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 2024 North American Conference in Ottawa, October 24-26. Finalists will be notified by July.

The deadline to apply for the Core Values Awards is May 8, 2024. 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. 

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Les lauréats de chaque catégorie de prix seront reconnus à la conférence nord-américaine 2024 de l'AIP2 à Ottawa, du 24-26 octobre. Les finalistes seront informés en juillet.

La date limite de candidature pour les prix des valeurs fondamentales est fixée au 8 mai 2024. 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.

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:

Deadline to register is March 26 - don't miss out!

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1. Fundamentals of Public Participation & Engagement (7 hours; Level 1) with Gay Robinson and Amelia Shaw

This course focuses on understanding and applying the practices of meaningful and effective public participation. The training explores principles, concepts and best practices, and how to design and apply this knowledge to your public participation and engagement work or,

1. IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (7 hours, Level 2) -Online

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 (14 hours, Level 2) - In-Person

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 (14 hours, Level 2) - In-Person

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.

Course Delivery:

This course is delivered in person in Ottawa, ON. This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer.

Cost:

$1,970.00 + applicable tax,

Our Licensed Trainers:

Amelia Shaw, Amelia 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

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.

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:

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

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

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:

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 http://www.rmdelaney.com/

 

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).

Deadline to register is April 09 - don't miss out!

Register Now

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

Prerequisite:

None

Cost:

$395.00 + applicable tax

Licensed Trainer:

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.

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.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

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.

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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.

Delve into the realm of artificial intelligence and explore the ways in which AI tools can be harnessed to achieve success in public participation. Gain insights into cutting-edge tools, ethical considerations regarding AI utilization for engagement, and the development of emerging organizational policies.

Time Zones

• 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm Eastern
• 01:00 pm - 02:30 pm Central
• 12:00 pm - 01:30 pm Mountain
• 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific

About your presenter:

Susanna Haas Lyons, M.A., is a public engagement specialist who develops strategy and provides training for better conversations between the public and decision-makers. She has over 20-years of international leadership experience in designing, facilitating, managing, and evaluating complex civic engagement efforts. 

Susanna is an instructor with the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) as well as a post-secondary instructor for Simon Fraser University’s Dialogue and Civic Engagement certificate program. Her courses cover topics such as deliberative dialogue, digital engagement, evaluation, large-scale engagement, and more. 

For more information, visit susannahaaslyons.com or follow her on Twitter at @zannalyons.

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).

 Register Now!

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 online and 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 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.

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 course is delivered online and 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.

Learn more

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.

Artificial Intelligence: Its potential and ethics in the practice of public participation

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are poised to have profound practical and ethical implications for the process of decision-making in democratic societies. However, public participation practitioners and the communities we work with are not powerless in the face of these rapid technological advancements. Equipped with a foundational understanding of the technology, a sound ethical framework rooted in the core values long promoted by IAP2, and actionable guidelines, policymakers, P2 practitioners, and AI developers can better support the responsible integration of AI in public participation processes.

Join Dr. Pamela Robinson, professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University, and Morgan Boyco, community engagement practitioner at Dillon Consulting and Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Waterloo, for a discussion of their recent research on the potentials and the ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence in the practice of public participation.

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 pm Pacific

About the presenters:

Dr. Pamela Robinson MCIP RPP is a professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) and is Academic Director at City Building TMU. Throughout her career as a planner her research and practice have focused on complex, emergent challenges that Canadian communities face. Her current research asks: who is planning the Canadian smart city? In 2020 Pamela received the inaugural Canadian Institute of Planners President’s Award: Academic. She is an Advisor on the Toronto Public Library’s Innovation Council and serves on the Board of Directors for the Metcalf Foundation. Pamela writes for Spacing Magazine and recently published a co-edited book The Future of Open Data (2022).

Morgan Boyco MCIP RPP is a PhD Candidate and SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship recipient in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo. At Waterloo, Morgan’s research focuses on public participation, contemporary planning and democracy theory, and the use of the latest digital civic engagement technologies to support local public participation processes. Morgan is also a professional planner and community engagement practitioner with Dillon Consulting with over a decade of experience working with municipalities across Canada to more effectively involve their community members in local decision-making processes.

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.

 Register Now!

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

Prerequisite:

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

Learn more

Cost:

$875.00 + applicable tax

Our Licensed 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 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 Delaney Virtual Academy. 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 three, two-hour sessions over three 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.

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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 http://www.rmdelaney.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. 

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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:

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

Learn more

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.

The aim of Conflict in Engagement is to help you understand, and more effectively manage, conflict dynamics.

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Course Objectives:

• Explore a range of approaches for responding to difficult situations and challenging behaviours
• Practice ways to respond to difficult situations
• Explore the five dimensions of engagement conflict and ways and tools to anticipate and/or mitigate factors that might give rise to conflict
• Understand the sources, types and factors that contribute to conflict in P2/engagement and the impact they may have on the process
• Understand the role of power and influence in engagement practice
• Understand and identify the cycle of escalation and the behaviours, attitudes and actions that are evident as conflict increases
• Contribute to and/or apply strategies to de-escalate challenging situations
• Identify how to build effective relationships and partnerships through empathy, active listening, respect and trust
• Learn approaches to work in challenging situations applying behaviours that build trust and credibility
• Consider the role of integrity and ethics in the conduct of the P2/engagement practitioner and how that is upheld in the process.

Target Audience:

People facing conflict in their engagement practice.

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:

$300.00 + applicable tax 

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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.

Kimberly Horndeski is a certified mediator, facilitator, and the Executive Director of Community Consulting LLC. Her work focuses on transforming conflict into successful strategies for the future. She has facilitated multiple state, national, and international working groups to overcome challenges and reach agreement. Her projects include bottom-up approaches, such as establishing a coalition with fundamentally conflicting interests to collaboratively negotiate agreement on a $2.5 billion dollar component of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, and top-down approaches, such as assisting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to incorporate nationwide stakeholder values into the decision-making process for federally-listed threatened and endangered species. Kimberly knows it is not information alone that produces positive outcomes or reduces conflict. It is the ability to engage key stakeholders and effectively design, plan, and implement an engagement process that results in creative and lasting solutions for the future.

Currently, Kimberly serves on the USA Board of the International Association of Public Participation, the Leadership Council for the Association for Conflict Resolution’s Environment and Public Policy Section, and is a Professor of Practice on collaboration and communication for Virginia Tech University.

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 IAP2 licensed trainers.

Prerequisite:

Fundamentals of P2 and Engagement, the IAP2 Ways in Challenging Contexts, or any course from the previous foundations' program.

Cost:

$675.00 + applicable tax 

Register Now!

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.

Kimberly Horndeski is a certified mediator, facilitator, and the Executive Director of Community Consulting LLC. Her work focuses on transforming conflict into successful strategies for the future. She has facilitated multiple state, national, and international working groups to overcome challenges and reach agreement. Her projects include bottom-up approaches, such as establishing a coalition with fundamentally conflicting interests to collaboratively negotiate agreement on a $2.5 billion dollar component of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, and top-down approaches, such as assisting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to incorporate nationwide stakeholder values into the decision-making process for federally-listed threatened and endangered species. Kimberly knows it is not information alone that produces positive outcomes or reduces conflict. It is the ability to engage key stakeholders and effectively design, plan, and implement an engagement process that results in creative and lasting solutions for the future.

Currently, Kimberly serves on the USA Board of the International Association of Public Participation, the Leadership Council for the Association for Conflict Resolution’s Environment and Public Policy Section, and is a Professor of Practice on collaboration and communication for Virginia Tech University.

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. 

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Our Licensed Trainers:

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 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!

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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 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 Delaney Virtual Academy. 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 three, two-hour sessions over three 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:

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 http://www.rmdelaney.com/

L’Association québécoise pour la participation publique (AQP2 - la section québécoise de l’Association internationale pour la participation publique) invite tous les passionnées et passionnés de la participation publique le vendredi 24 mai 2024 à sa journée de développement professionnel. 

Nous souhaitons rassembler la communauté de pratique en participation publique afin de réseauter et d'apprendre dans une atmosphère conviviale. 

L’événement d’une journée aura lieu à la Maison du développement durable à Montréal. Un repas sera servi sur l'heure du midi (inclus dans les frais d'inscription). 

Les activités et conférences auront lieu sur les thèmes de la polarisation, la transition socio-écologique et l'évolution des bonnes pratiques de la P2.  

Au programme :

• Polarisation et démocratie 

  
  Louis Audet Gosselin, Directeur scientifique et stratégique du Centre de prévention de la radicalisation menant à la violence 
  
  Depuis quelques années, on assiste à une accélération de tendances inquiétantes pour la démocratie, notamment une perte de confiance envers les institutions démocratiques doublée d’une forte polarisation des opinions sur plusieurs enjeux centraux; ainsi que sur des sujets ou des projets pouvant se présenter dans l’espace public. Cette situation rend vulnérable les lieux de discussion démocratiques alors sensibles à des dérives, voire des actes haineux ou violents. Cet atelier vise à mieux comprendre cette tendance et de l’illustrer avec quelques cas récents. Une activité de groupe visera à identifier des pistes de solution pour renforcer la démocratie et stimuler une participation citoyenne prosociale.

  Animation : Pierre Tadros, Professionnel en P2, président de Tadros RP et membre du comité de pilotage de l’AQP2

• La notion d'opposition citoyenne dans les discours publics 
  
  Isaac Gauthier, M. Env., directeur de projets, Transfert Environnement et Société
  Marie-Ève Maillé, consultante et fondatrice, Notre Boite et auteure du livre Acceptabilité sociale : sans oui, c’est non
  
  La notion d'opposition citoyenne a le dos large. Est-ce un obstacle au progrès ou au contraire un levier d'évolution vers une société plus juste et équitable? Et si, les manifestations d'opposition avaient un rôle essentiel à jouer dans le processus d'évaluation des projets? Découvrez leurs perspectives sur la question d'opposition citoyenne et de la place qu'elle occupe dans les discours sur l'acceptabilité sociale des projets.

• L'acceptabilité sociale des projets pour la transition écologique  - Annonce à venir

• De nouveaux ingrédients pour vos démarches citoyennes
  
  Hugo Mimee, Consultant et fondateur, Table ronde Participation publique
  
  Découvrez un menu savamment préparé pour enrichir vos activités participatives. Notre présentateur, tel un chef de cuisine, brassera la soupe afin de proposer de savoureuses alternatives aux techniques consultatives les plus fréquemment utilisées. Oubliez les recettes traditionnelles et plongez dans des méthodes créatives qui offriront une nouvelle saveur à la vie démocratique!

• Le grand hackathon de la participation 
  
  

  Qu'est-ce que la participation publique sans son public? Nous mettrons à profit l'intelligence collective en action pour identifier des moyens de mobiliser les parties prenantes à contribuer au développement de meilleures projets. Comment stimuler la participation du plus grand nombre de personnes et d'organisations concernées par un projet?
  
  Animation : Marie Rousseau, ing., médiatrice, experte performances sociales et environnementales, présidente d'ÉcoProcessus et membre du comité de pilotage de l’AQP2

L'événement s’adresse aux professionnelles et professionnels de la participation publique, aux personnes élues et gestionnaires municipaux, à la communauté étudiante, aux milieux communautaire et académique ainsi qu’à toute personne intéressée par la participation publique.

* La Maison du développement durable est accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite. *

Tarifs (dîner inclus) :

• Membre AQP2 : 125$ + taxes
• Non-membre: 195 $ + taxes
• OSBL et personne aux études : 85 $ + taxes

* Le formulaire d’inscription est en anglais, mais l’événement est en français. *

Si vous avez des questions, veuillez contacter : coordination@aqp2.ca

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Politique d'annulation

Toutes les demandes d’annulation et de remboursement pour La Journée de développement professionnel de l'AQP2 doivent être présentées par écrit, de la façon décrite ci-dessous, à l’adresse coordination@aqp2.ca

Les demandes effectuées par téléphone ne seront pas acceptées.

Un remboursement complet sera effectué sur réception d’un avis écrit, au moins 10 jours avant l’événement, au plus tard à la fin de la journée du 14 mai 2024. Le cas échéant, l’AIP2 Canada émettra un remboursement et retiendra des frais administratifs de 30$.

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 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.

Participants in public participation (P2) possess various interconnected social identities, and recognizing this complexity can enhance the design of digital engagement strategies. Discover how leaders in engagement are incorporating an intersectional perspective into their approach to digital engagement, spanning content creation, formats, analysis, and beyond.

Time Zones

• 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm Eastern
• 01:00 pm - 02:30 pm Central
• 12:00 pm - 01:30 pm Mountain
• 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific

About your presenter:

Susanna Haas Lyons, M.A., is a public engagement specialist who develops strategy and provides training for better conversations between the public and decision-makers. She has over 20-years of international leadership experience in designing, facilitating, managing, and evaluating complex civic engagement efforts. 

Susanna is an instructor with the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) as well as a post-secondary instructor for Simon Fraser University’s Dialogue and Civic Engagement certificate program. Her courses cover topics such as deliberative dialogue, digital engagement, evaluation, large-scale engagement, and more. 

For more information, visit susannahaaslyons.com or follow her on Twitter at @zannalyons.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in P2/engagement is a Level 2 course which will enhance practitioners’ understanding of key DEI concepts and their relevance to P2/engagement.

The course will help participants identify power imbalances and other barriers to inclusive and equitable engagement. Participants will have the opportunity to develop an Equity Lens for P2/engagement which they can apply to the planning, design and implementation of P2/engagement processes.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Course Objectives:

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

• Identify the impacts of exclusion and inequity on P2/engagement processes and decision making
• Enhance understanding of the terms diversity, equity and inclusion relative to P2/engagement
• Explore how individual biases and stereotypes become embedded in systems and lead to systemic discrimination and marginalisation
• Critically reflect on how practitioner identities and social location might impact P2/engagement
• Reflect on concepts of power, privilege and intersectionality and their relevance to designing and implementing P2/engagement
• Identify strategies for decolonising P2/engagement
• Develop and apply an Equity Lens for P2/engagement

Target Audience:

Participants working in P2/engagement who already have some basic experience and/or understanding of DEI

Level 2 practitioners, those:

• leading the planning and implementation of P2/engagement processes.
• managing teams and planning operations where there is some risk and complexity.
• managing key relationships for the P2/engagement processes, be able to troubleshoot, fix problems and implement change in processes as they are needed.
• Working as a consultant in the sector leading the P2/engagement processes

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

Fundamental in P2 and Engagement or any course from the previous IAP2 Foundations program.

Licensed Trainer:

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.

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:

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1. Fundamentals of Public Participation & Engagement (7 hours; Level 1) 

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

2. Designing Public Participation & Engagement (14 hours; Level 2) 

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 (14 hours; Level 2) 

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.

Course Delivery:

This course is delivered in person in Toronto, ON. This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer.

Cost:

$2,000.00 + applicable tax,

Our Licensed Trainers:

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

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.

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.

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 an IAP2 licensed trainer.

Cost:

$425.00 + applicable tax,

Our Licensed Trainers:

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.

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.

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 Toronto, ON. This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by IAP2 licensed trainers.

Cost:

$850.00 + applicable tax,

Our Licensed Trainers:

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.

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.