Watch the first edition of CIP's new Plan Canada Webinar Series!

This webinar examines the recently released report by the University of Toronto’s Infrastructure Institute and the Somali Centre for Culture and Recreation on the critical need for Black social infrastructure in communities across Canada.

While it seems that not a week goes by where something in the media doesn't catch us off-guard, many times we shouldn't be surprised. No one - not even planners - can predict the future, but there are methods and frameworks to build resilience and adaptability into our everyday work.

In this session, Kristy Kilbourne and Natalie Persaud discuss finding your purpose and ideal position in the planning field. They will identify how to chart a path toward your first professional planning role, and what to do as a student or early professional to set yourself up for success. 

Presentations from Session 4 - Climate Resilience

Bringing the Forest Back to the Forest City:  A Redesign of Reg Cooper Squar

Planning for Longstanding Sustainability:  Addressing the Downfalls of Green Infrastructure Planning 

Presentations from Session 3 - Healthy Communities for All

Playing & Place: Older Adult Perceptions of Playful Environments in Victoria, B.C.

Policy Proposals for Ageing in Place: Interventions for Successful Ageing in Place in Windsor, Canada & Brescia, Italy 

Presentations from Session 2 - Reconciliation & Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Gender, Planning, and the City: A Modern Call to Action for the Field of Plannin

The Land We Walk On: Reconciliation and Decolonizing Planning in Education

Perceived Municipal Goals and Objectives Towards Increasing Food Distribution and Access >> Municipal Food Systems: Calgary Case Study

Planning and Agri-Food Systems: Evaluating the Capacity of Ontario Municipalities

The global demographic trend of population ageing presents a challenge for government institutions, urban planners, policy makers and community organizations. Concurrently, ageing in place has emerged in planning discourse, with the potential to support cities in becoming age-friendly environments. This thesis poses the research question: to what extent and how can cities experiencing population ageing use ageing in place as a conceptual planning and policy tool to create the conditions for older adults to age in place successfully? The literature review finds five dichotomies, offering analytical frameworks for the case studies of Windsor, Canada and Brescia, Italy. The case studies describe the existing conditions for ageing in place at three spatial scales: the internal and external characteristics of the home, and the neighbourhood, considering both private owned homes and social housing. The research question is answered in a six-part proposal for ageing in place programs in care, the home and ICT: the Continuum of Care, Neighbourhoods of Care, Green Retrofitting, Adaptable Homes Modifications, Alternative Housing Typologies, and Telemedicine and Social Calls. These proposals offer a framework for cities to implement ageing in place policies according to their unique contexts, and highlight the role of older residents as important community resources.

On October 26 2022, CIP held an important webinar with CIP’s insurance broker BMS to review the updated process for members requiring Professional Liability Insurance.