Place Magazine
Every good plan starts with a story.
Big ideas. Real stories. Better places.
Welcome to Place Magazine, OPPI’s bold new publication (formerly Y Magazine), designed to bring planning to life through the stories, people, and ideas shaping our communities.
Place Magazine represents where planning happens, where ideas come together, and where the future of our communities takes shape. It continues OPPI’s commitment to showcasing the role and value of Registered Professional Planners (RPPs) while broadening the lens to explore the interconnected social, economic, environmental, and infrastructure issues that influence how we live.
It’s how we live, move, connect, and grow.
What is Place?
Place is where insight meets impact.
We go beyond theory to spotlight:
- The stories behind real planning decisions
- The people shaping communities across Ontario
- The ideas pushing the profession forward
From housing and climate to infrastructure and innovation—this is where the future of planning takes shape.
Why It Matters
Ontario is changing fast.
Housing pressures. Climate challenges. Population growth. New technologies.
The choices we make now will define our communities for decades.
Place Magazine helps lead that conversation.
By connecting planners, leaders, and communities through stories that inform, challenge, and inspire action.
Who It’s For
Our readers aren’t just observers, they’re decision-makers.
- 5,000+ OPPI members (RPPs, candidates, students)
- Public sector leaders and policymakers
- Developers, consultants, and industry professionals
- Anyone invested in building better communities
For everyone involved in shaping, supporting, and sustaining our communities.
2026 Themes
Healthy, Liveable Communities (Spring/Summer)
What makes a community truly livable today? From housing to health to green space, this issue explores how planners are redefining what it means to build for people.
Forward Focused (Fall/Winter)
From AI to EV infrastructure, planning is evolving fast. This issue looks at how planners are staying ahead and shaping what’s next.
Have a Story to Share?
Great planning starts with great ideas, and we want yours.
Whether it’s research, a bold perspective, or a real-world case study, Place Magazine is your platform.
Submit an idea
Who to contact with any questions:
[email protected]
Read Place Magazine
The digital version of Place Magazine is free! Anyone can flip through current issues of the magazine or read back issues online.
Advertise in Place Magazine
Place Magazine connects your brand with the people shaping Ontario’s communities, planners, leaders, and influential voices across business, development, architecture, engineering, policy, public health, and more.
Every issue tells stories about real challenges, bold solutions, and the people driving change. Advertising in Place Magazine puts your message alongside content that informs, inspires, and sparks action, reaching readers who are actively shaping the future of their communities.
Why advertise with Place:
- Reach the right audience: Connect with OPPI members, community leaders, and influential professionals across Ontario.
- Trusted & high-impact: Your brand appears alongside expert insight and real-world stories that readers value and reference long after publication.
- Stand out & be seen: With a highly engaged audience, your ad or advertorial gets noticed by people making decisions that matter.
With Place Magazine, your brand connects with decision-makers and thought leaders influencing the places where Ontarians live, work, and thrive.
Advertising conditions
- Rates quoted are guaranteed until the end of the year.
- All rates apply to both colour and black & white reproduction.
- All rates include links to embedded websites and email addresses in the online version.
- Advertising material must meet OPPI’s advertising standards before set-up begins.
- No agency discounts allowed.
- OPPI shall not be held liable for failure, for any cause, to post an advertisement.
- Verbal agreements are not recognized.
Who to contact with any questions
[email protected]