The Toronto Foreshore Master Plan has long been a key community priority, and questions continue to be asked about the pace of progress, particularly around Stage 2. Council has recently provided clarification (below) on the current status.
To date, $5.1 million has been spent on the Toronto Foreshore Master Plan. This funding has delivered the Town Green Precinct, completed in 2022, and covered significant preparatory work across the remaining precincts. This includes site investigations, detailed design work, approvals, and the demolition of two properties at Victory Row.
In the 2025–2026 Operational Plan, Council has allocated a further $200,000 for continued planning and design. Decisions about when construction of future stages will proceed are made annually through Council’s operational planning process and its four-year capital works program.
Recent works at Edward Gain Park are maintenance works only, aimed at keeping the playground safe and usable until the broader foreshore redevelopment is delivered.
The next major focus area is the Wharf Road Precinct. This site presents particular challenges due to contaminated soils, which require formal remediation before construction can proceed. A Development Application for contamination remediation at Wharf Road is under assessment. Until all approvals are in place, construction funding cannot be confirmed.
The Toronto Foreshore Master Plan divides the foreshore into four precincts, intended to be delivered in stages over time. While the Town Green precinct was completed soon after adoption of the plan in 2021, the remaining precincts, Wharf Road, The Terraces and Bath Street, have proven far more complex.
Investigations across these sites have identified a range of constraints, including:
- contaminated soils requiring remedial action plans
- geotechnical challenges
- Aboriginal and European heritage investigations and approvals
- complex Development Applications
The playground upgrade remains the major children-focused element of the Master Plan. It is planned to be supported by complementary improvements across the remaining precincts, including seating, shaded areas, shared path connections and landscaping.
Council’s Delivery Program 2025–2029 includes the Toronto Foreshore Reserve, with the intention of securing all remaining approvals and completing detailed design for the Terraces and Bath Street precincts in 2026–2027. The allocation of construction funding will then be considered alongside other community facility upgrades across the city, balancing competing needs within Council’s overall budget.
The CPPA will continue to monitor this project closely and advocate for timely delivery, keeping the community informed as decisions are made.
As always, we encourage residents to stay engaged, ask questions and make their voices heard about the future of our foreshore. You can keep up top date on Council's webpage for the Toronto Foreshore Revitalisation project.
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