Rural Planning and Development - University of Guelph

Rural Planning and Development - University of Guelph The Rural Planning and Development Program offers M.Sc.(Planning) and Master of Planning degrees

The Rural Planning and Development program is the only accredited program in Canada offering a graduate degree in planning for rural and remote communities. The University of Guelph is internationally recognized for its high quality professional programs in rural planning and development and attracts students from all over the world, including the United States, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and

the European Union. Entering students come from a wide range of undergraduate programs and can expect to establish their own academic agenda for their continuing intellectual and professional development. The RPD program focuses on the interacting systems of rural people, institutions, activities, structures, natural resources, environments, politics and social processes. We are concerned with rural and remote communities, their problems, strengths, future, and interactions within the larger regional, national and global political and economic settings. Graduates of our program contribute to the generation of knowledge and the development of plans to advance the welfare, sustainability and integrity of rural communities. As a graduate you will be able to work globally in the public and private sectors for national and international NGOs’, as planners, researchers and project managers.

Sage Milne shares her research at Is this the New Normal? Exploring Emergency Department Closures in OntarioLearn more ...
06/04/2026

Sage Milne shares her research at

Is this the New Normal? Exploring Emergency Department Closures in Ontario

Learn more https://twp.ai/9OUsee

Check out Natalya Garrod's MSc (Planning) thesis: Local Water Collaboration to Enhance Community Source Water Protection...
06/04/2026

Check out Natalya Garrod's MSc (Planning) thesis: Local Water Collaboration to Enhance Community Source Water Protection at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Ontario

https://twp.ai/9OViBE

Natasha Gaudio Harrison and Sara Epp share their research at The Urban Exodus: Understanding Impacts of Pandemic Migrat...
06/04/2026

Natasha Gaudio Harrison and Sara Epp share their research at

The Urban Exodus: Understanding Impacts of Pandemic Migration in Rural Ontario

Learn more https://twp.ai/9OUseb

Daniel Layden shares their research at Leaving the Margins: A Systematic Review of Belonging Economies and Rural Migrat...
06/04/2026

Daniel Layden shares their research at

Leaving the Margins: A Systematic Review of Belonging Economies and Rural Migration Among Equity-Deserving Groups

Learn more https://twp.ai/9OUseZ

Natasha D’Souza shares her research at Attracting Talent, Retaining Communities: Governance and Identity in a Specializ...
06/04/2026

Natasha D’Souza shares her research at

Attracting Talent, Retaining Communities: Governance and Identity in a Specialized Rural Economy

Learn more https://twp.ai/9OUseW

Today is day 4 of sharing the contributions from the 2026 Rural Research Symposium. Follow to stay connected! https://...
06/04/2026

Today is day 4 of sharing the contributions from the 2026 Rural Research Symposium.

Follow to stay connected!

https://twp.ai/9OUsbI

RPD students & alumni: Join us for a spring gathering at Sonnen Hills Brewery in Caledon on June 18, 2026, from 5–7 PM. ...
06/04/2026

RPD students & alumni: Join us for a spring gathering at Sonnen Hills Brewery in Caledon on June 18, 2026, from 5–7 PM. Drinks available for purchase; light snacks provided.

Please register at https://twp.ai/9OXMxW

Camilo Jimenez Gonzalez, Heather Douglas, Damilola Oyewale, and Ryan Gibson share their research at Mobilizing Knowledg...
06/03/2026

Camilo Jimenez Gonzalez, Heather Douglas, Damilola Oyewale, and Ryan Gibson share their research at

Mobilizing Knowledge for Rural Futures: Lessons from the Connecting the Dots Initiative

Learn more https://twp.ai/9OUseX

Camilo Jimenez Gonzalez, Heather Douglas, Damilola Oyewale, and Ryan Gibson share their research at Mobilizing Knowledg...
06/03/2026

Camilo Jimenez Gonzalez, Heather Douglas, Damilola Oyewale, and Ryan Gibson share their research at

Mobilizing Knowledge for Rural Futures: Lessons from the Connecting the Dots Initiative

Learn more https://twp.ai/4hpdST

Devanshi Sharma, Emily Jefferies, and Natasha Gaudio Harrison share their research at Measuring Farmland Conversion in ...
06/03/2026

Devanshi Sharma, Emily Jefferies, and Natasha Gaudio Harrison share their research at

Measuring Farmland Conversion in Ontario: An Update and Reflection on Data from 2000 – 2021

Learn more https://twp.ai/9OUsfS

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