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Join CIP for the next edition of the Plan Canada Webinar Series! Listen as authors from the most recent issue share more insights from their article, dive deeper into the theme, and take members’ questions live.

Each year, the United Nations reviews select SDGs to assess global progress. In 2026, UN-Habitat will lead a comprehensive review of SDG 11 to assess progress towards achieving “inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable” cities and settlements worldwide.

In a rapidly changing global environment, the visibility of SDG 11 cannot be taken for granted. Continued reporting, storytelling, and evidence from planners are essential to demonstrating its value and relevance. This is why the Commonwealth Association of Planners is calling on Canadian planners to showcase the work they are doing to advance SDG 11 and to reaffirm the importance of its renewal.

In advance of this webinar, CIP members can now access their digital copy of Plan Canada by logging into the Member Area. Not a member? Click here to learn more about becoming a public subscriber.

Each Plan Canada webinar is free for members to attend and can be used toward your Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) requirements. Non-members are also welcome to join for a fee of $35, plus applicable taxes.

If you are a CIP member and attend the webinar, your CPL units will be automatically applied to your account and be viewable in the Member Area. It does not get easier than that! Just make 

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Kindly note that as we continue to make improvements to provide better access to our webinars, we will be using the Zoom links. Currently, we are not offering dial-in details by phone. Rest assured that we will send a link to our webinar recordings to everyone who has registered.

Speakers:

Natalie Frank, Director, Research, Innovation and Reporting, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada/ Government of Canada

Natalie Frank is the Director of Research, Innovation and Reporting at Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (formerly, Infrastructure Canada), where she leads departmental research strategy, oversees major research projects and partnerships, and coordinates on cross-governmental reporting initiatives for the department.  Over the past five years at that department, she has worked on innovative new programs and helped create several new initiatives for community infrastructure.

Prior to joining Infrastructure Canada, she led initiatives at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat to advance experimentation methods and approaches across the Government of Canada. She also served from 2016 to 2018 as the Manager of the Innovation Lab at Employment and Social Development Canada. Natalie has more than 25 years of experience in the Government of Canada, having worked on policies, programs and research in areas that have interested her since high school: culture and the arts, skills and education, media and technology, identity and diversity, social resilience, and community development. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University and a M.A in Mass Communication from Carleton University.

Paul Bell RPP, MCIP, Place and Community Lead | Senior Planner, Narratives Inc.

As the Place and Community Lead at Narratives Inc., Paul Bell seeks to amplify community voices by bringing together data with "stories of place". With experience across municipal, private, and Indigenous sectors, he integrates cultural and spiritual knowledge into planning.

Melissa Le Geyt, Senior Policy Analyst, Province of BC

Melissa is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness at the Province of B.C. Her research and work focus on advancing the policy and practice of disaster and climate risk management.

Moderators: 

Kelley Moore RPP, FCIP, Secretary General & Trustee, Commonwealth Association of Planners

Kelley Moore, RRP FCIP integrates public policy, planning, and innovation. As VP at Innovation Saskatchewan, she leads research and technology park strategy. She also serves as Secretary General of the Commonwealth Association of Planners, advancing global collaboration and sustainable development.

Tharini Prakash, Planning Technician, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

Tharini Prakash is an architect-turned planner, working with the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. Based in Western Canada, she advances sustainable growth through local government policy, reconciliation planning, and large-scale development.