Strategic Plan

The City is Updating our Strategic Plan

The City of Cambridge is developing a new Strategic Plan to help shape the future of our city. From September through November 2026, the City will offer a variety of opportunities for residents to share their ideas and opinions.

We want to make it easy for everyone to participate. You can get involved through in-person events, online surveys, targeted sessions for specific groups, and activities offered through existing City programs. Events will be held at various times and locations across Cambridge to help reduce barriers and ensure more people can participate.

Your feedback will help guide future decisions, priorities, and investments in our community. We hope you will take this opportunity to ensure the experiences and needs of residents, businesses, and community partners are reflected in the conversation. As a valued member of our community, your ideas and experiences are important. We encourage you to get involved and help shape Cambridge's future.

Planned engagement activities include the following:

Click through to explore the ways you can share your feedback and help shape the future of Cambridge.

Community Event Conversations

Connect one-on-one with a member of the Corporate Strategy team at these community events.

Date	Event	Time
Friday, September 4	Hespeler Farmers Market Hespeler Village Market	3 pm to 7 pm
Saturday, September 12	Fire Services Open House Fire Open House \| City of Cambridge	10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, September 12	Newcomer Connections Picnic Community Events in Waterloo Region \| KWMC — KWMC	11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, October 1	Active Living Fair - Older Adult Services 50+ Active Living Fair \| City of Cambridge	1 pm to 4 pm
Wednesday, October 14	Oktoberfest Cambridge City Hall Lunch Oktoberfest Lunch \| City of Cambridge	11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Let's Talk Cambridge Online Engagement Survey

Help share Cambridge's future by completing our Engage Cambridge survey: www.engagewr.ca/CambridgeStrategicPlan.

Also, share your vision for the future by completing our Share Your Future Cambridge Community Focus Board with one word that describes the future you want to see in Cambridge.

In-Person Community Focus Sessions

In-Person Community Focus Sessions will be scheduled for November.

We are looking for residents to participate in a community conversation to help shape the future of our city. These sessions will bring together community service partners to share insights, identify emerging needs, and discuss opportunities to strengthen support for residents across Cambridge.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Date	Session	Location	Time
TBD	All Residents	TBD	TBD
TBD	Business, Industry and Educational Partners	TBD	TBD
TBD	Community Partners, Neighbourhood Associations and Volunteers	TBD	TBD
TBD	Youth	TBD	TBD

Feedback will be summarized (Winter)

Community feeback will be reviewed and summarized.

Feeback will be presented to the next City Council (Winter)

This feedback will inform future strategic planning, budgeting, and policy development.

Cambridge Connected Strategic Plan (2024-2026)

In April 2024, Cambridge City Council approved the 2024-2026 Strategic Plan - Cambridge Connected, setting a plan in motion to implement priorities that reflect Cambridge’s most pressing needs and biggest opportunities over the next three years. The 2024-2026 Strategic Plan is a continuation of the priorities identified in the 2020-2023 Plan, which was informed by extensive community engagement.

The City’s Strategic Plan is made up of a Vision, Mission, Values and identifies goals, objectives and 13 strategic actions. Through this plan we are investing in three main goal areas of People, Place, and Prosperity.

Our Commitment to Public Value

We will emphasize the importance of sustainability, leadership, collaboration, transparency and engagement as we deliver service excellence and promote pride of place.

For more information, view the full version of the Strategic Plan, a one-page summary, and strategic initiatives highlights documents below.

View the full Strategic Plan 2024-2026 View Strategic Plan Strategy on a Page View Strategic initiatives 2026 Highlights