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Urban planning is the process of designing the physical layout of cities, towns, and communities to improve how people live, work, and travel. Planners decide where homes, parks, schools, roads, and businesses should go, and how they should connect to create safe, healthy, and efficient places. They also tackle big issues like equity, sustainability, and justice to create spaces for everyone.

Urban planning offers a meaningful path where you can help shape the future of our world. It blends ideas from design, science, and public service, and it’s perfect for people who care about how others live and want to make a difference. As an urban planner, you will get an opportunity to turn your ideas into real change that people see and feel every day.

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Dalhousie University

Nova Scotia

Dalhousie's School of Planning is the hub of planning education in Atlantic Canada, offering accredited undergraduate and master's programs in the heart of Halifax with studio-based learning and...
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  • Undergraduate
  • Master's

McGill University

Quebec

McGill’s School of Urban Planning offers an English-language accredited master’s program in the heart of Montreal, with studios tied to local communities.
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  • Master's

Queen’s University

Ontario

Queen's accredited two-year Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MPL) prepares students to become leaders in the planning field, with studio-based learning and specializations in land use and...
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  • Master's
  • Doctorate

Université de Montréal

Quebec

L’École d’urbanisme de l’Université de Montréal offre des programmes de maîtrise et de doctorat en français, au cœur de la métropole.
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  • Master's
  • Doctorate

Université Laval

Quebec

Laval offers French-language undergraduate and master’s planning programs in Quebec City, with a focus on regional development and territorial planning.
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  • Undergraduate
  • Master's

University of British Columbia

British Columbia

SCARP at UBC is one of Canada’s oldest planning schools, offering an accredited master’s program focused on sustainability, community development, and Indigenous planning in Vancouver.
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  • Master's

University of Calgary

Alberta

The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) emphasizes interdisciplinary planning and design, entrepreneurship, and collaboration with industry to prepare students for impactful careers.
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  • Undergraduate
  • Master's

University of Ottawa

Ontario

Ottawa’s planning-related graduate offerings are bilingual, with English and French streams suited to federal, municipal, and National Capital Region practice.
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  • Master's

University of Toronto

Ontario

Planning at the University of Toronto combines urban theory, spatial analysis, and studio practice in Canada’s largest city, with master’s and doctoral pathways.
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  • Master's
  • Doctorate

University of Waterloo

Ontario

Waterloo’s School of Planning offers accredited undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs with a strong co-op tradition and applied research in the Region of Waterloo.
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  • Undergraduate
  • Master's
  • Doctorate