Welcome to the Canadian Urban Institute

 

Who we are:

The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) is a Toronto-based not for profit organization with a national and international reach. Through our work we seek to create a world of thriving, sustainable, harmonious and engaged urban regions.

Our mission:

The CUI is an innovator and catalyst engaged in research, networking, leadership development, planning and policy solutions to improve the quality of life in urban regions in Canada and around the world.

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New CUI Report: The Value of Investing in Canadian Downtowns

The Canadian Urban Institute has  released a new report:  The Value of Investing in Canadian Downtowns.

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Canadian Downtowns Part 1

 

 
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has released Volume One of a five volume research report intended for individuals and organizations developing housing for Canada’s aging population.

CUI Awards recognize Urban Leaders across Canada

April 3, 2012, Toronto, Ontario  –  Eleven individuals and groups have been chosen as the winners of this year’s Urban Leadership Awards program for making Canada’s cities healthier, safer, and more dynamic places to live and work. (Continue reading full posting, or Download the full release here)

LightSavers Canada Set for National Roll-Out

  
Before (left) and after (right) LED retrofit - 70% energy reduction, increased safety, and improved visual perception.

Anne Golden to Receive the 2012 Jane Jacobs Lifetime Achievement Award

 

 

March 2012 - Fred Eisenberger, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute, is pleased to announce that the winner of this year’s Jane Jacobs Lifetime Achievement Award is Anne Golden, to recognize her long-standing leadership in public policy, her academic work and her varied leadership experience in business, not-for-profit and government sectors.  Ms. Golden will receive the award on Friday June 8, 2012 at the CUI’s annual Urban Leadership Awards, to be held at the Toronto Board of Trade, First Canadian Place
 
Since 2001, Ms. Golden has been President and CEO of The Conference Board of Canada, the country’s foremost independent not-for-profit applied research organization. During her tenure, the Conference Board expanded its mandate to include research into social policy and global competitiveness for an annual state-of-the-nation report, which tied social policy and progress into the Conference Board’s core strength of economic forecasting. She also co-authored Volume III: Mission Possible: Successful Canadian Cities (2007) as part of The Canada Project, the largest public policy project undertaken by The Conference Board.
 
 

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2012 Urban Leadership Awards
June 8, 2012
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Making Great Places: Canadian Brownfields 2012
October 4, 2012
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