UBC Graduate Research

Municipal Engagement with Urban Aboriginal Communities in Eight Canadian Cities: Lessons for Metro Vancouver Region Chand, Manjit K

Abstract

This project examines municipal engagement initiatives in eight Canadian municipalities – Vancouver and Surrey, British Columbia, Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Toronto, Ontario (see Figure 1) – with their respective urban Aboriginal communities. Research was conducted through document review and key informant interviews with 12 municipal staff. The overarching goal of this study is twofold – one objective is to provide examples of municipal engagement with urban Aboriginal communities for local governments considering how or where to begin the process of engagement with their urban Aboriginal community and the second objective is to make recommendations for Metro Vancouver to provide leadership for its member municipalities on the issue of municipal engagement with urban Aboriginal communities.

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