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Community Planner

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Communityplanners study the social, economic, political, and physical conditions ofurban and rural communities, and lead efforts to adapt to and manage forcesthat affect communities, regional landscapes and resources. Community Planner: Certifications in Alberta - alis

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Certification & Regulation Information

Alberta Professional Planners Institute |(albertaplanners.com)

TheAlberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI) is a professional regulatedorganization under the provisions of the Professional and OccupationalAssociations Registration Act, responsible for certifying members to achieve"Right to Title" and thereby are legally entitled to use theRegistered Professional Planner – RPP designation. APPI regulates private andpublic sector planners practicing in Alberta, the Northwest Territories andNunavut. APPI is governed as a public accountable organization with anobligation to serve the public interest under the Professional and OccupationalAssociations Registration Act.

STEP 1: Visit& review: RPP Certification | Alberta Professional Planners Institute (albertaplanners.com)

STEP 2: Follow: The Road to RPP | Alberta Professional Planners Institute (albertaplanners.com)

*NOTE: In Calgary - School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape | University of Calgary (ucalgary.ca)

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Labour Market, Industry & Career Planning Information

National Occupational Classification - Canada.ca (esdc.gc.ca)
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Search the Directory of Occupational Profiles (cicic.ca)

https://www.opportunext.ca/career/alberta/community-planner

INDUSTRY LINKS:
Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) – The Voice of Canada’s Planning Profession (cip-icu.ca)
Registered Professional Planner, Professional Standards Board, PSB (psb-planningcanada.ca)

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Acknowledgement of Territory

We are located in the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot  Confederacy) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta,  which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and  the Iyarhe Nakoda. We are situated on land where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, and  the traditional Blackfoot name of this place is “Mohkinstsis” which we  now call the City of Calgary. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.

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