Immigration creates opportunities and challenges at both national and municipal levels as new citizens seek to strengthen their connections within and among their communities through cultural and civic participation. The Metropolis: Cities and Citizenship workshop examines the current international and domestic research environment for the social impacts of culture. It considers the potential value and application of social and cultural indicators as tools for developing policy responses to emerging issues and priorities of cultural and shared citizenship in urban communities. Cultural citizenship is an emerging concept that examines the formative role of culture in constructing and understanding citizenship practices such as identity formation and the altruistic behaviours that contribute to a collective’s ability to “live together”. Highlighted in the workshop are two case studies from domestic and international fora that offer examples of ‘best practices’ of marginalized ethnocultural communities in addressing issues of arts and cultural participation and inclusion. Culturescope.ca is available to encourage pre- and post-conference dialogue among policy makers, cultural practitioners and researchers on the issues to be discussed at the workshop. For more information, and to download the materials, CLICK HERE.