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Members of the Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP®) are actively engaged in the planning profession and are a Registered Professional Planner (RPP), Licensed Professional Planner (LPP), Urbaniste, or equivalent fully certified member residing in Canada.

To join CIP and use the MCIP title, you must be a member in good standing with a PTIA.

Candidate members of CIP have been admitted as candidate members of a PTIA and are pursuing their Registered Professional Planner (RPP), Licensed Professional Planner (LPP), Urbaniste, or equivalent designation in Canada.

Pre-Candidates intend to become a Candidate member but do not yet qualify. This may include individuals who have a recognized planning degree and are not working in planning, as well as those without a recognized planning degree who have been working in planning for less than five years.

Retired members of CIP were professional members who have retired from planning and left the professional in good standing, and who wish to stay up to date on Canadian planning topics. Retired members are not permitted to use the MCIP® title.

CIP welcomes all Canadian and international students who have an interest in planning to join for free. Student members must be currently enrolled in a full-time program.

International planners who are full members of the American Planning Association (APA) or Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) may apply to become an International member of the CIP and use the MCIP-I title. Please note that this  does not grant legal registration to work and/or practice in Canada. Please refer to the Professional Standards Board to begin your certification.

Planners working outside of Canada are welcome to become CIP Public Subscribers. (See below for more details.)

If you are practicing planning outside of Canada and are interested in becoming a registered Canadian planner, please refer to the Professional Standards Board to begin your certification.

Are you interested in Canadian professional planning, but you do not match the criteria for one of the above listed membership categories? Become a Public Subscriber to stay up to the date on the latest news and digital copies of our Plan Canada magazine.