1. Civic Tech @ City of Brampton
Pamela Clark
Community Engagement Coordinator
City of Brampton

2. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN BRAMPTON?

4. WHAT’S “COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,” ANYWAY?

5. BRAMPTON’S CULTURAL CONTEXT

6. DEMOGRAPHICS Youngest City in GTA (median age 34.8)
Canada’s 9th largest city
66.4% “visible minority” population
45% have a “mother language” other than English
Low live/work ratio: only 35.8% both live AND work within Brampton

7. DEMOGRAPHICS Youngest City in GTA (median age 34.8)
Canada’s 9th largest city
66.4% “visible minority” population
45% have a “mother language” other than English
Low live/work ratio: only 35.8% both live AND work within Brampton

8. DEMOGRAPHICS Youngest City in GTA (median age 34.8)
Canada’s 9th largest city
66.4% “visible minority” population
45% have a “mother language” other than English
Low live/work ratio: only 35.8% both live AND work within Brampton

9. DEMOGRAPHICS Youngest City in GTA (median age 34.8)
Canada’s 9th largest city
66.4% “visible minority” populations
45% have a “mother language” other than English
Low live/work ratio: only 35.8% both live AND work within Brampton

10. DEMOGRAPHICS Youngest City in GTA (median age 34.8)
Canada’s 9th largest city
66.4% “visible minority” population
45% have a “mother language” other than English
Low live/work ratio: only 35.8% both live AND work within Brampton

11. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: WHAT WE’VE DONE
I’ve been working with the city since April 2015, and in that time, there’s a lot that the community engagement team has accomplished
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
WHAT WE’VE DONE

12. LED: SELECTED COLLABS: Budget 2016 Budget 2017 Youth survey
Community Service Satisfaction Survey
Design Jam
Human Centred Design Workshop
SELECTED COLLABS:
Official Plan
Parks and Rec Master Plan
Arts & Culture Strategy
Youth Strategy
Downtown Infrastructure/Streetscaping renewal
Uber

13. DESIGN JAM OCTOBER, 2015 Pilot project
Collaboration with approx. 20 civic tech enthusiasts in Brampton

14. DESIGN JAM
OCTOBER, 2015
Participants worked in two groups on two design challenges:
How might we enable residents to engage online about City issues?
How to design an online self-serve citizens’ portal that will make it easier for residents to access City services

16. HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN Staff Training Workshop JUNE, 2016 Pilot project
22 participants
Focused on teaching staff about HCD principles and tackling design challenge:
How might City of Brampton staff work to better engage the community?

17. HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN Staff Training Workshop
Student/City staff collaboration program
I <3 Brampton merch
Downtown Revitalization Project
Online engagement app

18. Thank you!! Pamela.Clark@brampton.ca
Questions
As civic tech enthusiasts:
What makes you excited to participate in a government-led project or event?
What’s been frustrating for you about engaging with local government?
What are the most important things municipal governments can do to forge meaningful partnerships with the civic tech community?
Thank you!!