Item - 2025.MM33.34

City Council on October 8 and 9, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community Development and Social Services, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Zoo, the Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo, and Toronto school boards, to report back as part of the 2026 budget process on the development and implementation of a Legacy of Learning program to offer complimentary weekday field trips to the Toronto Zoo for students in Toronto schools, with consideration of the following:

a. exploration of public, private, and philanthropic partnerships to support this initiative and ensure its sustainability as a long-term investment in education, environmental leadership, and civic pride;

b. consideration of mobility options for school groups from across Toronto to access the Zoo, including alignment with the Toronto Transit Corporation Field Trip Pilot Program;

c. aiming to ensure equitable access for all students and prioritizing schools in underserved communities where opportunities for nature connection are often limited; and

d. consultation with the representatives of the estates of Dr. Jane Goodall and Dr. Anne Innis Dagg to determine how best to acknowledge their legacies

2. City Council formally recognize Dr. Jane Goodall and Dr. Anne Innis Dagg for their extraordinary contributions to science, conservation, and humanity, and that the initiative in Part 1 above be created in their honour as a living legacy that benefits future generations and to honour them as Guardians of Wild.

3. City Council forward this item to the Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo for information.