Urban Neighbourhoods

Local solutions for urban centres

Supporting innovative community-led solutions in the most diverse areas of the country.

Sustainable solutions from those closest to the challenges

From preparing for the impacts of climate change and promoting the circular economy to welcoming new Canadians into the community, urban neighbourhoods have come up with creative, local solutions for their unique challenges.

MakeWay works with those community leaders in Canada’s urban neighbourhoods by connecting them with the funding and resources they need.

In Action

Together Project

Connecting refugee newcomers and Canadians to build stronger, more integrated communities.

Jane’s Walk

Engaging communities and celebrating thriving, livable, and walkable cities.

East Scarborough Storefront

Collaborating to support residents and build community in the inner suburban neighbourhood of Kingston Galloway/Orton Park (KGO).

Digital Justice Lab

Building a more just and equitable digital future for Canadians.

Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW)

Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW) explores ways of communicating and promoting community adaptation to the rapidly increasing risks and hazards of extreme weather and the public health impacts.

summerlunch+

Closing the achievement gap through nutritious lunches and engaging food literacy programming.

Not Far From The Tree

Inspiring Torontonians to harvest, share, celebrate, and steward the bounty from urban orchards.

Hidden Harvest Ottawa

Hidden Harvest Ottawa provides the opportunity, education, infrastructure and means for people to access the edible fruit and nut trees around them.

Share Reuse Repair Initiative

Bringing community, business, and government together to foster a vibrant sharing, reuse and repair sector.

Binners’ Project

Improving economic opportunities for binners.

The Existence Project

Connecting marginalized people to their community through the power of storytelling.

Reel Youth

Empowering youth to produce and distribute films about the issues most important to them.

CommUNITY Doulas

Providing longer-term community care support with the services doulas offer.

Sustainable solutions from those closest to the challenges

In Action

Stories of Impact