Events - Universities Canada

Universities Canada hosts national and international dialogues of importance to Canadians.

As part of our member relations services, we also offer leadership development seminars and workshops to university presidents and senior leaders and host two membership meetings per year. These events are by invitation only.

Upcoming events

Research Collaboration Event, Toulouse, France

Sep. 16, 2024, Research Collaboration Event, Toulouse, France
Universities Canada invites you for the Research Collaboration Event in Toulouse, France, on September 16, 2024, to strengthen research collaborations between Canadian and European institutions.

Past events

Building Reconciliation Forum 2024

June 25-27, 2024, Sudbury, ON
The Forum connects First Nations, Métis, Inuit and university communities to create meaningful change in support of Indigenous education and implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.

Canadian excellence, global recognition 2024

April 9, 2024, Ottawa, ON
As part of the Global Excellence Initiative, this inaugural event will convene emerging researchers in a first-of-its-kind celebration of Canada’s outstanding researchers while inspiring and equipping the next generation for success.

Canada-in-Asia Conferences 2024

Feb. 26-29, 2024, Singapore
CIAC2024: Agri-food and CIAC2024: Climate Solutions bring together experts, investors, policy-makers, researchers, business leaders and innovators from across Asia and Canada to exchange perspectives, knowledge and ideas and to create collaborative partnerships in these two critical sectors.

Accelerate 2024

Feb. 6-7, Ottawa, ON
Accelerate 2024 is where academia, industry and government come together to shape Canada's social and economic renewal. Thematic sessions on housing, healthcare and artificial intelligence aim to accelerate cross-sector collaborations to engineer innovative solutions to critical challenges facing Canada.

Universities Canada's Mission to the Philippines

Nov. 6-8, 2023, Manilla, Philippines
Universities Canada, in collaboration with the Trade Commissioner Service in Manila, coordinated a mission for university presidents to the Philippines.

Building Reconciliation Forum 2023

June 27-28, 2023, London, ON
Hosted by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Western University, Universities Canada's eighth annual Building Reconciliation Forum took place in the Wampum Learning Lodge.

Canada-in-Asia Conference 2023

Feb. 21-23, 2023, Singapore
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Universities Canada worked together to deliver a world-class event to catalyze a new and transformative phase of Canada-Asia engagement.

Accelerate 2023

Feb. 7-8, 2023, Ottawa, ON
This dynamic event provided guests with opportunities to discuss how to build the prosperous, greener, more inclusive and vibrant society Canadians want, after a period of profound loss and setbacks.

Accelerate 2022

Feb. 8-9, 2022, Ottawa, ON
Universities Canada hosted over 170 participants for a special event called Accelerate. Over two days, people from all sectors across Canada gathered virtually to discuss Canada’s future and how we can take bold action to make it more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous.