Build Trust. Drive Better Decisions.
A dynamic, hands-on workshop equipping practitioners with the core principles, tools, and confidence to design and deliver meaningful public participation initiatives.
Fundamentals of Public Participation and Engagement is a dynamic workshop that equips practitioners with the core principles, tools, and confidence to design and deliver meaningful public participation initiatives.
Through interactive lectures, real-world case studies, hands-on exercises, and facilitated peer coaching, participants engage deeply with the foundational concepts underpinning effective public participation — from ethical leadership to applying IAP2’s internationally recognized frameworks.
Whether you’re stepping into a P2 role for the first time or formalizing an existing practice, this course delivers immediate, practical value you can apply the very next day.
Grounded in internationally recognized standards, designed for immediate application, delivered by Canada’s leading P2 professionals.
Ground your work in IAP2’s Core Values and Spectrum of Public Participation — the globally recognized framework trusted by practitioners in over 30 countries.
Apply concepts through group workshops and receive real-time feedback. Leave with templates, checklists, and facilitation guides you can deploy the very next day.
Share challenges, insights, and best practices with fellow practitioners from across sectors. The connections you make here often last a career.
Better-designed processes, stronger stakeholder trust, and fewer costly missteps. Practitioners report measurable improvements in their engagement outcomes.
Measurable skills and competencies you’ll develop and take back to your work.
Whether you’re entering the field or formalizing an existing practice, this course meets you where you are.
New to P2 in government, non-profits, utilities, or the private sector who need a solid foundation
Professionals who need structured public input to guide decision-making on complex projects
Those transitioning from one-way broadcast communications to meaningful two-way dialogue
Advisors seeking a repeatable, values-based engagement framework for clients across sectors
Stakeholder managers and organizers aiming to build trust, resolve conflict, and amplify community voice
This course completely changed how I approach community engagement. I came in thinking I already knew the basics — I left realizing how much more intentional my process design could be. The IAP2 framework gave me a shared language to bring back to my whole team.
Sessions run throughout the year in English and French, virtually and in-person across Canada.
Fundamentals of P2 is the foundation of IAP2 Canada’s structured Learning Pathway — a curriculum designed to take practitioners from first principles to CP3 certification and beyond.
Deepen your toolkit with a range of engagement methods and learn when and how to deploy each one for maximum impact.
Learn MoreMaster the art of facilitation — from designing agendas to managing difficult dynamics and drawing out meaningful input.
Learn MoreLearn to craft engagement plans that are strategically aligned, context-sensitive, and set up to succeed before you begin.
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