Reviewing City of Toronto Policies Governing the Use of Libraries and City Facilities by Individuals and Groups Promoting Intolerance or Discrimination

ensure that those policies uphold the City of Toronto's Vision Statement on Access, Equity and Diversity; and - Consultation with Toronto Public Library on whether the Library's policies governing the use of community spaces in Toronto Public Library align with the City of Toronto's commitment to the Vision Statement on Access, Equity and Diversity and its Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policy. To address this motion and concerns from the community, the City completed a review of its policies and processes to ensure alignment with its Vision Statement on Access, Equity and Diversity and uphold its commitment to proactively ensure the use of inclusive City spaces is free from racism, hate speech, or prejudice. Engagement with the community validated a number of existing initiatives and opportunities for divisions to strengthen the ways in which permits are administered to ensure the City continues to create safer more inclusive spaces. The Toronto Public Library (TPL) has completed its own report in response to recommendation 2 in the Member Motion. Their report can be found in Attachment 1. The City's report will be shared with City agencies and corporations to support the consistent application of Human Rights policies as well as improve equity and inclusion practices across the Toronto Public Service, agencies and corporations.

to ensure compliance with the City's standardized approach set out below in the Section of this report titled "Supporting Policy, Application and Process Alignment across Divisions" that is aligned with the City of Toronto's Vision Statement on Access, Equity, and Inclusion, the Corporate Facilities Display and Fundraising Policy, as well as Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination and Hate Activity Policies ("Human Rights Policies") and other relevant corporate policies. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Transportation Services and other impacted divisions, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to track and monitor divisional complaints and resulting enforcement actions as well as instances of alleged hate activity or discrimination that result in permits being denied or revoked. 3. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Transportation Services and other impacted divisions to develop processes to strengthen the administration and application of room/facilities booking policies and procedures to ensure adherences to City of Toronto Human Rights Policies and Procedures; such procedures should include staff training and increased communications and awareness, to the public, of existing policies. 4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to work with respective City divisions to review City owned properties with an equity lens with the aim of promoting LGBTQ2S+ inclusion. 5. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Transportation Services and other impacted divisions , to consult with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) Advisory Committee as necessary, through the implementation process and to report their progress on implementing Recommendations 1 to 4 above to the Advisory Committee by the fourth quarter of 2021. 6. City Council request all City Agencies and Corporations that oversee the use of spaces or facilities that are made available to the public to align their facility booking policies, procedures, guidelines, terms/conditions and complaints processes with the City's Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination and Hate Activity Policies ("Human Rights Policies") and other relevant corporate policies of the City and of their Board, as appropriate.