Editing Jack Layton (section)

==Legacy and honours==
[[File:Jack Layton memorial statue 01.jpg|thumb|right|A memorial for Layton at the [[Jack Layton Ferry Terminal]], which was renamed in his honour in 2013]]
* The [[Jack Layton Ferry Terminal]] in Toronto was renamed in Layton's honour in 2013, on the second anniversary of his death.<ref name="statue">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jack-layton-memorial-statue-unveiled-1.1383140|title=Jack Layton memorial statue unveiled|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=August 22, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> A bronze statue of Layton riding on a [[tandem bicycle]] was installed at the site.<ref name=statue/>
* Jack Layton Way in Toronto was named in 2013 (formerly Don Jail Roadway and parking area in front of the old jail). The street was once part of the driveway to the [[Don Jail]] and now being transformed as part of the [[Bridgepoint Health]] redevelopment in the Toronto neighbourhood of [[Riverdale, Toronto|Riverdale]]; the community is in Layton's former electoral district of Toronto—Danforth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-street-to-be-renamed-jack-layton-way-1.1313367|title=Toronto street to be renamed Jack Layton Way|date=February 21, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2017|publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://torontoist.com/2013/02/jack-layton-way-opens/|date=February 25, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2017|title=Jack Layton Way Opens|first=Carly|last=Maga|publisher=[[Torontoist]]}}</ref> South side of the roadway is Toronto Public Library Riverdale Branch and Hubbard Park (named after [[William Peyton Hubbard]].)
* [[Ryerson University]] (now Toronto Metropolitan University), where Layton was a professor for many years, honoured him by creating the Jack Layton Chair in the Department of Politics and Public Administration. The endowment sponsors several events including the annual Jack Layton Lecture series, the Jack Layton Book Club held in conjunction with Ryerson Archives and which holds discussions about various books that are part of the archive's Jack Layton Collection. As well, the chair sponsors the annual Jack Layton School for Leadership, an annual program aimed at building the leadership capacity of leaders and activists working towards social change.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ryerson.ca/politics/about-us/how-we-collaborate/chairs/jack-layton-chair/ |title=Jack Layton Chair – About Us – Ryerson University |access-date=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095737/http://www.ryerson.ca/politics/about-us/how-we-collaborate/chairs/jack-layton-chair/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>
* The [[Broadbent Institute]] awards an annual Jack Layton Progress Prize to "recognize the person or organization that has created and fielded an exceptional and successful campaign for progressive change."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/en/blog/introducing-jack-layton-and-charles-taylor-awards |title=Introducing the Jack Layton and Charles Taylor Awards &#124; Broadbent Institute |access-date=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310232639/http://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/en/blog/introducing-jack-layton-and-charles-taylor-awards |archive-date=March 10, 2016 }}</ref>
* Parc Jack-Layton in Layton's hometown of [[Hudson, Quebec]], was named in 2012. Previously known as Hudson Marina, the park is located by the shore of [[Lake of Two Mountains]]. Layton's widow, Olivia Chow, along with family members and MP Tom Mulcair, attended the renaming ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-town-renames-park-in-honour-of-jack-layton-1.1198035|title=Quebec town renames park in honour of Jack Layton|publisher=[[CBC News]]|access-date=June 24, 2012|date=June 23, 2012}}</ref>
* A plaque commemorating Layton was unveiled in 2013 in Toronto's [[Withrow Park]] in front on an oak tree that was planted in his memory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rememberingjacklayton.ca/insidetoronto-jack-layton-honoured-with-plaque-in-toronto-danforth/|title=InsideToronto: Jack Layton Honoured with Plaque in Toronto-Danforth|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref>
* The educational organization Learning for a Sustainable Future has established the LSF Jack Layton Award for Youth Action in Sustainability to honour schools that have "responded to community challenges with creativity, responsible citizenship and innovative action".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsf-lst.ca/en/projects/education-sustainable/competitions/jack-layton-award|title=LSF's Jack Layton Award for Youth Action in Sustainability|access-date=May 16, 2017|archive-date=May 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502221327/http://www.lsf-lst.ca/en/projects/education-sustainable/competitions/jack-layton-award|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Toronto's Woodgreen Community Services renamed their seniors' housing building at 1070 [[Queen Street (Toronto)|Queen Street East]], Jack Layton Seniors' Housing in honour of Layton.
* The national headquarters of the federal NDP was named the "Jack Layton Building" after him.
* On 7 January 2017 he was posthumously awarded [[Meritorious Service Cross]] (MSC) by the Canadian Government.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 151 |date=January 7, 2017 |url=https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2017/2017-01-07/html/gh-rg-eng.html |publisher=Canada Gazette |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref>