Know someone whose achievements, in academic work or as a practicing planner, deserve recognition?

CIP is now accepting nominations for President’s Awards in the three following categories: Academic, MCIP®, and Young Planner.

President’s Award: Academic

The President’s Award: Academic recognizes outstanding achievement by a Canadian planning scholar whose significant contribution to planning research, literature, or the student community warrants acknowledgment on a national level. 

To get started, take a look through the nomination guidelines.


President’s Award: MCIP®

The President’s Award: MCIP® recognizes outstanding achievement by a Canadian practicing planner (MCIP®) whose significant contribution to the planning community warrants acknowledgment on a national level.

To get started, take a look through the nomination guidelines.



President’s Award: Young Planner

The Young Planner award recognizes a young Canadian planner (under the age of 35) for outstanding professional success, vision, leadership, and/or service to the profession. The award was created to celebrate the leaders of tomorrow. 

To get started, take a look through the nomination guidelines.

While only a current CIP member can submit a nomination for the Academic and MCIP® Awards, nominations for the Young Planner Award can also be submitted by colleagues or employers.

Know someone who deserves to be recognised with a President’s Award? Start preparing their nomination today! While the required nomination package varies by award category, each requires additional letters of support, so if you’re interested in nominating someone, we encourage you to start the process as soon as you can. All nominations are due March 25, 2022.