Toronto Parks and Recreation Division

Toronto Parks and Recreation (P&R) is a division of the City of Toronto which maintains the municipal park system and delivers community recreation programs at city-operated facilities.

P&R operates 1473 named parks, 839 sports fields, 137 community centres, and nearly 670 other recreation facilities. P&R employs over 5,000 permanent and temporary full-time and part-time, unionized and non-unionized staff, and is one of the city's largest services. The division's approved operating budget in 2025 is $598.9 million. Its 10-year capital from 2025 to 2034 totals $4.3 billion. In 2025, operating and capital spending accounts for 5,450.3 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions.

Prior to January 1, 2025, the division housed the Urban Forestry Branch and was known as Parks, Forestry and Recreation (PFR). As PFR, the division was also responsible for provision of urban forestry services and administration of urban forestry regulations for the 3 million trees in the city. The Urban Forestry Branch was transferred to the Environment, Climate and Forestry Division.

The division is led by a general manager, presently Tom Azouz who is acting the role, and reports to the deputy city manager, community and emergency services, presently Kate Bassil.