Call 311 to connect with your Neighbourhood Partnership Coordinator (NPC) for support.

Support and Resources

• Federation of Calgary Communities - Offers additional resources to members and Community Associations.
• The Province of Alberta - Access to information, funding, resources, services and supports to help charitable and non-profit organizations throughout their entire lifecycle.
• Government of Alberta, Community Engagement Branch - Trainings and services, such as strategic planning, board governance, grant writing, and public and stakeholder engagement that are tailored to non-profit organizations, and volunteer teams.

Commonly-used Resources for community associations:

Programs and events

• Age Friendly, Connecting with Seniors
• Book recreation programs for your community
• Children & Youth Programs
• Community Clean Ups
• Community Social Work, 
  • Community Hubs
• Employee Belonging
• Family Friendly Programs
• Festivals & Events
  • Events & Festival Permits
  • Greenspace Permits
• Indigenous Relations
• Neighbour Day

Community Amenities

• Community Engagement Toolkit
• Adopt-a-Rink
• Community Garden & Orchards
• Enhanced Landscape Maintenance program
• Lending Libraries
• Playgrounds
• Public Art (paint the pavement, utility boxes, banners, garbage bin wraps, etc.)
• Urban Forestry
• Community Signs

Safety

• Community Safety:
  • Calgary Fire Department
    
  • Calgary Police Services
  • Community Safety Investment Framework
  • Grow Ops. And Drug Houses
  • Public and Personal Safety
    
    
• Calgary Emergency Management Agency - community emergency preparedness
  • Community Preparedness Booklet
     
• Traffic & Roads:
  • Calgary traffic report and road closures
  • Community Directional Sign Permit
  • Neighbourhood Streets
  • Residential Parking Zones & Permits
  • Traffic Calming
  • Traffic Safety Programs
  • Traffic Service Requests
  • Transportation Data
  • Transportation Planning Studies

Planning and Development

• Community Association Feedback Form
• Land Use Bylaw
• Local Area Planning (LAP)
• Good Neighbourhood Agreement Policy and Outline
• Municipal Development Plan (MDP)
• Planning Committee Guide (Federation of Calgary Communities)
• Planning & Development
• Planning & Development current projects

Marketing and Communications

• City content for community newsletters

Facilities

• Fire codes, permits and inspections
• Fats, oil and grease – food service establishments
• Food and yard waste bylaw for commercial waste (calgary.ca)
• Recycling bylaw for commercial waste (calgary.ca)
• Recording, reporting and removing graffiti (calgary.ca)
• Sign Advertising Guidelines for Lease-LOC Sites

Taxes

• Local Improvements and Special Taxes
• Non-Profit Property Tax Mitigation