Wayne Caldwell

Wayne Caldwell, PhD, FCIP, RPP is Professor Emeritus in Rural Planning and Development (OAC) at the University of Guelph. He is a former member of the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs Greenbelt Council and has maintained a career-long affiliation with the Huron County Department of Planning and Development.

Dr. Caldwell is recognized nationally for his leadership in rural planning, agricultural land preservation, and sustainable community development. He has lectured across Canada on the future of rural communities and has published extensively in areas such as farmland protection, rural land use, the environment, siting of livestock facilities, and community planning. He is also a skilled facilitator with a focus on managing change in rural and agricultural settings.

A Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), he is also a Past President of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI). He has served on the CIP Council and is a past President of the Association of Canadian University Planning Programs. Dr. Caldwell was a founding member and Past Chair of the Ontario Rural Council, as well as a founding member of both the Huron Stewardship Council and the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation. He also chaired Ontario’s Provincial Nutrient Management Advisory Committee.

He holds a PhD in Regional Planning and Resource Development from the University of Waterloo and remains an active contributor to the planning profession.