News

Planner-In-Residence 2024-2025 Jason Thorne!

Five Faculty of Environment students are the first Waterloo participants in a specialized field experience hosted by FREED.

School of Planning PhD Candidate Cloé St-Hilaire proposes four key ways to address housing financialization: an open data property registry, public housing, rent control and taxing REITs. 

School of Planning MES Student Emma Borho has been awarded the Dillon Consulting Ltd Scholarship at the 2024 Canadian Institute of Planners National Conference. 

The School of Planning is pleased to announce that Dr. Katherine Perrott is one of the recipients of the Outstanding Performance Award 2023. In addition to Dr. Perrott, Dr. Erin O'Connell and Dr. Michelle Rutty also received the award for The Faculty of Environment.

On June 11^th, the School of Planning celebrated the accomplishments of our 2024 Graduates during the annual Graduation Luncheon. This event marks a tradition for the School of Planning to honour the time our graduates have spent with us, and to provide final words of encouragement as they prepare to move forward in their future endeavours.

School of Planning MES student Jane Kelsey has been partnering with Region of Waterloo Public Health to explore how alcohol access changed in the Region from 2014 to 2023. These findings were recently shared with nearly 20 Region of Waterloo employees to highlight how we might anticipate alcohol-related harms changing in the coming years. 

The School of Planning’s Dr. Luna Khirfan recently spoke with CBC to discuss the benefits of daylighting natural waterways hidden below Canada's three largest cities. 

School of Planning PhD Candidate Ryan Lok has received the 2024 Amit and Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student. 

Updated April 15, 2024 - Domestic application deadline extended to June 1st for MA/MES. Please contact our grad office (env-plan@uwaterloo) to discuss your interest in this program.