Membership Information

Benefits of Membership

Membership in MPPI/CIP entitles you to the following services and benefits:

For full members, exclusive use of the initials MCIP
Membership portability across Canada, subject to provincial legislation
Four issues per year of Plan Canada
Continuing professional development and social programs and workshops
An annual national conference
Annual awards for planning excellence
An annual national membership directory
Student scholarship and awards program
Career opportunities information, through CIP’s mailing service
A Professional Code of Conduct and a disciplinary process to ensure adherence to the Code

Becoming a Member

MPPI has five classes of membership:

Full Member ($378.83)
Provisional Member ($332.23)
Retired Member ($136.28)
Student Member ($25.00)
Public Associate Member ($203.73)

Eligibility

Membership in MPPI is available to anyone with a university degree who is working in the planning field. For membership purposes CIP classifies university degrees into the following categories:

1. RECOGNIZED CIP currently recognizes eighteen university degree programs across Canada (The Master of City Planning program at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba is recognized by CIP).

2. RELATED A degree in a related field including, architecture, landscape architecture, geography, and environmental studies.

3. UNRELATED Any other degree from a university or a degree granting institution.

To fulfill the requirements for full membership the applicant must have two to six years of responsible planning experience and must have successfully completed an oral interview and a written examination. The length of responsible professional planning experience depends on the type of degree held by the applicant. Applicants with a recognized degree are exempted from the written examination requirement. In lieu of the written examination, a portfolio option is available for applicants without a recognized degree in planning.

Provisional membership is available to anyone with a recognized degree in planning or anyone with a degree and who is currently employed in the planning field. Student membership is available to any student enrolled in a recognized planning degree program.