About the Three Cities Report

THE THREE CITIES WITHIN TORONTO:
Income Polarization Among Toronto’s Neighbourhoods,
1970-2005

By J. David Hulchanski
Cities Centre & Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
www.hulchanski.ca

with Larry S. Bourne, Deborah Cowen, Rick Egan, Maureen Fair,
Paul Hess, Richard Maaranen, Robert A. Murdie, R. Alan Walks

Neighbourhood Change Community University Research Alliance
St. Christopher House & Cities Centre
www.NeighbourhoodChange.ca

The University of Toronto’s Cities Centre & St. Christopher House acknowledge with thanks the financial support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

The analysis and interpretations contained in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the financial contributors, the Cities Centre, or St. Christopher House.

This report is a 2006 Census update of the Centre for Urban and Community Studies (now Cities Centre) Research Bulletin 41, The Three Cities Within Toronto: Income Polarization among Toronto’s Neighbourhoods, 1970 – 2000, published in December 2007.

It is one output of a multi-year project on neighbourhood change in greater Toronto over a 35-year period. The research is funded by the Community University Research Alliance and the Public Outreach Grant programs of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The website presentation of this report is funded by SSHRC’s Public Outreach Grant program.

The University of Toronto’s Cities Centre and St. Christopher House are the lead partners in the research alliance – the Neighbourhood Change and Building Inclusive Communities from Within Community University Research Alliance. www.NeighbourhoodChange.ca

The core research team comprises: Larry S. Bourne, Deborah Cowen, Rick Eagan, Maureen Fair, Paul Hess, J. David Hulchanski, David Ley, Richard Maaranen, Robert A. Murdie, Damaris Rose, R. Alan Walks.

• Richard Maaranen, Cities Centre Data Analyst, prepared the maps, graphs and tables.
• Philippa Campsie of Hammersmith Communications edited the text.
• Matthew Blackett of Spacing Media provided design and art direction for the printed report.
• Helios Design Labs developed the website presentation of this report. www.heliozilla.com

J. David Hulchanski is the Associate Director of the Cities Centre and a professor of housing and community development in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. His PhD is in urban planning. He holds the Dr. Chow Yei Ching endowed chair in housing at the Faculty of Social Work.

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