Benefits of Membership
Publications
A weekly enews, bulletins and the PLAN North West Journal.
Activities
Regional events are held in Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge/Medicine Hat to provide a forum for learning and informal discussion.
Education Sessions
The Institute sponsors professional development sessions twice a year. These sessions are usually in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting and the APPI Conference. APPI also maintains a resource library at their office that is available for members use.
Continuous Professional Learning Program
Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) covers the specific activities that members of a professional body actively engage in to further their knowledge, understanding, skills and abilities, relevant to the contemporary theory, methods, and practice of that profession.
As professional planners, we live and practice our profession in a knowledge economy that rewards innovation and generates rapid change. Our employers, clients and public have a growing need and expectation that Planners remain current, participate in that innovation and provide positive direction to direct that change.
Monitoring Issues and Legislation
The Institute monitors planning related issues and responds to the appropriate government departments and agencies with policy papers or briefs for various issues affecting the practice of planning and the public in Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The Institute provides representatives to other organizations on issues, panels and commissions that relate to Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut planning profession.
Awards
Outstanding achievements in the practice of planning and volunteers are recognized through the Annual APPI Awards program.
APPI Professional Liability Insurance Program
APPI is pleased to announce that BMS Canada Risk Services Ltd (BMS Group), is the Institute's new and exclusive insurance broker for all regulated members' Professional Liability Insurance (PLI), effective January 1, 2018 for all regulated members.
Bulletin
APPI hosts free Webinars and Virtual Coffee Breaks!
Join your peers for Virtual Coffee Breaks via GoTo Meeting. Webinars are posted as confirmed via GoTo Webinar. Check out the details and register online here.
Request for Volunteers - PSB Advisory Group on Indigenous Planning
The Professional Education and Examination Committee of the Professional Standards Board for the Planning Profession in Canada (PSB) is looking for a 3-7 qualified volunteers from across the country to serve on an Advisory Group to review content it has developed related to Indigenous Planning for its Professional Examination for the certification of Registered Professional Planners/Licensed Professional Planners in Canada, including Examination questions and Study Guide materials.
The work would involve independent review of the materials and 1-3 meetings with the group within the next 3-6 months to discuss feedback on the materials. Members of the Advisory Group have significant expertise in Indigenous Planning and may also be part of Indigenous communities. The Advisory Group may be called upon for future consultation as well.
Please send any questions or interest in participating to [email protected]
PLAN North West
The Winter 2020, Issue 6 is now available, click here.
PLAN NW invites planners who are members of APPI as well those who are not, to submit articles or concepts for articles, for consideration in upcoming issues of this planning publication. Click here for submission information.