We Greatly Appreciate Our Gold Sponsors:

The TMU School of Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Association (SURPA) is thrilled to announce our Gold level sponsors:

• TMU School of Urban and Regional Planning

• Aird & Berlis LLP

• Blackthorn Development Corp.

• Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

• Bousfields Inc.

• Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

• GHD

• Kagan Shastri DeMelo Winer Park LLP

• KLM Planning

• MHBC Planning

• SmartCentres REIT

• Stikeman Elliott LLP

• The Planning Partnership

• Tridel

• Urbanation

• Urban Strategies Inc.

We greatly appreciate our Gold Sponsors for their support of SURPA's mission, and their commitment to student advancement. Your support empowers us to keep growing, innovating, and offering the best resources possible to SURP alumni and students.

In supporting SURPA, their generous donations will continue the growth of our student scholarships, including three brand new student awards launching next year that will be awarded to four students each year. Plus, alumni and student enrichment programming.

SURPA has been able to realize achievements such as: 

• Creating and sustaining funding for (7) student endowment awards:

  1. Undergraduate Award of Merit

  2. Graduate Award of Merit

  3. Anthony Biglieri Founders Award* (New for 2027)

  4. Chris Drew Student-in-Action Award* (New for 2027)

  5. Black Student Planning Award

  6. Indigenous Student Planning Award

  7. Disability Student Planning Award* (New for 2027)

• Hosting various events throughout the year with industry professionals, specifically geared towards alumni (e.g. Technical Skills Workshops, RPP Help, and cycling tours).

We look forward to seeing representatives from our Gold level sponsors at our 2026 Spring Reception on Thursday May 21st, 2026! 

The SURPA 2026 Spring Reception will take place on Thursday May 21st, 2026 from 6-9pm at The Carlu (444 Yonge St. #7. Toronto ON). For tickets and more information, you can visit our event link or email us at SURPA@torontomu.ca.