TERM:

Public members: Public members shall be appointed at the annual Organizational Meeting of Council and shall serve for a period of two years or until their sucessor is appointed, whichever occurs last. Public Members first appointed may be appointed for a period of one year so as to provide for staggered appointments. 

No member shall serve more than six consecutive years.

Employees of the City: The employees appointed to the Commission shall each remain a member of the Commission for so long as such person holds the position of General Manager, Director or Manager appointed by the Chief Administrative Officer.

The Commission is established as a municipal planning commission to consist of the following:
     (a) ten public members; and
     (b) two employee members.

All members are voting members.

Members of Council shall not be appointed to the Commission. For clarity, notwithstanding Section A.13 of the Procedure Bylaw 42M2025, the Mayor shall not be an ex-officio member of the Commission.

Two meetings per month, on Thursdays. 
Official CPC meeting commences at 1:00 PM and runs on average for four hours. Meeting length is subject to the agenda size and complexity. 

Calgary Municipal Building
800 Macleod Trail SE
Council Chamber

Meetings are now hybrid with the option to attend in person or online. In person attendance is preferred.

Meetings’ calendar is available under: https://www.calgary.ca/council/meetings/council-calendars.html

Six members of the Commission, including at least one of the employee members

Must be:

 - At least 18 years of age; and

 - Resident of Calgary; or

 - Indigenous person who may reside outside of Calgary but are residents of the Calgary surrounding area within the Treaty 7 region, including those Indigenous persons who belong to the Blackfoot Confederacy, made up of the Siksika, Piikani, Amskaapipiikani and Kainai First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and those persons who are Métis, including citizens of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government residing in Foothills Métis District 1, Medicine Hat Métis District 2, Red Deer Métis District 3, Rocky View Métis District 4, Calgary Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6.

Kimberly Holberton

Admin Asst CPC Development

The City of Calgary

P.O. Box 2100, Stn. M, Mail Code 8062

Calgary, AB T2P 2M5

Bus: (403) 268-1482

E-mail: [email protected]

Calgary Planning Commission

Allowed

Official CPC meeting commences at 1:00 PM and runs on average for four hours. Meeting length is subject to the agenda size and complexity. 

Prior to the official meeting, a pre-meeting is held at 12:15 PM – 12:50 PM to discuss administrative business. Attendance at both, meetings is expected. Members must be available to attend CPC meetings during or after regular business hours as some meetings may run into the evening. 

The CPC Agenda package will be available six days in advance of the CPC meeting for review. For an average meeting length, members should expect to spend approximately three hours reading and reviewing reports in advance of CPC meetings.