Toronto Council and Staff are failing to meet community need

Local City Councilors and Development Review staff fail to implement any of the directions that community members of Little Jamaica receive fair treatment and a meaningful role in the development of a Stakeholder Advisory Committee to guide the planning of our neighbourhood.

Numerous informal requests, two formal complaints, 2 community letters, and a petition signed by 208 people have been filed since April 2026 - in attempt to have City staff work reflect Council directions and human rights obligations as defined by the City. City staff of concern, not in compliance with community direction: Sipo Maphangoh, David Driedger, Oren Tamir (Acting Directors and Executive Directors of Development Review)

Community is continuing to organize and advance it's priorities to direct investment to address residential and commercial tenant displacement, systemic anti-Black racism, and the cultural and socio-economic impacts of government decisions that have enabled these conditions.

Actions you can take today:

• Fill in our Little Jamaica Community Development Action Plan survey
• Attend the People's Market by the Little Xamayca Commune, Fridays 3-8pm at the Fairbank Station Plaza

We're asking for you to guide the development of a community-led plan by filling in this short 5–7 minute survey.

This priorities of the draft community-led plan sets out a 20-year strategy to respond to displacement and to provide support for people to remain, return, and thrive. It builds on our over seven years of organizing and two years of direct community consultation alongside a rich history and context of ongoing community-led initiatives.

Fill in this survey to ensure community priorities are clearly defined and cannot be overlooked in government-led decisions.