Winners for Excellence in Planning
The PIBC 2026 Awards winners were announced and recognized on Thursday, June 4, 2026, during the Gala dinner at the PIBC 2026 Annual Conference in Penticton, BC.
It was with great pleasure that PIBC announced the following 2026 winners for Excellence in Planning in their respective categories:
Awards for Excellence in Planning Practice: Cities & Urban Areas
Gold: City of Vancouver for Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan Implementation
Silver: City of Port Moody and Schema Office of Architecture for A Guide to SSMUH (Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing) Developments
Awards for Excellence in Planning Practice: Small Town & Rural Areas
Gold: Council of Yukon First Nations, CitySpaces Consulting, Kobayashi + Zedda Architects, Ketza-Walker Joint Venture, and Connective for CYFN Family Preservation and Wellness Centre
Silver: Fraser Valley Regional District and Dialog BC for Fraser Canyon Complete Community Assessment
Honourable Mention: Sunshine Coast Regional District, School District 46 and Vancouver Coastal Health for ReMembering Youth Official Community Plan Youth Consultation on the Sunshine Coast
Award for Excellence in Policy Planning: Cities & Urban Areas
Gold: City of Burnaby for Burnaby 2050: Official Community Plan
Silver: City of Chilliwack and MODUS Planning, Design & Engagement for Chilliwack 2050: Your City Our Future – Official Community Plan Update
Awards for Excellence in Policy Planning: Small Town & Rural Areas
Gold: City of Nelson - Development Services & Climate Leadership for Nelson 2050 - Leading the Way Together
Silver: City of Langford and Toderian UrbanWORKS for City of Langford Official Community Plan ("The Langford Plan")
Award for Research & New Directions
Gold: Cowichan Valley Regional District (Coralie Breen, PhD, RPP, MCIP and Alison Garnett, MCP, RPP, MCIP), MODUS Planning, Design & Engagement, and Stantec for Towards a Shared Vision Island Rail Corridor CVRD
Silver: City of New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, BC Hydro, WATT Consulting Group, and Introba for Charged and Ready: EV-Ready Residential Building Experiences in BC
Honourable Mention: Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, Mott MacDonald, and MODUS Planning, Design & Engagement for Stanley Park Mobility Study
Congratulations to this year’s PIBC Awards winners!
Click here to read about this year's award-winning teams and projects.
Click here for the official press release.
Past PIBC Awards Winners
Click on the links below to learn more about past PIBC Awards winners and their projects and achievements.
2025 PIBC Awards winners
2024 PIBC Awards winners
2023 PIBC Awards winners
2022 PIBC Awards winners
2021 PIBC Awards winners
2020 PIBC Awards winners
