The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced a new round of service adjustments on October 28, with several bus and streetcar routes set to change starting Sunday, November 1. The changes will affect Scarborough express bus routes, streetcar services along Queen and King streets, and bus connections to Sunnybrook Hospital.

The 29th Jean Lumb Awards ceremony will take place at the University of Toronto on November 1, recognizing 19 outstanding high school and university students of Chinese heritage from Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.

Following Ontario's recent suspension of student financial assistance to certain private postsecondary institutions, some unemployed residents applying for vocational training funding through the Better Jobs Ontario program are also experiencing approval delays, preventing them from starting their courses as scheduled.

The Canada–European Union summit is being held in Montreal on October 29. Ahead of the meeting, the latest draft joint statement removed earlier language proposing that Canada become an “associate member” of the European Union, replacing it with a commitment to establish “closer ties” between the two sides. Canada and the EU will continue discussions on a future cooperation framework.

On October 25, 2026, Venerable Dayi Shi, President of the Buddhist Association of Canada and Abbot of Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden in Canada, presided over a Tiantai Buddhist Dharma transmission ceremony at the garden's Mahavira Hall. During the ceremony, he transmitted the Tiantai lineage to eight disciples, who formally received the teachings and became the 47th-generation lineage successors. Monks, nuns and lay followers attended the ceremony, witnessing the continuation of the Tiantai Buddhist tradition in Canada.