City of Prince Albert Municipal Cultural Action Plan (MCAP) Implementation

The City of Prince Albert’s Municipal Cultural Action Plan (MCAP) is an award-winning initiative that brings together arts, culture, heritage, reconciliation, and community development to strengthen the city’s cultural identity and quality of life. Developed through a city-wide engagement process involving more than 600 participants, the Plan established a shared vision, strategic priorities, and measurable actions to guide Prince Albert’s cultural future.

Prairie Wild Consulting led the cultural planning process, providing project coordination, community and stakeholder engagement, facilitation, research, and development of the Municipal Cultural Action Plan. Grounded in collaboration and reconciliation, the Plan integrates actions, strategies, and indicators aligned with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and other City priorities.

Since the Plan’s adoption, Prairie Wild has continued to support the City through implementation, evaluation, and ongoing strategic planning. Thousands of initiatives have been advanced through the MCAP, while the process has also inspired and supported related initiatives including the Prince Albert Urban Indigenous Coalition (PAUIC), Community Building Youth Futures, the Social Action Plan, and strategic planning for community organizations.

MCAP received the 2023 Commonwealth Association of Planners’ Outstanding Planning Achievement in The Commonwealth in Planning for Equitable and Inclusive Cities and Human Settlements, and the 2017 Saskatchewan Professional Planning Institute’s Award of Excellence recognizing its leadership in advancing collaborative, community-based planning and implementation. Today, the MCAP continues to serve as a model for collaborative cultural planning and implementation across Canada and internationally.