April 25, 2018
Smart Cities
Oxford took part this spring in the Smart Cities Challenge, a Government of Canada competition to improve community through innovation, data and connected technology
Oxford County is up for the Smart Cities Challenge
The Smart Cities Challenge is a Canada-wide competition that encourages communities to adopt a "smart cities" approach to improving the lives of residents through innovation, data and connected technology. On April 24, 2018, Oxford County's eight area municipalites submitted an application to compete for one of two prizes of up to $10 million for communities with populations under 500,000. Subsequently, on June 1, Oxford County learned that its submission did not advance to the finalist round.
Although we are disappointed we will not have the opportunity to further compete for funds to support our work in transforming communities by transforming buildings, we are encouraged by the great work taking place across Canada that is reflected in the Smart Cities applications. Oxford County remains committed to supporting the goals and aims of the Future Oxford Community Sustainability Plan, including work to “build better” and achieve building transformation through energy efficient design. We believe our Smart Cities Challenge proposal is actionable through our continued work with partners. We invite the community to review our Smart Cities Challenge application, below.
Download the statement
Read Oxford County's Smart Cities Challenge application
Download a copy of the Oxford submission
Question 1 & 2: Applicant information and prize category
Question 3: Challenge statement
Question 4: Outcomes
Question 5: Community involvement
Question 6: Preliminary proposal details
Question 7: Support of community goals
Question 8: Community readiness
Question 9: Plan for grant
Question 10: Partners
Question 11: Confidential information (not applicable)
Question 12-16: Other requirements
Question 17: Survey questions
Question 18-20: Focus, service area, technologies
Oxford’s participation in the Smart Cities Challenge is an opportunity to work collectively with our community partners to advance the Future Oxford Community Sustainability Plan. Through our Smart Cities participation, we hope to learn from, share ideas with, and leverage the work of community, industry and academic partners across Canada and potentially around the world.
Read Council Report CAO 2018-01 - Infrastructure Canada's Smart Cities Challenge (Jan 10, 2018)
Contact for more information
Jay Heaman | Manager, Strategic Initiatives
jheaman@oxfordcounty.ca