Winners for Excellence in Planning

The PIBC 2025 Awards winners were announced and recognized on Thursday, June 12, 2025, during the Gala dinner at the PIBC 2025 Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC.

It was with great pleasure that PIBC announced the following 2025 winners for Excellence in Planning in their respective categories:

Awards for Excellence in Planning Practice: Cities & Urban Areas

• Gold: Aboriginal Housing Society of PG, M'akola Development Services, DYS Architecture, and IDL Projects – Urban Indigenous Community
• Silver: The District of Saanich – Strategic Support for Non-Market Housing in Saanich
• Honourable Mention: The City of New Westminster – The Crises Response Pilot Project: Transforming Planning Practice in Addressing the Three Crises of Homelessness, Mental Health and Substance Use

Awards for Excellence in Planning Practice: Small Town & Rural Areas

• Gold: Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, WSP Canada Ltd., and Cycle 16 Trail Society – Cycle 16 Trail Project
• Silver: City of Courtenay – From Policy to Practice: Visualizing R-SSMUH’s Integration into Our City

Award for Excellence in Policy Planning: Cities & Urban Areas

• Gold: District of Saanich and Diamond Head Consulting Ltd. – District of Saanich Biodiversity Conservation Strategy & Urban Forest Strategy

Awards for Excellence in Policy Planning: Small Town & Rural Areas

• Gold: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), EcoPlan International, and Regenative Design – Úxwumixw 2050: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Generational Plan
• Silver: District of Tofino – Limits to Growth Policy

Award for Research & New Directions

• Gold: Metro Vancouver – Metro Vancouver Tree Guide
   

Congratulations to this year’s PIBC Awards winners! 

Click here for the official press release.
Stay tuned for the PIBC 2025 Awards photos & feature article in Planning West magazine.

Past PIBC Awards Winners

Click on the links below to learn more about past PIBC Awards winners and their projects and achievements.

2024 PIBC Awards winners
2023 PIBC Awards winners
2022 PIBC Awards winners
2021 PIBC Awards winners
2020 PIBC Awards winners