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T O R O N T O
2014
City Report:
© Decode Inc. 2014 www.youthfulcities.com info@youthfulcities.com Facebook: Youthful Cities @youthfulcities
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Youth (15-29 yrs.) are at the centre of urbanization. They add energy, vibrancy, creativity
and digital age talent to cities. Youth build a city’s competitive edge, stimulate development
and find new solutions. They are the future of cities... now. But which cities are taking
advantage of this positive economic, social and political potential? Which cities will get
ahead?
YouthfulCities has worked with thousands of youth in 25 mega cities across the five
major global regions to build a way to measure and map cities from a youth perspective.
With more than 100 different indicators and 2500 points of data we are building an
unparalleled base of knowledge about cities and youth. This ranking sets up a unique urban
competition between the world’s great cities. YouthfulCities also amplifies the voice and
creativity of youth to build better, smarter, greener, more prosperous, ingenious, respectful,
playful, more dynamic cities.
Experience behind YouthfulCities - Decode founding partner www.decode.net
Since 1994, Decode has worked with global corporations and NGOs to create ideas and initiatives built by youth that
truly engage youth. Now with the founding of YouthfulCities, Decode, its global partners and a network of dedicated young
social entrepreneurs in the biggest cities in the world are creating better cities with youth in the drivers seat.
And that’s just the start.
Next year we will rank 100 cities
More than 50%
of the world’s
population is
under 30
More than 50%
of the world’s
population lives
in cities.
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Toronto finishes as the most youthful city overall in the 2014 Index with
a score of 843.85 out of a possible 1353. Toronto’s top place finish is
a result of its broad strengths in the majority of the 16 categories. It wins
the Diversity category outright and finishes in the top five of eight other
categories: Digital Access, Youth Employment, Financial Access, Economic
Status, Food and Nightlife, Music and Film, Fashion and Art, and the Public
Space, Sport and Gaming category. When ranked by theme, Toronto
finishes 4th overall in live, 5th in work and 2nd in play.
Toronto Population:
2.6 million
Toronto Area (km²):
630
Youth Population:
20.85%
Density (people/km²):
4,150.89
T O R O N T O
Live
312.86
work
240.96
play
287.15
843.85
1st Overall
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Overview
Toronto has a reputation for being one of the world’s most multicultural cities,
a reality that is confirmed as it tops the diversity category. Here it wins the
Number of Voting Languages indicator outright, with 26 languages to vote in,
scoring 40% higher than Chicago, the 2nd place city. Another strength exists
in Toronto’s 3rd overall finish in the economic status category. Torontonians
find themselves among the highest minimum wage earners, earning an
average $10.20 per hour and finishing in 4th place. Elsewhere, Toronto’s
strong performance in the public space, sport and gaming category comes
as a result of its 4th place finish in per capita number of public libraries, with
98, and its 5th place finish in per capita number of municipally maintained
recreation facilities, with 596. According to Bruce Wayne Yip, Toronto
entrepreneur and sport and gaming enthusiast, “Toronto boasts hundreds
of sports clubs for youth outside of school and work. With Toronto’s ever-
changing weather, new amateur sports leagues/clubs begin each quarter,
and for top-tier athletes, Toronto has some of the most renowned coaches in
the world for track and field, swimming, martial arts and hockey.” Toronto has
over 60 sports leagues and clubs, which include some very unique sports such
as dodgeball, hang gliding, and underwater hockey.
Despite its wealth of assets, the Index also reveals that Toronto’s challenges
lie largely in the areas of civic participation, where it finishes with a relatively
low number of youth engaged formally with city council (36), and safety and
mental health, where it finishes 18th overall and has the 3rd highest number
of suicides per capita, at 598. This last liability brings to light a serious issue
faced by youth in Toronto, and reflects the possibility that young people in
the city find themselves without the necessary supports when working through
mental health distress.
Despite these liabilities, Toronto’s broad strengths in the majority of areas
researched indicates that it is a city that benefits immensely from its diversity
and remains a place that can both actively attract mobile youth as well as
secure its current youth population.
T O R O N T O
Recommendations
As mentioned, Toronto shows weakness in both the safety and mental health as
well as the civic participation categories. Each of these exist as opportunities
for relationships between government and society to be better fostered, in order
to initiate and/or maximize the potential for projects serving these important
public interests.
The high number of suicides in the city reflects a need for crisis intervention
measures and processes that ensure individuals can access support when it
is needed. While Toronto boasts Canada’s largest mental health facility - the
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - it houses a modest 12 beds for youth
in crisis, which could bear an increase. Crisis intervention also comes from
organizations like Distress Centre, which handled over 133,000 calls in 2012.
While encouraging, the statistics show that the city nonetheless has the 3rd
highest suicide rate per capita. This suggests that more programs like Distress
Centre are needed, and overall that a more coordinated service delivery model
for youth in mental health crisis might be necessary.
Regarding Toronto’s weakness in the civic participation category, as mentioned,
one key reason for this is the relatively small number of youth engaged formally
with city council. There are at present a maximum of 36 youth involved at
any given time. At certain times this is lower. One recommendation would be
to increase this to a full-time 44 youth at minimum, which would line up with
the number of wards in the city. Having one youth per ward would be key to
enabling the system to more promptly assess and provide for the varied needs
of youth in the city. This would in turn nurture a larger youth population that will
emerge from youth council better suited to flourish in civic and political life.
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T O R O N T O
Toronto finishes 1st in Diversity
“It’s exciting to find out that Toronto is not only a multicultural city, but one that
values the voice and political participation of its hugely varied ethno-lingual
groups. Toronto is a city that makes space for any individual regardless of
age, gender, sexual orientation, or language, which is in part reflected by
the fact that the city has the highest number of languages to vote in, when
measured against the remaining 24 cities on the YouthfulCities Global Index.”
- Gabriella Penev
Key Comments
M o l l y L e a t h e m - Urban Decoder
Molly is a recent graduate from the Arts and Contemporary Studies program at Ryerson University,
specializing in History. She is interested in combining her passion for urban histories with city
building.
G a b r i e l l a P e n e v - Urban Decoder
Gabriella recently received her Bachelor’s degree from Ryerson University in Global Studies and
has experience leading international community development projects. She hopes to pursue a
Master’s degree in contemporary cross-cultural histories.
Toronto finishes 2nd in Music and Film
“Toronto’s film industry is one of the most robust in North America. The Toronto
International Film Festival has come to the fore as one of the industry leaders
in supporting young and up-and-coming filmmakers. The city itself boasts a
huge industry of post production, prop and equipment rental along with the
skilled trades necessary for producing major feature productions down to
the smallest types of films and music videos. The Canadian Film Centre has
a program almost like grad school for filmmakers. Toronto International Film
Festival has TIFF Talent Lab, Jump Cuts for high school kids, TIFF Studio for
young producers and TIFF Rising Stars for young actors. It’s not surprising to
me that Toronto does so well in this category.” - Joseph Clement, Documentary
Filmmaker
A very special thank-you goes out to Ryerson University, our academic partner and supporter in
Toronto, through which we were extremely fortunate to have access to a number of students. This group
contributed to the Toronto data collection over the summer of 2013.
Special Thanks:
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The 2014 YouthfulCities Index ranks the performance of 25 of the world’s most
populous cities from a youth perspective. It evaluates how youth LIVE, WORK
and PLAY in their urban settings, in order to determine how cities are serving
their youth, and discover how youth can be better integrated and engaged in
their cities. YouthfulCities provides municipalities, businesses and individuals
the chance to asses how they can better support young people in their cities
and engages youth to take initiative in joining with these partners to create
exceptional urban communities.
Between January and November 2013, youth analysts collected and evaluated
data on 80 indicators across 16 categories and 3 themes. There are two types
of indicators that were “normalized” across the cities: those that measure the
cost of an item and those that measure the per capita number of an item.
M e t h odology
Thirteen indicators reflect the cost of a given item. The data for these
indicators was normalized and compared by expressing it relative to one hour
of minimum wage labour in the given city. For example, if a movie ticket cost
$15 and minimum wage was $10, then 1.5 would be the city’s score in this
indicator. All local currencies were normalized to US dollars. Where cost data
is referred to below, the costs expressed are the amount of a given item in US
dollars, before being expressed as a unit of minimum wage.
Fourteen of the indicators are evaluated per capita. Where per capita data is
referred to below, the numbers are expressed as absolutes, taken before per
capita calculations. Expressing the results of these insights, this year’s Index
largely reflects information current for 2012.
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Live
Civic Participation
Percentage of population 15-29 years old
Voting age
Volunteer opportunities
Political influence
Diversity
Languages to vote in
Diversity of food
Openness to LGBT
Openness to immigrants
Openness to religion
Internal Transport
Kilometers of public transportation
Hours per week dedicated transit operates
Bike rentals
Kilometers of bike paths, per capita
Driving age
Commuter time by car
Commuter time by transit
Commuter time by foot
Walkability
Transit cost monthly
Digital Access
Extent of WIFI free at universities
Extent of WIFI free in public transit
Extent of WIFI free in libraries
Extent of WIFI free in public squares
Extent of WIFI free in cafes
Cost per minute prepaid cell service, no plan
Mobile phone infrastructure
Cost per hour of internet access in web cafe
Environmental Sustainability
Water scale
Quantity of recycled waste, per capita
Carbon emissions, per capita
Number of types of recycled materials
Total cars, per capita
Safety & Mental Health
Homicides, per capita
Suicides, per capita
Work
Education Access
Post-secondary institutions, per capita
Tuition fees
Youth Employment
Youth unemployment rate
Youth employment centers
Student debt
Entrepreneurship
Age to register a business
Early stage entrepreneurial activity
Entrepreneurship incubators
Financial Access
Age to open a business bank account
Number of chartered banks
Age for personal banking availability
Financial literacy
Economic Status
Minimum wage
Annual income
Housing
Student housing
GINI coefficient
Consumption tax
Play
Food & Nightlife
Number of nightclubs, per capita
Number of restaurants, per capita
Cost of fast food meal
Cost of 12 large eggs
Music & Film
Film festivals, per capita
Number of cinema seats per capita
Cost of movie ticket
Music festivals
Cost of music concert
Fashion & Art
Graffiti and street art
Is there a youth fashion showcase
Is there a fashion incubator
Number of design schools, per capita
Regional & Global Connectivity
Number of cities connected by direct flights
Getaway city train cost
Getaway city train distance
Getaway city train frequency
Getaway city bus cost
Getaway city bus distance
Getaway city bus frequency
Getaway city plane cost
Getaway city plane distance
Getaway city plane frequency
Cost of hostel stay
Public Space, Sport and Gaming
Municipally operated green space, per capita
Number public libraries, per capita
Municipally maintained recreation facilities, per
capita
Gatherings of gamers
C at e gory Ind i cators
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NORTH AMERICA
Toronto, Canada
New York City, USA
Chicago, USA
Dallas, USA
Los Angeles, USA
LATIN AMERICA
Mexico City, Mexico
Lima, Peru
Bogota, Colombia
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ASIA
Tokyo, Japan
Seoul, Korea
Manila, Philippines
Mumbai, India
Shanghai, China
EUROPE
London, UK
Berlin, Germany
Rome, Italy
Paris, France
Istanbul, Turkey
AFRICA
Cairo, Egypt
Nairobi, Kenya
Johannesburg, South Africa
Kinshasa, DRC
Lagos, Nigeria
Geographic Regions
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TOR
27.11
LA
30.81
DAL
31.46
Chi
33.57
NYC
40.80
SP
45.32
LiM
46.06
MXC
62.23
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DA L
51.46
LA
51.86
NY C
54.48
Ch i
66.00
LO N
77.25
TO R
78.32
0
5
1
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1
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2
0
2
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3
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3
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bRL
73.46
PAR
72.39
bA
62.77
NYC
60.71
Chi
59.98TOR
53.06
DAL
52.96
LA
48.63
0
5
1
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2
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PAR
93.57
LON
85.79
TOk
74.32
TOR
71.88
LA
68.61
Chi
67.39
DAL
65.86
NYC
65.57
0
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
5
3
0
3
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4
0
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Se O
71.86
MN A
67.30
bA
65.66
NY C
61.21
TO R
53.79
LA
42.30
Ch i
36.77
DA L
32.04
0
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
5
3
0
3
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4
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0
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5
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9
5
1
00
LiM
94.58
kiN
94.57
LAG
94.36
NYC
85.16
TOR
73.54
DAL
64.78
Chi
60.32
LA
59.69
Live HIGHLOW
Civic Participation
Diversity
Internal Transportation
Digital Access
Environmental Sustainability
Safety & Mental Health
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd 1st
2nd
3rd
1st2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
09
0
5
1
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5
2
0
2
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3
0
3
5
4
0
4
5
5
0
5
5
6
0
6
5
7
0
7
5
8
0
8
5
9
0
9
5
1
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MXC
93.93
MuM
82.26
bRL
76.89
DAL
71.22
TOR
59.95
Chi
51.96
LA
51.42
NYC
50.13
0
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
5
3
0
3
5
4
0
4
5
5
0
5
5
6
0
6
5
7
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7
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8
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9
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1
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bR L
73.80
NY C
73.16
CA i
72.02
TO R
64.35
LA
58.42
Ch i
56.52
DA L
50.61
0
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
5
3
0
3
5
4
0
4
5
5
0
5
5
6
0
6
5
7
0
7
5
8
0
8
5
9
0
9
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1
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LA
54.33
DA L
47.56
NY C
39.32Ch i
32.33
TO R
30.39
0
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
5
3
0
3
5
4
0
4
5
5
0
5
5
6
0
6
5
7
0
7
5
8
0
8
5
9
0
9
5
1
00
MuM
58.78
NYC
53.57
LON
40.45
TOR
36.95
Chi
36.15
LA
22.83
DAL
22.71
0
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
5
3
0
3
5
4
0
4
5
5
0
5
5
6
0
6
5
7
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7
5
8
0
8
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9
0
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5
1
00
NYC
74.98 LA
79.06
Chi
79.37
DAL
80.10
TOR
81.03
bRL
82.28
TOk
92.30
Work HIGHLOW
Youth Employment
Education Access
Entrepreneurship
Financial Access
Economic Status
3rd 1st2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd 1st2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd 1st
2nd
10
0
5
1
0
1
5
2
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2
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3
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4
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0
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5
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5
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0
9
5
1
00
NYC
56.26
TOR
61.01
LA
65.54
DAL
65.79
Chi
67.02
SeO
69.92
0
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
5
3
0
3
5
4
0
4
5
5
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5
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6
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bRL
80.34
TOR
67.68
Chi
66.20
LA
65.32
DAL
63.96
NYC
57.14
0
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
5
3
0
3
5
4
0
4
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Chi
59.85
LA
66.85
DAL
68.97
NYC
82.07
TOR
96.89
JbG
98.56
PAR
100.00
0
5
1
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1
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2
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2
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0
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1
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DAL
76.31
NYC
74.90
SeO
70.68
TOR
64.17
LA
63.96
Chi
62.15
0
5
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1
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2
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DAL
56.93
Chi
55.44
TOR
54.29
LA
39.49
NYC
35.58
Play HIGHLOW
Food & Nightlife
Music & Film
Fashion & Art
Regional & Global Connectivity
Public Space, Sport and Gaming
1st
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
11
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City Report Toronto Final 2014

  • 1. T O R O N T O 2014 City Report: © Decode Inc. 2014 www.youthfulcities.com info@youthfulcities.com Facebook: Youthful Cities @youthfulcities
  • 2. 02 Youth (15-29 yrs.) are at the centre of urbanization. They add energy, vibrancy, creativity and digital age talent to cities. Youth build a city’s competitive edge, stimulate development and find new solutions. They are the future of cities... now. But which cities are taking advantage of this positive economic, social and political potential? Which cities will get ahead? YouthfulCities has worked with thousands of youth in 25 mega cities across the five major global regions to build a way to measure and map cities from a youth perspective. With more than 100 different indicators and 2500 points of data we are building an unparalleled base of knowledge about cities and youth. This ranking sets up a unique urban competition between the world’s great cities. YouthfulCities also amplifies the voice and creativity of youth to build better, smarter, greener, more prosperous, ingenious, respectful, playful, more dynamic cities. Experience behind YouthfulCities - Decode founding partner www.decode.net Since 1994, Decode has worked with global corporations and NGOs to create ideas and initiatives built by youth that truly engage youth. Now with the founding of YouthfulCities, Decode, its global partners and a network of dedicated young social entrepreneurs in the biggest cities in the world are creating better cities with youth in the drivers seat. And that’s just the start. Next year we will rank 100 cities More than 50% of the world’s population is under 30 More than 50% of the world’s population lives in cities. ShA TOk JbG kiN CA iS T LAG LON PA R bRL ROM MuM MNA LA TOR NYCChi DAL NAi SeO MXC bOG LiM SP bA
  • 3. 03 Toronto finishes as the most youthful city overall in the 2014 Index with a score of 843.85 out of a possible 1353. Toronto’s top place finish is a result of its broad strengths in the majority of the 16 categories. It wins the Diversity category outright and finishes in the top five of eight other categories: Digital Access, Youth Employment, Financial Access, Economic Status, Food and Nightlife, Music and Film, Fashion and Art, and the Public Space, Sport and Gaming category. When ranked by theme, Toronto finishes 4th overall in live, 5th in work and 2nd in play. Toronto Population: 2.6 million Toronto Area (km²): 630 Youth Population: 20.85% Density (people/km²): 4,150.89 T O R O N T O Live 312.86 work 240.96 play 287.15 843.85 1st Overall
  • 4. 04 Overview Toronto has a reputation for being one of the world’s most multicultural cities, a reality that is confirmed as it tops the diversity category. Here it wins the Number of Voting Languages indicator outright, with 26 languages to vote in, scoring 40% higher than Chicago, the 2nd place city. Another strength exists in Toronto’s 3rd overall finish in the economic status category. Torontonians find themselves among the highest minimum wage earners, earning an average $10.20 per hour and finishing in 4th place. Elsewhere, Toronto’s strong performance in the public space, sport and gaming category comes as a result of its 4th place finish in per capita number of public libraries, with 98, and its 5th place finish in per capita number of municipally maintained recreation facilities, with 596. According to Bruce Wayne Yip, Toronto entrepreneur and sport and gaming enthusiast, “Toronto boasts hundreds of sports clubs for youth outside of school and work. With Toronto’s ever- changing weather, new amateur sports leagues/clubs begin each quarter, and for top-tier athletes, Toronto has some of the most renowned coaches in the world for track and field, swimming, martial arts and hockey.” Toronto has over 60 sports leagues and clubs, which include some very unique sports such as dodgeball, hang gliding, and underwater hockey. Despite its wealth of assets, the Index also reveals that Toronto’s challenges lie largely in the areas of civic participation, where it finishes with a relatively low number of youth engaged formally with city council (36), and safety and mental health, where it finishes 18th overall and has the 3rd highest number of suicides per capita, at 598. This last liability brings to light a serious issue faced by youth in Toronto, and reflects the possibility that young people in the city find themselves without the necessary supports when working through mental health distress. Despite these liabilities, Toronto’s broad strengths in the majority of areas researched indicates that it is a city that benefits immensely from its diversity and remains a place that can both actively attract mobile youth as well as secure its current youth population. T O R O N T O Recommendations As mentioned, Toronto shows weakness in both the safety and mental health as well as the civic participation categories. Each of these exist as opportunities for relationships between government and society to be better fostered, in order to initiate and/or maximize the potential for projects serving these important public interests. The high number of suicides in the city reflects a need for crisis intervention measures and processes that ensure individuals can access support when it is needed. While Toronto boasts Canada’s largest mental health facility - the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - it houses a modest 12 beds for youth in crisis, which could bear an increase. Crisis intervention also comes from organizations like Distress Centre, which handled over 133,000 calls in 2012. While encouraging, the statistics show that the city nonetheless has the 3rd highest suicide rate per capita. This suggests that more programs like Distress Centre are needed, and overall that a more coordinated service delivery model for youth in mental health crisis might be necessary. Regarding Toronto’s weakness in the civic participation category, as mentioned, one key reason for this is the relatively small number of youth engaged formally with city council. There are at present a maximum of 36 youth involved at any given time. At certain times this is lower. One recommendation would be to increase this to a full-time 44 youth at minimum, which would line up with the number of wards in the city. Having one youth per ward would be key to enabling the system to more promptly assess and provide for the varied needs of youth in the city. This would in turn nurture a larger youth population that will emerge from youth council better suited to flourish in civic and political life.
  • 5. 05 T O R O N T O Toronto finishes 1st in Diversity “It’s exciting to find out that Toronto is not only a multicultural city, but one that values the voice and political participation of its hugely varied ethno-lingual groups. Toronto is a city that makes space for any individual regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, or language, which is in part reflected by the fact that the city has the highest number of languages to vote in, when measured against the remaining 24 cities on the YouthfulCities Global Index.” - Gabriella Penev Key Comments M o l l y L e a t h e m - Urban Decoder Molly is a recent graduate from the Arts and Contemporary Studies program at Ryerson University, specializing in History. She is interested in combining her passion for urban histories with city building. G a b r i e l l a P e n e v - Urban Decoder Gabriella recently received her Bachelor’s degree from Ryerson University in Global Studies and has experience leading international community development projects. She hopes to pursue a Master’s degree in contemporary cross-cultural histories. Toronto finishes 2nd in Music and Film “Toronto’s film industry is one of the most robust in North America. The Toronto International Film Festival has come to the fore as one of the industry leaders in supporting young and up-and-coming filmmakers. The city itself boasts a huge industry of post production, prop and equipment rental along with the skilled trades necessary for producing major feature productions down to the smallest types of films and music videos. The Canadian Film Centre has a program almost like grad school for filmmakers. Toronto International Film Festival has TIFF Talent Lab, Jump Cuts for high school kids, TIFF Studio for young producers and TIFF Rising Stars for young actors. It’s not surprising to me that Toronto does so well in this category.” - Joseph Clement, Documentary Filmmaker A very special thank-you goes out to Ryerson University, our academic partner and supporter in Toronto, through which we were extremely fortunate to have access to a number of students. This group contributed to the Toronto data collection over the summer of 2013. Special Thanks:
  • 6. 06 The 2014 YouthfulCities Index ranks the performance of 25 of the world’s most populous cities from a youth perspective. It evaluates how youth LIVE, WORK and PLAY in their urban settings, in order to determine how cities are serving their youth, and discover how youth can be better integrated and engaged in their cities. YouthfulCities provides municipalities, businesses and individuals the chance to asses how they can better support young people in their cities and engages youth to take initiative in joining with these partners to create exceptional urban communities. Between January and November 2013, youth analysts collected and evaluated data on 80 indicators across 16 categories and 3 themes. There are two types of indicators that were “normalized” across the cities: those that measure the cost of an item and those that measure the per capita number of an item. M e t h odology Thirteen indicators reflect the cost of a given item. The data for these indicators was normalized and compared by expressing it relative to one hour of minimum wage labour in the given city. For example, if a movie ticket cost $15 and minimum wage was $10, then 1.5 would be the city’s score in this indicator. All local currencies were normalized to US dollars. Where cost data is referred to below, the costs expressed are the amount of a given item in US dollars, before being expressed as a unit of minimum wage. Fourteen of the indicators are evaluated per capita. Where per capita data is referred to below, the numbers are expressed as absolutes, taken before per capita calculations. Expressing the results of these insights, this year’s Index largely reflects information current for 2012.
  • 7. 07 Live Civic Participation Percentage of population 15-29 years old Voting age Volunteer opportunities Political influence Diversity Languages to vote in Diversity of food Openness to LGBT Openness to immigrants Openness to religion Internal Transport Kilometers of public transportation Hours per week dedicated transit operates Bike rentals Kilometers of bike paths, per capita Driving age Commuter time by car Commuter time by transit Commuter time by foot Walkability Transit cost monthly Digital Access Extent of WIFI free at universities Extent of WIFI free in public transit Extent of WIFI free in libraries Extent of WIFI free in public squares Extent of WIFI free in cafes Cost per minute prepaid cell service, no plan Mobile phone infrastructure Cost per hour of internet access in web cafe Environmental Sustainability Water scale Quantity of recycled waste, per capita Carbon emissions, per capita Number of types of recycled materials Total cars, per capita Safety & Mental Health Homicides, per capita Suicides, per capita Work Education Access Post-secondary institutions, per capita Tuition fees Youth Employment Youth unemployment rate Youth employment centers Student debt Entrepreneurship Age to register a business Early stage entrepreneurial activity Entrepreneurship incubators Financial Access Age to open a business bank account Number of chartered banks Age for personal banking availability Financial literacy Economic Status Minimum wage Annual income Housing Student housing GINI coefficient Consumption tax Play Food & Nightlife Number of nightclubs, per capita Number of restaurants, per capita Cost of fast food meal Cost of 12 large eggs Music & Film Film festivals, per capita Number of cinema seats per capita Cost of movie ticket Music festivals Cost of music concert Fashion & Art Graffiti and street art Is there a youth fashion showcase Is there a fashion incubator Number of design schools, per capita Regional & Global Connectivity Number of cities connected by direct flights Getaway city train cost Getaway city train distance Getaway city train frequency Getaway city bus cost Getaway city bus distance Getaway city bus frequency Getaway city plane cost Getaway city plane distance Getaway city plane frequency Cost of hostel stay Public Space, Sport and Gaming Municipally operated green space, per capita Number public libraries, per capita Municipally maintained recreation facilities, per capita Gatherings of gamers C at e gory Ind i cators TOR NYC CHI DAL LA MXC LIM BOG SP BA TOK SEO MNA MUM SHA LON BRL ROM PAR IST CAI NAI JBG KIN LAG NORTH AMERICA Toronto, Canada New York City, USA Chicago, USA Dallas, USA Los Angeles, USA LATIN AMERICA Mexico City, Mexico Lima, Peru Bogota, Colombia Sao Paulo, Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina ASIA Tokyo, Japan Seoul, Korea Manila, Philippines Mumbai, India Shanghai, China EUROPE London, UK Berlin, Germany Rome, Italy Paris, France Istanbul, Turkey AFRICA Cairo, Egypt Nairobi, Kenya Johannesburg, South Africa Kinshasa, DRC Lagos, Nigeria Geographic Regions
  • 8. 08 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 0 0 TOR 27.11 LA 30.81 DAL 31.46 Chi 33.57 NYC 40.80 SP 45.32 LiM 46.06 MXC 62.23 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 DA L 51.46 LA 51.86 NY C 54.48 Ch i 66.00 LO N 77.25 TO R 78.32 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 bRL 73.46 PAR 72.39 bA 62.77 NYC 60.71 Chi 59.98TOR 53.06 DAL 52.96 LA 48.63 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 PAR 93.57 LON 85.79 TOk 74.32 TOR 71.88 LA 68.61 Chi 67.39 DAL 65.86 NYC 65.57 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 Se O 71.86 MN A 67.30 bA 65.66 NY C 61.21 TO R 53.79 LA 42.30 Ch i 36.77 DA L 32.04 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 LiM 94.58 kiN 94.57 LAG 94.36 NYC 85.16 TOR 73.54 DAL 64.78 Chi 60.32 LA 59.69 Live HIGHLOW Civic Participation Diversity Internal Transportation Digital Access Environmental Sustainability Safety & Mental Health 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
  • 9. 09 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 MXC 93.93 MuM 82.26 bRL 76.89 DAL 71.22 TOR 59.95 Chi 51.96 LA 51.42 NYC 50.13 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 bR L 73.80 NY C 73.16 CA i 72.02 TO R 64.35 LA 58.42 Ch i 56.52 DA L 50.61 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 LA 54.33 DA L 47.56 NY C 39.32Ch i 32.33 TO R 30.39 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 MuM 58.78 NYC 53.57 LON 40.45 TOR 36.95 Chi 36.15 LA 22.83 DAL 22.71 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 NYC 74.98 LA 79.06 Chi 79.37 DAL 80.10 TOR 81.03 bRL 82.28 TOk 92.30 Work HIGHLOW Youth Employment Education Access Entrepreneurship Financial Access Economic Status 3rd 1st2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
  • 10. 10 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 NYC 56.26 TOR 61.01 LA 65.54 DAL 65.79 Chi 67.02 SeO 69.92 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 bRL 80.34 TOR 67.68 Chi 66.20 LA 65.32 DAL 63.96 NYC 57.14 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 Chi 59.85 LA 66.85 DAL 68.97 NYC 82.07 TOR 96.89 JbG 98.56 PAR 100.00 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 DAL 76.31 NYC 74.90 SeO 70.68 TOR 64.17 LA 63.96 Chi 62.15 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 8 5 9 0 9 5 1 00 DAL 56.93 Chi 55.44 TOR 54.29 LA 39.49 NYC 35.58 Play HIGHLOW Food & Nightlife Music & Film Fashion & Art Regional & Global Connectivity Public Space, Sport and Gaming 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd
  • 11. 11 The 2014 YouthfulCities Index is an ambitious collaborative effort to analyze 25 cities around the world from a unique youth perspective. Our venture aims to add another 75 cities over the next year, in order to bring the total number of cities ranked to 100 for the second iteration of our Index. Want to join the global effort to create better cities built by youth? Add Your City to the global initiative to rank the world’s top cities from a youth perspective. Here’s how it works: Our innovative City Package will build unprecedented knowledge about Your City, helping to move local urban development in a groundbreaking new direction. We employ unique and innovative measures to calculate and harness the real potential of today’s youth. By combining our passion for seeking out ever-changing urban youth perspectives with a hybrid approach to gathering information, creating insights and fueling youth-oriented local ventures, the YouthfulCities City Package will transform Your City into a dynamic and engaging hub for youth to live, work, and play. Our strategy involves four interconnected steps to bridge the gap between youth and Your City. We initiate the process by: • Sourcing and developing a local candidate to act as Your City’s Urban Decoder • Launching a locally customized Urban Youth Survey • Developing a city specific YouthfulCities INDEX • Establishing the 30Network to harness the creativity and expertise of leading young professionals in Your City. From building a diverse network of young leaders, to creating a comparable city database, the City Package will connect you to the global network of youthful cities and give you the edge to attract and retain youth to make Your City better. Click here for more details about how to get your city involved. Get your city involved in the next Youthfulcities index