Events

Introduction to PIBC Intelligent Inventory

12:00pm - 1:00pm

PIBC has developed the first AI tool built for planners to instantly search, compare, and verify OCPs and zoning bylaws in British Columbia. This Peer Learning Network webinar will introduce the new tool.

Launch Party: The Vancouver Special

6:00pm - 9:00pm

CAPACity (Creative And Passionate About CITIES), the UBC undergrad-ran urban planning group, is hosting a launch party for the first edition of "The Vancouver Special", their new Student-Led Urban Planning Journal.

SCARP Planning Studio 2026 Final Presentations

3:30pm - 7:00pm | Robson Square, Theatre C300

In one of our most exciting events of the year, after months of research, community engagement, partnerships, and planning, MCRP's Planning Studio student teams present their findings and formal proposals to our community partners across BC.

"9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero" and panel dialogue

6:00pm - 8:00pm

SCARP Associate Professor Maged Senbel joins a panel discussion and dialogue following a pre-screening about the participatory democracy process that led to the building of the 9/11 Memorial and its precedent for Vancouver contexts.

ICP Practicum Final Presentations

9:30am - 2:00pm

Musqueam has again welcomed SCARP's students faculty and staff, partnering Nations, family, and invited friends, to gather in Musqueam's Cultural Centre and share in the knowledge ICP's latest cohort have generated in partnership.

Fighting Against Gender-Based Digital Violence

10:30am

The German Embassy in Ottawa, the German Consulate General in Vancouver, and the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations are hosting a virtual panel on what online harassment looks like, how it spreads, and what you can do if it happens to you.

Urban Development Institute panel on policy and housing delivery

11:30am - 1:30pm

Senior municipal planners from across the region on how planning policy is translating into housing delivery in today's challenging market.

The Big Ten GIS Conference

Students, educators, researchers, librarians, professionals, and humanities scholars to share their geospatial work and explore emerging directions in research and practice. Submit a presentation to participate (by March 5) or join as audience.

KAIROS Blanket Exercise

10:00am - 12:00pm

An experiential learning opportunity to immerse yourself in 400 years of Canadian colonial history told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples. Facilitated by Moontide Reconciliation, an official KAIROS team.

Applying to grad school at UBC (session over Instagram)

10:00am - 10:45am

For those gearing up to apply to grad school, with insights and practical advice on your application strategy, whether you're a prospective UBC grad student or have started the application process.

UBC Centre for Migration Studies conference

Researchers from across disciplines will gather at the CMS Migration & Integration Conference to share and engage with new work on migration and integration.

Canvas workshops for instructors and TAs (in-person)

1:00pm - 2:30pm

The Centre for Instructional Support hosts workshops for APSC instructors and TAs who need to be quickly acquainted with Canvas and/or wish to refresh themselves on some of the basic functions useful for course set up and delivery.

Canvas workshops for instructors and TAs (virtual)

1:00pm - 2:30pm

The Centre for Instructional Support hosts workshops for APSC instructors and TAs who need to be quickly acquainted with Canvas and/or wish to refresh themselves on some of the basic functions useful for course set up and delivery.

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”.

PIBC 2026 Annual Conference

"Bold Plans. Local Action", this year in Penticton, BC. Their keynote speaker is famous Canadian Planning Communicator Uytae Lee.