The planning program shall provide students with the basis for becoming ethical practitioners who are aware of and responsible for the way that their activities affect and promote ethical values. The program shall provide students with an understanding of the importance and effects of the Statement of Values of the Canadian Institute of Planners. This should be discussed in courses in the planning program. A separate course is not required. Planners recognize that their work has cumulative and long-term implications.
Planners recognize that their work can affect many jurisdictions and interests.
Therefore they practice in an holistic manner, recognizing the need to overcome the limitations of administrative boundaries. To value the natural and cultural environment. Planners believe that both the natural and cultural environments must be valued. They assume roles as stewards of these environments, balancing preservation with sustainable development. Planners believe that the long-term future is unpredictable and develop adaptable and flexible responses to deal positively with this uncertainty.