Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities

The Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities is a cultural research and development centre based at Simon Fraser University’s Vancouver campus and it conducts research and brings together academia, policy, and practice in four areas: the state of cultural infrastructure in Canadian cities and communities; culture as the fourth pillar of community sustainability; culture in communities: cultural systems and local planning; the impacts of cultural infrastructure and activity in cities and communities. The Publications and Bibliographies sections include valuable resources on these themes. The Culture and Cities Research Directory contains links to research projects and the Cultural Indicators Research Directory includes some initiatives relevant to Cultural Indicators.