Our history

As early as January, 1944, the French Canadian Association of Alberta expresssed the need to build a cultural centre. This dream was finally realized in 1997 with the completion of Phase I and in 2010 of Phase II. A large majority of Francophone organizations now occupy the building's 104 000 square feet. La Cité has become a place where the Francophone and greater Edmonton community can gather and experience French Canadian culture at its finest.