Canada Day 2025 Review
Help Shape the Future of Canada Day Celebrations in New Westminster🍁
Project Update, October 31, 2025:
The results are in! Thank you for sharing your feedback and thoughts on the 2025 Canada Day event, and your patience while we compiled the results.
Staff are now analyzing the feedback from the community to plan for more targeted community engagement to further explore how New Westminster may celebrate Canada Day in the future. Stay tuned for more opportunities to engage!
On July 1, 2025, the City of New Westminster hosted a free Canada Day celebration at Queen’s Park, featuring live entertainment, family-friendly activities, a beer garden, and food trucks. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
Here are a few snapshots from the event!
City volunteers at an information table
Children participating in an activity on the bandshell stage.
Family posing for a photo.
Outdoor spin class in the rose garden.
Now that the 2025 event has wrapped up, we want to hear your thoughts. What worked well? What could be improved? Should the City continue hosting Canada Day at all? Or if you didn't attend the City-hosted celebrations, why not and what could we change to encourage you to come in the future?
Your feedback will help guide Canada Day planning for next year and beyond to ensure that any celebration reflects the needs and values of the entire community.
Documents and Important Links
Who's Listening?
Phases
Part 2: Engagement
Part 2 engagement will focus on hearing from voices and community groups not captured in the Part 1 engagement. Targeted outreach and dedicated sessions are being planned for early 2026. In the meantime, staff are working to incorporate feedback and suggestions from the Part 1 survey into their planning for Canada Day 2026. Please stay tuned for details on future engagement opportunities coming soon.