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University of Toronto’s St. George Campus Plan 2040

Towards a vibrant and connected campus where urban ecology meets public life.

The ask: University of Toronto set out to establish a new framework to guide future growth, development, and improvements across the University’s downtown campus. This new framework, the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus Plan 2040 (UTSG CP), will set the direction for the campus for the next 10 to 15 years. Bousfields, in collaboration with Indigenous & Community Engagement, was retained as the Engagement Team lead providing Public and Indigenous Engagement services for the campus plan process.

Website
https://utsgcampus2040.utoronto.ca/
Collaborator
Indigenous & Community Engagement
Gehl
West8
MinoKamik
ERA Architects
Client
University of Toronto – University Planning, Design & Construction
Location
University of Toronto’s St. George Campus, 25 King’s College Circle, Toronto

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  • Community Engagement

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Senior Associate

Senior Project Manager

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The Challenge

The UTSG CP initiative will establish a new framework for future growth and improvements to the University’s downtown campus, for the next 10-15 years, to replace the outdated 2011 St. George Campus Master Plan. The new Campus Plan will provide guidance to the campus’ unique growth within the downtown context, and balance different considerations of evolving institutional, social, and wider city building needs.

The Campus is made up of a diverse community, and garnering interest and input from a broad range of interest groups is key to creating an inclusive Campus Plan. In addition, understanding the University’s unique downtown context, the Campus Plan should consider non-University members, such as nearby neighbours and members of the public. 

Our Solution

Bousfields and Indigenous & Community Engagement led the planning and implementation of a series of engagements structured to align with and inform key components of the new Campus Plan. The engagements leveraged the diverse nature of the Campus to ensure broad and targeted group participation – including internal and external interest groups, the broader student population, as well as Indigenous communities – and capture valuable input on the wants, needs, and direction of the Campus Plan. Bousfields implemented a range of communication strategies, outreach, engagement tools and activities where broader engagements included surveys, a project website, digital signage, pop-ups, news blasts, and open houses; while targeted engagements included visioning workshops and Indigenous engagements (in collaboration with Indigenous & Community Engagement).

The Outcome

Over the course of the 18-month process, the project team engaged with thousands of participants on the vision for the new Campus Plan using a diversity of engagement methods.

A Public & Indigenous Engagement Report was prepared as part of the final Campus Plan document, summarizing feedback that informed key components of the Campus Plan: its Driving Values, Built Form plan, and Public Realm plan. Key areas of feedback were captured and reflected in campus-wide and area-specific development opportunities and considerations in the Built Form and the Public Realm. Key feedback and priorities included a desire for more campus spaces that actively support campus life, foster gathering, and accommodate a mix of activities. The UTSG CP was approved by the Governing Council of the University of Toronto on June 25, 2026.

University of Toronto’s St. George Campus Plan 2040

University of Toronto – University Planning, Design & Construction

Address: University of Toronto’s St. George Campus 25 King’s College Circle, Toronto

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Jocelyn Deeks

Partner

Community Engagement
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jdeeks@bousfields.ca

Jocelyn Deeks is a Partner at Bousfields and leads the Community Engagement practice. Jocelyn is a Registered Professional Planner and brings several years of experience working at the intersection of planning, development, and community engagement in the public and private sectors. She has developed and executed stakeholder engagement strategies for some of the GTA’s most complex and challenging development projects. Jocelyn also has experience developing strategic plans for Ontario municipalities.

Jocelyn has a Master in Planning (M.Pl) degree from Queen’s University.  She is a member of the Ontario Professional Planning Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners. She is a regular presenter at conferences including those hosted by the International Association of Public Participation and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, speaks on panels, and enjoys sharing ideas with peers on podcasts. 

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Simone Hodgson

Senior Associate

Community Engagement
416-947-9744x236
shodgson@bousfields.ca

Simone is a Senior Associate at Bousfields and a key member of Bousfields’ Community Engagement Practice. Simone develops, manages, and implements community and stakeholder engagement strategies for private and public sector clients with projects across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

Simone is experienced in spearheading and facilitating engagement and communication approaches at a range of scales and using a variety of methods. She is an expert in virtual engagement, including how to use project websites, social media, and other creative means to reach broader and more diverse audiences. Drawing from her experience, Simone aims to generate dynamic approaches to engagement that spark meaningful and constructive dialogue, as well as inspire those who may not traditionally participate to do so.

Simone holds a Master in Urban Planning (MUP) degree from Harvard Graduate School of Design. She has presented at a number of conferences, including the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) North American Conference, Public x Design Conference, and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) Annual Conference. She also holds a Certificate from IAP2 in Foundations in Public Participation.

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Lewis Walker

Senior Project Manager

Community Engagement
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lwalker@bousfields.ca

Lewis joined Bousfields’ Community Engagement Practice in October 2022 as a Project Manager. Originally from Singapore, he moved to Canada for his undergraduate studies and to explore living abroad. During his studies, Lewis worked in the non-profit sector as an engagement practitioner specializing in youth, newcomers, and lower-income groups, while finishing his BA (Hons.) in Urban Studies and Human Geography at the University of Toronto.

Since joining Bousfields, Lewis has worked on developing and implementing engagement strategies for development projects in the City of Toronto. Key to Lewis’s work is ensuring that engagement strategies both align and build on the context of the community. Through his work, Lewis has experience employing a variety of engagement strategies, ranging from tenant-related communication to public open houses. Lewis’s passion for making planning and city building more accessible has ensured that he finds new and creative ways to create spaces for the public to be involved in city building.

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Christina Hoang

Project Manager

Community Engagement
(416)-947-9744 x 233
choang@bousfields.ca

Christina Hoang is a Project Manager on the Community Engagement team at Bousfields. She is an urban planner with an interest in the storytelling of personal and urban histories through maps, recipes, data visualization, and other mediums. She is passionate about community engagement and participatory planning within city-building processes.

A Master of Urban Planning graduate from McGill University, Christina is also a McCall MacBain and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSRCH) scholar where she received funding for her Supervised Research Project on equity-forward cultural planning in North American cities. Prior to joining Bousfields, she was a Junior Planner at Jay Pitter Placemaking, an award-winning, bi-national practice mitigating growing divides in cities across North America. 

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