Welcoming City Strategy Survey
Welcome
The City of Victoria is developing a Welcoming City Strategy that will serve as a roadmap to guide Victoria towards becoming a stronger, more inclusive community by bridging the gap between newcomers and long-time residents.
The Welcoming City Strategy is intended to foster a compassionate and neighbourly community where all residents - regardless of how they may have entered the city or their immigration status - are accepted, respected and encouraged to participate in civic life.
Building on public input during the first round of engagement, the community now has the opportunity to provide feedback on potential ideas for the Welcoming City Strategy in this online survey.
The Welcoming City Task Force has assessed Victoria against an international Welcoming Standard, which helps cities become more prosperous by ensuring everyone belongs.
The online survey organizes potential ideas for the Strategy into seven categories aligned with the Welcoming Standard, which include: Government Leadership, Equitable Access, Civic Engagement, Connected Communities, Education, Economic Development and Safe Communities.
The Council-appointed Welcoming City Task Force is made up of people who reflect Victoria’s increasingly diverse population and is leading the Welcoming City work with the assistance of consultants and City staff. Sharing their own expertise and lived experience, Task Force members reached out to other community stakeholders through a series of virtual workshops to gather input in the spring. Broad public input was also collected through online activities on the City’s Have Your Say engagement platform.
The community is invited to provide feedback on draft ideas that will inform the actions in the Welcoming City Strategy by completing this online survey by July 11.
Your responses to this survey will inform the short, medium and long-term actions required to make Victoria a more welcoming city.
The draft Welcoming City Strategy will be presented to Council for consideration this fall.
Privacy statement
Thank you for taking the time to complete this voluntary survey. Please do not provide your name, address or any other personal information that identifies yourself or other individuals. Personal information that is submitted will be treated as though the City has received your consent to disclose it to the Mayor and Council, appropriate staff and the public. If you require further information about this survey, please contact engage@victoria.ca. All survey responses will become part of a public package presented at an upcoming Council meeting, part of the public record, and searchable online.