Canada's Urban Forestry Footprint

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Urban Forestry in Canada

Urban greening-related activities, such as street tree planting and maintenance, institutional greening, and park creation and management, have as long a history in Canada as the establishment of permanent settlements, such as cities, towns, and villages. Urban forestry in Canada:

• Has evolved and expanded.
• Has been practiced, with different intensity, across small towns to large metropolitan areas.
• Has been embedded in various municipal departments and is practiced under different names.
• Includes a wide range of elements, from policies and by-laws, diverse management and stewardship activities to spatial planning, and conservation of urban forests.
• Consists of diverse elements that are often hidden within other disciplines and municipal activities.

Click here to download the Information Flyer (PDF): Measuring Footprint of Urban Forestry in Canada

Reference
Puric-Mladenovic, D., & Bardekjian, A. (2025). Mapping Canada’s urban forestry footprint: Map 1.0 (Period 2018–2019). Forests in Settled & Urban Landscapes applied science and research lab. Daniels Faculty, University of Toronto. John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto, and Tree Canada.  [Dashboard], ArcGIS Online. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/21acf59a306d41dd862c4e6ba25a0da0

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