Honorary Member Nominations
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Honorary Membership
Honorary membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners is the highest honour the Institute can bestow upon a non-planner. This prestigious distinction recognizes individuals working outside of the planning profession who have made a significant contribution to the promotion or enhancement of planning practice, the profession, or both. This honour acknowledges an individual’s extraordinary contribution to vitality, resilience, and sustainability in one or more communities across Canada and/or around the world.
To become an Honorary Member, an individual must be nominated by a CIP member in good standing and adhere to the nomination criteria. The nomination is brought before CIP’s Honours and Awards Jury, which makes a recommendation to the CIP Board of Directors. New Honorary Members are presented during the honours and awards ceremony at CIP’s national conference. Honorary Members do not hold voting rights in the Institute.
Eligible Nominees
Honorary membership may be granted to individuals who are not planners but who are actively involved in planning, for example, educators, journalists, civil servants, elected officials, community members, and members of not-for-profits.
Nominees must be Canadian citizens or Canadian permanent residents, residing in Canada at the time of their nomination.
CIP Fellows, members of CIP or a Provincial and Territorial Institute and Association (PTIA), and people who are employed in planning but are not members, cannot be nominated.
Submission package requirements and the full nomination guidelines can be found here on the CIP Website.
Questions regarding the nominations process can be directed to impact@cip-icu.ca