Creative City ...
Enhancing our Cultural Infrastructure

The culture sector encompasses theatre, visual arts, fine crafts, music, dance, cinema and video, heritage, museums, sports and libraries in addition to such aspects as cultural tourism, marketing strategies and ethno-cultural diversity.

The Creative City movement recognizes the importance knowledge-intensive industries such as film and television, publishing, information technology, biomedical research, education and new media have on promoting the growth and economic success of a city.

Initially identified as one of City Council's strategic priorities in 2004, enhancement of our cultural infrastructure is a powerful contributor to economic prosperity. To advance this strategic priority, City Council approved the formation of a Creative City Task Force along with a Working Group representing many of London's top leaders in the cultural sector.

The Creative City Committee was subsequently established to further the Enriched Cultural Identity Strategic Priority of Council. As well, the City now has a Cultural Office within the City Manager's Office. This Division - along with representatives of London Arts Council and London Heritage Council - is currently embarked on the development of a Cultural Prosperity Plan.

Reference Documents

Use the links below to access the Creative City Task Force Report as well as background information that includes meeting notes. To view or print the pdf documents you'll need a software program such as Adobe's free Acrobat Reader.