Resources and tools

Unlocking Our Urban Futures: A Practical Toolkit for Infrastructure Planning

As Canadian cities and communities respond to calls to “build back better” in a post-COVID-19 era, this is an opportune time to think differen…

Video: Welcome to the Community Solutions Portal

In this short video we introduce our solutions-based podcast the Future Fix and how we develop toolkits for communities

Five Questions with Hayley Johnson of the City of Revelstoke

This new Innovation Series features some of the inspiring people working on smart solutions in communities across Canada

Finding Common Ground: Integrated Climate Action for Open Smart Communities in Canada

The idea incubator: everything you need to know about the Northern Ideas Developme…

Got a great idea for solving a supply chain issue that impacts housing in Canada's northern and remote regions?

10 tips for applying to the Housing Supply Challenge

Helpful hints for building and submitting your application.

Five Questions with Ken Sanderson of Teach for Canada

This new Innovation Series features some of the inspiring people working on smart solutions in communities across Canada

Open Smart Communities in Practice

This report documents the progress of several ‘smart city’ initiatives currently underway in communities across Canada. It will be particularl…

Placekeeping, righting relationships and an Indigenous reimagining of cities

An interview with author and Civic-Indigenous Toolkit writer Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook

Innovation Toolkit: A community resource for data and technology projects

Many Canadian communities are starting to include smart technology in their planning. As smart technology becomes more accessible and affordab…

Civic-Indigenous Placekeeping and Partnership Building Toolkit

Aani bozhoo, kweh, tansi, shé:kon, éy swayel, ulakoot, greetings!

Getting Started with Community Broadband

Getting Started with Community Broadband is the first installment of this suite of toolkits designed to support small communities across Canad…

Parks and Open Spaces: Challenges and Opportunities of Smart Technologies

Authors: Danielle Lenarcic Biss, Pamela Robinson This research brief explores the implications of deploying new technologies into public space…

22 Ideas for Earth Day and Beyond

From community clean-ups and e-waste drop offs, to tree planting and seedling giveaways, Earth Day (April 22) activities have become an import…

The Key Role Supportive Housing Plays in Canada’s Housing Supply

Evergreen is asking experts from the housing sector across Canada to share their experiences and highlight some key barriers to new housing supply.

Nourishing smart city solutions: Data collaboration and food policy

This research brief explores the issue of data collaboration among local community partners, drawing lessons from efforts to address food inse…

Advancing Community Resilience through Smart Approaches: A Resource for Canadian C…

The Toolkit is an outcome of the lessons learned by Canadian communities that attended the British Columbia Idea Camp in Victoria, British Col…

Parks and Open Spaces: Challenges and Opportunities of Smart Technologies

Authors: Danielle Lenarcic Biss, Pamela Robinson This research brief explores the implications of deploying new technologies into public space…

Building Our Urban Futures: Inside Canada’s Infrastructure and Real Estate Needs

The time has come to massively invest in Canada's infrastructure. Canada’s historical underinvestment in infrastructure has reached a critical…

The Future Fix Podcast: The secret life of sensors

The Future Fix is a collaboration between Evergreen and Spacing for the Community Solutions Network

Ontario Affordable Housing Calculator

Introducing the Ontario Affordable Housing Calculator - a tool built to inspire and support emerging affordable housing developments and polic…

Design Thinking Module: 1. Understand

Develop a system understanding of your Housing Supply Challenge solution. At this point, your team has a challenge statement, which describes …

In Conversation with Edward Burtynsky

This session was presented as part of Future Cities Canada: #UnexpectedSolutions.