Careers After Graduation
Our graduates are highly valued by public, private, and non-profit organizations. They find work with housing agencies, development firms, municipal planning departments, urban revitalization projects, federal departments or crown corporations, non-governmental agencies, real estate companies, non-profit environmental organizations, and many other related groups. BCD Honours graduates who are interested in becoming member of the planning profession follow this process.
Our BCD alumni currently hold positions as:
- Junior Designer, Janet Rosenberg & Studio, Toronto, ON
- GIS Administrator and St. John River Datashed Coordinator at ACAP, Saint John, NB
- Strategic Transport Planner, Transport for New South Wales, Australia
- Senior Planner, Regional Service Commission, Fredericton, NB
- Long-Range Planner II, City of Leduc, AB
- Director of Community Development, Municipality of Colchester, NS
- Research and Education Officer, Mi’kmawey Green Communities Program, Confederacy of Mainlaind Mi’kmaq, NS
- Senior Manager, Planning and Economic Intelligence, Turner Drake and Partners Ltd., Halifax, NS
- Junior Transit Planner, Town of Bridgewater
- Heritage Planner, Halifax Regional Municipality
- Project Manager, Environmental Programs and Assessment, Metrolinx, Toronto, ON
- Community Development Assistant, Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, ON
- Intern, UN Habitat, Nairobi
Those who live in the Halifax Regional Municipality are welcome to join us for our monthly Planning Social. Check our Events page, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter feeds for details.
