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Building the Future at Regent Park:
Co-Creating Regent Park’s Community Benefits Agreement
In 2020, Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) selected Tridel as its developer partner for Phases 4 and 5 of the Regent Park Revitalization following an open public procurement process.
One of the most important features of Tridel’s proposal was their commitment to a $26.8-million community benefits package that will benefit TCHC tenants and residents of Regent Park.
In April 2023, TCHC launched a community engagement process in Regent Park that was co-designed with the Community Benefits Oversight Working Group (CBOWG) and Tridel, facilitated by Monumental Consulting, specialists in equitable city-building and participatory design.
The Community Benefits engagement process (the “process”) directly engaged Regent Park TCHC tenants and market residents to identify their priorities, understand which community benefits are important to them, and help determine the allocation of $26.8 million in benefits made possible through phases 4 and 5 of the Regent Park revitalization.
How we got here
Since 2023, TCHC and Tridel have worked closely with the Community Benefits Oversight Working Group to help shape the three voting packages and ensure community voices guided this process.
Click on the + button below to learn about each stage of the engagement process.
Summer 2023 – Analyzing Feedback and Creating Community Benefits Packages
- We consulted key community reports to shape potential investment areas. These reports included the Refreshed Social Development Plan (2019), Regent Park Community Benefits Coalition Community Priorities Report (2019), Regent Park Community Safety Action Plan (2018), and the Employment and Economic Development Working Group Community Report.
- Community Animators, TCHC staff, and CBOWG members met with community members and conducted surveys, interviews, and small group discussions to understand resident priorities for investing the funds.
- 1,064 people completed the 2023 Community Benefits Survey. This included TCHC tenants living in Regent Park as well as market residents.
- TCHC, Tridel, and CBOWG analyzed feedback from residents, with support from the Yonge Street Mission and the Toronto Community Benefits Network (subject matter experts of the CBOWG).
o Employment
o Training
o Youth opportunities
o Educational scholarships
o Community spaces
o Economic opportunities
- Based on these priorities and community reports, TCHC, Tridel, and CBOWG co-designed three Community Benefits Packages. Monumental Consulting helped develop clear, accessible materials for community members, to explain the packages and support informed decision-making.
- From June 14 to Augst 6, 2025, over 1,000 Regent Park residents ages 14 and older took part in the community vote to select their preferred community benefits package.
- The vote used a ranked ballot, where community members ranked the packages in order of their preference.
- The package with the highest overall ranking (meaning the package that received the most first and second choice votes) across all the ballots and more than 50 per cent of the votes would form the Community Benefits Agreement, a formalized legal agreement signed by TCHC and Tridel.
- TCHC and Tridel revealed the community’s selected package at a community event on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Package 2 received 56.64 per cent of the votes and the highest overall ranking across all ballots, with the most first and second choice votes.
Thank you to residents whose voices guided and shaped the Community Benefits process through engagement and the vote.
What’s Next
Stay tuned for more updates about programs and opportunities made possible by the CBA.
Contact
If you have questions about CBOWG, the Community Benefits Agreement or other parts of Phase 4 and 5, please use the online form to connect with us or email TalkRegentPark@TorontoHousing.ca