Events
May
7
PIBC walking tour series: Industrial Lands
6:15pm - 7:45pm
PIBC represents networking, knowledge, skills, and RPP certification, and many PIBC events earn points towards certification. This time: what is industrial? What uses are supportive and compatible with traditional/modern industrial urban activities?
May
12
Housing Justice Frameworks with Dr. Ananya Roy
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Dr. Roy examines how the wealth of the global north is tied to the marginalization of the global south and how these dynamics play out not only at the international scale, but also within the power structures of our own cities and urban spaces.
May
14
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Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (in-person)
A 3-session in-person workshop on January 17, 24, and 25, 2026. If you're a grad student in Winter Session Term 1 (September-December 2025), you can apply for the waitlist of this workshop.
May
14
Translating Database Searches and Finding Grey Literature
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Translate a search strategy in multiple databases; How to plan and execute your grey literature search; How to document your search.
May
27
Toward a model of anti-racism education in post-COVID Canada
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Dr. Shibao Guo presents “Combating Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia: Toward a Model of Pandemic Anti-Racism Education in Post-COVID-19 Canada”.
May
28
PIBC & REIBC presentation: Building World-Class Cities
11:30am - 2:00pm
The Planning Institute of British Columbia and The Real Estate Institute of BC preent planner Larry Beasley and urban development expert Michael White on shaping one of the world’s most ambitious urban environments: Abu Dhabi.
Jun
2
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PIBC 2026 Annual Conference
"Bold Plans. Local Action", this year in Penticton, BC. Their keynote speaker is famous Canadian Planning Communicator Uytae Lee.
Jun
10
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Water and Environment Student Talks 2026 Conference
Organised by a committee of UBC/UVic grad students, bringing together water and environmental researchers from diverse disciplines. Registration deadline for visitors is May 31, and for submission of abstracts is March 27.
Jun
17
Talk: Where is climate investment going
5:00pm - 7:00pm
CEOs and investors actively building Canada's climate economy join a panel on examine where climate investment is flowing, which industries are pulling ahead, and what Canada's climate economy means for the next generation.