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Looking Ahead: What's in store for urban Canada in 2025?

As we kick-off 2025, Canadian cities stand at a pivotal crossroads, shaped by evolving societal needs, economic shifts, and the broader currents of change. This CityTalk will explore the emerging trends and potential transformations in urban landscapes across the nation.

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Remaking Main Streets

Remaking Main Streets, dives deep into the possibilities of intensifying housing along Canada’s main streets, positioning this approach as feasible, financially viable, and desirable for communities and their residents. Canada has over 248,000 opportunities for housing intensification on main streets — But how do we unlock that potential?

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Making the Case for the Middle

Making the Case for the Middle, in collaboration with mddl, explores the potential of middle housing to alleviate Alberta’s housing challenges, scale production and meet demand by 2030. Alberta Real Estate Foundation.

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Measuring Main Streets

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My Main Street

My Main Street is a $15-million investment from the Government of Canada to foster the stabilization and revitalization of main streets across southern Ontario.

Measuring Main Streets

Using a data-driven approach, Measuring Main Streets explores what’s working, what’s not and what’s next for Canada’s main streets, empowering city builders from the neighbourhood to the national scale.

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The Climate Ready Infrastructure Service is newly established capacity building project for local governments across Canada. The service connects local governments and communities with top climate experts.

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Remaking Main Streets: Scaling Housing Options Through Intensification on Canada’s Main Streets

Remaking Main Streets, dives deep into the possibilities of intensifying housing along Canada’s main streets, positioning this approach as feasible, financially viable, and desirable for communities and their residents. Canada has over 248,000 opportunities for housing intensification on main streets — But how do we unlock that potential?

A Jump Start: Providing Infrastructure for More Housing

A Jump Start: Providing Infrastructure for More Housing, estimates that the cost of housing-enabling infrastructure across Canada averages over $100,000 per new home. Considering Canada’s housing targets, the report suggests there are likely hundreds of billions of dollars required to fund the housing-enabling infrastructure needed across the country. This report offers solutions for municipalities seeking housing solutions.

OVERDUE: The Case for Canada's Public Libraries

OVERDUE: The Case for Canada’s Public Libraries is the product of three years of CUI’s engagement with Canada’s urban public libraries through the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, issued with the Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC/CBUC) details the significance of public libraries for Canada’s post-pandemic recovery, competitiveness, and resilience.
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