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Congratulations to Assistant Professor Martine August for receiving 2019 Best Conference Paper award at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association earlier this month in Los Angles. This award is for her paper titled: “The Financialization of Canadian Multi-Family Rental Housing: From Trailer to Tower.” presented in 2018 at the UAA conference in Toronto.

The School of  Planning offers our sincere congratulations to 2014 Alumni Rukshan de Silva for receiving the Young Planner of the Year award in New South Wales! Rukshan also completed a Master of Economic Development and Innovation (MEDI) at Waterloo before

embarking on his very successful career in both the private (HOK) and public (Town of Halton) sectors.

The School of Planning is proud of their alumni!  We congratulate recent award recipient Meaghan Mendonca, 2012 graduate of our BES Honours Co-op Planning for being named Top 30 under 30 in Sustainability. Meaghan is currently employed as a senior advisor for Metrolinx’s Benefits Management & Sponsor Office, working on  North America’s largest infrastructure project, GO Expansion.

The School of Planning is pleased to announce that Janice Barry has joined our team as of July 1, 2018, as a tenure track Assistant Professor. Janice is an established scholar, with previous appointments at the University of Glasgow, University of Sheffield and most recently the University of Manitoba.

CIP's Planning Student Trust Fund Scholarships (CIP-PSTF) is now accepting applications for its five scholarships and one bursary. Planning students are invited to learn more and apply online before March 15, 2018. Successful recipients will be notified in May and the presentation will take place at our national conference.  

At SOUL 2018, student-generated content, student networking, and social opportunities will be integral parts of the conference experience. Students are invited to apply to present their research, coursework, or extracurricular projects for the Student Presentation Sessions. Deadline for submissions is February 28, 2018.

On February 19 2018, a call for poster presentations at the SOUL 2018 “Poster Playground” will open.

Toronto Commercial Real Estate Women

is pleased to announce the 2018 Toronto CREW Scholarship

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Regent Park Redux evaluates one of the biggest experiments in public housing redevelopment from the tenant perspective. Built in the 1940s, Toronto’s Regent Park has experienced common large-scale public housing problems. Instead of simply tearing down old buildings and scattering inhabitants, the city’s housing authority came up with a plan for radical transformation.

The Association of Graduate Planners (AGP) in conjunction with the School of Planning are pleased to announce the schedule of speakers for the fall term. These events are made possible by the efforts of the AGP and funding from the generous contributions of UWPAT.

Call for Presentations OPPI Conference 2017

Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to profile your research at the 2017 Conference - Ontario Professional Planners Institute's biggest event of the year. The Institute is looking for student members to run dynamic, engaging Conference sessions based on their areas of research. Don't miss this out on this opportunity to enhance your profile and build relationships with some of the province's leading professional planners!