City Shapers was a civic education cohort program for Metro Vancouver youth ages 18-30. Participants learned about how cities work, how decisions are made, and how they can get involved. Past cohorts of the program have focused on social isolation, resilient communities, and public space.

In 2019 and 2020, City Shapers was run in partnership with the SFU Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue’s Strengthening Canadian Democracy Project. Over the two years, three cohorts, each of approximately thirty youth ages 18-30 explored pressing urban issues, with an emphasis on the municipal level and local decision-making. An additional cohort was designed and led by CityHive 2021, building on the learnings of the previous three cohorts.