Canadian Institute of Planners
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Abbreviation | CIP |
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Formation | 1919 |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
Region served
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Canada |
Official language
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English, French |
Website | www.cip-icu.ca |
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The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) is a professional organization in Canada for those involved in land use planning.
Founded in 1919, its primary aim is "the advancement of responsible planning throughout Canada".
Membership includes a number of services including:
- a quarterly magazine entitled 'Plan Canada'
- annual awards for planning excellence
- annual national conference
- online information and services.
Contents
Great Places in Canada
Since 2001 the CIP has published an annual list of the best "places" in Canada in three categories, streets, neighbourhoods, and public spaces.
2011 [1]
- Great Streets
- Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC
- Ottawa Street (Textille District), Hamilton, ON
- Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
- Great Neighbourhoods
- Petit Champlain, Quebec, QC
- The Hydrostone, Halifax, NS
- Snaw-Naw-As (Nanoose First Nation), Lantzville, BC
- Great Public Spaces
2012 [2]
- Great Streets
- Winner - Queen Street, Fredericton, NB
- People's Choice - Osborne Street, Winnipeg, MB
- Great Neighbourhoods
- Winner - Osborne Village, Winnipeg, MB
- People's Choice - Woodfield, London, ON
- Great Public Spaces
See also
- Ontario Professional Planners Institute
- The Royal Town Planning Institute
- American Planning Association
- American Institute of Certified Planners