We offer better ways for people to participate, and see themselves reflected, in the plans and decisions that affect them every day. We work with governments and communities across Ontario to engage stakeholders in planning and decision-making processes for stronger collective outcomes. Three of our recent engagement projects are highlighted below.
Halton District School Board:
Stakeholder Engagement Report for the 2020-2024 Multi-Year Plan
Maximum City developed and implemented a multimodal engagement process to gather community and stakeholder input to inform the development of the Halton District School Board’s Strategic Multi-Year Plan (MYP) for 2020-2024. The engagement process included facilitated discussions, focus groups, public workshops, pop-up events, and an online survey available in six languages. In total over 4,000 students, parents, guardians, staff, and community members participated in this engagement process, helping to inform the development of the next Halton District School Board MYP. An summary of stakeholder feedback can be found here.
City of Vaughan Traffic Management ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS Strategy
Maximum City developed and implemented a strategic communications and engagement plan to inform the City of Vaughan’s Five-Year Traffic Management Strategy. The engagement program included forums, public meetings, strategic pop-up events, facilitated discussions, advisory committee meetings, councillor sessions, and an online survey. Over 1,700 residents from all five of Vaughan’s municipal wards participated, along with key stakeholder groups from York Region. The data collected was analyzed to produce a series of key priorities on connecting people and places in Vaughan. A selection of the engagement materials and forthcoming report can be found here.
CITY OF Toronto Youth Engagement Strategy
Maximum City was one of three lead consultants on the City of Toronto Planning Division’s Youth Engagement Strategy. In the process of creating the strategy, Maximum City hired a team of 10 Youth Researchers who engaged nearly 500 youth aged 14–30 in over 15 Toronto neighbourhoods. Maximum City designed and delivered a series of presentations and facilitated workshops to youth, City staff, and other key stakeholders in order to come up with recommendations to better involve youth in city-building and planning processes. Recommendations from the Strategy are now being implemented by the City of Toronto and other institutions. The report can be found here.
