Community engagement in Guelph

The City of Guelph's community engagement policy is supported by the City’s community engagement program which provides engagement planning and implementation support, and training and resources to City staff. The Community Engagement Framework provides City staff and decision makers with a consistent approach for community engagement.

We're proud of the work we're doing to engage our community while respecting the territorial and inherent rights of our treaty partners and Indigenous people living on this land we call Guelph. We're constantly learning and unlearning along this journey. Read our full Territorial Acknowledgement and learn more on our City website.

Our engagement promise

The City will help create the conditions for meaningful community engagement. To deliver on that, we promise to

Nurture relationships so there’s an evolving sense of trust, safety, and cooperation between us, and within the community itself. We do this because relationships are at the heart of community.

Build capacity for participation so you know about and understand decisions, know what the impacts of a decision will be, and know how and when you can participate in shaping these decisions. We’ll help you understand City processes and encourage you to participate. We do this because informed participation is a foundation of democracy.

Ensure there are meaningful opportunities to influence City decisions so decisions reflect what is important to you. This means engaging when there is a true opportunity to influence decisions and looking for ways and means of engaging to gather more meaningful input. We do this because sharing power leads to better decisions.

Our Community Engagement Charter lays out when and how we bring this promise to life.

For more information about the City's community engagement program contact CommunityEngagement@guelph.ca.

Our engagement promise

The City will help create the conditions for meaningful community engagement. To deliver on that, we promise to

Nurture relationships so there’s an evolving sense of trust, safety, and cooperation between us, and within the community itself. We do this because relationships are at the heart of community.

Build capacity for participation so you know about and understand decisions, know what the impacts of a decision will be, and know how and when you can participate in shaping these decisions. We’ll help you understand City processes and encourage you to participate. We do this because informed participation is a foundation of democracy.

Ensure there are meaningful opportunities to influence City decisions so decisions reflect what is important to you. This means engaging when there is a true opportunity to influence decisions and looking for ways and means of engaging to gather more meaningful input. We do this because sharing power leads to better decisions.

Our Community Engagement Charter lays out when and how we bring this promise to life.

For more information about the City's community engagement program contact CommunityEngagement@guelph.ca.

Online Engagement Evaluation

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The City of Guelph believes that engaging with residents and community leaders helps City employees and Council build on common ground and strive to develop sustainable decisions. We want to know how we're doing in our efforts to bring diverse community voices into our decision making processes.
If you have recently participated one of our project engagement activities, please complete this survey. The feedback you provide will help us understand if we are following our community engagement guiding principles, and how we can improve our community engagement activities and approaches.

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Community Engagement Project Evaluation-York and Elizabeth design concepts

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The City of Guelph believes that engaging with residents and community leaders helps City employees and Council build on common ground and strive to develop sustainable decisions. We want to know how we're doing in our efforts to bring diverse community voices into our decision making processes.
If you have participated in a community engagement activity for a project that is now complete, please take a moment to share your experience in this survey. The feedback you provide will help us understand if we are following our community engagement guiding principles, and how we can improve our community engagement activities and approaches.

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