The Power of Placemaking
Learn more about the unique role that community-led placemaking initiatives play in cultivating collective wellbeing.
Download the report and accompanying resources to make your own case for placemaking!
The Resilient Communities Fund supports community-based organizations that deliver programs and services in Ontario and need funding to recover and build capacity, resilience and sustainability. Eligible applicants can apply for a grant to develop and implement medium to long-term plans that address current organizational challenges they are facing to recover and build resilience. Grants support […]
TD Park People Grants help build vital connections between people and parks. Apply for $2,000 to support your vision for environmental education, sustainability and stewardship programs that help connect people to their local parks and green spaces. What: TD Park People Grants support activities that promote environmental education, sustainability and stewardship in Canada’s parks and green spaces. […]
Short-term grants (under $100,000) that support a wide range of projects in the Winnipeg local community, including those relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more and apply here!
Project Assistance: Community Arts Festivals supports the artistic development of local, community-based arts festivals by providing funding for fees paid to B.C. or Canadian professional artists and technicians, and Elders or Traditional Knowledge Keepers engaged in the festival. The festival must be an existing festival, with an arts focus, presented by local Indigenous or community arts […]
The Community Services Recovery Fund was built to respond to the adaptation and modernization needs of charities and non-profits facing immediate and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund will accept applications from Community Service Organizations, which means non-profit organizations, Indigenous Governing Bodies or Registered Charities located in Canada who provide services to communities […]
Climate Caucus’ 2023 Summit registration is officially open! You can REGISTER HERE to attend either in person or online. This important annual event brings together local elected leaders from urban and rural communities across Canada to workshop practical local climate solutions. Following recent local elections in BC, Manitoba, Ontario, PEI, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, […]
AARP Livable Communities is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, February 8th between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Eastern Time). This webinar will describe the 2023 Community Challenge grant program, explain the application process, highlight the work of a few past grantees who jump-started long-term changes in their communities, and answer applicant questions. Learn more and […]
VMF Winter Arts is a free, all-ages festival transforming downtown Vancouver into an open-air gallery and celebration of art, lights and entertainment. Over 11 days, our award-winning festival will bring together local and international public art with live experiences—including music, tours, talk, dance parties, food and drink—to connect, reflect and celebrate our city and its […]
Cities for Everyone with Gil: The Webinar, presents Arrested Mobility: Exploring the Impacts of Over-Policing BIPOC Mobility in the U.S. /w Guest, Charles Brown This presentation will examine how the collective racialized forces of over-policing (i.e., policy, planning, policing, and polity). Black physical mobility in the US lead to adverse social, political, economic, and health […]
Join Placemaking Canada for a cross-country check-in on placemaking and public space. What’s going on across Canada? Share your placemaking story, or attend the session and learn about key public space aspirations, projects, and initiatives for 2023. Placemaking is all about transforming public spaces – our plazas, parks, streets and civic buildings – into vibrant, […]
L’aménagement des milieux de vie a une influence majeure sur la santé, la qualité de vie et les possibilités d’épanouissement des populations qui y résident. Ainsi, les choix urbanistiques peuvent atténuer ou, au contraire, perpétuer, voire aggraver les inégalités sociales. Ce webinaire se veut une introduction à la vaste question du rôle potentiel de l’aménagement […]
In December 2022, The Somali Centre for Culture and Recreation, in partnership with the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto, released a report entitled, Inhibited Growth: Examining Public Investment Gaps in Black Infrastructure Needs. This report examines the gaps in public investment and access to Black-led social infrastructure that integrates community centres, recreational spaces, and cultural […]
All are welcome to come and enjoy an evening celebrating Black excellence and culture. The evening will include guest speakers, African drummers, music, art, food and the presentation of the Black Excellence Awards. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the formal program begins at 7 p.m. Come out and join us for an evening of […]