TERM:

Public members: Public members shall be appointed at the annual Organizational Meeting of Council and shall be appointed for either one or two year terms that commence on January 1 and end on December 31.

No member shall be appointed to serve more than three consecutive two year terms.

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.

 - Ten public members
 - Two employees of the City, each of whom must be a General Manager, Director or Manager, appointed by the Chief Administrative Officer.

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. 

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

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.

Ineligible to apply: Current employee of the City of Calgary

Of the ten public member positions on the Calgary Planning Commission, at least two positions are filled from amongst citizens-at-large who apply through a public recruitment campaign. Up to four of the ten public member positions on the Commission may be filled either from the public recruitment campaign or from non-binding nominees solicited from professional organizations.  The Calgary Planning Commission strives to ensure its collective membership includes expertise in:
     • Architecture
     • Engineering
     • Home Building
     • Landscape Architecture
     • Real Estate Development
     • Real Estate and/or Planning Law
     • Urban Design
     • Urban Planning
or other areas of expertise Council deems appropriate.

By resolution of Council (Report C2004-37), non-binding nominations have been solicited from the following organizations, with no obligation to appoint any of the public member positions from within these groups:
     • Alberta Association of Architects
     • Alberta Association of Landscape Architects
     • Alberta Professional Planners Institute
     • Association Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Alberta
     • BILD Calgary Region
     • Canadian Bar Association
     • Federation of Calgary Communities

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: Kimberly.Holberton@calgary.ca

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. 

All members of the Commission, including Members of Council, holding office immediately prior to July 30, 2024 shall continue as members of the Commission until December 31 of the year their appointment is set to expire.