Urban Matters CCC was created to help communities deliver tangible solutions to help people live happier and healthier lives.
Our team works with governments, social entrepreneurs and socially-conscious business leaders to identify, introduce and scale innovations in communities that address complex social issues.
We combine 40+ years of community development experience with social planning and social finance methodologies to achieve results.
Change is hard — we can help.
Our Stories
What’s Inclusion Got to Do With It?
A future of inclusive growth and full participation by everyone in society. This short phrase, or some variation, has been rolling around in my head over the past months.
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What does it take to bring innovative housing ideas together to imagine the future of community housing in Canada?
read moreAccess for Everyone, Everywhere All the Time
City of Lethbridge Creating New Masterplan for Inclusive Design It was an unusual sight: Lethbridge city officials and consultants wandering around outside city hall, some blindfolded and holding canes, some in wheelchairs, all struggling. A local reporter who just...
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