The Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance is an organization with a proven track record of catalyzing change and convening civic leaders to tackle the tough issues and big opportunities facing the Toronto region. Since being founded as the Toronto City Summit Alliance in 2002 (we changed our name to CivicAction in late 2010), we have provided a neutral platform for collaboration and leadership focused on improving our region’s social, economic and environmental future.

We engage the key players – including the “unusual suspects” –from business, labour, the academic, non-profit and voluntary sectors, and all three orders of government and leverage their collective energy, networks and thought leadership to drive real progress on pressing issues.


Our Story

Since our 2003 launch report, Enough Talk: An Action Plan for the Toronto Region, we and over 7000 business, academic, government, labour and not-for-profit partners have launched innovative responses to intractable and emerging challenges such as capitalizing on our diversity advantage, renewing our infrastructure, and modernizing our income support systems. We focus on issues where there is a clear consensus for action and where progress can be made quickly.


Our Approach

Every four years, CivicAction hosts a Greater Toronto Summit, convening hundreds of city builders and leaders from across the region and all sectors to meet one another and chart an action plan to address the issues facing our region. Our Greater Toronto Summits draw attention to the critical challenges and opportunities and set the civic agenda for CivicAction and its partners.

Following the Summits, and in consultation with our Steering Committee and many partners, CivicAction takes on initiatives that meet the following criteria:

• Intractable or emerging regional challenge
• Suited to a multi-sectoral, collaborative approach
• Strong potential for high impact
• No other logical home
• Broad leadership energy and enthusiasm to pursue