Vision
People centered, sustainable cities that are planned through data analysis, driven by innovation and
informed by the Sustainable Development Goals.
Mission
The Regent Park World Urban Pavilion is a knowledge exchange hub to share best practices,
innovaion and research in urban development and revitalization from countries around the
world. The Pavilion is a global network to share science and research and to prepare innovative
ideas and solutions, including financial and operational mechanisms, to supp ort towns, cities,
and countries through local and global partnerships to be more resilient to present and future
crises ( pandemics) in order to achieve the urban and related Sustainable Development Goals
Goals
• Support cities in Canada and globally through the mobilization and exchange of knowledge, innovation, and applied research to accelerate the realization of sustainable development and to future proof cities to better recover from crises.
• Design and implement innovative pilot initiatives that are replicable and scalable as alternative models for sustainable urbanization, in collaboration with national and local authorities, international organisations, academia, the private sector and local stakeholders.
• Evaluate cities through comprehensive urban assessments to define priorities and actions to realize Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by improving the use of urban data, knowledge, and innovation.
• Establish a global network of stakeholders to identify and exhibit urban practices, and to contribute to ongoing dialogue through interactive campaigns related to sustainable urbanisation.
• Improve civil society participation through new opportunities for the public, including youth, women and Indigenous Communities, for optimum civic engagement at the local, national and global levels to realize the urban SDGs.
• Establish UN-Habitat's SDG Cities Program as a global hub in Canada by improving investment opportunities with high impact and long-term results.
"development and revitalization from countries around the world. It will provide an interactive channel for the UN to create a global network to realize the "
"This partnership with UN Habitat and the Urban Economy Forum will help ensure Regent Park remains a
Canadian gem in the eyes of our neighbours from around the world. There is much we can learn from each
other in terms of urban development, and the World Urban Pavilion will be an opportunity to showcase our
own practices while learning from others around the globe.”
“The Daniels Corporation is thrilled to welcome the World Urban Pavilion to Toronto’s
Regent Park neighbourhood. We commend Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (
UN Habitat a nd the Urban Economy Forum for creating a knowledge exchange hub which will
project best practices in sustainable, inclusive urban development around the world.”
“I am proud that Toronto will be the new home of the World Urban Pavilion so that we can lead on
a global stage when it comes to urban development. I am pleased that the site will be in the heart of Regent
Park, which has been a development that has demonstrated Toronto’s excellence when it comes to city and
urban planning. I look forward to seeing the new ideas and solutions that will come out of this space and
the collaborative work that will occur with other leaders and countries from around the world.”
“As the custodian agency of SDG 11 – make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable – and responsible for the global monitoring of the New Urban Agenda, UN-Habitat recognizes the importance of assessing global urban trends and conditions to understand how cities operate, and what is needed to render them more effective and sustainable. UN-Habitat’s collaboration with Urban Economy Forum and the Government of Canada on the World Urban Pavilion will play a fundamental role to support UN-Habitat’s mandate.”
“As a global community we need to change the paradigm of urbanism, focusing on public engagement,
global movements and social transformation through international collaboration. The Pavilion will be at the
forefront of this endeavour.”
