Events

Live video recordings of online discussions

Podcasts

In-depth, long-form topical conversations

Urban Innovation

Our cities are changing. Let’s talk.

With online events and podcasts, CityTalk Canada explores what’s working, what’s not and what’s next for Canada’s cities.

A virtual town square.

Since March 2020, City Talk Canada has brought together more than 400 policymakers, community leaders, and practitioners to lay the foundation for collaborative learning and problem-solving across urban Canada.

About CityTalk

Register for Sept 26 CityTalk

Life on Main: How can we make main streets matter more?

Thursday, Sept 26 @ 12 p.m. ET

Main streets are in decline as local places struggle to revitalize communities and re-start shuttered businesses to breath life anew. Join us this week for CityTalk to speak with experts in both the US and Canada to learn what they`ve found and are doing to support main streets to increase diversity, mixing, placemaking, and affordable housing to make Canada’s main streets matter more. Learn more about the Canadian Urban Institute’s Measuring Main Streets Tool initiative designed to support revitalizing local main streets and drive economic and social renewal from downtown strips to plazas, and everywhere in between to create stronger connections between people and places.

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Register for Oct 24 CityTalk

What’s the Big Deal? – Why Infrastructure Matters for the Future of Canada

Thursday, Oct 24 @ 12 p.m. ET

Canada is facing an infrastructure deficit, which threatens our public services and global competitiveness, but also weakens our civic
engagement, collective care and connection, and equitable prosperity. It’s time to take a hard look at the needs, solutions, and resources necessary to strengthen our infrastructure and all that
depends on it.
Join this week’s CityTalk hosted in collaboration with the School of Cities at Toronto University to hear our take on why infrastructure matters for the future of Canada.

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Recent Events

Recorded live, our online discussions bring together citymakers of all stripes to address hot-button topics and emerging community issues. Hosted by CUI president Mary Rowe.

Recent podcasts

Leading citymakers and other experts join Mary Rowe for conversations that take a deeper dive into the issues and challenges facing urban communities.

Where citymakers meet

Canadian Urban Institute

CityTalk Canada is produced by CUI – Canada’s Urban Institute. We are the national platform for Canadian city building – where policymakers, civic and business leaders, community activists and academics can learn, share and collaborate with one another.

About CUI