The Calgary Downtown Association (CDA) advocates for – and activates – an area with over 50 million square feet of office, hotel, retail, restaurant, entertainment, attractions, cultural and government buildings.

We’re Calgary’s oldest Business Improvement Area (BIA) with more than 30 years’ experience and commitment to improving the daily Downtown experience for our members, their customers, residents and stakeholders.

Our members join us from over 2,500 businesses within Calgary’s 120-block Downtown Core. We’re non-profit, funded primarily by a levy on the business taxes paid by Downtown businesses.