The One City. One Voice. Shared Purpose communications and engagement plan (2022-2026) has been guiding the work of the City’s Strategic Communications and Community Engagement department since the plan was established in 2022.
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City of Guelph achieves and sustains AAA credit rating
The City of Guelph, since the launch of its Guelph. Future Ready Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023, under the pillar “Working together for our future” has met its key performance indicator of achieving an AA+ or better credit rating. In 2022, the City improved its credit rating from AA+ to AAA (triple A), the highest possible available credit rating according to S&P.
City of Guelph recognized once again as a top employer
In November of 2023 it was announced that the City of Guelph was named one of Waterloo Area’s Top Employers (2024) by Canada’s Top 100 Employers, for the third year in a row. Just a couple months later we were also named one of Southwestern Ontario’s Top Employers (2024), in the first edition of the new regional category.
Energy Management Systems framework
The City has successfully established a corporate-wide energy management system that is certified to the ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management Systems framework. This enables us to integrate the continual improvement of energy performance into our daily operations, programs, and services.
Sustaining our climate
The City launched its climate adaptation plan which was aimed to enhance its resilience and ensure long-term sustainability by identifying potential risks, setting specific goals, and outlining necessary actions to protect our assets from the impacts of climate change.