The Interim Strategy is a foundation from which to build a robust action plan that tackles both the effects and the root causes of poverty. The Interim Strategy sets out a vision, three overarching objectives, six issue areas, 24 recommendations and 74 actions:

TO Prosperity Vision

Toronto will:

• address the issues
• create solution
• drive systemic change.

By 2035, Toronto is a city with opportunities for all: a leader in the collective pursuit of justice, fairness and equity. We want to be renowned as a city where everyone has access to good jobs, adequate income, stable housing, affordable transportation, nutritious food, and supportive services.

TO Prosperity identifies three complementary, overarching objectives that inform efforts to build a prosperous and inclusive city:

1. Address immediate needs: ensure that essential services are effective, well funded, coordinated, and meet the needs of those living in poverty
2. Create pathways to prosperity: improve the quality of jobs in the city, attract investments to low income areas, and ensure that City programs and services are integrated, client-centered, and focused on early intervention
3. Drive Systemic Change: create a more accountable and participatory government, where reducing poverty and inequality is an integral part of day-to-day business

Over the summer and early fall, staff will finalize the Strategy by determining how the City and its partners can implement these actions.