Notre travail

EN RETARD : Les arguments en faveur des bibliothèques publiques du Canada is the product of three years of CUI’s engagement with Canada’s urban public libraries through the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, issued by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and Canadian Urban Libraries Council / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CULC/CBUC) details the significance of public libraries for Canada’s post-pandemic recovery, competitiveness, and resilience.

Halifax évolue features the key learnings from CUI x Halifax and profiles the contributions of people, organizations, and projects working to generate economic activity, support cultural inclusivity, and boost social connectivity in the Halifax Region. CUI worked in collaboration with Build Nova Scotia, Halifax Partnership and Halifax Public Libraries along with dozens of local organizations and leaders to highlight the city’s and region’s aspirations for a vibrant future.

MaaS is an integrated platform for transportation services combining multiple modes on one easy-to-use navigation and payment app. CUI and AECOM’s joint report examines the MaaS concept and outlines a framework for achieving acceptance and implementation in the Greater Toronto Area for the purpose of supporting better mobility access.

Motivé par le travail de l’IUC sur la reprise des centres-villes en réponse aux répercussions de la COVID-19, l’objectif de ce travail est de comprendre comment les espaces de bureaux vacants et sous-utilisés présentent une occasion de transformer les centres-villes canadiens en des endroits dynamiques, équitables et durables.

Visualizing Density is a pilot project created by the Canadian Urban Institute to help planners, designers, elected officials, residents’ groups, and private sector builders design more complete communities and adapt existing ones over time. This work aims to contribute to the ongoing conversation about managing growth and building great communities in Ontario.

Que pensent plus de 400 organismes de logement, experts et défenseurs de la Stratégie nationale sur le logement du Canada ? « Ce que nous avons entendu » compile leurs observations et suggestions urgentes pour garantir que le plan atteigne ses objectifs et réduise de moitié le sans-abrisme.

Ce reportage est une invitation à découvrir Victoria, à y entrer et à sortir, à visiter ses coins et ses rues principales, à entendre comment la ville bouge. Il reflète ce que nous avons entendu et offre certains des meilleurs conseils que Victoria puisse offrir.

À Windsor, nous avons entendu divers points de vue sur ce que signifie vivre là-bas, ce qui préoccupe les gens, comment ils perçoivent la ville et ses institutions et comment ils font face au changement et le conduisent.

This technical report provides a scan of the ways eleven Canadian cities and urban regions structure their responses to affordable housing and to homelessness. Selected jurisdictions are Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Peel Region, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and the Halifax Region. This data was collected from public sources and, where possible, verified through interviews during 2021.

Unboxing Uptown is the result of a nine-month research and engagement project completed by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) with the City of Brampton. Research for this project revealed that approaches to creating main streets in the context of new development are nascent and evolving. The City of Brampton has a unique opportunity to learn from and improve on this work.

This report presents three possible scenarios for Canada’s downtowns to provoke a sharp re-thinking, spur dialogue and inspire bold action. The report makes the case for why downtowns matter, and why the experience of COVID-19 presents a profound, radical opportunity to rethink and remake them.

Our report share findings drawn from the opinions of 180,000 Canadians, and reveals how urban leaders banded together to tackle their cities’ most pressing problems during the first 365 days of COVID.

Our new report shines a light on the impacts of COVID on Canada’s main streets, and offers dozens of targeted actions to strengthen local economies, neighbourhoods, and communities.

La recherche sur les effets de COVID-19 sur les villes canadiennes au cours des 100 premiers jours de la crise montre que nos expériences avec la pandémie ont largement dépendu de qui nous sommes et de l'endroit où nous vivons.

24 indicateurs clés du logement qui donnent un aperçu du marché du logement de Toronto et des défis de logement considérables auxquels les résidents sont confrontés dans les conditions actuelles et prévues