've been following lots of stuff at City Hall, from Complete Streets to inclusionary zoning and the Poverty Reduction Strategy.  Inclusionary zoning has (quite happily!) taken up a lot of time recently.   You may remember that MPP Peter Milczyn tabled a...

As you know, TWCA has been working on inclusionary zoning for a long time!  After finally coming up at the Planning & Growth Management Committee, a recommendation on the province's Bill 73 was sent to City Council for its June...

Toronto Women's City Alliance was pleased to be a national partner in a working group that came together to create a new national guide for advancing equitable municipal policy in Canadian cities.   For the past year, organizations and municipalities from across...

This summer, a 25-bed shelter dedicated to LGBTQS youth will open in Toronto.  This much-needed facility has been in discussion for some time at City Hall, and we're pleased to see the fruition of many months of advocacy and negotiations...