The City of Thunder Bay is committed to building a community where everyone can live well, feel safe, and belong. Our Community Safety & Well-Being (CSWB) work brings together residents, service providers, Indigenous partners, and community organizations to strengthen inclusion, prevention, and connection across our city.
CSWB is about more than responding to issues. It’s about looking at the root causes of challenges like housing insecurity, mental health and addictions, racism, poverty, and community belonging — and working together on long-term solutions.
This work is guided by the principle that a safer Thunder Bay is a more supportive and connected Thunder Bay. By listening to diverse voices and working across sectors, we can create meaningful change that improves quality of life for all residents.
We focus on prevention, equity, and collaboration — because a strong community is one where people are supported, included, and able to thrive. This work includes strategies such as the Thunder Bay Drug Strategy, EarthCare/Net-Zero, and the CSWB Plan.
2021-2025 Community Safety & Well-Being Plan
The CSWB Plan is our community’s roadmap. It looks at the root causes of safety and well-being issues — such as housing, mental health, racism, and community belonging — and brings people together to create long-term solutions.
The first plan was approved in 2021. Since then, new challenges and opportunities have emerged. That’s why we’re updating the plan for 2026–2030: to reflect today’s realities and shape the future we want, together.
Refreshing the CSWB Plan (2026–2030)
Community input and engagement is a core part of the Community Safety and Well-Being Planning. Over the past year, community members, partners and services providers shared their experiences, ideas, priorities through surveys, (on-going), pop-ups, a forum and ongoing conversations.
That input is helping shape the refreshed 2026-2030 CSWB plan and will continue to guide how we work together to improve safety, belonging and well-being in Thunder Bay.
Engagement does not end with a single event. It is an ongoing process of listening, learning and acting together.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their ideas, experiences, and perspectives.
Stay tuned for updates as the next phase of the development Community Safety and Well-Being Plan moves forward.
Crime Prevention
The City of Thunder Bay has been a member of the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention since 2010. The network helps make our communities safer by allowing them to share issues, training, trends, and build crime prevention programs and plans.
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