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302A: The Future is Lonely – From Isolation to Inclusion in the Digital Age

It is estimated that 80% of Canada’s population is living in cities; surrounded by more buildings, people, amenities, and opportunities than before. Urbanization, aging populations, and connectivity (physical and digital) largely influence how people, technology and environmen...

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303: School Closures – From Crisis to Opportunity

Many rural communities and urban neighbourhoods have experienced the permanent shuttering of schools. This outcome is often the result of rapidly changing economic, demographic and environmental structures which no longer make these facilities viable. The immediate response ...

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305: Conversations on Place - Introducing the Place Charter *FISHBOWL SESSION

The Place Charter is a working document inspired by a set of regional conversations on place convened across Canada starting in 2015 and provides a set of foundational principles to establish place as a baseline category of analysis for development and planning approaches. P...

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401B: Understanding Northern Ontario’s Population Decline by Exploring Youth Settlement Decisions

Northern Ontario's population is declining. With a population peak at 822,450 residents in 1991, it has decreased to 797,000 in 2016 and is projected to decrease another 2 percent by 2041. Other than economic opportunity, there is a gap in literature explaining why youth wil...

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406: Who is Planning the Canadian Smart City?

Infrastructure Canada is currently midstream on its first round of the Smart Cities Challenge --- a contest intended to spark innovation in communities around the country. $75 million will fund four projects in different size municipalities and indigenous communities. A Ryerso...

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