The Canadian Institute of Planners applauds yesterday’s announcement of “A Force of Nature: Canada’s Strategy to Protect Nature” from the Prime Minister. With an investment of $3.8 billion, Canada’s new nature strategy will protect and restore critical habitats, ensure industrial strategies complement conservation efforts, and mobilize new capital for nature.
Planners, industry partners, and local governments all work at different intersections of emergency management and risk reduction, and improved coordination between these groups can help ensure that resilience measures are practical and effective at the community level.
Disruptions are rarely unforeseen; at our fingertips is a wealth of data, historical and contemporary patterns, and peer expertise that we can use to integrate resilience into everyday decision-making. This edition of Plan Canada intends to help compile this accumulated knowledge to continue our professional conversation about resilience.
By Deborah Morrison, CEO, Canadian Institute of Planners Parliament is back in session, and for some of CIP’s board members, it was their first-ever visit…
Planners are uniquely equipped to design better processes and develop new tools that address bottlenecks and reduce duplication in the short term, while also establishing high standards to future-proof our communities. CIP is therefore pleased to provide feedback on the Build Canada Homes Market Sounding Guide…
Now more than ever, planning matters. Planning influences where we live, how we move, how we work, how our economies grow, and the health and well-being of our cities, communities, and regions. In response to the federal government’s call for pre-budget submissions, CIP has submitted our recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance ahead of the Fall Economic Statement and Budget 2025.