Section 6 – Toolkit for Community Safety and Well-Being Planning

The ministry has prepared a toolkit to assist municipalities, First Nations and their partners in developing, implementing, reviewing, evaluating and updating a local plan. These tools have been tested by Ontario communities and include valuable feedback from local practitioners across the province. Overall learnings from these communities have been incorporated into the toolkit, including the processes undertaken to develop local plans.

The following toolkit includes:

• Tool 1 – Participants, Roles and Responsibilities
• Tool 2 – Start-Up
• Tool 3 – Asset Mapping
• Tool 4 – Engagement
• Tool 5 – Analyzing Community Risks
• Tool 6 – Performance Measurement
• Appendix A – Information Sharing
• Appendix B – Engaging Youth
• Appendix C – Engaging Seniors
• Appendix D – Engaging Indigenous Partners
• Appendix E – Definitions
• Appendix F – Risk and Protective Factors
• Appendix G – Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Sample

In addition, as part of the Provincial Approach to Community Safety and Well-Being, the ministry has developed other resources that are available to municipalities, First Nations and their partners to support local community safety and well-being planning. These include:

 Crime Prevention in Ontario: A Framework for Action

 Community Safety and Well-Being in Ontario: A Snapshot of Local Voices