The Third Annual State of Canada's Cities Summit
| | | Day 2 Summit Schedule Now Live Limited Spots Per Session - Register Now To Get Your First Choice Of Activities | Dec. 3-4, 2025 | Ottawa ON | Spots Are Limited! | | CUI's annual State of Canada's Cities Summit is back, and day two activities are open for registration. We've collaborated with key partners to develop a series of interactive sessions - each with limited spots available - to customize your day two agenda. Join us in Ottawa for a shared experience on day 1, and build a customized itinerary for day 2. Stay tuned for the day one agenda - dropping soon - speakers, and more! | | | | | Kìwekì Point, National Capital Commission | | Discover Day 2 Activities Below you'll find a sample of exciting two sessions and our co-hosts supporting these activities. The full Day 2 schedule includes: 1 hardhat tour of a soon-to-open, collaborative public infrastructure project 3 hands-on workshops designed to spark real community solutions 2 field trips to leading examples of public space and housing design 2 indoor tours showcasing creative approaches on the ground Up to 4 spotlight sessions diving deep into the essential conversations for leaders 1 outdoor walking tour for the true Canadians — bundle up and brave the cold! | | | |
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| Building Businesses that Serve Place | Businesses play a significant role in determining community outcomes, and in a time of shifting global priorities, the work of business in Canada must be oriented around place. That means rooting economic activity in the distinct conditions and capacities of communities and aligning business practices with the long-term well-being of people and planet. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to Shorefast’s model of community business and their groundbreaking certification mark, Economic Nutrition. | |
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| Kìwekì Point Walking Tour: Designing a 21st Century Landscape in Canada’s Capital | Join us for a one-hour guided tour of Kìwekì Point, a transformative landscape project in the heart of Canada’s Capital. This tour will explore the site's layered history, innovative design, and the meaningful collaborations that shaped its renewal. Learn how this once-overlooked promontory has been reimagined as a resilient, inclusive, and ecologically vibrant public space that restores vital connections between people, place, and the Kichi Zibi (Ottawa River). | |
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| | | | SPOTLIGHT SESSION & INDOOR TOUR Food Security Through Innovation: A Tour of Growcer’s Indoor Modular Farm | Join Growcer and Invest Ottawa, the city’s leading Tech and Innovation Hub, for a session highlighting how innovation can drive meaningful change in food security. This unique experience will feature a guided tour of a fully operational modular indoor farm from Growcer, an Ottawa-based company and global leader in scalable solutions for local food production. |
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| | | | Wateridge Village, NAK DESIGN STRATEGIES | |
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| | Wateridge Village: A Master-planned Community Steeped in Rich History and Diverse Housing Opportunities | Tour Wateridge Village, a 310-acre community located on the former Canadian Forces Base Rockcliffe, just minutes from downtown Ottawa. Steeped in rich history, the site has evolved over generations, having been shaped by the Algonquin peoples, the Canadian Military, the Francophonie, and many others. Wateridge Village is master planned by Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation that acquires, transforms and reintegrates federal surplus lands enabling much needed housing. | |
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| Building Connective Tissue Across Canada: The Importance of Collaboration | Strong local networks and partnerships across government, business, and grassroots organizations are key levers for a community’s ability to create solutions from both the ground up and the top down. Shorefast’s Community Economies Pilot has shown that lasting economic progress depends on this spirit of collaboration. Building on the successes of the Shorenet Cohort partners - Shorefast will lead a design session to explore what it would mean to extend this approach from the community level to the national level as we work to build a network of places across Canada. | |
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| | | | | SPOTLIGHT SESSION & INDOOR TOUR Public Libraries As Social Infrastructure: Building Community Prosperity And Resilience | Public libraries are among the last universally accessible public spaces—welcoming everyone, free of charge, and without barriers. Beyond books, they serve as places where people gather, explore their interests, connect to vital services, and build networks of support. Through a hard hat tour of Ādisōke, the new Ottawa Public Library set to open in 2026, this session examines how libraries function as essential social infrastructure. | | | |
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| Growcer's Modular Vertical Farms | | Register For the Summit Today | You won't want to miss out on lightning talks, networking sessions, panel discussions, and a cocktail reception on day one. Then on day two, explore the National Capital Region and make new connections at interactive sessions. Session attendance is highly competitive, with some having only 15 available spots. While there are enough sessions for everyone to participate, get your ticket early to ensure you can attend your first choice activities. | | | |
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| Thank you 2025 Summit Partners | | | | | Strategic Sponsor & Research Partner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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