GTHACommunity Benefits Summit
Over 250 attendees joined us at Toronto City Hall for a day of learning and discussion on the importance of Community Benefit Agreements and community benefits policies in enabling economic inclusion, social procurement, neighbourhood and environmental improvements and access to good local jobs and opportunities as part of billions of dollars of investments in public transit, infrastructure and housing across the GTHA.
The event featured panel discussions and workshops featuring experts, practitioners and advocates from community, labour, academia, government and industry. Following the summit, in collaboration with our community partners, TCBN led a Community Benefits tour of Canada's largest infrastructure project, the projected $18B Ontario Line transit project.
Visit https://www.communitybenefits.ca/summit to learn more
During the morning workshop Community Benefits Agreements in action: Sharing our stories and lessons learned, panelists shared success stories reflecting how community benefits are working.
🎤 Key Speakers:
Joe Mihevc, Former Toronto City Councillor and Adjunct Professor, Human Geography and Urban Studies at York University (Moderator)
Varni Tayalan, Manager of Community Relations at Aecon Group Inc.
Stephanie Robertson, CEO, SiMPACT / Level 4 Practitioner, Social Value Canada
Beth Eshete, Senior Specialist, Community Engagement at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
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