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The Canadian Institute of Planners |
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
 The Canadian Institute of Planners has been dedicated to the advancement of responsible planning throughout Canada since 1919. In its capacity as the national professional institute and certification body for the planning profession in Canada, the CIP has a mandate from its membership to:
* champion and lead progress and change in planning practice;
* act as the authoritative voice and the primary information and knowledge sharing network for planners;
* address issues of importance to the planning profession and/or the public interest;
* institute national standards for training, certification and best practices achieved through continued professional development of its membership; and
* deliver relevant and contemporary benefits and services to its members.
Working on behalf of planners and the planning profession, CIP serves as the national voice of Canada's planning community. More than half of the CIP's 6,000 members are government employees, mainly working for municipal/local planning offices.
More than one-third of our members work in private businesses, typically as consultants, developers, or as advisors to lawyers or corporations. Many are involved in projects in other countries. The planning profession is part of a growing multi-million dollar service sector in Canada's economy that includes engineers, architects, landscape architects, and surveyors, among others.
The Canadian Institute of Planners has been dedicated to the advancement of responsible planning throughout Canada since 1919. It is governed by a volunteer council of professional planners. We rely on our 6,000 members across Canada and a small staff to deliver services to our membership. CIP initiatives include: 
* Plan Canada, the quarterly magazine that keeps members up to date on current planning issues and topics of interests
* awards for planning excellence
* an annual national conference
* timely information on professional development and career opportunities
* discussion papers, directories, reports, surveys and manuals to inform members about their profession
* promoting public awareness of planning, such as the Planners at Work series
* statement of values and code of professional practice
* recognition of Canadian university planning programs
* student programs and scholarship
* international liaison
Special Events
CIP's list of special events is made up of events of interest to planners, including trade shows, conferences, seminars etc. This list is kept as up to date as possible and includes e-mail and web links where available. Please contact
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if you would like to add an event. Please note that CIP will only post events that are deemed to be relevant to our members.
Full and provisional members can earn points towards their CIP Continuing Professional Development Certificate by attending these or other events.
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Planner:
"Planning" means the scientific, aesthetic, and orderly disposition of land, resources, facilities and services with a view to securing the physical, economic and social efficiency, health and well-being of urban and rural communities.
Responsible planning has always been vital to the sustainability of safe, healthy, and secure urban environments. Canada's population is growing and, with more people migrating from rural to urban areas, the planning profession must increasingly deal with urbanization issues, such as:
* conversion of land from natural habitats to urban built areas,
* maintenance and use of natural resources and habitats,
* development of transportation related infrastructure,
* environmental protection.
Not only do planners deal with land use, but also:
* planning social and community services,
* managing cultural and heritage resources,
* creating economic capacity in local communities,
* addressing transportation and infrastructure,
* working internationally.
Background
The twentieth-century transformation of Canada from a rural to an urban industrial society and the accompanying impact upon our rural spaces have provided us with some of our greatest challenges as a society. How do we serve everyone's needs? How do we provide and maintain the daily services that make life pleasant and efficient? How do we add to the community without destroying its past? How do we sustain our environment for the present and renew it for the future. One of the key contributors to making urban and rural life workable, livable, and prosperous is the professional planner. A planner provides research, reasoned analysis and recommendations to both the public and the private sector, intended to meet the needs of all sectors of society.
Considering the whole
One of Canada's important planners at the beginning of this century, Thomas Adams, regarded good planning as "the conservation of life and economy in the system of developing land." The best planners need many skills to make sure all considerations are met during a project.
Research
Planners measure and analyze statistical information for its implication. They examine actions to understand their intended--and real--effect.
Integration
Planners integrate the goals of sustainable development, good government and economic viability when evaluating proposals and strategies. They may work for the public or the private sector, but ultimately their work becomes part of or a catalyst to public policy. Planners' work balances various private interests with the public interest and identifies viable, workable options.
Contact :
Canadian Institute of Planners
116 Albert Street, Suite 801
Ottawa ON K1P 5G3
Telephone: (800) 207-2138 or (613) 237-PLAN (7526)
Fax: (613) 237-7045
E-mail:
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