Each year, CIP’s Emerging Planner Award recognizes a professional within the first 10 years of their planning career who is already making a meaningful impact…
The Canadian Institute of Planners highlights some of the most important budget announcements in Budget 2026 for planners and what they could mean for communities across Canada.
Each year, CIP’s Emerging Planner Award recognizes a professional within the first 10 years of their planning career who is already making a meaningful impact…
Planning shapes the communities we live in every day – often in ways we don’t even notice. From speeding up housing development to designing climate-resilient spaces and even ensuring the sidewalks beneath our feet are safe and accessible. This work is the backbone of our communities, and it wouldn’t be possible without informed and engaged members of the public.
As our communities continue to evolve, planners will remain central to shaping their future – including in guiding how and where we accommodate growth and development. Intensification has long been lauded as a sustainable alternative to the low-density, peripheral development that has dominated urbanization patterns since the 20th century. By directing growth towards mature neighbourhoods, intensification offers a clear pathway towards building the complete, compact, and connected communities that are envisioned in planning documents across the country.
In this Q&A, we catch up with Timurul Hoque Kazi about his experience in the Future Planners Program, the lessons and connections he gained along the way, and how the program has helped shape his next steps as a future planner.