The newly refreshed Canadian Awards for Planning Excellence program celebrates submissions that demonstrate innovation in planning, positively impact the profession and the public interest, have good implementation potential, and stand out in terms of the quality of content and presentation.

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2026 edition of the Canadian Awards for Planning Excellence:

Update Downsview: Building Resilience through Collaboration
City of Toronto, Canada Lands Company, Northcrest Developments, Urban Strategies Inc., Henning Larsen Architects, SLA, KPMB Architects, BA Group, Arup, Third Party Public, Nbisiing Consulting

Digitally Accelerated Standardized Housing (DASH) – A creative kit of parts for faster, more efficient, well-designed multi-family home construction projects
BC Housing, Metro Vancouver, Scius Advisory Inc, B Collective

Saskatoon’s City Centre & District Plan
City of Saskatoon, Stantec, HOK, LMN

NWT Community Planning Framework – Where We Live, Why We Plan
Government of the Northwest Territories, The Northwest Territories Association of Communities (NWTAC), Dillon Consulting, Stantec Consulting, Anne Peters Consulting, Fotenn Planning and Design, WSP, DPRA Canada, Planit North consulting

Chemawawin Cree Nation Land Relations Plan
Narratives, Chemawawin Cree Nation

Cogswell District: Halifax’s Largest City-Building Project
Halifax Regional Municipality Major Project Office, Dexter Construction Ltd., Halifax Water

Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan: Still Creek Rehabilitation and Enhancement
City of Vancouver & Still Moon Art Society

City of Victoria Industry, Arts and Innovation District
DIALOG, City of Victoria

City of Toronto Thermal Comfort Guidelines
DIALOG, Buro Happold, City of Toronto

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Housing Strategy
FBM Architecture Ltd., Lyndsay Francis RPP, MCIP, SJ Murphy Consulting, Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Metro Vancouver Inclusionary Housing Calculator and Regional Model for Inclusionary Housing
Metro Vancouver, SHS Inc., Grounded Solutions Network, Street Level Advisors, Rayner Software

Vaughan Greenspace Strategic Plan (GSP)
City of Vaughan, O2 Planning and Design, Hemson Consulting

Langford Official Community Plan (The Langford Plan)
City of Langford, TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc.

Sir George-Étienne Cartier Park Plan
National Capital Commission | Commission de la Capitale Nationale

National Capital Core Area Plan
National Capital Commission | Commission de la Capitale Nationale

Adoption of the first Metropolitan Strategic Plan, setting out a 10-year vision for public transit in the Greater Montreal area
Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM)

Coastal Protection Regulations
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg

Please join us in celebrating these incredible projects that are helping to shape communities across the country. Winners will be presented in July at the CIP/OUQ 2026 National Planning Conference, FUSION, in Montreal.