📣 Keynote Announcement for #FUSION2026!
CIP and OUQ are pleased to announce the Honourable Bob Rae as one of our keynote speakers at this year’s national planning conference.
🔗 Learn more on the conference website: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/fusion2026/keynote-speakers
Reminder: you have until February 16 to submit an application for our 2026 scholarship program!
📌 CIP is entering the next chapter of its truth and reconciliation journey with the release of its Reconciliation Action Plan: “The Fire We Tend: Truth and Relations in Canadian Planning.”
🔗 Read more: https://www.cip-icu.ca/news/reconciliation-action-plan-the-fire-we-tend/
📣Celebrating Black Leadership in Planning
This joint webinar with the BPUA will explore how equity and anti-racism informed planning practices can strengthen planning outcomes across Canada
📅February 19, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Register: https://members.cip-icu.ca/mpower/event/landing.action?id=100
🎓 Introducing the CIP Future Planners Program
We are thrilled to be launching a national, cohort-based professional development opportunity for graduating planning students.
⏰ Deadline: March 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT
Learn more : https://www.cip-icu.ca/future-planners-program/application/
📣 Get ready for an unforgettable experience in vibrant Montreal at the 2026 CIP/OUQ National Planning Conference!
🔗 To learn more about what Montreal has to offer, visit: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/fusion2026/getting-there/montreal
📌 Upcoming Webinars on the CIP Events Calendar
The Canadian Institute of Planners offers range of webinars and events designed to enhance your skills and knowledge in the planning field.
Browse the Events Calendar for more details and to register: https://www.cip-icu.ca/events-calendar/
❄️ As we close out 2025, CIP President Lesley Cabott RPP, FCIP, ICD D, reflects on a year defined by ACTION and purpose.
🔗 Read the blog on our website: https://www.cip-icu.ca/blog/ending-2025-with-action-and-purpose-a-message-from-cips-president-lesley-cabott/
📣 Call for articles: Plan Canada Spring 2026
Plan Canada invites readers to contribute to a special issue focused on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
🗓️ Deadline: January 5, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PT
Learn more: https://www.cip-icu.ca/plan-canada/spring/
🎓 Scholarship Applications Are Now Open!
This is your opportunity to secure funding for your research projects that demonstrate excellence in planning.
Application Deadline: February 16, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
See all available scholarships and apply: https://www.cip-pstf.ca/scholarships
The Inclusion Fund is now offering complimentary in-person and online registrations to selected eligible applicants for #FUSION2026, CIP/OUQ’s national planning conference.
⏰ Deadline: March 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT
🔗 Apply now: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/fusion2026/about/inclusion-fund
Join CIP's new working group as part of the National Planning Community of Practice on Housing, funded in part by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
⏰Deadline: December 12, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PT
Apply here: https://www.cip-icu.ca/volunteer/housing-education-working-group-application/
🎉 Empower Planners this #GivingTuesday!
The CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund needs YOUR help to continue delivering scholarships and bursaries to students in need.
🔗 Give a student the gift of accessible education: https://www.cip-pstf.ca/support
🎉 We are excited to celebrate #GivingTuesday.
We invite your organization to become a partner at our upcoming national planning conference, #FUSION2026, by investing in one of our community-oriented partnership opportunities.
Learn more: https://www.cip-icu.ca/national-conference/partnership-2026/
🎉 Applications for the Emerging Leaders Program are now open!
Join early-career planners nationwide to connect, learn, and grow as leaders. Special thank you to our partner, Urban Systems.
⏰ Apply by January 23, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PT
Learn more: https://www.cip-icu.ca/emerging-leaders-program/
Connaissez-vous un urbaniste qui mérite d'être reconnu pour son travail? L'ICU accepte les nominations pour les plus hautes distinctions et les récompenses de la profession d'urbaniste.
🗓️Date limite : 19 janvier 2026
👉Soumettant une candidature : www.cip-icu.ca/fr/distincti...
Do you know a planner who deserves recognition for their work? We are accepting nominations for the highest honours and awards in the planning profession.
🗓️Deadline: January 19, 2026
👉Submit a nomination: https://www.cip-icu.ca/honours-awards/
📌The next Plan Canada Webinar by the Canadian Institute of Planners is here!
🗓️ November 27, 2025 I 12:00 p.m. ET
Don't miss the chance to dive deeper into the theme of Canada in 2100!
🔗Register today: https://members.cip-icu.ca/mpower/event/landing.action?id=89
🌍 As a founding member of the Global Planners Network, the Canadian Institute of Planners proudly joins in commemorating the 76th anniversary of #WorldTownPlanningDay through a joint statement.
👉 Read it on our website: https://www.cip-icu.ca/news/world-town-planning-day-2025-gpn-statement/
❗Dernière chance pour soumettre vos propositions pour #FUSION2026!
Nous acceptons les soumissions de toutes les personnes qui se consacrent à la planification de l'avenir.
⏰ Date limite de soumission : vendredi 7 novembre 2025, 23h59 HP
En savoir plus : site.pheedloop.com/portal/event...
❗Last chance to submit your #FUSION2026 proposals!
We welcome submissions from all who are dedicated to building forward.
⏰ Deadline: November 7, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PT
Learn more: https://site.pheedloop.com/portal/event/EVEAVPRBAMDZO/submission/CALVFO9G4Y7DTG0/application#start
📣 Upcoming World Town Planning Week Webinar!
Hear from speakers from Urban Minds and Recreate Place and learn to incorporate age-appropriate strategies, activities, and accessible language during your classroom visits.
Register: https://members.cip-icu.ca/mpower/event/landing.action?id=88
📌 The CIP National Job Board expands your reach to planning professionals across Canada’s diverse regions.
👉 90-Day Postings & Free Extensions
👉 24/7 Resume Database
👉 Complimentary Postings
👉 3,500+ Unique Visitors Each Month
🔗Post your next opportunity today: https://www.cip-icu.ca/jobs/products
📣 Volunteer Opportunity with the Canadian Institute of Planners!
We are seeking CIP professional members and Fellows to serve on our Honours and Awards Jury.
⏰ Application Deadline: Friday, October 27, 11:59 p.m. PT.
🔗 Apply on our website: https://www.cip-icu.ca/volunteer/honours-awards-jury/
📣 Become a #FUSION2026 partner!
The Canadian Institute of Planners and l'Ordre des urbanistes du Québec invite you to partner at our joint 2026 national planning conference in Montreal from July 7 to 9, 2026.
🔗 Available opportunities: https://www.cip-icu.ca/national-conference/partnership-2026/
Every year on September 30, we recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Indigenous voices should not only be engaged, but respected as rights-holders and partners in shaping the future of communities.
🔗Learn more about our reconciliation efforts: https://www.cip-icu.ca/reconciliation/
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A big thank you to Joanna Averley, Chief Planner of England, for inviting our team to meet with her at the British High Commission in Ottawa. It was a valuable opportunity to exchange insights on shared planning challenges, including the housing crisis and increasing wildfire activity.
📌 The Canadian Institute of Planners welcomes the federal government's announcement to establish Build Canada Homes, a new central agency aimed at addressing the housing affordability crisis in Canada.
🔗Read the full statement on our website: www.cip-icu.ca/news/the-can...
🔗As the national voice of professional planners, here’s what we’re calling for in Budget 2025: cip-icu.ca/blog/federal...
📌The next Plan Canada Webinar by the Canadian Institute of Planners is here!
🗓️ September 11, 2025 I 12:00 p.m. ET
Don't miss the chance to dive deeper into the theme of Technology!
🔗Register today: members.cip-icu.ca/mpower/event...
