ULI Toronto and Shared Path Launch New Truth and Reconciliation Guide for Canada’s Land Development Industry
On June 26, 2025 the Urban Land Institute Toronto (ULI Toronto) in
partnership with Shared Path Consultation Initiative, announced the release of
Answering the Call to Action 92: A Guide for Truth and Reconciliation in Corporate
Responsibility and Land Development during the official launch and smudging ceremony. This is the first sector-specific framework in Canada to guide the real estate and land development industry on a meaningful path toward Truth and Reconciliation.
The guide responds directly to Call to Action 92 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action and provides actionable steps for real estate developers, planners, and corporate leaders to build meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples, integrate First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives into land use practices, and create equitable access to jobs, training, education opportunities, and long-term sustainable benefits from land development projects.
A heartfelt thank you to all developers who apply reconciliation within their business practices. A special thanks to Northcrest Developments for generously hosting this gathering at the newly opened YZD Indigenous Hub. We came together to celebrate progress, acknowledge meaningful actions taken, and reaffirm our shared commitment to reconciliation.
The Guide was co-developed through a multi-year workshop series hosted by ULI
Toronto, Shared Path, Allied REIT, and Westbank with more than 30 participating local
and national real estate organizations and informed by Indigenous advisors, Elders, and
knowledge holders, including Bob Goulais of Nbisiing Consulting. The guide outlines
four key areas of focus:
• Governance and Co-Development
• Education
• Equity and Economic Opportunity
• Relationship Building
It also includes a case study of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between
Northcrest Developments and treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First
Nation, relating to the development of YZD, formerly the Downsview Airport lands. The
MOU formalizes the relationship, commitments, and responsibilities, and offers tangible
examples of what meaningful engagement can look like.
This Guide represents a significant milestone, offering concrete direction for Canada’s real estate development sector in advancing Truth and Reconciliation.
SPEAKERS
Knowledge Holder Mark Sault, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
Warren Sault, CEO, Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation
Carolyn King, Board Chair, Shared Path Consultation Initiative and Founder, The Moccasin Identifier
Bob Goulais, Principal, Nbisiing Consulting
Richard Joy, Executive Directo, ULI Toronto
Derek Goring, Chief Executive Officer, Northcrest Developments
Maggie Hall, Senior Manager, Social Impact, Tridel
Arianna Holt, Director, Engagement, TAS
Laura Dean, Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP
Download the Guide:
Visit https://toronto.uli.org/getinvolved/truth-and-reconciliation/ to access the full
document.
