M. BEHAR PLANNING + DESIGN LIMITED
team
Chris Pereira, MCIP, RPP
Planner, Urban Designer
Principal
Chris Pereira is the Principal of MBPD Limited. Chris brings his wide range of private sector experiences in Planning and Urban Design from Ontario and Western Canada. As a private sector planner since 2006, Chris possesses progressive land use planning, policy planning, land development and community consultation experiences.
Chris provides project management and support services through the preparation of municipal planning documents (Official Plans, Secondary Plans, Master Plans and Zoning By-laws); as well as Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Plan of Subdivision, Plan of Condominium, Site Plan Control, Consents and Minor Variances. Chris also has been involved in a variety of land use and growth management studies, policy review and formulation, preparation of development concepts, subdivision design, Planning and Urban Design Justification Reports and Urban Design Guidelines.
Furthermore, Chris has significant experience in preparing for and attending community consultation events such as Council Meetings, Public Open Houses, Design Charrettes and Workshops associated with various developments.
Chris is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and Registered Professional Planner in the Province of Ontario.
Moiz Behar, OAA, MRAIC, MCIP, RPP
Planner, Urban Designer, Architect
Senior Consultant
Moiz Behar has more than 40 years of experience in planning, urban design and architecture in both the private and public sectors.
After graduating from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Mr. Behar worked for several architectural firms. Between 1987 and 1998, he served in senior capacities in the municipal sector (cities of Etobicoke and North York) as an urban designer, architect and planner. Before establishing his own planning and urban design consulting firm (M. Behar Planning & Design Inc.) in late 1998, he was the Director of Urban Design in the City of North York. As the senior official in charge of urban design in Etobicoke and North York, Mr. Behar supervised the approvals process for many developments and directed several major design studies for large urban areas and development sites in both cities.
Currently, through M. Behar Planning & Design Limited, Mr. Behar provides consulting services to development companies as well as municipalities and other public sector clients.
Mr. Behar has provided expert evidence at Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) (previously the Ontario Municipal Board) as a planner as well as an architect and urban designer.
Mr. Behar is currently the chair of the Mississauga Urban Design Panel.
courtney mark,
Planner + Urban Designer
Courtney Mark is a graduate of the highly regarded Urban and Regional Planning program from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University).
Within her first few years of professional experience, she has contributed to and lead varying sizes of projects which include research, preparing, developing, and managing client applications (Minor Variance, Severances, Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendments, Justification Reports, Appeals etc.) as well as contributing as a key player to many of MBPD’s on-going clients and their core team of professionals.
Under Chris’s guidance, Courtney is striving to complete her Professional Planning Designation by 2027.
Paul ferrara,
junior Planner
Paul Ferrara started his professional training in the health and wellness industry, focusing on the dynamics of the Canadian healthcare system, ultimately achieving a Bachelor of Health Studies (B.H.S). Through a public policy lens, Paul gradually moved to urban planning as a result of mutual interests within the two disciplines. In 2024, Paul graduated with a Master of Arts in Planning at the University of Waterloo. Paul’s research mainly focused on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design within TTC stations. Highlighting the relationship between crime rates and certain design elements of TTC stations.
Paul, who is still early in his career, has assisted on a varying degree of projects such as policy initiatives for municipalities, as well as development projects ranging from infill intensification within the City of Toronto to low-rise single dwellings in Simcoe County. Paul has experience working on a plethora of applications including Minor Variance, Severances, Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendments, Justification Reports, and Appeals.
Paul’s commitment to planning extends under Chris’s guidance and is striving to complete his Registered Professional Planning Designation.