About Us

The Atlantic Planners Institute / Institut des Urbanistes de l’Atlantique, an affiliate of the Canadian Institute of Planners, is an association of professional planners in the four Atlantic Provinces of Canada : New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. API/IUA is governed by a Council elected by the membership, consisting of a President, a President Elect, a representative from each province also serving in an administrative capacity, and a student representative from each of the two regional planning schools. Each of the four provinces has a Branch of API/IUA, with its own bylaws and executive.

API/IUA provides the following services to the membership:

  • processing of membership applications
  • maintenance of the membership roster
  • production of a regularly-scheduled newsletter
  • funding guarantees for the annual conference organizing committee

The Branches provide the following services:

  • professional development sessions
  • liaison with the planning schools (Nova Scotia Branch)
  • organizing and hosting the annual conference, on a rotating basis