The Wiki

Published 2026-07-30 · part of the research library.

Twelve big categories cover everything the next Toronto city government touches. Each wiki page lays out what’s currently known about that category, who controls what — the city, the province, or Ottawa — and where to go for the fuller evidence behind every fact. Every page is neutral: no candidate, party, or position is named or favoured anywhere in this library.

Published

• Homes & Homelessness — Housing supply, affordability, homelessness, shelter capacity, tenant protections, and short-term rentals.
• Getting Around — Transit, traffic congestion, road safety, cycling, and fares.
• Cost of Living, Food & Family Essentials — Food bank visits, child care costs, water and hydro rates, and income supports.
• Health, Care & a Long Life — The opioid crisis response and Toronto's long-term care system.
• Safety & Emergency Readiness — Police, fire, paramedics, bylaw enforcement, and youth violence prevention.
• Clean, Green & Resilient — Clean streets, garbage, parks, snow clearing, heritage buildings, accessibility, and flooding.
• The City's Money, Good Government & Democracy — Where Toronto's money comes from and who watches city hall.
• Work, Business & the Local Economy — Main streets, small businesses, Business Improvement Areas, and gig work.
• Community, Culture, Sport & Belonging — Libraries, recreation, animal services, reconciliation, and who owns the city's sports venues.
• Learning & Growing Up — What the city does and doesn't control about schools, recreation, and children's programs.
• Newcomers — Refugee-claimant shelter pressure and credential recognition for newcomers.
• Technology, AI & the Automated City — How Toronto is starting to govern its own use of AI and data.

How to use this

Every page here draws only on this library’s own checked research — no new claims are made on these pages themselves. Where a page links to a deeper backgrounder or a candidate question bank, that’s the place to find the full sourcing trail behind a figure. If something looks wrong or out of date, use the “Suggest an improvement” link at the bottom of any page — a person reads every note.