About the Awards

The annual IAP2 Canada Core Values Awards recognize and encourage organizations and individuals in the practice of public participation and engagement - promoting excellence, quality and innovation in the way they execute their projects and programs and exemplify the IAP2 Core Values. 

As well as giving engagement professionals a “time in the spotlight”, these awards: 

• Highlight innovative approaches; 
• Inspire other engagement professionals; 
• Demonstrate the value of public engagement; and 
• Show governments and other decision makers how the concept of “inspiring better decisions together” is not just a catch-phrase. 

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The winners in each Award category will be recognized at the 2025 North American Conference in San Antonio, Texas, September 28-30, 2025. Finalists will be notified in July.

The deadline to apply for the Core Values Awards is May 9, 2025. Note that these awards are not exclusive to IAP2 members: anyone may apply.

Questions? Contact us at info@iap2canada.ca.

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À propos des prix

Les prix annuels des valeurs fondamentales de l'AIP2 Canada récompensent et encouragent les organisations et les individus dans la pratique de la participation et de la mobilisation du public - en promouvant l'excellence, la qualité et l'innovation dans la façon dont ils exécutent leurs projets et programmes et illustrent les valeurs fondamentales de l'AIP2. En plus de donner aux professionnels de la P2 un « moment sous les projecteurs », ces prix : 

• Mettent en évidence les approches novatrices ; 
• Inspirent d'autres professionnels de la mobilisation ; 
• Démontrent la valeur de la participation publique ; et 
• Montrent aux gouvernements et aux autres décideurs que le concept « d’inspirer ensemble de meilleures décisions » n'est pas qu'un slogan. 

Voir le dossier d'information

Les lauréats de chaque catégorie de prix seront reconnus à la conférence nord-américaine 2025 de l'AIP2 à San Antonio, Texas du 28-30 septembre. Les finalistes seront informés en juillet.

La date limite de candidature pour les prix des valeurs fondamentales est fixée au 9 mai 2025. Notez que ces prix ne sont pas réservés aux membres de l'AIP2 : tout le monde peut poser sa candidature.

Vous avez des questions ? Contactez-nous à l'adresse suivante : info@iap2canada.ca.

Either "Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement (Level 1 practitioners)" or "IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 practitioners)" is a prerequisite for this course. 

Learn more

Designing & Leading Engagement is a Level 2 course that introduces practitioners to the design and plan phases of the practice framework, providing them with the opportunity to develop public participation and engagement practice plans. This includes scoping, community mapping, determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence, choosing appropriate methods and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to design an engagement process and plan for a real-world scenario, including:

• Plan a clear scope of the work, problem or opportunity with identified negotiables and non-negotiables
• Conduct detailed stakeholder analysis, community mapping and equity analysis
• Identify appropriate roles and levels of influence for key players
• Establish clear engagement purpose and objectives and success criteria/measures to suit the scenario
• Identify relevant profiles of engagement
• Conduct a detailed risk/opportunities analysis
• Choose and sequence appropriate methods (in-person and digital) and identify communication tactics to suit the scenario
• Identify key roles for senior leaders and decision makers
• Explore principles and approaches for equity, diversity and inclusion and apply them to stakeholder analysis
• Embed digital strategies, platforms, and methods as part of the plan and process
• Develop an evaluation framework to suit the scenario
• Identify key roles and resources needed to implement the P2/engagement plan
• Develop and apply a suitable pitch to senior leaders that will secure commitment and resources for the P2/engagement plan
• Identify the many different contexts of engagement including the elements present in more complex engagement scenarios

Target Audience: 

• Practitioners who are leading the planning and implementation of public participation and engagement practice processes
• Participants who will be involved in the design and planning of public participation and engagement practice processes

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

Either "Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement (Level 1 practitioners)" or "IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 practitioners)" is a prerequisite for this course. 

Learn more

Our Licensed Trainer:

Tracey Ehl brings groups together to explore ideas, opportunities and issues.  She approaches public participation as a learning process, for everyone.  This is based on a belief that individual and collective learning hold great potential for positive, transformative change. 

Tracey has over two decades of professional experience in facilitation, public and stakeholder engagement, environmental communications and environmental and strategic planning.  Tracey’s energetic and attentive style has assisted communities locally and internationally to develop supported, realistic solutions and achieve shared goals. Her project involvement has focused on complex projects in the areas of energy, sustainability, public water system management, municipal planning, transportation and public transit, waste management, wastewater infrastructure, and community development.  Within these projects, Tracey has designed, led and documented hundreds of events and processes to meet the unique needs of each client and the affected stakeholder groups, while managing controversy, outrage and budget limitations, multiple agendas and influences beyond the project.

Shawn Bravender (CP3) has over 20 years of experience, Shawn has led the design and implementation of meaningful engagement outcomes for effective decision-making for many multi-disciplinary projects such as active modes, municipal and regional planning, transportation, parks and recreation, and community building.

With experience in leading teams and planning engagement projects from the high-level to the fine grained, Shawn understands a project needs a strong technical foundation as well as community support to succeed. Much of his work has included dealing with emotional dysregulation and outrage.

Shawn is a skilled facilitator, an engaging public speaker, and is passionate about training and coaching. His well-rounded approach and ability combine communications, planning, engineering, and community engagement that instills confidence in clients and results in successful projects. He believes the most effective facilitation of strong emotion and high passion starts long before the session commences, through the careful and comprehensive design of the process, approaches, and implementation

Série de webinaires d'étude de cas du Cabinet de relations publiques NATIONAL : La participation publique au service d'une meilleure planification aéroportuaire

Dans un contexte de croissance continue du trafic aérien et d'évolution rapide des technologies, ADM Aéroports de Montréal se doit d'anticiper les besoins futurs pour garantir une infrastructure aéroportuaire efficace et durable.

La mise à jour des plans directeurs pour la période 2023-2043 constitue une étape cruciale dans cette démarche. Ces plans directeurs visent à définir les orientations stratégiques qui guideront le développement des infrastructures aéroportuaires au cours des deux prochaines décennies, en tenant compte non seulement des impératifs économiques et environnementaux, mais aussi des attentes sociétales. 

Dans ce webinaire, des experts du Cabinet de relations publiques NATIONAL vont présenter le cadre méthodologique adopté par ADM Aéroports de Montréal pour mener un vaste processus de consultation auprès de ses parties prenantes et du grand public. Ils mettront aussi en lumière comment ces échanges ont influencé la rédaction des plans directeurs, en plus de souligner l'importance d’adopter une approche collaborative pour relever les défis complexes auxquels fait face le secteur aéroportuaire canadien.

Apprentissages

• Méthodes de participation publiques utilisées dans un contexte réglementé et comprenant de nombreuses parties prenantes.
• Gestion des attentes, des demandes et des priorités des parties prenantes.
• Constats sur les meilleures pratiques et les pièges à éviter.

Time Zones

• 01:00 pm - 02:15 pm Eastern
• 12:00 pm - 01:15 pm Central
• 11:00 pm - 12:15 pm Mountain
• 10:00 am - 11:15 am Pacific

About the presenters:

Vincent Gagnon

Directeur, Acceptabilité sociale et mobilisation

Leader de la pratique d’acceptabilité sociale

Bureau de Montréal

En poste chez NATIONAL depuis près de sept ans et détenant 10 ans d’expérience en journalisme, communications et affaires publiques, Vincent collabore à plusieurs projets de grande envergure auprès de clients corporatifs, institutionnels et associatifs.

Détenteur du Certificat en participation publique de l'Association internationale pour la participation publique (AIP2), Vincent accompagne ses clients au quotidien avec leurs besoins en acceptabilité sociale, en participation publique, en gestion de crise, en stratégie de communication, ainsi qu'en formations médias et médias sociaux. Il rédige aussi fréquemment des plans de communication et d’autres documents stratégiques.

Parfaitement bilingue et reconnu comme un excellent orateur, Vincent agit comme animateur et modérateur lors de consultations publiques, de groupes de discussion et d’autres dossiers complexes pour le compte de plusieurs municipalités, ainsi que de clients publics et privés.

Vincent est titulaire d’un baccalauréat de l’Université Concordia en journalisme, spécialisation multiplateforme. Il a œuvré dans ce domaine notamment comme journaliste, chroniqueur et descripteur de matchs de hockey à la radio.

Vincent siège au conseil d'administration de la Chambre de commerce et d'industries de Trois-Rivières, d'Innovation et développement économique Trois-Rivières, et à celui de la Fondation Trois-Rivières durable. Il a également siégé sur le CA d'une fédération sportive québécoise pendant plus de trois ans, en plus de mentorer la délégation de l'Université Concordia aux Jeux de la communication.

Hugo Morissette

Directeur principal, Affaires publiques, transport et mobilité

Joueur d’équipe reconnu, Hugo privilégie dans son analyse et ses propositions des solutions sur mesure pour la clientèle. Son expérience variée dans les cabinets politiques, en communication, en ressources humaines, en transport et en commerce de détail lui confère une compréhension concrète des besoins et du vocabulaire de plusieurs secteurs.

Ayant œuvré plus de 10 ans comme conseiller politique et chef de cabinet à la Ville de Montréal, il connaît bien la réalité politique au municipal. Il a travaillé autant au niveau des arrondissements, que de la ville-centre et l’agglomération de Montréal. Il a touché à plusieurs dossiers d’aménagement urbain lors de son passage au municipal et il partage son expertise avec nos clients actuels. Par la suite, son rôle à l’Agence métropolitaine de transport lui a permis de mettre à contribution ses compétences en gestion des projets de transport et en relations gouvernementales municipales. Au sein de notre Cabinet, il joue un rôle dans plusieurs sphères d’intervention, notamment les relations gouvernementales, l’acceptabilité sociale, le conseil stratégique, les communications internes de même que la rédaction de mémoires ou de plans de communication. Il sait s’adapter à tout type de mandat, du plus simple au plus complexe.

Membre de l’Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés du Québec, Hugo détient un baccalauréat en sciences politiques, une maîtrise en gestion des ressources humaines et un certificat en communications appliquées aux relations publiques. Il s’est impliqué dans plusieurs conseils d’administration, notamment au Centre de référence du Grand Montréal et à la Fondation du Barreau du Québec.

The Maturity Model for Public Participation

Register now for the IAP2 Wild Rose Chapter webinar on the Maturity Model for Public Participation delivered by Nicole Armos from Simon Fraser University's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. The soon-to-launch Maturity Model is a new developmental assessment tool designed to support engagement teams to evaluate and enhance their public participation capacity at an organizational and project level. 

About the Presenter

Nicole is the Manager of Knowledge and Practice at Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, where she works to advance innovative and equitable approaches to dialogue and democratic participation. Since 2013, Nicole has supported over a dozen local, provincial and federal public engagement projects. She was the lead analyst and writer of the Beyond Inclusion: Equity in Public Engagement project, and the Maturity Model for Public Participation in Canada.

Either "Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement (Level 1 practitioners)" or "IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 practitioners)" is a prerequisite for this course. Learn more

Applying Methods is a Level 2 course that focuses on exploring a variety of methods used in implementing public participation and engagement and considers how to design and integrate those methods into the public participation and engagement practice process. Participants will learn to select, assess and create effective elements of methods to work meaningfully with participants.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify a range of methods that can be used for various engagement purposes and processes, and strategies to select the most appropriate method/s for an engagement project/process
• Research, design and test a face to face and/or online method using a range of tools and resources
• Apply the four steps of designing a method to incorporate the eight key components of method design
• Develop rational and experiential aims
• Design an appropriate format
• Design questions and process
• Develop appropriate communications
• Combine methods to achieve engagement goals and objectives and test for appropriate sequencing
• Incorporate inclusivity and diversity principles
• Identify data management needs, evaluation points and measures
• Identify resources required
• Explore a variety of both face to face and online methods/techniques that include a nested structure of different methods (e.g. deliberative processes, Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space Technology)
• Analyze the specific engagement requirements for online and digital methods, identify and select appropriate platforms and tools to meet needs, and strategies to sequence these methods for delivery
• Identify principles for monitoring online activity
• Test the design by running elements of the method and submitting for peer review using a checklist
• Apply methods to achieve engagement goals and objectives including using effective communication skills, and test for appropriate sequencing
• Design key messages and know how to use communication tools that build trust and integrity, and meet the needs of diverse audiences

Target Audience: 

• Practitioners with some public participation and engagement practice experience who are looking to cement their knowledge and skills

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

Fundamental of P2 and Engagement is the level 1 prerequisite for this course. 

Learn more

Our Licensed Trainer:

Steph Roy McCallum is a facilitator, coach, trainer and leader of the most difficult conversations of our lives, and the Chief Storm Rider at the Courageous Leadership Project. She is author of the recently released book Leading Together: How Brave, Honest Conversations Can Transform Our Lives, Organizations and Communities (available November 17, 2022). With her heart on her sleeve and a deep breath for courage, she wades into the messy, important, beautiful conversations that can bring us together - or tear us apart. Her work in conflict transformation has taken her to 5 continents, leading brave, honest conversations to solve the challenges in our lives, organizations and communities – together. Steph is a trained Co-Active Leadership coach, a Certified Professional Facilitator and a Certified NeuroTransformational Coach. She is an IAP2 Trainer, course developer and co-lead of curriculum development for the new IAP2 Global Learning Pathway being launched in 2023. Steph believes that brave, honest conversations are how we solve the challenges in our world, together.

Prerequisite for Designing P2 and Engagement and Applying Methods (for Level 1 practitioners) - IAP2 Canada Certificate in Public Participation. 
Learn more

The focus of this course is on understanding and applying the practices of meaningful and effective public participation (P2). The training explores principles, concepts, and best practices, and how to design and apply this knowledge to your public participation and engagement work.

Bundle Discount Available!

Register Now!

Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

• Define public participation and engagement and related terms and what makes it unique
• Identify what makes public participation and engagement meaningful 
• Reflect on the benefits, risks and myths related to public participation and engagement
• Identify and discuss IAP2 five core foundations in their application to public participation and engagement work 
• Identify the role that values (seven core values) play in public participation and engagement work and the leadership attributes that will serve them as they practice 
• Understand the IAP2 Spectrum of public Participation and rationale for the increasing intensity as decision impacts  
• Reflect on and apply ethical leadership actions and abilities to public participation and engagement situations 
• Apply the Profiles of public participation and engagement model to public participation and engagement and explore organization-led and community-led engagement and how that impacts the engagement process 
• Reflect on and apply the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and explore the role of power and influence and its impacts on the approach to public participation and engagement
• Apply the IAP2 spectrum to public participation and engagement situations and practice 
• Explore the Practice Framework (design, plan, implement, learn) as a tool for effective planning and process, and assess the quality of the process  

Target Audience: 

• New practitioners beginning their journey in engagement 
• Anyone working in the field or a related field who wants to understand and apply the fundamentals of meaningful and effective public participation and engagement practice

Course Delivery:

This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer.

This is a six-hour, trainer-led Engage Delaney virtual course. Zoom and Google Suites (digital workbook used for exercises and provided at completion) are used, in addition to other applications, to make this a highly interactive and skills-based session. There are two, three-hour sessions over two consecutive days. Each daily session runs 9:30 – 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time; 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Prerequisite:

There is no prerequisite.

Cost:

$395.00 + applicable tax - Engage Delaney is offering a $100 bundle discount when you book the three IAP2 Certificate courses (Fundamentals of P2, Designing P2, and Applying Methods) with us. You can select the courses in a given 12-month period but must pay for all three courses at the same time.

Register Now!

Our Licensed Trainers:

Courses will be delivered by either of our licensed trainers Jessica Delaney or Kristi Merilees, ensuring expert guidance and continuity in every session. The assigned trainer will depend on availability and scheduling needs.

Jessica Delaney is a seasoned engagement and communications professional with 15 years of experience working with government, private and not-for-profit sectors.

She provides clients with engagement, facilitation and strategic communications services in her strength sectors that include municipal government, sustainable housing, and healthcare. Jessica has planned, implemented and reported on over 100 comprehensive and inclusive engagements using a variety of in-person and online engagement techniques. Her approach to community, public, stakeholder and Indigenous engagement is to make it safe, inclusive, fun and practical.

Kristi Merilees is an experienced public engagement and communications professional with over 20 years' experience working in municipal government and public sector environments.

Kristi is a senior engagement, and communications director with Engage Delaney and has vast experience in detailed engagement planning, client relations and project leadership and facilitation. She has planned, implemented, and reported on over 45 comprehensive engagements using both in-person and virtual engagement techniques for various sectors including government, industry, healthcare, and transportation. Kristi is skilled at collaborating and engaging seldom heard voices to create shared understanding and brings experience in professional communications and a collaborative facilitation style. Key experience includes detailed engagement planning, virtual and in-person facilitation of focus groups, workshops and other engagements, training, client relations, logistics, research, report writing, and the development of communications plans and products.

Learn more at https://www.engagedelaney.com/

Either "Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement (Level 1 practitioners)" or "IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 practitioners)" is a prerequisite for this course. Learn more

Designing & Leading Engagement is a Level 2 course that introduces practitioners to the design and plan phases of the practice framework, providing them with the opportunity to develop public participation and engagement practice plans. This includes scoping, community mapping, determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence, choosing appropriate methods and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences.

Bundle Discount Available!

Register Now!

Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to design an engagement process and plan for a real-world scenario, including:

• Plan a clear scope of the work, problem or opportunity with identified negotiables and non-negotiables
• Conduct detailed stakeholder analysis, community mapping and equity analysis
• Identify appropriate roles and levels of influence for key players
• Establish clear engagement purpose and objectives and success criteria/measures to suit the scenario
• Identify relevant profiles of engagement
• Conduct a detailed risk/opportunities analysis
• Choose and sequence appropriate methods (in-person and digital) and identify communication tactics to suit the scenario
• Identify key roles for senior leaders and decision makers
• Explore principles and approaches for equity, diversity and inclusion and apply them to stakeholder analysis
• Embed digital strategies, platforms, and methods as part of the plan and process
• Develop an evaluation framework to suit the scenario
• Identify key roles and resources needed to implement the P2/engagement plan
• Develop and apply a suitable pitch to senior leaders that will secure commitment and resources for the P2/engagement plan
• Identify the many different contexts of engagement including the elements present in more complex engagement scenarios

Target Audience: 

• Practitioners who are leading the planning and implementation of public participation and engagement practice processes
• Participants who will be involved in the design and planning of public participation and engagement practice processes

Course Delivery:

This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer.

This is a 12-hour, trainer-led Delaney Virtual Academy. Zoom and Google Suites (digital workbook provided at course end) are used, in addition to other applications, to make this a highly interactive and skills-based session. There are four, three-hour sessions over four consecutive days. Each daily session runs 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time; 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Prerequisite:

Fundamentals of P2 and Engagement is a prerequisite for this course. 

Learn more

Cost:

$795.00 + applicable tax - Engage Delaney is offering a $100 bundle discount when you book the three IAP2 Certificate courses (Fundamentals of P2, Designing P2, and Applying Methods) with us. You can select the courses in a given 12-month period but must pay for all three courses at the same time.

Register Now!

Our Licensed Trainer:

Courses will be delivered by either of our licensed trainers Jessica Delaney or Kristi Merilees, ensuring expert guidance and continuity in every session. The assigned trainer will depend on availability and scheduling needs.

Jessica Delaney is a seasoned engagement and communications professional with 15 years of experience working with government, private and not-for-profit sectors.

She provides clients with engagement, facilitation and strategic communications services in her strength sectors that include municipal government, sustainable housing, and healthcare. Jessica has planned, implemented and reported on over 100 comprehensive and inclusive engagements using a variety of in-person and online engagement techniques. Her approach to community, public, stakeholder and Indigenous engagement is to make it safe, inclusive, fun and practical.

Kristi Merilees is an experienced public engagement and communications professional with over 20 years' of experience working in municipal government and public sector environments.

Kristi is a senior engagement, and communications director with Engage Delaney and has vast experience in detailed engagement planning, client relations and project leadership and facilitation. She has planned, implemented, and reported on over 45 comprehensive engagements using both in-person and virtual engagement techniques for various sectors including government, industry, healthcare, and transportation. Kristi is skilled at collaborating and engaging seldom heard voices to create shared understanding and brings experience in professional communications and a collaborative facilitation style. Key experience includes detailed engagement planning, virtual and in-person facilitation of focus groups, workshops and other engagements, training, client relations, logistics, research, report writing, and the development of communications plans and products.

Learn more at https://www.engagedelaney.com/

 

Wise Practices in Indigenous Engagement, 2024 Core Value Awards Honourable Mention for Indigenous Engagement

Join us for a fast-paced dive into the many tools and methods applied to Indigenous engagement on EPCOR’s multi-year Flood Mitigation Project. Discover how an integrated project team supported nimble adaptation, and grew trust and relationships. We’ll share what went well and what we’d do differently. EPCOR’s project received a 2024 Core Values Award Honorable Mention in Indigenous Engagement.

You’ll leave with:

• Over 10 tools, methods and practical tips to apply to your next project
• Greater confidence to approach your next project
• Context of a multi-year project that engaged across four levels of the engagement spectrum, with over 30 Indigenous Nations and communities

Time Zones

• 01:00 pm - 02:15 pm Eastern
• 12:00 pm - 01:15 pm Central
• 11:00 pm - 12:15 pm Mountain
• 10:00 am - 11:15 am Pacific

About the presenters:

Anne Harding, BComm, MA, CP3 is the Owner of Forum Community Relations, a Calgary based consulting company dedicated to catalyzing better communities through Indigenous relations and community engagement. In her 20 years of experience as a community and Indigenous engagement professional, she has engaged with nearly 100 Indigenous Nations, communities and organizations across Canada on economic development, community engagement, reconciliation, education, training, and resource consultation initiatives.

Candace MacLachlan has Cree and Ukrainian ancestry and was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and has furthered her education by focusing on Indigenous Community - Industry Relations at the Yellowhead Tribal College. Currently, she serves as the Senior Advisor in Indigenous Relations at EPCOR Utilities Inc., where she is dedicated to fostering meaningful relationships between industry and Indigenous Nations.

Michelle Deacon, BComm passionately believes in collaborative processes to discover the possible. When we listen, we learn from each other – with the potential to realize transformative and impactful solutions. Michelle supports consulting firms as an engagement lead and coordinator in the creation, implementation, management, reporting and evaluation of Indigenous and public engagement programs. Michelle also has over fifteen years of coaching, communications, strategic planning and project management experience in the private and not-for-profit sectors.

Public Participation and Engagement for Senior Leaders looks at P2 and engagement from the perspective of those in leadership and decision-making roles. It explores what makes P2 and engagement meaningful, standards of practice, and the unique and critical role that senior leaders play in building a positive culture of P2 and engagement that contributes to improved results, credibility, and performance.

Register Now!

Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify and consider how external and internal factors are impacting P2/engagement
• Define P2 and engagement as well as related terms and what makes it unique, and consider the role of leaders in P2 and engagement
• Identify what makes P2 and engagement meaningful, and reflect on the impacts and results of collaboration and connection
• Explore the critical role of leaders in building trust, working with power and influence, and committing to the purpose of engagement and level of influence, through the lens of the spectrum and the Profiles of the Engagement model
• Explore the Practice Framework to identify the role of leaders in building an engagement culture and in working with community and stakeholders
• Explore the role of power and influence in challenging engagement contexts, and their impacts on our work and the perception of our organization
• Identify the steps on the development continuum for a culture of P2/engagement and assess organization (s) against those steps; evidence and measures of how well we are doing.
• Discover the role of the leader in leading culture change in communities and organizations, and practice skills and knowledge

Target Audience: 

• Senior Leaders are: Management and Executive levels of an organization where decisions are made related to the whole of an organization and where accountability and responsibility rest. This can include the Executive team, Chief and Council, elected officials, or senior leadership of specific organizational departments.

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

There is no prerequisite.

Cost:

$249. or $299 for students or not profit organizations + applicable tax 

Register Now!

Licensed Trainer:

Steph Roy McCallum 

is a facilitator, coach, trainer and leader of the most difficult conversations of our lives, and the Chief Storm Rider at the Courageous Leadership Project. She is author of the recently released book Leading Together: How Brave, Honest Conversations Can Transform Our Lives, Organizations and Communities (available November 17, 2022). With her heart on her sleeve and a deep breath for courage, she wades into the messy, important, beautiful conversations that can bring us together - or tear us apart. Her work in conflict transformation has taken her to 5 continents, leading brave, honest conversations to solve the challenges in our lives, organizations and communities – together. Steph is a trained Co-Active Leadership coach, a Certified Professional Facilitator and a Certified NeuroTransformational Coach. She is an IAP2 Trainer, course developer and co-lead of curriculum development for the new IAP2 Global Learning Pathway being launched in 2023. Steph believes that brave, honest conversations are how we solve the challenges in our world, together.

Prerequisite for Designing P2 and Engagement and Applying Methods (for Level 1 practitioners) - IAP2 Canada Certificate in Public Participation. 
Learn more

The focus of this course is on understanding and applying the practices of meaningful and effective public participation (P2). The training explores principles, concepts and best practices, and how to design and apply this knowledge to your public participation and engagement work.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

• Define public participation and engagement and related terms and what makes it unique
• Identify what makes public participation and engagement meaningful 
• Reflect on the benefits, risks and myths related to public participation and engagement
• Identify and discuss IAP2 five core foundations in their application to public participation and engagement work 
• Identify the role that values (seven core values) play in public participation and engagement work and the leadership attributes that will serve them as they practice 
• Understand the IAP2 Spectrum of public Participation and rationale for the increasing intensity as decision impacts  
• Reflect on and apply ethical leadership actions and abilities to public participation and engagement situations 
• Apply the Profiles of public participation and engagement model to public participation and engagement and explore organization-led and community-led engagement and how that impacts the engagement process 
• Reflect on and apply the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and explore the role of power and influence and its impacts on the approach to public participation and engagement
• Apply the IAP2 spectrum to public participation and engagement situations and practice 
• Explore the Practice Framework (design, plan, implement, learn) as a tool for effective planning and process, and assess the quality of the process  

Target Audience: 

• New practitioners beginning their journey in engagement 
• Anyone working in the field or a related field who wants to understand and apply the fundamentals of meaningful and effective public participation and engagement practice

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

There is no prerequisite.

Our Licensed Trainer:

Amelia Shaw is an award-winning consultation strategist, practitioner, professional facilitator and capacity builder. Over the past twenty-plus years Amelia has been successfully involved in the development of major policies, projects and plans from strategic design, to initiating and facilitating inclusive processes, and implementation. She has worked with governments, public organizations, nonprofits and private companies in multiple sectors including community development, education, governance, labour, land-use planning, transit and transportation. Her ultimate goal, with any P2 project/process, is to find an innovative approach that supports both community and organizational values and objectives and leads to helpful deliverables and a positive outcome. Her solutions have earned international recognition, including an IAP2 Core Values Award for Innovation

Bundle Discount & Early Bird Discount Available for this Package!

Based on IAP2's internationally recognized Global Learning Pathway, this professional development certificate program builds on the foundations of public participation training and best practices from around the globe to provide participants with approximately 30 hours of effective training in public participation and engagement. 

IAP2 Canada's Certificate in Public Participation (P2) for introductory (Level 1) participants consists of 3 core courses, hosted by IAP2 Canada:

Note: Members must be logged in to access member pricing

Either "Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement (Level 1 practitioners)" or "IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 practitioners)" is a prerequisite for this course. Learn more

Applying Methods is a Level 2 course that focuses on exploring a variety of methods used in implementing public participation and engagement and considers how to design and integrate those methods into the public participation and engagement practice process. Participants will learn to select, assess and create effective elements of methods to work meaningfully with participants.

Bundle Discount Available!

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Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify a range of methods that can be used for various engagement purposes and processes, and strategies to select the most appropriate method/s for an engagement project/process
• Research, design and test a face to face and/or online method using a range of tools and resources
• Apply the four steps of designing a method to incorporate the eight key components of method design
• Develop rational and experiential aims
• Design an appropriate format
• Design questions and process
• Develop appropriate communications
• Combine methods to achieve engagement goals and objectives and test for appropriate sequencing
• Incorporate inclusivity and diversity principles
• Identify data management needs, evaluation points and measures
• Identify resources required
• Explore a variety of both face to face and online methods/techniques that include a nested structure of different methods (e.g. deliberative processes, Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space Technology)
• Analyze the specific engagement requirements for online and digital methods, identify and select appropriate platforms and tools to meet needs, and strategies to sequence these methods for delivery
• Identify principles for monitoring online activity
• Test the design by running elements of the method and submitting for peer review using a checklist
• Apply methods to achieve engagement goals and objectives including using effective communication skills, and test for appropriate sequencing
• Design key messages and know how to use communication tools that build trust and integrity, and meet the needs of diverse audiences

Target Audience: 

• Practitioners with some public participation and engagement practice experience who are looking to cement their knowledge and skills

Course Delivery:

This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer.

This is a 12-hour, trainer-led Delaney Virtual Academy. Zoom and Google Suites (digital workbook provided at course conclusion) are used, in addition to other applications, to make this a highly interactive and skills-based session. There are four, three-hour sessions over four consecutive days. Each daily session runs 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time; 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Prerequisite:

Fundamental of P2 and Engagement is the level 1 prerequisite for this course. 

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Cost:

$795.00 + applicable tax - - Engage Delaney is offering a $100 bundle discount when you book the three IAP2 Certificate courses (Fundamentals of P2, Designing P2, and Applying Methods) with us. You can select the courses in a given 12-month period but must pay for all three courses at the same time.

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Our Licensed Trainers:

Courses will be delivered by either of our licensed trainers Jessica Delaney or Kristi Merilees, ensuring expert guidance and continuity in every session. The assigned trainer will depend on availability and scheduling needs.

Jessica Delaney is a seasoned engagement and communications professional with 15 years of experience working with government, private and not-for-profit sectors.

She provides clients with engagement, facilitation and strategic communications services in her strength sectors that include municipal government, sustainable housing, and healthcare. Jessica has planned, implemented and reported on over 100 comprehensive and inclusive engagements using a variety of in-person and online engagement techniques. Her approach to community, public, stakeholder and Indigenous engagement is to make it safe, inclusive, fun and practical.

Kristi Merilees is an experienced public engagement and communications professional with over 20 years' of experience working in municipal government and public sector environments.

Kristi is a senior engagement, and communications director with Engage Delaney and has vast experience in detailed engagement planning, client relations and project leadership and facilitation. She has planned, implemented, and reported on over 45 comprehensive engagements using both in-person and virtual engagement techniques for various sectors including government, industry, healthcare, and transportation. Kristi is skilled at collaborating and engaging seldom heard voices to create shared understanding and brings experience in professional communications and a collaborative facilitation style. Key experience includes detailed engagement planning, virtual and in-person facilitation of focus groups, workshops and other engagements, training, client relations, logistics, research, report writing, and the development of communications plans and products.

Learn more at https://www.engagedelaney.com/

Prerequisite for Designing P2 and Engagement and Applying Methods (for Level 2 Practitioners) - IAP2 Canada Certificate in Public Participation. Learn more

The IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts is Level 2 course that sets out the underpinning models and frameworks of public participation and engagement practice as defined by the IAP2 community. Specifically in terms of what it is, who is involved, standards of practice, and why it is important to be practiced ethically and effectively. Participants will explore these concepts and models in contexts that are challenging and will gain skills and knowledge to apply to their work. This course is suitable for practitioners who already have substantial experience in public participation and engagement practice work and are ready to be leading this work with others (2-5 years).

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Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Define public participation and engagement and related terms and describe its relationship with communication
• Identify what makes public participation and engagement meaningful and reflect on the benefits, risks and myths related to P2/engagement
• Identify the role that values play in challenging public participation and engagement work and the leadership attributes that will serve them as they practice.
• Reflect on and apply ethical leadership actions and abilities to challenging engagement situations
• Apply the Profiles of Engagement model to public participation and engagement and explore organization led and community led engagement and how that impacts the engagement process
• Apply the IAP2 spectrum to challenging public participation and engagement situations and practice
• Explore the Practice Framework as a tool for effective planning and process
• Reflect on and apply the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and explore the concept of inter-cultural engagement
• Explore the role of power and influence in challenging engagement contexts and its impacts to our work.

Target Audience: 

• Practitioners with some public participation and engagement practice experience who are looking to cement their knowledge and skills

Course Delivery:

This course is delivered in-person in Edmonton, AB. This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer.

Prerequisite:

None

Cost:

$400.00 + applicable tax

Our Trainers:

Kim Hyshka, CP3 is a believer that just about anything is possible with a little dialogue. She’s on a mission, to chart a different course for public conversations, better conversations that open possibility, cultivate collaboration and spark change through dialogue. With over 10 years working in the field of engagement, she has developed a passion for designing and facilitating conversations that matter and creating engagement experiences where participants feel valued, relationships are built and initiatives and projects move forward. You’ll find her in the midst of both large and small-scale projects, bringing experience facilitating community forums in large urban centers or walking pipelines with Elders in the remote wilderness.

Tannis Topolnisky, CP3 over 20 years of public engagement experience and has been a licensed trainer of the IAP2 Foundations and IAP2 for Decision Makers courses since 2011. She has worked in a variety of areas such as legislation, policy and program development, health, contaminated sites, heritage conservation, municipal budgeting, land use planning, affordable housing, education and more. Tannis has diverse experience engaging communities, interest groups, non-government organizations, professional and industry associations, academics, patient groups and Indigenous peoples. She often finds herself planning and facilitating projects where there are potential impacts to health, livelihood, relationships, community and quality of life.

Based on IAP2's internationally recognized Global Learning Pathway, this professional development certificate program builds on the foundations of public participation training and best practices from around the globe to provide participants with approximately 30 hours of effective training in public participation and engagement.

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IAP2 Canada's Certificate in Public Participation (P2) for intermediate (Level 2) participants consists of 3 core courses:

1. IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts

This module covers the fundamental models and frameworks of public participation and engagement practice as defined by the IAP2 community. Specifically in terms of what it is, who is involved, standards of practice, and why it is important to be practiced ethically and effectively.

2. Designing Public Participation & Engagement

In this module, practitioners have the opportunity to develop public participation and engagement practice plans. This includes scoping, community mapping, determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence, choosing appropriate methods and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences.

3. Applying Methods 

The focus of this course is on exploring a variety of methods used in implementing public participation and engagement. Participants will learn to select, assess and create effective elements of methods to work meaningfully with participants.

Target Audience: 

• Practitioners with some public participation and engagement practice experience who are looking to cement their knowledge and skills

Course Delivery:

This is an IAP2 Canada core training program delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer. It is delivered in person in Regina, SK by an IAP2 licensed trainer.

Prerequisite:

There is no prerequisite.

Cost:

$2000.00 + tax

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Our Licensed Trainer:

Kim Hyshka, CP3

 is a believer that just about anything is possible with a little dialogue. She’s on a mission, to chart a different course for public conversations, better conversations that open possibility, cultivate collaboration and spark change through dialogue. With over 10 years working in the field of engagement, she has developed a passion for designing and facilitating conversations that matter and creating engagement experiences where participants feel valued, relationships are built and initiatives and projects move forward. You’ll find her in the midst of both large and small-scale projects, bringing experience facilitating community forums in large urban centers or walking pipelines with Elders in the remote wilderness.

Tannis Topolnisky, CP3 has eighteen years of public engagement experience and has been a licensed trainer of the IAP2 Foundations and IAP2 for Decision Makers courses since 2011. She has worked in a variety of areas such as legislation, policy and program development, health, contaminated sites, heritage conservation, municipal budgeting, land use planning, affordable housing, education and more. Tannis has diverse experience engaging communities, interest groups, non-government organizations, professional and industry associations, academics, patient groups and Indigenous peoples. She often finds herself planning and facilitating projects where there are potential impacts to health, livelihood, relationships, community and quality of life.

Either "Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement (Level 1 practitioners)" or "IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 practitioners)" is a prerequisite for this course. Learn more

Designing & Leading Engagement is a Level 2 course that introduces practitioners to the design and plan phases of the practice framework, providing them with the opportunity to develop public participation and engagement practice plans. This includes scoping, community mapping, determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence, choosing appropriate methods and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences.

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Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to design an engagement process and plan for a real-world scenario, including:

• Plan a clear scope of the work, problem or opportunity with identified negotiables and non-negotiables
• Conduct detailed stakeholder analysis, community mapping and equity analysis
• Identify appropriate roles and levels of influence for key players
• Establish clear engagement purpose and objectives and success criteria/measures to suit the scenario
• Identify relevant profiles of engagement
• Conduct a detailed risk/opportunities analysis
• Choose and sequence appropriate methods (in-person and digital) and identify communication tactics to suit the scenario
• Identify key roles for senior leaders and decision makers
• Explore principles and approaches for equity, diversity and inclusion and apply them to stakeholder analysis
• Embed digital strategies, platforms, and methods as part of the plan and process
• Develop an evaluation framework to suit the scenario
• Identify key roles and resources needed to implement the P2/engagement plan
• Develop and apply a suitable pitch to senior leaders that will secure commitment and resources for the P2/engagement plan
• Identify the many different contexts of engagement including the elements present in more complex engagement scenarios

Target Audience: 

• Practitioners who are leading the planning and implementation of public participation and engagement practice processes
• Participants who will be involved in the design and planning of public participation and engagement practice processes

Course Delivery:

This course is delivered in-person in Edmonton, AB. This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer.

Prerequisite:

Either "Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement (Level 1 practitioners)" or "IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 practitioners)" is a prerequisite for this course.

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Cost:

$875.00 + applicable tax

Our Trainers:

Kim Hyshka, CP3 is a believer that just about anything is possible with a little dialogue. She’s on a mission, to chart a different course for public conversations, better conversations that open possibility, cultivate collaboration and spark change through dialogue. With over 10 years working in the field of engagement, she has developed a passion for designing and facilitating conversations that matter and creating engagement experiences where participants feel valued, relationships are built and initiatives and projects move forward. You’ll find her in the midst of both large and small-scale projects, bringing experience facilitating community forums in large urban centers or walking pipelines with Elders in the remote wilderness.

Tannis Topolnisky, CP3 has eighteen years of public engagement experience and has been a licensed trainer of the IAP2 Foundations and IAP2 for Decision Makers courses since 2011. She has worked in a variety of areas such as legislation, policy and program development, health, contaminated sites, heritage conservation, municipal budgeting, land use planning, affordable housing, education and more. Tannis has diverse experience engaging communities, interest groups, non-government organizations, professional and industry associations, academics, patient groups and Indigenous peoples. She often finds herself planning and facilitating projects where there are potential impacts to health, livelihood, relationships, community and quality of life.

Prerequisite for Designing P2 and Engagement and Applying Methods (for Level 2 Practitioners) - IAP2 Canada Certificate in Public Participation

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The IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts is Level 2 course that sets out the underpinning models and frameworks of public participation and engagement practice as defined by the IAP2 community. Specifically in terms of what it is, who is involved, standards of practice, and why it is important to be practiced ethically and effectively. Participants will explore these concepts and models in contexts that are challenging and will gain skills and knowledge to apply to their work. This course is suitable for practitioners who already have substantial experience in public participation and engagement practice work and are ready to be leading this work with others (2-5 years).

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Define public participation and engagement and related terms and describe its relationship with communication
• Identify what makes public participation and engagement meaningful and reflect on the benefits, risks and myths related to P2/engagement
• Identify the role that values play in challenging public participation and engagement work and the leadership attributes that will serve them as they practice.
• Reflect on and apply ethical leadership actions and abilities to challenging engagement situations
• Apply the Profiles of Engagement model to public participation and engagement and explore organization led and community led engagement and how that impacts the engagement process
• Apply the IAP2 spectrum to challenging public participation and engagement situations and practice
• Explore the Practice Framework as a tool for effective planning and process
• Reflect on and apply the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and explore the concept of inter-cultural engagement
• Explore the role of power and influence in challenging engagement contexts and its impacts to our work.

Target Audience: 

• Practitioners with some public participation and engagement practice experience who are looking to cement their knowledge and skills

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada. 

Prerequisite:
None

Our Licensed Trainers:

Tracey Ehl brings groups together to explore ideas, opportunities and issues.  She approaches public participation as a learning process, for everyone.  This is based on a belief that individual and collective learning hold great potential for positive, transformative change. 

Tracey has over two decades of professional experience in facilitation, public and stakeholder engagement, environmental communications and environmental and strategic planning.  Tracey’s energetic and attentive style has assisted communities locally and internationally to develop supported, realistic solutions and achieve shared goals. Her project involvement has focused on complex projects in the areas of energy, sustainability, public water system management, municipal planning, transportation and public transit, waste management, wastewater infrastructure, and community development.  Within these projects, Tracey has designed, led and documented hundreds of events and processes to meet the unique needs of each client and the affected stakeholder groups, while managing controversy, outrage and budget limitations, multiple agendas and influences beyond the project.

Bundle Discount & Early Bird Discount Available for this Package!

Based on IAP2's internationally recognized Global Learning Pathway, this professional development certificate program builds on the foundations of public participation training and best practices from around the globe to provide participants with approximately 30 hours of effective training in public participation and engagement. 

IAP2 Canada's Certificate in Public Participation (P2) for intermediate (Level 2) participants consists of 3 core courses, hosted by IAP2 Canada:

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IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (2 sessions)

• 09 April 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
• 10 April 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)

Designing Public Participation & Engagement (4 sessions)

• 14 April 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
• 15 April 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
• 16 April 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
• 17 April 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)

      
Applying Methods (4 sessions)

• 28 April 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
• 29 April 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
• 30 April 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
• 01 May 2024, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)

Learn about and apply deep understanding and insights into the people and communities involved in P2/engagement processes, in order to make the processes more meaningful and effective. This course provides an introduction to working with diversity, equity and inclusion in P2/engagement.

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Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

• Identify and apply an approach for understanding people and communities for P2/Engagement processes

• Reflect on factors of cultural competence and cultural humility and assess your practice and approach against the factors to identify areas of strength and growth

• Apply a variety of analysis and mapping tools to understand diversity and map values

• Identify ways to increase access and centre equity by reducing barriers to participation 

• Reflect on how to build rapport, trust and relationships with people and communities and apply and assess approaches in a P2/engagement scenario

• Assess and apply diversity and values mapping to planning and implementation of meaningful and effective P2/engagement across the Practice Framework  

Target Audience:

Practitioners building their skills to contribute to meaningful P2/engagement processes

Practitioners who want to understand and apply aspects of equity, diversity and inclusion to their P2/engagement programs

Practitioners and allied professionals who are looking to build their skills in understanding who to engage in meaningful P2/engagement

Course Delivery:

This is an IAP2 Canada training course delivered externally by an IAP2 licensed trainer.

Prerequisite:

Fundamental in P2 and Engagement or any course from the previous foundations' program.

Cost:

$395.00 + applicable tax 

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Our Licensed Trainers:

Steph Roy McCallum 

is a facilitator, coach, trainer and leader of the most difficult conversations of our lives, and the Chief Storm Rider at the Courageous Leadership Project. She is author of the recently released book Leading Together: How Brave, Honest Conversations Can Transform Our Lives, Organizations and Communities (available November 17, 2022). With her heart on her sleeve and a deep breath for courage, she wades into the messy, important, beautiful conversations that can bring us together - or tear us apart. Her work in conflict transformation has taken her to 5 continents, leading brave, honest conversations to solve the challenges in our lives, organizations and communities – together. Steph is a trained Co-Active Leadership coach, a Certified Professional Facilitator and a Certified NeuroTransformational Coach. She is an IAP2 Trainer, course developer and co-lead of curriculum development for the new IAP2 Global Learning Pathway being launched in 2023. Steph believes that brave, honest conversations are how we solve the challenges in our world, together.

Either "Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement (Level 1 practitioners)" or "IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 practitioners)" is a prerequisite for this course. 

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Designing & Leading Engagement is a Level 2 course that introduces practitioners to the design and plan phases of the practice framework, providing them with the opportunity to develop public participation and engagement practice plans. This includes scoping, community mapping, determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence, choosing appropriate methods and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Course Objectives: 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to design an engagement process and plan for a real-world scenario, including:

• Plan a clear scope of the work, problem or opportunity with identified negotiables and non-negotiables
• Conduct detailed stakeholder analysis, community mapping and equity analysis
• Identify appropriate roles and levels of influence for key players
• Establish clear engagement purpose and objectives and success criteria/measures to suit the scenario
• Identify relevant profiles of engagement
• Conduct a detailed risk/opportunities analysis
• Choose and sequence appropriate methods (in-person and digital) and identify communication tactics to suit the scenario
• Identify key roles for senior leaders and decision makers
• Explore principles and approaches for equity, diversity and inclusion and apply them to stakeholder analysis
• Embed digital strategies, platforms, and methods as part of the plan and process
• Develop an evaluation framework to suit the scenario
• Identify key roles and resources needed to implement the P2/engagement plan
• Develop and apply a suitable pitch to senior leaders that will secure commitment and resources for the P2/engagement plan
• Identify the many different contexts of engagement including the elements present in more complex engagement scenarios

Target Audience: 

• Practitioners who are leading the planning and implementation of public participation and engagement practice processes
• Participants who will be involved in the design and planning of public participation and engagement practice processes

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

Either "Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement (Level 1 practitioners)" or "IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 practitioners)" is a prerequisite for this course. 

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Our Licensed Trainer:

Amelia Shaw is an award-winning consultation strategist, practitioner, professional facilitator and capacity builder. Over the past twenty-plus years Amelia has been successfully involved in the development of major policies, projects and plans from strategic design, to initiating and facilitating inclusive processes, and implementation. She has worked with governments, public organizations, nonprofits and private companies in multiple sectors including community development, education, governance, labour, land-use planning, transit and transportation. Her ultimate goal, with any P2 project/process, is to find an innovative approach that supports both community and organizational values and objectives and leads to helpful deliverables and a positive outcome. Her solutions have earned international recognition, including an IAP2 Core Values Award for Innovation

The focus of this course is on de-escalating and shifting conflict and high emotion to constructive participation, where forward momentum and resolution is possible. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the state of conflict, and work with practical, tangible approaches to de-escalate and transform challenges. Over the course, we will cover tools, strategies and ways of working to resolve polarized and emotional challenges.

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Course Objectives:

• Assess the state of conflict and emotion in the P2/engagement process and identify how to address it to create productive and constructive approaches
• Work with the stages of conflict escalation and apply the concepts of de-escalation
• Apply a variety of strategies to transform the conflict in P2/engagement practice
• Identify the impact of high emotion and apply a range of approaches to de-escalate P2/engagement challenges
• Identify how to reduce conflict in situations of misinformation and duelling facts
• Apply the principles of story-telling to connect people to each other, increase understanding and reduce conflict
• Learn from mistakes and understand the role of failure in P2/engagement processes
• Identify and apply how to model integrity and behaviours that de-escalate conflict
• Apply the strategies

Target Audience:

• Intermediate level practitioners who are leading and managing P2/engagement processes with challenges, scope and scale
• Intermediate to advanced practitioners looking for tools and strategies to apply to a polarized, charged P2/engagement environment
• Practitioners with experience in P2/engagement processes where is conflict and/or high emotion

Course Delivery:

This is an IAP2 Canada training course delivered externally by an IAP2 licensed trainer.

Prerequisite:

Fundamentals of P2 and Engagement or any course from the previous foundations' program.

Cost:

$795.00 + applicable tax 

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Our Licensed Trainers:

Jessica Delaney is a seasoned engagement and communications professional with 15 years of experience working with government, private and not-for-profit sectors.

She provides clients with engagement, facilitation and strategic communications services in her strength sectors that include municipal government, sustainable housing, and healthcare. Jessica has planned, implemented and reported on over 100 comprehensive and inclusive engagements using a variety of in-person and online engagement techniques. Her approach to community, public, stakeholder and Indigenous engagement is to make it safe, inclusive, fun and practical.

Learn more at https://www.engagedelaney.com/

Prérequis pour "Planifier la participation et la mobilisation publique", et pour "Appliquer les méthodes" (pour les praticiens de niveau 1) - Certificat de l'AIP2 Canada en participation publique. En Savoir plus.

Ce cours met l'accent sur la compréhension et l'application des pratiques de participation publique (P2) significative et efficace. La formation explore les principes, les concepts et les meilleures pratiques, ainsi que la manière de concevoir et d'appliquer ces connaissances à votre travail de participation et de mobilisation du public.

Politique d'annulation et de remboursement

Objectifs du cours: 

À la fin de ce cours, les participants seront en mesure de :

• Définir la participation publique ainsi que les termes connexes et ce qui la rend unique.
• Identifier ce qui rend la participation publique significative.
• Réfléchir aux avantages, aux risques et aux mythes liés à la participation publique.
• Identifier et discuter des cinq fondements de l'AIP2 dans leur application au travail de participation publique.
• Identifier le rôle joué par les valeurs (sept valeurs essentielles) dans le travail de participation publique, ainsi que les attributs de leadership qui les serviront dans leur pratique.
• Comprendre le Spectrum de la participation publique de l'AIP2 et la justification de l'intensification croissante en fonction de l'impact des décisions.
• Réfléchir sur et appliquer des actions et des capacités de leadership éthiques aux situations de participation publique.
• Appliquer le modèle de profil de participation publique et explorer la mobilisation dirigée par l'organisation et dirigée par la communauté, ainsi que son impact sur le processus de participation.
• Réfléchir sur et appliquer les principes de l'équité, de la diversité et de l'inclusion, et explorer le rôle du pouvoir et de l'influence, ainsi que leurs impacts sur l'approche de la participation publique.
• Appliquer le Spectrum de l'AIP2 aux situations de participation publique.
• Explorer le cadre de pratique (conception, planification, mise en œuvre, apprentissage) en tant qu'outil pour une planification et un processus efficaces, et évaluer la qualité du processus.

Public cible : 

• Nouveaux praticiens commençant leur parcours en participation publique.
• Toute personne travaillant dans le domaine ou un domaine connexe qui souhaite comprendre et appliquer les fondements de la pratique significative et efficace de la participation publique.

Modalité de cours :

En ligne et offert par l'AIP2 Canada.

Prérequis :

Il n'y a pas de prérequis.

Notre formateur:

Hugo Mimee, CP3, Professionnel de la participation publique, a une solide expérience de près de 25 ans comme professionnel en participation citoyenne et consultation publique, mais aussi en relations avec les communautés et en animation et facilitation de rencontres. Il a obtenu en 2020 la certification professionnelle en participation publique (CP3). Hugo est formateur en participation publique, notamment dans des contextes difficiles et s’intéresse particulièrement à l’intégration sociale des projets dans leurs communautés d’accueil.

Hugo amène les gens à collaborer dans différents types de projets (urbanisme, environnement, transport, aménagement du territoire, développement régional, énergie, sports et loisirs, culture) et a animé des centaines de rencontres publiques, ateliers, groupes de travail et comités autant pour Hydro-Québec qu’avec son entreprise individuelle Table ronde Participation publique.

Hugo est également chargé de cours à l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) à la maîtrise en gestion de projets, administrateur sur le conseil d’administration de Connexion nature et membre de l’Ordre des urbanistes du Québec.

Hugo aide les gens à mieux communiquer, à bien se comprendre et à trouver ensemble des solutions!

Remise groupée et remise pour inscription anticipée disponible pour ce forfait !

Basé sur le parcours d'apprentissage mondial reconnu internationalement par l'AIP2, ce programme de certificat de développement professionnel s'appuie sur les fondements de la formation à la participation publique et sur les meilleures pratiques du monde entier pour offrir aux participants environ 30 heures de formation efficace en participation publique.

Le Certificat en participation publique (P2) de l'AIP2 Canada pour les participants débutants (niveau 1) se compose de 3 cours de base :

Note: Les membres doivent être connectés pour accéder aux tarifs membres.

IAP2’s Healthcare Services Community of Practice (CoP) is a community of P2 practitioners who are committed to sharing and advancing their P2 knowledge with other healthcare professionals. 

The CoP brings together like-minded P2 practitioners every few months to share stories, challenges, opportunities, and wisdom with each other and invited guests. 

Become a Community of Practice Member

As a Healthcare CoP member you will have an interest in P2. You will be a part of a group who share experiences, challenges and opportunities related to meaningful engagement in Canada and the USA. 

NATIONAL Public Relations Case Study Webinar Series: Navigating Complexity: Engagement to Drive Change Amid Tragedy and Division

As we approach the 5th anniversary of the 2020 mass casualty in Nova Scotia, this webinar will explore the approach taken for the public inquiry by the Mass Casualty Commission including guiding principles, engagement activities, and outcomes. Facing challenges including the sensitive nature of the mandate, operating during the Covid-19 pandemic, the increasing distrust in institutions, and the limitations of a legal process, the Commission’s engagement team focused on driving substantive, long-lasting societal change. Through innovative engagement, communication, and outreach strategies, the Commission has set new precedents for public inquiries and associated processes across Canada, with insights to be drawn for other organizations.

Time Zones

• 01:00 pm - 02:15 pm Eastern
• 12:00 pm - 01:15 pm Central
• 11:00 pm - 12:15 pm Mountain
• 10:00 am - 11:15 am Pacific

About the presenters:

Sarah Simpson, NATIONAL Public Relations, Senior Director, Corporate and Public Affairs

Sarah Simpson has worked in communications and public engagement in Atlantic Canada for over ten years. In May 2023, she returned to NATIONAL, where she started her career, after gaining experience in the defence and energy sectors. Most recently, Sarah was the Senior Communications Advisor for the Mass Casualty Commission, where she managed engagement and media relations for the public inquiry into the April 2020 mass casualty in Nova Scotia, Canada’s largest mass shooting.