The State of Canada’s
Cities Summit
Rogers Centre Ottawa
December 3-4, 2025
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Each December, the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) brings together hundreds of urban professionals, policymakers, business leaders, community advocates, and academics at the State of Canada’s Cities Summit to assess the health of our cities and shape their future.
In 2025, Canada faces a critical inflection point, as persistent issues like housing and affordability converge with infrastructure gaps and the need to establish a cohesive national economy.
These uncertainties demand not just better management, but an urgent need for transformation. For urban champions—those committed to the future of their places—this is a rare opportunity to invest in proven solutions that work together to build a better Canada.
Canada's Preeminent Urban Event
The third annual State of Canada’s Cities Summit will spotlight what’s working—the local innovations, frameworks, and policies that are already making a difference—and identify opportunities to scale.
This year’s theme, Better Places for a Better Canada: Leveraging the Local, invites urban leaders from across Canada and beyond to explore scalable models that can help build stronger, more resilient communities and contribute to building a stronger national economy alongside other national priorities.
- Expert panels from leadings urbanists from Canada and Internationally.
- Hot-button, intimate discussions of the most pressing issues.
- Showcase of local solutions that work.
- Local tours led by community partners.
- Knowledge exchange at the most interdisciplinary urban even in Canada.

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