CIP Policy Statement - Planning Practice and Reconciliation
CIP's newly launched policy on Planning Practice and Reconciliation defines the role that planning and planners play in reconciliation.
Against the backdrop of the principles of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Final Report and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP), this policy is a call to action for planners to engage in meaningful and sustained relationship building with Indigenous Peoples of Canada.
Read CIP's full Planning Pratice and Reconciliation policy (context, goals, objectives, and the roles of planners and CIP) by clicking on the adjacent image:
About this Policy
The development of this policy was led by CIP's Indigenous Community Planning Committee, comprised of Indigenous and non-Indigenous practioners, dedicated to building capacity for Indigenous planning and community development across Canada.
The policy was developed through extensive engagement with Indigenous planning practioners and community leaders, along with CIP members, over an eighteen-month period. Engagement was carried out through the use of individual interviews, focus groups and surveys.
Read CIP's previously released policies on Healthy Communities and Climate Change
here.
For more information about the National Planning Policy Development project, please contact Harry Burchill at
Hburchill@cip-icu.ca.
Webinar-CIP's Policy on Planning Practice and Reconciliation
On January 30, 2019, CIP hosted a webinar to coincide with the launch of the Planning Practice and Reconciliation Policy.
Speakers:
Jeff Cook MCIP, RPP
Melanie Harding MCIP, RPP
Gillian Mckee MCIP, RPP
Lyana Patrick
To view the webinar, please click
here
In 2003, CIP established the Indigenous Community Planning Committee (ICPC) in order to build capacity and support for indigenous planning and community development across Canada. ICPC promotes agency cooperation and collaboration to assist indigenous communities and groups to achieve their own aspirations for sustainable development. It welcomes the participation of indigenous communities, organizations and individuals.
The ICPC provides assistance in areas such as comprehensive community planning and development, governance, health and wellness, social development, energy and infrastructure, environment and climate change, education and learning, grants and funding, culture revitalization and international affairs and outreach.
Spirit of Change: International Aboriginal Youth Internship
This video chronicles the four months CIP’s aboriginal Canadian interns spent in Region One of Guyana in 2012. The aim of the project was to expose aboriginal Canadian youth to international development and international development work.