(AGENPARL) – Mon 08 September 2025 City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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September 8, 2025
New ‘Toronto For All’ public education campaign launches today
The City of Toronto has officially unveiled this year’s Toronto For All public education campaign. An annual campaign, this year’s theme aims to foster belonging and inclusion while also combatting hate in Toronto.
Community campaign
The 2025 campaign video showcases real Torontonians responding to a range of questions and the creative uses imagery such as twine and yarn to represent the threads that connect residents – showing that everyone has more in common than one might think. This edition of the Toronto For All campaign will be in market through the end of October.
Following Toronto City Council direction, City staff developed the new campaign with guidance and feedback from diverse community members through a number of consultation sessions across Toronto. This year’s campaign has also been supported by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF).
Micro-community grants
Alongside the public education campaign, $60,000 in micro-community grants have been awarded to 12 local non-profit, and grassroots groups for community projects and events that promote inclusion and belonging. Funded projects and events are listed on the City’s Toronto For All webpage: http://www.toronto.ca/torontoforall
About Toronto For All
Now in its 16th campaign, Toronto For All partners with a range of community organizations and community members to generate dialogue among Toronto residents and to create a city that says “no” to all forms of discrimination and racism. Previous campaigns have focused on topics including antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Black racism, trans youth of colour and East Asian racism.
More information about the Toronto For All campaign is available on the City’s website: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/get-involved/community/toronto-for-all/
Quotes:
“Every year, Toronto for All reminds us that our city is one of the most diverse in the world and that residents from all backgrounds are welcomed and celebrated here. This year’s campaign demonstrates that we have much more in common with our neighbours than we may realize at a glance and that through open hearts and conversation, we can discover the common threads that link us. These common threads help to create a more connected and caring city where everyone belongs.”
– Mayor Olivia Chow
“We cannot take our diversity and acceptance for granted, and the Toronto For All campaign is a reminder that everyone is welcome in our shared home.”
– Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik (Spadina- Fort York)
“Hate and bullying have no place in Toronto, and residents from all backgrounds and walks of life help make our City vibrant. The Toronto for All campaign is an initiative by the city that promotes social cohesion by discovering and reaching common ground among our diverse communities. This year’s Toronto For All campaign can be seen across our street furniture network and I encourage residents to consider starting a conversation with a neighbour to discover the common threads they share too and how we can all be richer for it.”
– Councillor James Pasternak (York Centre)
“As Canada’s largest and most diverse city, Toronto stands at the forefront of reversing the troubling recent rise in hate across our country. Opening meaningful dialogue and finding common purpose is a vital first step. Investment in community-led efforts brings it home, and builds lasting change. Now is the time for all of us to unite, strengthen our collective resilience, and lead the way toward a future defined by inclusion, respect, and belonging for everyone in this city and across Canada.”
– Mohammed Hashim, CEO, Canadian Race Relations Foundation