MEMBERSHIP IN API

Requirements

 

Qualifications For Membership

(For further and full information, please read "Schedule A" of the CIP By-Laws.)

 

Becoming a student member: applicant must

• be enrolled in a degree program in planning which is recognized as defined in Sentence 9.1 of this Schedule, or

• have been granted a recognized degree in planning as defined in Sentence 9.l of "Schedule A" of the CIP By-Laws and is enrolled in a degree program.

Note: A Student member may retain status as a student member for 

~ a maximum of one year following completion of a degree program or

~ until elected as a provisional member, whichever comes first.

 

Becoming a provisional member: applicant must

• Recognized Degree 

  • have a recognized degree in planning as defined in Sentence 9.1 of "Schedule A" of the CIP bylaws

• Related Degree 

  • have a degree in a field related to planning and

  • have obtained employment in the planning field

• Unrelated Degree 

  • have a degree which is not related to planning and

  • have obtained employment in the planning field

Becoming a full member: applicant must

• Recognized Degree: 

  • have been elected as a Provisional member,

  • completed a minimum of two years of responsible professional planning experience which must be recorded in a log book,

  • successfully completed an oral examination to the satisfaction of the affiliate

• Related Degree: 

  • degree in a field related to planning

  • have been elected as a Provisional member

  • 4 years responsible professional planning experience recorded in a log book

  • successfully completed a written examination or portfolio requirement

  • successfully completed an oral examination to the satisfaction of the affiliate

• Un-related Degree: 

  • have been elected as a Provisional member

  • six years of responsible professional planning experience of which four years must be recorded in a log book

  • immediate application to be a Member

  • successfully completed a written examination or portfolio requirement, and

  • successfully completed an oral examination to the satisfaction of the affiliate

• Another Country: 

  • be a full member in good standing of the professional planning organization of another country, which organization is recognized by the Institute as having equivalent membership standards, and

  • successful completion of the examination or portfolio requirements of the Institute.

Becoming a Fellow: a Fellow is  

• elected by a vote of the Fellows Nominating Committee,

• a Member who has been in good standing for a period of not less than 10 years,

• in the opinion of the Committee, has made an outstanding contribution to planning including a raising of standards in planning at the national level, has done work that is exemplary and who has been nominated in writing by at least six Members from more than two affiliates

Becoming a Non-practicing Member: applicant must

• have either temporarily or permanently retired from practice in planning and

• have made the request in writing.

Becoming a Non-resident Member:

• Council may award a corporate member a non-resident status when the corporate member resides outside Canada and has made the request in writing.

Notes:

~ For persons resident outside Canada, Council shall exercise the authority ascribed to affiliates in this Schedule.

~ A person who has a degree in planning which is recognized by the professional planning organization in another country, which organization is recognized by the Institute as having equivalent accreditation standards, shall be deemed to have a recognized degree for the purpose of this Schedule.

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CIP Membership Manual Extract

Table of Contents

The contents of this document are extracts only and are intended for reference purposes. For the full, up to date and accurate document, please contact the Canadian Institute of Planners.

• Extracts from Canadian Institute of Planners Membership Manual : A Manual for the Guidance of the National Membership Committee and Affiliate Membership Committees
  • 2.5 Responsible Professional Planning Experience
  • 2.8 Guidelines for Portfolio
  • 2.10 Applications for membership
  • 2.11 Administrative process for Admitting Members to CIP Administrative Process for Admitting members to CIP
  • 2.12 General Policies and Minimum Requirements
  • 2.14 Time Limits
  • 2.15. Fees
  • 2.19 Public Associates
  • 2.20 Honorary Members
• Procedure for and Contents of Oral Interview of Candidates for Membership
  • 2.9 Oral Interview
  • 2.23 APPENDIX - Oral Interview Guidelines (To be provided to candidate)
  • 2.24 APPENDIX - Oral Interview Questions
  • Examples of Questions
  • End of Interview
  • Intent of Each of the Groups of Questions
• Procedure for and Contents of Written Examination for Non-Planning Degree Applicants for Membership
  • 2.7 Written Examination
  • 2.22 APPENDIX - Canadian Institute of Planners Examination for Membership
  • Canadian Institute of Planners Examination for Membership

   

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Forms & Policies

• Application form

• Logbook Guidelines

• Logbook Experience Validation form 

• API Council Policy Manual - Section 13 (Membership)

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Membership Fees

Canadian Institute of Planners/Atlantic Planners Institute 

API Fees

 

January 2008

Full & Provisional: $146.00

Public Associate: $146.00

Fellow: $0 (elected prior to 1993)             $146.00 (elected in 1993 or later)

Retired & Non-practicing: $0

Student: $25.00

Public Associate Student: $25.00

 

CIP Fees

• CIP fees are added to those API fees listed above.  CIP Fees

Membership Committee

Membership Chair,
Atlantic Planners Institute,
c/o Canadian Institute of Planners,
116 Albert St., Suite 108, Ottawa, ON  K1P 5G3

Chair: John Bain, MCIP (NS Rep)     jdbain at edpc.ca (email)	Vice-Chair: Dennis Friesen, FCIP (PEI Rep) dfriesen at isn.net
Mary Bishop, FCIP (NL Rep) mbishop at conceptionbaysouth.ca	Ron Corbett, MCIP (NB Rep) rcorbett at nbnet.nb.ca

Membership Committee Terms of Reference

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Professional Practice Review Committee

The duties of the Committee are:

a) In accordance with Section 21 of the API Bylaw, to undertake preliminary investigations
   of complaints and report its findings to the Council.

b) To prepare a confidential annual report of its activities to the Council.

c) To make recommendations to the Council on matters within its jurisdiction.

d) To ensure that its activities are undertaken in strict confidence and to not divulge
    its discussions or findings to any person who is not a member of the committee, 
    the President or the Executive Director.

PPRC Committee Terms of Reference 

Chair: Tim Moerman, MCIP (NB Rep) tim.moerman at moncton.ca (email)	Jens Jensen, MCIP (NS Rep) jens.jensen at hmjconsulting.ca (email)
Vacant (NL Rep)	Jack Saunders, MCIP (PEI Rep) mjsaunders at gov.pe.ca (email)

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