• UDI: Building Communities
    Together

    The Urban Development Institute (UDI) is a
    national, non-profit association representing
    the development industry. We work together
    with municipalities to find opportunities for,
    creativity, innovation, and affordability.
  • UDI: Strong Networks

    Our members are development companies and
    professionals involved in the industry such as
    planners, surveyors, architects, landscape
    architects, engineers, contractors, lawyers and a
    variety of municipalities and utility companies.
  • UDI: Industry News

    UDI keeps you up to date
    with our members only monthly newsletter,
    news updates, committee reports, and website.
    Here you will see the projects UDI
    is working on, Capital Region policy
    changes affecting developers, and news from
    around the industry. We are committed
    to expanding member and government communications.

Welcome To The Urban Development Institute, Greater Edmonton Chapter

The Urban Development Institute (UDI) is a national, non-profit association representing the development industry. Our members are development companies and professionals involved in the industry such as planners, surveyors, architects, landscape architects, engineers, contractors, lawyers and a variety of municipalities and utility companies. Regional offices of UDI are located in the Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. The UDI Canada office is currently located in Vancouver.


Our membership nationwide stands at approximately 1,000 companies representing thousands of individuals. Recognizing that the development of land is an essential function of our national economy, UDI's activities and objectives focus on promoting wise, efficient and productive urban growth. UDI Alberta was incorporated in 1958 and today has chapters in Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Cold Lake and Wood Buffalo. Since the majority of development related issues occur at the municipal level, local chapters such as UDI Edmonton are the most active bodies of our association.

Latest News

May 11, 2012

Editorial: Revenue left out of suburb talk

Edmonton Journal: "A discussion of growth needs to include data on how wide a variety of housing needs to be on the market before high prices and the lure of satellite cities start to distort our growth." [Read more]

May 10, 2012

Growth Coordination Strategy (GCS) Report Generates Debate

The report referenced is a draft document entitled City of Edmonton Growth Coordination Strategy (GCS), which UDI, the City and numerous other stakeholders have been developing since last June, with a final report not expected for City Council until this fall. UDI believes a macroeconomic understanding of the benefits of growth is important in this ongoing discussion.

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April 30, 2012

Chair Patrick Shaver Presents to St. Albert Chamber of Commerce

Evolution, Devolution, Revolution: As municipal governments try to deal with thier changing environment, municipal regulations become layered, and overly complicated. In his presentation, Shaver discusses how this happens, and how industry and government must work together to keep home prices reasonable for consumers. [Read more]


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