Smart Cities at a glance

The Smart Cities Challenge (SCC) is a pan-Canadian competition, initiated through the Federal Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities and is open to communities of all sizes, including municipalities, regional governments and Indigenous communities (First Nations, Métis and Inuit). The Challenge encourages communities to adopt a smart cities approach to improve the lives of their residents through innovation, data and connected technology.

Communities will be competing for the following prizes:

  • One prize of up to $50 million open to all communities, regardless of population;

  • Two prizes of up to $10 million open to all communities with populations under 500,000 people; and

  • One prize of up to $5 million open to all communities with populations under 30,000 people.

A smart cities approach aims to achieve meaningful outcomes for residents by leveraging the fundamental benefits that data and connected technology have to offer:

Openness
When communities make their data truly accessible, usable, and barrier-free, their decision-making processes become transparent, empowering citizens and strengthening the relationship between residents and public organizations.

Integration
Data and connected technology empower communities to break down silos that exist within local governments and public organizations.

Transferability
When tools and technological approaches are open-source, transparent, and standardized, they can be used by communities across the country, no matter their size or capacity.

Collaboration
Connected technology enables communities to bring traditional and non-traditional partners together to collaborate.


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