CityStudio Ottawa

CityStudio Ottawa allows students to tackle community-based issues in the City of Ottawa, related to their coursework.

CityStudio Ottawa is a formal trust-based partnership between the Community Engagement and Employability Team and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and the City of Ottawa.

Through co-creation with our community, students and faculty, CityStudio Ottawa finds creative solutions to Ottawa’s priorities highlighted in the City of Ottawa’s Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Plan. This plan describes how the city will work with its community partners to improve the safety, health and well-being of Ottawa residents.

CityStudio Ottawa Priorities

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The six priorities, identified through a consultative process with involved parties and the public, are:

  • Discrimination, marginalization, and racism
  • Financial security and poverty reduction
  • Gender-based violence and violence against women
  • Housing
  • Integrated and simpler systems
  • Mental well-being

Together, CityStudio Ottawa will work towards a more inclusive, sustainable, and healthier city.

CityStudio Ottawa

Featured Articles

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Using Data to Improve Lives: the CityStudio Experience

The CityStudio Ottawa initiative recently surpassed 1,000 student participants. Launched in 2022, it fosters skill development while addressing local challenges in collaboration with the City of Ottawa.
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Student-driven solutions for city’s social challenges presented at CityStudio

Faculty of Medicine student wins prize for uOttawa at annual event showcasing collaborative ideas for tackling the city’s most pressing health and social issues.
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CityStudio Ottawa: Innovative projects that transform the community

This year, some remarkable students — Farhan Khandakar, Sarah Croth, Carly Cirelli, Lydia Acharya, Gunjan Khatri and Beatriz Chung — distinguished themselves as part of CityStudio by creating an innovative program based on music in an extracurricular setting.