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title: Vancouver
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# Vancouver

Posts in this archive: 5

- [Making space for arts and culture: Vancouver leads the way in arts ownership](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/expand-planning-tools-reduce-regulatory-barriers.md) — The purpose of the Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) policies is to prioritise the development of arts and culture spaces in city-building. The primary goal is to create more opportunities for community ownership, fostering a vibrant arts and culture scene within the city.
- [Cultural identity at risk: the challenge facing Vancouver's historic Chinatown](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/prioritize-intangible-cultural-heritage-promote-cultural-redress.md) — Conditionally approved by Council in 2022, Vancouver proposed priority projects, actions, partners, policy work, and resources to foster a
vibrant Chinatown, and provide a foundational document towards a potential UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for the area.
- [Vancouver's creative resistance: how the city is fighting artistic displacement](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/implement-cultural-space-targets.md) — Making Space for Arts and Culture set out a 10-year target to secure 650,000 sq. ft. of new arts
and cultural space to address the alarming rate of displacement faced by the sector.
- [Is collaborative grantmaking the key to equitable funding in Vancouver?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/advance-equitable-accessible-funding-leadership-organizational-practices.md) — The Grants and Awards team piloted a dedicated Cultural Equity Grants program, an invitation based, noncompetitive process for multi-year grants to support greater equity for the arts and culture sector.
- [Vancouver](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/vancouver.md) — Vancouver, established in 1886, is a young city evolving into a dynamic, prosperous, and rapidly growing region. The city has become a hub for film production, earning it the moniker of a second Hollywood. As the economic and cultural center of the region, Vancouver is anticipated to grow significantly by 2050. The city's role in job creation, housing, and immigration is pivotal, with careful consideration needed to manage growth sustainably and preserve its unique character.