BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cybersecurity.house//Canada Events Radar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Canada Events Radar X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gov-innovation-week-ontario-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917 SUMMARY:Government Innovation Week Ontario 2026 (Digital Leadership Day + G overnment Innovation Showcase + Government Cybersecurity Showcase Ontario) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Ontario provincial/municipal IT and security leaders in one roo m\, with a dedicated Government Cybersecurity Showcase on Sept 16 and IPC Ontario as a partner.\nOrganizer: Public Sector Network\nFormat: in-person \nhttps://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-week-ontari o-toronto/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-week-ontar io-toronto/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:all-in-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918 SUMMARY:ALL IN 2026 LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's largest AI event\; strong for AI-governance credibilit y\, federal AI policy signals and meeting Canadian AI vendors\, though not specific to Ontario's public sector.\nOrganizer: Scale AI and Mila (Ceimi a)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://allinevent.ai/ URL:https://allinevent.ai/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ibah-education-day-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917 SUMMARY:IBAH Education Day and Mini Trade Show 2026 LOCATION:Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A full day of RIBO-accredited sessions and a mini trade show fo r Hamilton-area commercial and personal-lines brokers\, a compact room of Ontario broker decision-makers.\nOrganizer: Insurance Brokers Association of Hamilton (IBAH)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://canadianunderwriter.ca/part ner-content/announcements/events/ibah-education-day/ URL:https://canadianunderwriter.ca/partner-content/announcements/events/iba h-education-day/ CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:isc2-secure-canada-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918 SUMMARY:ISC2 SECURE Canada 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:One-day Toronto conference on AI security\, GRC and Canadian in cidents with a senior practitioner audience\; good for credibility and CPE .\nOrganizer: ISC2\nFormat: in-person\nEarly-bird pricing ends 2026-09-01\ nhttps://web.cvent.com/event/0d43938b-0010-4d88-8455-c58657bbbe5f/summary URL:https://web.cvent.com/event/0d43938b-0010-4d88-8455-c58657bbbe5f/summar y CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bsides-montreal-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920 SUMMARY:BSides Montreal 2026 LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Community security event with AI-security and supply-chain talk s\; a practitioner crowd rather than public-sector buyers.\nOrganizer: BSi des Montreal\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://bsidesmtl.ca/ URL:https://bsidesmtl.ca/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:misa-bc-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925 SUMMARY:MISA BC 2026 Fall Conference LOCATION:Kelowna\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Municipal IT buyers\, but BC-focused\; relevant mainly to vendo rs selling to local governments outside Ontario.\nOrganizer: MISA BC\nForm at: in-person\nhttps://www.misa-asim.ca/m/event_details.asp?id=2037928 URL:https://www.misa-asim.ca/m/event_details.asp?id=2037928 CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:elevate-festival-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925 SUMMARY:Elevate Festival 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's flagship tech festival\; strong for meeting Ontario Sa aS founders and investors\, less so for public-sector buyers.\nOrganizer: Elevate\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://elevatefestival.ca/ URL:https://elevatefestival.ca/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-industry-showcase-governing-ai-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260923 SUMMARY:From Pilot to Practice: Governing AI in Canadian Health Care (Digit al Health Canada Industry Showcase webinar) LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A free\, one-hour Digital Health Canada webinar on standing up AI governance in Canadian health systems — asset discovery\, risk\, secu rity and value measurement — aimed at hospital and health-authority tech nology leaders\, and an example of the vendor-sponsored showcase format Di gital Health Canada sells.\nOrganizer: Digital Health Canada (presented by ServiceNow)\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calen dar/industry-showcase-webinar-presented-by-servicenow/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/industry-showcase-webina r-presented-by-servicenow/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T140500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bell-cybersecurity-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260924 SUMMARY:2nd Annual Bell Cybersecurity Summit LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Free\, curated half-day summit where Canadian CISOs\, governmen t officials and critical-infrastructure leaders discuss frontier-AI cyber risk and autonomous defence\; a low-cost way to meet Toronto security exec utives.\nOrganizer: Bell Canada (Bell Cyber)\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://bell cybersecuritysummit.vfairs.com/ URL:https://bellcybersecuritysummit.vfairs.com/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gosec-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925 SUMMARY:GoSec 2026 LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's largest francophone-market cyber summit (1\,500+)\, us eful for national credibility and partner networking.\nOrganizer: GoSecure \nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://gosec.net/ URL:https://gosec.net/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:opba-annual-conference-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926 SUMMARY:OPBA 66th Annual Conference and Tradeshow LOCATION:London\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Ontario public-sector procurement officers (municipalities\, sc hool boards\, hospitals\, colleges) — the people who write the security and privacy requirements in RFPs.\nOrganizer: Ontario Public Buyers Associ ation\nFormat: in-person\nEarly-bird pricing ends 2026-07-24\nhttps://opba .ca/conference_2026.php URL:https://opba.ca/conference_2026.php CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai-in-hospitals-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926 SUMMARY:AI in Hospitals: From Hype to Implementation LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Hospital AI decision-makers (Unity\, Humber River\, North York General\, Hamilton HSC\, Mount Sinai) working through AI governance and im plementation — the buyers hospital-facing software vendors need to reach .\nOrganizer: P World\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.thepworld.com/event/ ai-in-hospitals-from-hype-to-implementation URL:https://www.thepworld.com/event/ai-in-hospitals-from-hype-to-implementa tion CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bsides-edmonton-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926 SUMMARY:BSides Edmonton 2026 LOCATION:Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Large western BSides with strong vendor presence\; a practition er community\, mainly relevant to vendors active in Alberta.\nOrganizer: B Sides Edmonton\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.bsidesedmonton.org/2026-eve nt URL:https://www.bsidesedmonton.org/2026-event CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:broker-bash-toronto-september-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925 SUMMARY:September Broker Bash - Toronto LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An informal evening mixer that draws Toronto-area brokers\, und erwriters and insurance technology people into one room\, and is one of th e lowest-effort ways to meet Ontario brokers outside a conference badge.\n Organizer: Canadian Underwriter (Newcom Media)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps:/ /canadianunderwriter.ca/partner-content/announcements/events/september-bro ker-bash-toronto-2/ URL:https://canadianunderwriter.ca/partner-content/announcements/events/sep tember-broker-bash-toronto-2/ CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:nicc-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260930 SUMMARY:National Insurance Conference of Canada (NICC) 2026 LOCATION:Quebec City\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Senior P&C insurer and broker executives\; good for cyber-insur ance positioning\, but expensive and executive-level.\nOrganizer: MSA Rese arch\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.niccanada.com/ URL:https://www.niccanada.com/ CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:invest-ottawa-ai-governance-decision-makers-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929 SUMMARY:AI Governance for Decision-Makers: Balancing Innovation and Risk LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free hour for executives on the non-technical side of AI adop tion - which uses to permit\, how to keep confidential data and IP out of AI workflows\, how to write an enforceable AI policy\, and what regulation is coming - a useful read on how Ontario buyers are being told to think a bout AI risk.\nOrganizer: Invest Ottawa\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://www.inve stottawa.ca/eventbrite-event/ai-governance-for-decision-makers-balancing-i nnovation-and-risk/ URL:https://www.investottawa.ca/eventbrite-event/ai-governance-for-decision -makers-balancing-innovation-and-risk/ CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:canadian-life-sciences-ai-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929 SUMMARY:Canadian Life Sciences AI Summit 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An Ottawa executive forum on AI in clinical research and precis ion medicine\; the room is biotech\, pharma\, regulators and capital marke ts rather than health-system IT\, so it reads more as market intelligence than as a buyer audience.\nOrganizer: Healthcare Innovation / BioMed Consu lting\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canadian-life-scienc es-ai-summit-tickets-1996985091165 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canadian-life-sciences-ai-summit-tickets-19 96985091165 CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aws-public-sector-symposium-ottawa-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260930 SUMMARY:AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free one-day event at Rogers Centre Ottawa that gathers senio r decision-makers from federal departments\, defence\, national security\, central agencies and shared services around AI adoption\, data sovereignt y and cybersecurity\, with an expo floor of Canadian partners.\nOrganizer: Amazon Web Services (AWS)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://aws.amazon.com/gove rnment-education/symposiums/ottawa/ URL:https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/symposiums/ottawa/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gcxpo-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260930 SUMMARY:GCXpo 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day live technology demonstration showcase that draws mor e than 1\,500 government leaders\, procurement professionals\, investors a nd technology companies to Area X.O\, with defence and dual-use plus agri- food innovation zones and explicit procurement and commercialization match making.\nOrganizer: Area X.O (with Invest Ottawa)\nFormat: in-person\nhttp s://gcxpo.ca/ URL:https://gcxpo.ca/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bot-ai-adoption-journey-bdc-webinar-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260930 SUMMARY:The AI Adoption Journey: From Exploration to Transformation LOCATION:Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-hour webinar for owners and operations\, finance\, sales\ , marketing and customer-service leaders at small and midsize businesses o n where AI delivers measurable value\, illustrated with Canadian company e xamples.\nOrganizer: Toronto Region Board of Trade with BDC (operating par tner TEC Canada)\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://bot.com/Events/The-AI-Adoption- Journey-From-Exploration-to-Transformation URL:https://bot.com/Events/The-AI-Adoption-Journey-From-Exploration-to-Tran sformation CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T133000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bot-automating-internal-workflows-with-ai-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001 SUMMARY:Executive Certificate: Automating Internal Workflows with AI LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A full-day workshop for Ontario owners and senior leaders who h ave experimented with AI without seeing a return\, covering how to score w orkflow use cases\, map manual processes\, draft a governance policy and p lan the first 30 days of implementation.\nOrganizer: Toronto Region Board of Trade / World Trade Centre Toronto (AI Business Catalyst)\nFormat: in-p erson\nhttps://bot.com/Events/Automating-Internal-Workflows-with-AI URL:https://bot.com/Events/Automating-Internal-Workflows-with-AI CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T133000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bacd-ai-chats-demystifying-ai-small-business-2026@canada-events.lua.hau s DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:AI Chats: Demystifying AI for Small Business LOCATION:Whitby\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free peer-learning circle for Durham Region small-business ow ners covering what AI can and cannot do today\, with live demonstrations a nd each participant identifying two or three tasks in their own business w here AI could add value.\nOrganizer: Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD )\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.bacd.ca/event/ai-chats-demystifying-ai-f or-small-business/ URL:https://www.bacd.ca/event/ai-chats-demystifying-ai-for-small-business/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T111846Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:supply-ontario-how-to-do-business-webinar-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:How to Do Business with Ontario (Supply Ontario vendor webinar) LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:Supply Ontario's own primer for suppliers on the province's pro curement policies and directives and how to find opportunities - the rules that shape the security\, privacy and AI questions that turn up in Ontari o RFPs.\nOrganizer: Supply Ontario\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://www.supplyont ario.ca/training/ URL:https://www.supplyontario.ca/training/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:omd-digital-health-conference-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003 SUMMARY:OMD Educates: Digital Health Conference 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:700+ Ontario physicians\, clinic staff and health-system decisi on makers plus an EMR/digital-health vendor showcase\; good for PHIPA-faci ng clinic software vendors.\nOrganizer: OntarioMD\nFormat: in-person\nhttp s://ontariomd.live/ URL:https://ontariomd.live/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cqta-real-ai-adoption-curve-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:The Real AI Adoption Curve: Wins\, Failures\, Costs and Lessons Lea rned LOCATION:Mississauga\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A half-day conference for founders\, executives and technology leaders on what AI adoption has actually cost and delivered\, including pr oject failures\, ROI breakdowns and practical lessons.\nOrganizer: Canadia n Quality and Testing Association (CQTA)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.e ventbrite.ca/e/the-real-ai-adoption-curve-wins-failures-costs-and-lessons- learned-tickets-1998390500783 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-real-ai-adoption-curve-wins-failures-co sts-and-lessons-learned-tickets-1998390500783 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bsides-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005 SUMMARY:BSides Toronto 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Low-cost Toronto practitioner community the weekend before SecT or\; good for recruiting talent and local credibility.\nOrganizer: BSides Toronto\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.bsidesto.ca/ URL:https://www.bsidesto.ca/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mcp-dev-summit-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261007 SUMMARY:MCP Dev Summit Toronto 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A two-day Linux Foundation summit for the engineers and platfor m teams deploying Model Context Protocol agents in enterprise and regulate d environments\, with identity\, authorization\, auditability\, gateways a nd evaluation on the agenda — the technical side of the AI-governance co nversation.\nOrganizer: Agentic AI Foundation (The Linux Foundation)\nForm at: in-person\nhttps://events.linuxfoundation.org/mcp-dev-summit-toronto/ URL:https://events.linuxfoundation.org/mcp-dev-summit-toronto/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T140500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:club-atwater-managing-ai-risk-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261007 SUMMARY:Managing AI Risk Without Losing Momentum LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An evening seminar for business leaders and teams implementing AI on the data\, contractual and governance risks that surface during adop tion\, with a practical\, non-technical focus.\nOrganizer: Club Atwater\nF ormat: in-person\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/managing-ai-risk-without-lo sing-momentum-tickets-1988136831783 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/managing-ai-risk-without-losing-momentum-t ickets-1988136831783 CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sector-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261009 SUMMARY:SecTor 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's largest security conference\; the Business Hall and Ex ecutive Summit draw Ontario public-sector and healthcare CISOs and every v endor selling to them.\nOrganizer: Black Hat / Informa Tech\nFormat: in-pe rson\nhttps://www.blackhat.com/sector/2026/ URL:https://www.blackhat.com/sector/2026/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:psn-where-canada-federal-government-investing-next-2026@canada-events.l ua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261007 SUMMARY:Where Canada's Federal Government Is Investing Next LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A free 30-minute briefing aimed squarely at the vendor communit y\, covering where federal technology budgets are heading over the next 18 months\, which capability gaps buyers want closed\, and how government ev aluates technology partners.\nOrganizer: Public Sector Network\nFormat: vi rtual\nhttps://publicsectornetwork.com/events/where-canadas-federal-govern ment-is-investing-next-2027/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/where-canadas-federal-government -is-investing-next-2027/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-atl26-atlantic-region-conference-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 SUMMARY:Digital Health Canada ATL26 Atlantic Region Conference LOCATION:Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day gathering of Atlantic Canada's digital health communi ty - clinicians\, health authority IT leaders and vendors - with keynotes\ , a symposium and an evening Halifax MeetUp included in registration.\nOrg anizer: Digital Health Canada\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://digitalhealthcan ada.com/event-calendar/digital-health-canada-atl26/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/digital-health-canada-at l26/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:omaa-executive-exchange-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 SUMMARY:OMAA 2026 Executive Exchange (formerly Fall Workshop) LOCATION:The Blue Mountains\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Three days with Ontario municipal CAOs and senior administrator s — the executive layer that signs off on municipal technology and risk decisions — in a small-format retreat setting.\nOrganizer: Ontario Munic ipal Administrators' Association (OMAA)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://omaa.o n.ca/events.php URL:https://omaa.on.ca/events.php CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T134000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:siberx-cybersecurity-meetup-speakeasy-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 SUMMARY:The Cybersecurity Meetup 2026: The Speakeasy LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:After-hours networking with ~200 senior cyber leaders during Se cTor week\; pure relationship-building.\nOrganizer: siberX\nFormat: in-per son\nhttps://siberx.org/event/cybersecurity-meetup-2026-the-speakeasy/ URL:https://siberx.org/event/cybersecurity-meetup-2026-the-speakeasy/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-webinar-bc-scribe-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 SUMMARY:Webinar Wednesday: BC SCRIBE - Results and Lessons from British Col umbia's Ambient AI Scribe Trial LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-hour session on the evaluation of six ambient AI scribe t ools across British Columbia health authorities\, covering privacy\, secur ity\, vendor collaboration and the organizational conditions for responsib le AI adoption - the kind of evidence health-system buyers now cite when a ssessing clinical AI.\nOrganizer: Digital Health Canada\nFormat: virtual\n https://www.digitalhealthcanadamembers.com/event-6757448 URL:https://www.digitalhealthcanadamembers.com/event-6757448 CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:winnipeg-chamber-ai-but-where-workshop-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261009 SUMMARY:AI\, But Where? Finding Your Organization's Entry Point (Manitoba A I Pathways) LOCATION:Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A low-cost half-day chamber workshop for business owners\, lead ers and sales teams on finding a practical starting point for AI that fits business goals and supports staff productivity.\nOrganizer: The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and Manitoba Chambers of Commerce\nFormat: in-person\n https://www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/ai-but-where-finding-your-organiza tions-entry-point-a-manitoba-ai-pathways-workshop/ URL:https://www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/ai-but-where-finding-your-organ izations-entry-point-a-manitoba-ai-pathways-workshop/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T133000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:empowered4x-ai-adoption-small-business-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013 SUMMARY:AI Adoption for Small Business LOCATION:Brampton\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A practical in-person session for small business owners and ope rations managers on using AI assistants to streamline administration\, mar keting and customer service workflows.\nOrganizer: Empowered 4x Business D evelopment Centre\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-adopt ion-for-small-business-tickets-2002084372252 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-adoption-for-small-business-tickets-2002 084372252 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T112049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:canadiansme-small-business-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261014 SUMMARY:CanadianSME Small Business Summit 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A large one-day gathering of Canadian small-business owners\, f ounders and leaders themed on building intelligent\, resilient SMEs\, with AI keynotes\, practical workshops and a 100-plus exhibitor floor.\nOrgani zer: CanadianSME Small Business Magazine (Cmarketing Inc.)\nFormat: in-per son\nhttps://smesummit.ca/ URL:https://smesummit.ca/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T111500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fps-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 SUMMARY:FPS 2026: 19th International Symposium on Foundations and Practice of Security LOCATION:Gatineau\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada-France applied security symposium whose 2026 special top ic is the security and privacy of AI systems\, with an industrial track an d a half-day industry forum on Oct 13 across the river from Ottawa.\nOrgan izer: Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps: //fps2026.uqo.ca/ URL:https://fps2026.uqo.ca/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mtl-connecte-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 SUMMARY:MTL connecte 2026 LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Montreal's four-day digital transformation conference for busin ess leaders\, managers and organizations\, with a full day (October 14) on moving from everyday AI use to mastery\, including implementation strateg y for Quebec companies and practical workflow automation.\nOrganizer: Prin temps numérique\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://mtlconnecte.ca/ URL:https://mtlconnecte.ca/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T111846Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sbec-south-georgian-bay-ai-pathway-grow-smarter-2026@canada-events.lua. haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261126 SUMMARY:AI Pathway: Grow Smarter Workshop Series LOCATION:Collingwood\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A hands-on workshop series for small business owners and manage rs on applying AI to demand generation\, process automation\, financial pl anning and succession planning.\nOrganizer: South Georgian Bay Small Busin ess Enterprise Centre / Georgian Bay Accelerator\nFormat: in-person\nhttps ://enterprisecentre.ca/events/ai-pathway-grow-smarter-workshop-series-5-to pics-5-dates/ URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/ai-pathway-grow-smarter-workshop-ser ies-5-topics-5-dates/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T112049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:canarie-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:CANARIE Summit 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:University and college presidents\, CIOs and security officers from the national research-and-education network (ORION's federation)\, wi th a security-heavy theme on trusted networks.\nOrganizer: CANARIE\nFormat : in-person\nhttps://www.canarie.ca/event/canariesummit/ URL:https://www.canarie.ca/event/canariesummit/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:chief-executive-forum-fall26-networking-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 SUMMARY:CHIEF Executive Forum Fall26 Networking Reception LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An evening reception at Convivium in downtown Toronto where CHI EF's public-sector digital health executives bring colleagues from clinica l operations\, quality\, strategy\, finance and nursing - a rare room in w hich hospital decision-makers outside the usual IT circle are present and talking candidly.\nOrganizer: Digital Health Canada (CHIEF Executive Forum )\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/chief -fall26-networking/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/chief-fall26-networking/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bot-canadas-ai-future-scaling-ai-business-growth-2026@canada-events.lua .haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 SUMMARY:Canada's AI Future: Scaling AI for Business Growth LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A Toronto Region Board of Trade breakfast for CEOs\, business o wners and technology leaders on scaling AI adoption\, covering investment decisions\, governance\, security and demonstrating business value.\nOrgan izer: Toronto Region Board of Trade (presenting partner: HP)\nFormat: in-p erson\nhttps://www.bot.com/Events/Canada-s-AI-Future-Scaling-AI-for-Busine ss-Growth URL:https://www.bot.com/Events/Canada-s-AI-Future-Scaling-AI-for-Business-G rowth CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T112049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:idc-ai-data-summit-vancouver-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 SUMMARY:IDC AI & Data Summit Vancouver 2026 LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day executive summit for chief data officers\, heads of d ata and AI and innovation leaders on scaling agentic AI\, data governance and operationalizing AI responsibly.\nOrganizer: IDC Canada\nFormat: in-pe rson\nhttps://event.idc.com/event/ai-data-summit-vancouver/ URL:https://event.idc.com/event/ai-data-summit-vancouver/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T133000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:impact-ia-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 SUMMARY:Impact IA Toronto 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day executive conference in Toronto on turning AI strateg y into action\, with speakers from CDPQ\, Google\, MaRS and Scale AI and a n audience of business leaders working on practical adoption and governanc e.\nOrganizer: Vooban (Impact IA)\nFormat: in-person\nEarly-bird pricing e nds 2026-09-14\nhttps://impact-ia.ca/toronto/ URL:https://impact-ia.ca/toronto/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T111035Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-webinar-evaluating-clinical-ai-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 SUMMARY:Webinar Wednesday: Evaluating Clinical AI in Practice LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:Introduces the CHIEF Executive Forum's Clinical AI Toolkit and a pan-Canadian scan of how hospitals decide whether an AI deployment is re ady to refine or scale - in effect\, the evaluation criteria health-system buyers are beginning to apply to their vendors.\nOrganizer: Digital Healt h Canada\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/ evaluating-clinical-ai-in-practice/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/evaluating-clinical-ai-i n-practice/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:oax-ai-for-small-not-for-profits-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:AI for Small Not-for-Profits: Governance\, Risk & Practical Use LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A lunchtime session for association and not-for-profit leaders on setting AI policies\, understanding how Microsoft Copilot interacts wit h organizational systems\, and handling privacy and governance decisions.\ nOrganizer: OAX - Ottawa Association Exchange\nFormat: in-person\nhttps:// www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-for-small-not-for-profits-governance-risk-practical -use-tickets-2000209965852 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-for-small-not-for-profits-governance-ris k-practical-use-tickets-2000209965852 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T112246Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:supply-ontario-tenders-portal-webinar-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:How to Register and Navigate the Ontario Tenders Portal (Supply Ont ario vendor webinar) LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:Supply Ontario's vendor-facing session on the rules of Ontario government procurement and a supplier's obligations on the Ontario Tenders Portal\, and the companion to its 'How to Do Business with Ontario' webin ar.\nOrganizer: Supply Ontario\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://www.supplyontario .ca/training/ URL:https://www.supplyontario.ca/training/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:levelling-up-bookkeepers-conference-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:Levelling Up for Excellence Bookkeepers Conference 2026: The AI-Emp owered Bookkeeper LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A full-day working conference for Canadian bookkeepers and book keeping-firm owners on using AI responsibly alongside client onboarding sy stems\, time-saving workflows\, and pricing.\nOrganizer: Financial Flow Sy stems & Solutions (Liz M. Raymond)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.financi alflowsolutions.ca/conference-2026 URL:https://www.financialflowsolutions.ca/conference-2026 CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T112458Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:siberx-operation-defend-the-north-vancouver-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:Operation: Defend the North 2026 (Vancouver) LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day tabletop cyber crisis simulation at Simon Fraser Univ ersity's Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue on how AI-driven logistics\, tr ade and decision-making systems can be manipulated\, drawing CISOs\, gover nment officials and critical-sector leaders.\nOrganizer: siberX\nFormat: h ybrid\nhttps://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the-north-2026-vancouver/ URL:https://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the-north-2026-vancouver/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260920T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:toronto-tech-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:Toronto Tech Summit 2026: Engineering Trust - Security\, Privacy an d AI at Scale LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day summit built around AI governance\, security and priv acy for enterprise risk/compliance leaders\, with a pre-summit AI-governan ce prototype competition (TTS Open)\; Gold sponsorship buys a speaking slo t.\nOrganizer: The Pathfinders Network (co-hosted with ISC2 Toronto\; venu e host EY Canada)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.torontotechsummit.ca/ URL:https://www.torontotechsummit.ca/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tecnet-field-effect-shadow-ai-webinar-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:Your Team Is Already Using AI. Here's How to Keep It Safe\, Not Slo wer. LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-hour webinar for IT managers\, operations leaders and tec hnology decision-makers on shadow AI\, data exposure from employee AI use and putting practical AI governance in place.\nOrganizer: Tecnet and Field Effect\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://tecnet.ca/events/your-team-is-already-us ing-ai-heres-how-to-keep-it-safe-not-slower-calendar/ URL:https://tecnet.ca/events/your-team-is-already-using-ai-heres-how-to-kee p-it-safe-not-slower-calendar/ CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261004T111053Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rims-canada-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:RIMS Canada Conference 2026 LOCATION:Quebec City\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Risk managers\, brokers and insurers with AI and cyber-risk ses sion tracks\; relevant for cyber-insurance relationships\, though national rather than Ontario-focused.\nOrganizer: RIMS Canada Council\nFormat: in- person\nhttps://www.rims.org/canada/rims-canada-2026/home URL:https://www.rims.org/canada/rims-canada-2026/home CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ottawa-small-business-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020 SUMMARY:Ottawa Small Business Summit 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day summit for small-business owners and founders that in cludes a hands-on AI workshop on practical tools\, alongside sessions on c lient acquisition and succession planning.\nOrganizer: Ottawa Board of Tra de (with Invest Ottawa and OCOBIA)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://business.ot tawabot.ca/events/details/ottawa-small-business-summit-2026-5356 URL:https://business.ottawabot.ca/events/details/ottawa-small-business-summ it-2026-5356 CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:quinte-west-getting-business-ai-ready-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021 SUMMARY:2026 Getting Your Business AI Ready LOCATION:Trenton\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free hands-on chamber workshop showing small business owners and managers how to map a real business process and decide which steps to automate with AI\, turn into a checklist\, improve\, or leave to people.\n Organizer: Quinte West Chamber of Commerce\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://bus iness.quintewestchamber.ca/events/details/2026-getting-your-business-ai-re ady-2587 URL:https://business.quintewestchamber.ca/events/details/2026-getting-your- business-ai-ready-2587 CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T111154Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gov-innovation-week-alberta-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:Government Innovation Week Alberta 2026 (Digital Leadership Day + I nnovation and Cybersecurity Showcases) LOCATION:Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Alberta's largest public-sector digital and cyber gathering (50 0+ attendees) with the province's CISO\, Chief AI Officer and Minister of Technology and Innovation on the program\; the Alberta counterpart to the Ontario week\, relevant to vendors selling into Alberta government.\nOrgan izer: Public Sector Network\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://publicsectornetwor k.com/events/government-innovation-week-alberta-edmonton-2026/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-week-alber ta-edmonton-2026/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vaughan-sbw-leveling-playing-field-with-tech-2026@canada-events.lua.hau s DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021 SUMMARY:Leveling the Playing Field with Tech (Vaughan Small Business Week) LOCATION:Vaughan\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A Small Business Week webinar for Vaughan entrepreneurs on usin g technology\, AI and automation to work smarter and compete with larger f irms.\nOrganizer: City of Vaughan - Vaughan Business and Entrepreneurship Centre\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://vaughanbusiness.ca/sbw/ URL:https://vaughanbusiness.ca/sbw/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T111846Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:siberx-operation-defend-the-north-windsor-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021 SUMMARY:Operation: Defend the North 2026 (Windsor) LOCATION:Windsor\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Simulated multi-sector cyber attack (healthcare\, government se rvices\, finance\, energy\, telecom) for Southwestern Ontario security and public-sector leaders\, with a low-cost virtual option.\nOrganizer: siber X\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the-north-202 6-windsor/ URL:https://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the-north-2026-windsor/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ottawa-responsible-ai-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:Ottawa Responsible AI Summit (ORAIS) 2026: Principles to Practice LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Ontario-based responsible-AI/AI-governance summit with 200+ gov ernment\, academic and industry leaders\; a natural place to speak or spon sor on practical AI governance.\nOrganizer: Ottawa Responsible AI Hub (ORA H)\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://summitv2.responsibleaiottawa.ca/ URL:https://summitv2.responsibleaiottawa.ca/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:prairie-ai-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021 SUMMARY:Prairie AI Summit 2026 LOCATION:Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day Prairie summit bringing industry\, government and aca demic leaders together on responsible AI adoption and scaling\, practical applications and workforce development.\nOrganizer: AccelR8\nFormat: in-pe rson\nhttps://www.prairie-aisummit.com/ URL:https://www.prairie-aisummit.com/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T133000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:compugen-hour-agents-for-everyday-users-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021 SUMMARY:The Compugen Hour: Agents for Everyday Users - Enabling the Line of Business LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-hour session for business and IT leaders on what AI agent s are\, everyday line-of-business use cases such as policy questions\, int ake and status lookups\, and how non-developers can build agents in Copilo t Studio.\nOrganizer: Compugen\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://events.compugen.c om/en-ca/the-compugen-hour URL:https://events.compugen.com/en-ca/the-compugen-hour CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T110800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:siberx-cybersecurity-meetup-much-ado-about-ai-windsor-2026@canada-event s.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021 SUMMARY:The Cybersecurity Meetup 2026: Much Ado About AI LOCATION:Windsor\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An evening cybersecurity community meetup in Windsor that uses a theatrical format to explore AI-era deception\, identity threats\, incid ent response and the human factors in security.\nOrganizer: siberX\nFormat : in-person\nhttps://siberx.org/event/the-cybersecurity-meetup-2026-cyber- meetup-much-ado-about-ai/ URL:https://siberx.org/event/the-cybersecurity-meetup-2026-cyber-meetup-muc h-ado-about-ai/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261004T111053Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:proserveit-ai-copilot-executive-briefing-toronto-october-2026@canada-ev ents.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:AI & Microsoft Copilot Executive Briefing (Toronto\, October) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A half-day executive briefing for business and IT leaders on pr actical AI adoption and Microsoft 365 Copilot\, with demonstrations and a peer roundtable.\nOrganizer: ProServeIT and Microsoft\nFormat: in-person\n https://www.proserveit.com/ai-copilot-executive-briefing-sessions URL:https://www.proserveit.com/ai-copilot-executive-briefing-sessions CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261004T111053Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:destination-business-ai-powered-productivity-tools-2026@canada-events.l ua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:AI-Powered Productivity Tools (Destination Business workshop) LOCATION:Saskatchewan\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free one-hour online workshop for small business owners on ma tching AI tools to everyday productivity pain points and building a person al AI toolkit around existing workflows.\nOrganizer: Destination Business (Community Futures CF Mid-Sask)\nFormat: virtual\nRegistration closes 2026 -10-21\nhttps://destinationbusiness.ca/workshops/ai-powered-productivity-t ools URL:https://destinationbusiness.ca/workshops/ai-powered-productivity-tools CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T111030Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bdc-smart-ai-investments-that-pay-off-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:BDC Webinar: Smart AI Investments that Pay Off LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A free Small Business Week webinar for owners and managers on c hoosing suitable types of AI\, comparing solutions\, and weighing costs\, financing and ROI.\nOrganizer: BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)\n Format: virtual\nhttps://www.bdc.ca/en/about/small-business-week/events/sm art-ai-investments-that-pay-off URL:https://www.bdc.ca/en/about/small-business-week/events/smart-ai-investm ents-that-pay-off CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:catalyst-convene-canada-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:Catalyst Convene Canada 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day hybrid gathering of Canadian C-suite\, HR and inclusi on leaders whose programme includes sessions on the future of work in the age of AI and on ethical AI\, useful for workforce and people leaders plan ning how teams adopt AI.\nOrganizer: Catalyst\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://eve nts.catalyst.org/event/aa2344ef-0493-4a6c-bf64-4f4a47d893a4/home URL:https://events.catalyst.org/event/aa2344ef-0493-4a6c-bf64-4f4a47d893a4/ home CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T112334Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:durham-bdc-small-business-week-breakfast-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:Fourth Annual BDC Small Business Week Breakfast: It's a Two Speed W orld Now - Fast or Finished LOCATION:Oshawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A Durham Region Small Business Week breakfast for owners\, entr epreneurs and executives\, where BDC's chief economist and an advisory-ser vices lead cover the economic outlook\, ownership transitions and how AI a nd technology are reshaping business competitiveness.\nOrganizer: Ajax-Pic kering Board of Trade with Whitby Chamber of Commerce\, Clarington Board o f Trade and Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce\, in partnership with BDC\n Format: in-person\nhttps://www.apboardoftrade.com/events/fourth-annual-bdc -small-business-week-breakfast-it-s-a-two-speed-world-now-fast-or-finished -1839812 URL:https://www.apboardoftrade.com/events/fourth-annual-bdc-small-business- week-breakfast-it-s-a-two-speed-world-now-fast-or-finished-1839812 CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261010T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ibaocon-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:IBAOcon 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:3\,000+ Ontario brokers\, insurers and partners in one venue — the single best event for building broker-channel and cyber-insurance referral relationships.\nOrganizer: Insurance Brokers Association of Ontar io (IBAO)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://ibao.org/event/ibaocon URL:https://ibao.org/event/ibaocon CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:opba-reverse-vendor-tradeshow-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:OPBA Reverse Vendor Tradeshow 2026 LOCATION:Brampton\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The tradeshow runs in reverse: Ontario public-sector procuremen t professionals from municipalities\, school boards\, hospitals and colleg es staff the booths and suppliers work the room\, with an afternoon sessio n on how bids are actually evaluated.\nOrganizer: Ontario Public Buyers As sociation (OPBA)\nFormat: in-person\nRegistration closes 2026-10-16\nhttps ://www.opba.ca/reverse_vendor_tradeshow.php URL:https://www.opba.ca/reverse_vendor_tradeshow.php CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:wetech-scaling-with-ai-groundwork-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022 SUMMARY:Scaling with AI: Laying the Groundwork Before You Grow LOCATION:Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A practical 90-minute session for growing businesses on setting AI ground rules: sensitive data\, review of AI-assisted work\, tool choic es and staff communication.\nOrganizer: WEtech Alliance\nFormat: virtual\n https://www.wetech-alliance.com/event/scaling-with-ai-laying-the-groundwor k-before-you-grow-virtual/ URL:https://www.wetech-alliance.com/event/scaling-with-ai-laying-the-ground work-before-you-grow-virtual/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:whitby-chamber-business-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:Business Summit 2026: Future Ready Enterprise LOCATION:Oshawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A Durham Region chamber summit for business owners\, senior lea ders and non-profit managers on organizational readiness\, with an innovat ion panel\, speed talks and a vendor marketplace.\nOrganizer: Whitby Chamb er of Commerce\nFormat: in-person\nEarly-bird pricing ends 2026-10-03\nhtt ps://app.glueup.com/event/business-summit-2026-future-ready-enterprise-190 419/ URL:https://app.glueup.com/event/business-summit-2026-future-ready-enterpri se-190419/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T112049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:connected-commerce-summit-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:Connected Commerce Summit Toronto 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A CPG and retail commerce summit where brand and retail leaders discuss AI in shopper behaviour\, search and discovery\, and agentic comm erce.\nOrganizer: My Digital Shelf\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.connect edcommercesummit.com/toronto URL:https://www.connectedcommercesummit.com/toronto CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T111500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:proserveit-copilot-adoption-executive-breakfast-toronto-2026@canada-eve nts.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:Copilot Adoption Executive Breakfast (Toronto) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An invitation-only breakfast for CEOs\, COOs\, CFOs and senior leaders to benchmark their Copilot and AI adoption against peers and ident ify next steps to improve usage.\nOrganizer: ProServeIT and Microsoft\nFor mat: in-person\nhttps://www.proserveit.com/ai-adoption-executive-breakfast -proserveit URL:https://www.proserveit.com/ai-adoption-executive-breakfast-proserveit CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261004T111053Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:psn-from-ai-strategy-to-execution-ottawa-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:From AI Strategy to Execution: Operationalizing AI Across the Gover nment of Canada LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Half-day federal forum where Shared Services Canada\, Treasury Board Secretariat and departmental AI leads discuss moving AI from pilots to secure\, governed operations\; a window into the AI-governance expectat ions that flow down to public-sector suppliers.\nOrganizer: Public Sector Network (with Pega Canada)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://publicsectornetwork .com/events/from-ai-strategy-to-execution-ottawa-2026/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/from-ai-strategy-to-execution-ot tawa-2026/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dms-generative-ai-small-business-october-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:Generative AI for Small Business (October session) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free one-hour introductory webinar for small business owners on using generative AI in daily operations\, customer support and marketin g\, and on managing its risks.\nOrganizer: Digital Main Street\nFormat: vi rtual\nhttps://digitalmainstreet.ca/event/generative-ai-for-small-business -2/ URL:https://digitalmainstreet.ca/event/generative-ai-for-small-business-2/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T115500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:himss-eastern-canada-dhic-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:HIMSS Eastern Canada Digital Health Innovation Conference 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Ontario\, Quebec and Atlantic hospital CIOs\, CMIOs and digital -transformation leaders with an exhibit hall — direct access to hospital IT buyers.\nOrganizer: HIMSS Eastern Canada Chapter\nFormat: in-person\nh ttps://easterncanada.himss.org/events-education/eastern-canada-upcoming-ev ents URL:https://easterncanada.himss.org/events-education/eastern-canada-upcomin g-events CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:itcloud-altitude-roadshow-calgary-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:ITCloud Altitude Roadshow 2026 – Calgary LOCATION:Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day stop of a Canadian MSP partner tour combining channel -strategy talks with technical and sales enablement on AI\, cloud and secu rity services.\nOrganizer: ITCloud\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.itcloud .ca/en/altitude-roadshow-2026-calgary/ URL:https://www.itcloud.ca/en/altitude-roadshow-2026-calgary/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T111030Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mbot-small-business-forum-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:MBOT Small Business Forum 2026 LOCATION:Mississauga\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A half-day forum for small-business owners with speakers from B DC and the Ontario government and a session with a small-business AI coach .\nOrganizer: Mississauga Board of Trade\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://mbot. com/event-details/mbot-small-business-forum-2245/ URL:https://mbot.com/event-details/mbot-small-business-forum-2245/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:performance-pme-val-saint-francois-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:Performance PME 2026 : L'IA au cœur de votre entreprise LOCATION:Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A regional half-day conference for SME owners and managers on m oving from AI curiosity to practical use\, including deploying a first age nt and implementing an AI assistant in the business.\nOrganizer: Table de la main-d'œuvre du Val-Saint-François\nFormat: in-person\nRegistration c loses 2026-10-15\nhttps://val-saint-francois.qc.ca/performance-pme-2026-li a-au-coeur-de-votre-entreprise-passez-de-la-curiosite-a-laction/ URL:https://val-saint-francois.qc.ca/performance-pme-2026-lia-au-coeur-de-v otre-entreprise-passez-de-la-curiosite-a-laction/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T111900Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vector-business-insights-shadow-ai-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261023 SUMMARY:Vector Business Insights: Personal Productivity and Shadow AI LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A non-technical Vector session on shadow AI - staff using unsan ctioned AI tools - which is the risk most organizations discover first whe n they start writing an AI policy\; access is restricted\, so it is a memb ership question more than an open event.\nOrganizer: Vector Institute\nFor mat: virtual\nhttps://vectorinstitute.ai/events/ URL:https://vectorinstitute.ai/events/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai-freedom-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:AI Freedom Summit 2026 LOCATION:Kelowna\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A two-day summit for founders and operators of established busi nesses on where AI can remove recurring work across operations\, sales\, t alent\, finance\, marketing and leadership.\nOrganizer: Dan Martell (Marte ll Growth Solutions Inc.)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.danmartell.com/a i-freedom-summit/ URL:https://www.danmartell.com/ai-freedom-summit/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:channelnext26-west-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:ChannelNEXT26 West LOCATION:North Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A two-day channel conference for Canadian MSPs\, IT solution pr oviders and vendors\, with sessions on building AI-powered managed service s\, automating MSP operations and AI in sales and marketing.\nOrganizer: e ChannelNEWS / TechnoPlanet\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.channelnext.ca/ event/channelnext26-west/ URL:https://www.channelnext.ca/event/channelnext26-west/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261021T110725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tech-festival-canada-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:The Tech Festival Canada 2026: Meet\, Build\, Scale LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A two-day Toronto festival for senior decision-makers on applyi ng AI\, automation\, cybersecurity and other frontier technologies in sect ors such as financial services\, healthcare\, manufacturing\, supply chain and the public sector.\nOrganizer: WEtech Alliance\nFormat: in-person\nht tps://www.wetech-alliance.com/event/the-tech-festival-canada-2026-meet-bui ld-scale/ URL:https://www.wetech-alliance.com/event/the-tech-festival-canada-2026-mee t-build-scale/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-rsn-montreal-breakfast-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:Digital Health Canada/RSN Montreal 2026 Breakfast LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A morning program for Quebec and Canadian digital-health leader s on what it takes for AI to move from pilots to lasting\, trusted value i n the health system.\nOrganizer: Digital Health Canada with Réseau santé numérique (RSN)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://digitalhealthcanada.com/even t-calendar/digital-health-canada-mtl26/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/digital-health-canada-mt l26/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bec-entrepreneurs-connect-ai-powered-entrepreneur-2026@canada-events.lu a.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:Entrepreneurs Connect: The AI-Powered Entrepreneur LOCATION:Brampton\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An evening session for small business owners on using AI to str eamline operations and customer experience\, with practical examples for S MBs.\nOrganizer: Brampton Entrepreneur Centre\nFormat: in-person\nhttps:// www.sbcontario.ca/event/entrepreneurs-connect-unlocking-the-power-of-ai-fo r-your-business/ URL:https://www.sbcontario.ca/event/entrepreneurs-connect-unlocking-the-pow er-of-ai-for-your-business/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T111900Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fwd50-executive-cohort-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029 SUMMARY:FWD50 2026 Executive Cohort LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Senior digital-government leaders (federal and provincial) disc ussing AI and digital independence\; useful for public-sector positioning rather than direct BPS sales.\nOrganizer: FWD50\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://w ww.fwd50.com/ URL:https://www.fwd50.com/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hop-retail-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:HOP! The Retail Summit 2026 LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Quebec's largest retail industry gathering\, with retailers\, e ntrepreneurs and solution providers and a new AI stage on practical applic ations in retail operations and customer relationships.\nOrganizer: Retail Council of Quebec (CQCD)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.cqcd.org/en/?p=1 4212 URL:https://www.cqcd.org/en/?p=14212 CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T112334Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:legal-ai-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:Legal AI Toronto 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day Toronto conference for law firm leaders\, innovation\ , knowledge management and legal operations teams on scaling AI from pilot s to firm-wide use\, governance\, economics and practical drafting and age ntic workflows.\nOrganizer: Inside Practice\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://ww w.insidepractice.com/legal-ai-toronto URL:https://www.insidepractice.com/legal-ai-toronto CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261004T111053Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vector-future-of-work-roundtable-info-session-2026@canada-events.lua.ha us DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:Vector Institute Future of Work Roundtable: Call for Participation Information Session LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:An information session for senior leaders considering Vector's in-person Future of Work Roundtable on AI talent strategy\, workforce read iness\, reskilling\, and scaling AI adoption across an organization.\nOrga nizer: Vector Institute\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://vectorinstitute.ai/event /call-for-participation-future-of-work-roundtable/ URL:https://vectorinstitute.ai/event/call-for-participation-future-of-work- roundtable/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:canadian-edtech-leadership-ai-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030 SUMMARY:17th Canadian EdTech Leadership AI Summit LOCATION:Mississauga\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Two days of K-12 and post-secondary education leaders — princ ipals\, superintendents and deans — alongside edtech vendors\, policymak ers and investors\, with AI in learning as the organizing theme\, held in the GTA.\nOrganizer: MindShare Learning (CanAm EdTech Alliance)\nFormat: i n-person\nhttps://summit.canamedtechalliance.com/ URL:https://summit.canamedtechalliance.com/ CATEGORIES:edtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T134000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vancouver-international-security-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030 SUMMARY:3rd Annual Vancouver International Security Summit LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Public-sector-heavy security summit on economic security and re silience\; mainly relevant to vendors pursuing the BC public sector.\nOrga nizer: Reboot Communications\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.rebootcommuni cations.com/events/ URL:https://www.rebootcommunications.com/events/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:wetech-ai-business-development-gemini-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029 SUMMARY:AI for Business Development: Unlocking the Power of Gemini and G Su ite LOCATION:Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A hands-on virtual workshop for founders using Google Workspace on building repeatable AI-assisted prospecting\, meeting-prep and follow- up workflows.\nOrganizer: WEtech Alliance\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://www.we tech-alliance.com/event/ai-for-business-development-unlocking-the-power-of -gemini-and-g-suite-virtual/ URL:https://www.wetech-alliance.com/event/ai-for-business-development-unloc king-the-power-of-gemini-and-g-suite-virtual/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:futureproof-festival-of-ai-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031 SUMMARY:Futureproof Festival of AI 2026 LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A three-day Vancouver festival pitched at executives and decisi on-makers across leadership\, creative\, technology and public-sector role s rather than at researchers\, with an exhibitor package for companies tha t want a table in front of them.\nOrganizer: BC + AI Ecosystem Association \nFormat: in-person\nhttps://futureproof.website/ URL:https://futureproof.website/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai-engineering-summit-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030 SUMMARY:AI Engineering Summit Toronto 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A single-track practitioner conference for engineering leaders\ , architects and developers on taking AI into production\, covering agents \, LLMOps\, RAG architecture and governance.\nOrganizer: TestingMind\nForm at: in-person\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-engineering-summit-toronto- 2026-tickets-1995176894801 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-engineering-summit-toronto-2026-tickets -1995176894801 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T112049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:canadian-security-showcase-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030 SUMMARY:Canadian Security Showcase 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Federal cyber\, public-safety and critical-infrastructure leade rs\; relevant for vendors with federal ambitions and for tracking Bill C-8 era expectations that trickle down to BPS.\nOrganizer: Public Sector Netw ork\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://publicsectornetwork.com/events/canadian-se curity-showcase/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/canadian-security-showcase/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ecom-north-toronto-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031 SUMMARY:Ecom North Toronto Summit 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A large Toronto summit for direct-to-consumer founders and ecom merce operators on growing beyond early scale\, with stage-specific tracks and structured networking.\nOrganizer: Ecom North\nFormat: in-person\nhtt ps://ecomnorth.com/pages/toronto-summit-2026 URL:https://ecomnorth.com/pages/toronto-summit-2026 CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T112049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hackfest-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:Hackfest 2026 - Level Up Edition (incl. POLAR 2026 executive summit ) LOCATION:Quebec City\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Large Quebec hacker conference\; POLAR (Oct 29) is a decision-m aker track for security executives\, otherwise technical/community.\nOrgan izer: Hackfest\nFormat: in-person\nCall for speakers closes 2026-08-24 — https://cfp.hackfest.ca/hf2026/cfp\nhttps://hackfest.ca/en/ URL:https://hackfest.ca/en/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:broker-bash-toronto-october-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030 SUMMARY:October Broker Bash - Toronto (Halloween edition) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The October edition of Canadian Underwriter's Toronto broker mi xer\, a costume-optional evening that gathers brokers and insurer staff fr om across the GTA market.\nOrganizer: Canadian Underwriter (Newcom Media)\ nFormat: in-person\nhttps://canadianunderwriter.ca/partner-content/announc ements/events/october-broker-bash-toronto-2/ URL:https://canadianunderwriter.ca/partner-content/announcements/events/oct ober-broker-bash-toronto-2/ CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:global-summit-ai-vancouver-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 SUMMARY:Global Summit AI Vancouver 2026 LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A two-day Vancouver AI conference for business executives\, fou nders and product teams with tracks on redesigning workflows around AI\, a gents and reliable systems\, workforce skills and governance\, plus practi tioner-led workshops.\nOrganizer: Global Summit Canada\nFormat: in-person\ nhttps://globalsummit.ca/ URL:https://globalsummit.ca/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T112246Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:misa-ontario-infosec-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105 SUMMARY:MISA Ontario 2026 InfoSec Conference and Trade Show LOCATION:Huntsville\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The one conference where Ontario municipal IT security staff ga ther to compare notes on vendors and incidents — the place for a municip al-facing security or AI-governance offer\, or to sponsor alongside munici pal software vendors.\nOrganizer: MISA Ontario\nFormat: in-person\nhttps:/ /site.pheedloop.com/event/2026infosec/home/ URL:https://site.pheedloop.com/event/2026infosec/home/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calgary-build-your-first-ai-system-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 SUMMARY:Build Your First AI System: From AI Tools to Workflows LOCATION:Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A three-hour hands-on workshop where owners and professionals m ap a real workflow\, redesign it with AI and automation\, and leave with a 30-day implementation roadmap.\nOrganizer: OnStack AI Labs\, Startup Cour t and Futurpreneur (Calgary Innovation Week)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://l uma.com/752ynpd0 URL:https://luma.com/752ynpd0 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cdo-magazine-toronto-roundtable-exchange-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 SUMMARY:CDO Magazine Toronto Roundtable Exchange (Leadership Dinner) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An evening roundtable and networking dinner for senior data\, a nalytics\, and AI leaders on data governance\, AI innovation\, and getting business value from data programs.\nOrganizer: CDO Magazine\nFormat: in-p erson\nhttps://live.cdomagazine.tech/Toronto_RTX URL:https://live.cdomagazine.tech/Toronto_RTX CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T114500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cyber-summit-banff-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106 SUMMARY:Cyber Summit 2026 (Prairie NREN Partners) LOCATION:Banff\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Western Canada public-sector and education technology leaders — the right audience profile\, but geographically off-target for Ontario -focused vendors.\nOrganizer: Cybera\, SRNET and MRnet\nFormat: in-person\ nhttps://cybersummit.ca/ URL:https://cybersummit.ca/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:servicenow-world-forum-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 SUMMARY:ServiceNow World Forum Toronto LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free one-day vendor forum for enterprise IT and business team s\, especially in financial services\, with hands-on labs on building and governing AI agents in operational workflows.\nOrganizer: ServiceNow\nForm at: in-person\nhttps://www.servicenow.com/events/world-forum/toronto.html URL:https://www.servicenow.com/events/world-forum/toronto.html CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T112049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:agentic-automation-finance-summit-canada-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105 SUMMARY:Agentic Automation in Finance Canada Summit 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day summit for director-level and senior leaders at banks \, credit unions\, insurers and fintechs on moving agentic AI and intellig ent automation into finance workflows\, with governance\, fraud and legacy -modernization sessions.\nOrganizer: Kinfos Events\nFormat: in-person\nhtt ps://kinfos.events/aicanada/ URL:https://kinfos.events/aicanada/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T111500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cleanai-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105 SUMMARY:CleanAI Summit 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day summit for investors\, founders and corporate leaders on applying AI in energy\, food\, water and infrastructure operations.\nO rganizer: CleanAI Initiative\nFormat: in-person\nEarly-bird pricing ends 2 026-10-05\nhttps://www.cleanai.com/cleanai-summit URL:https://www.cleanai.com/cleanai-summit CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T111900Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-sk26-saskatchewan-region-conference-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105 SUMMARY:Digital Health Canada SK26 Saskatchewan Region Conference LOCATION:Regina\, Saskatchewan\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Saskatchewan's provincial digital health community meets for a day of sessions and networking\, with a visible vendor sponsor list that s hows how suppliers reach that market.\nOrganizer: Digital Health Canada\nF ormat: in-person\nEarly-bird pricing ends 2026-10-02\nhttps://digitalhealt hcanada.com/event-calendar/digital-health-canada-sk26/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/digital-health-canada-sk 26/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-webinar-fraser-health-ai-agents-at-work-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105 SUMMARY:Fraser Health AI Agents at Work (Digital Health Canada Webinar Wedn esday) LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-hour case study from a Canadian health authority on movin g AI tools past the pilot stage across clinical\, operational and corporat e workflows\, including intake\, prioritization and governance.\nOrganizer : Digital Health Canada\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://digitalhealthcanada.com/ event-calendar/fraser-health-agents-at-work/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/fraser-health-agents-at- work/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T111030Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:les-affaires-ia-en-entreprise-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105 SUMMARY:IA en entreprise (Les Affaires) LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A French-language one-day conference for Quebec executives and managers who must prioritize AI investments\, with SME case studies on tur ning AI into results\, data readiness before implementation and deploying AI agents.\nOrganizer: Les Affaires (Événements Les Affaires)\nFormat: i n-person\nEarly-bird pricing ends 2026-10-07\nRegistration closes 2026-11- 03\nhttps://evenements.lesaffaires.com/products/2026-11-04-ia-en-entrepris e URL:https://evenements.lesaffaires.com/products/2026-11-04-ia-en-entreprise CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T111500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:saas-north-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106 SUMMARY:SAAS NORTH 2026 (incl. DEPLOY defence/dual-use summit) LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's SaaS and AI conference for founders\, operators and in vestors\, focused on building and scaling software companies\, with a seco nd-day summit on defence and dual-use technology.\nOrganizer: Cube Busines s Media\nFormat: in-person\nEarly-bird pricing ends 2026-10-02\nhttps://sa asnorth.com/ URL:https://saasnorth.com/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:noic-ai-discovery-workshop-thunder-bay-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106 SUMMARY:AI Discovery Workshop (Building Blueprints for AI Adoption) LOCATION:Thunder Bay\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A hands-on session for Northwestern Ontario small and midsize b usinesses to identify AI opportunities in their operations\, shape project ideas\, and learn about cost-shared AI adoption funding.\nOrganizer: Nort hwestern Ontario Innovation Centre\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.eventbr ite.ca/e/ai-discovery-workshop-registration-2003719638377 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-discovery-workshop-registration-20037196 38377 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bot-ai-powered-marketing-strategy-to-execution-2026@canada-events.lua.h aus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106 SUMMARY:AI-Powered Marketing: From Strategy to Execution LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A full-day\, hands-on session for SME owners and C-suite leader s on applying agentic AI to marketing\, with a workflow audit\, Canadian p rivacy compliance foundations and a live content sprint.\nOrganizer: Toron to Region Board of Trade (AI Business Catalyst)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps: //bot.com/Events/AI-Powered-Marketing-From-Strategy-to-Execution URL:https://bot.com/Events/AI-Powered-Marketing-From-Strategy-to-Execution CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T115500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cpa-ontario-ai-conference-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106 SUMMARY:CPA Ontario AI Conference: Navigating the Next Era of AI LOCATION:Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A full-day online conference for CPAs and senior business leade rs on moving AI beyond pilots to business value\, with finance and profess ional-services applications and governance\, ethics and risk on the progra mme.\nOrganizer: CPA Ontario\nFormat: virtual\nEarly-bird pricing ends 202 6-10-30\nRegistration closes 2026-11-04\nhttps://pd.cpaontario.ca/conferen ces/cpa-ontario%E2%80%99s-ai-conference/E003305.html URL:https://pd.cpaontario.ca/conferences/cpa-ontario%E2%80%99s-ai-conferenc e/E003305.html CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:invest-ottawa-ecommerce-holiday-ai-automation-2026@canada-events.lua.ha us DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106 SUMMARY:E-Commerce Holiday Series: AI & Automation LOCATION:Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free 90-minute virtual workshop for small e-commerce business owners on AI-assisted customer support\, messaging automation\, and mappi ng a recurring task into a simpler workflow.\nOrganizer: Invest Ottawa\nFo rmat: virtual\nhttps://www.investottawa.ca/eventbrite-event/e-commerce-hol iday-series-ai-automation/ URL:https://www.investottawa.ca/eventbrite-event/e-commerce-holiday-series- ai-automation/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261018T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mlops-north-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107 SUMMARY:MLOps North 2026: Building (with) Agents LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A Toronto practitioner summit on building and running AI agents in production\, useful for teams moving AI projects from pilots into day- to-day operations.\nOrganizer: Toronto Machine Learning Society (TMLS)\nFo rmat: in-person\nhttps://www.torontomachinelearning.com/mlops-north/ URL:https://www.torontomachinelearning.com/mlops-north/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:prompt-victoria-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261106 SUMMARY:Prompt Victoria AI Conference 2026 LOCATION:Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day conference for professionals and businesses adopting AI\, with tracks on leading organizational adoption\, deeper technical bui lds and everyday business use.\nOrganizer: VIATEC (with AI4Enterprise\, Vi ctoria Data Society and PlusROI)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://promptvictori a.ca/ URL:https://promptvictoria.ca/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:juan-toronto-entrepreneurship-impact-of-ai-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107 SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship and the Impact of Artificial Intelligence LOCATION:Mississauga\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An evening networking event in Mississauga for entrepreneurs\, business leaders and technology professionals on how AI is changing innova tion and new ventures.\nOrganizer: Jadavpur University Alumni Association\ , Toronto (JUAn Toronto)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/e ntrepreneurship-and-the-impact-of-artificial-intelligence-tickets-20022901 20651 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/entrepreneurship-and-the-impact-of-artifici al-intelligence-tickets-2002290120651 CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai-cademy-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111 SUMMARY:AI-cademy 2026: Making AI Work for Higher Education LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A two-day national conference for post-secondary leaders on gov erning AI\, supporting faculty adoption and rethinking academic and operat ional systems.\nOrganizer: Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA)\, w ith the University of British Columbia\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://highere dstrategy.com/ai-cademy URL:https://higheredstrategy.com/ai-cademy CATEGORIES:edtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cascon-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:CASCON 2026 (36th Annual International Conference on Computer Scien ce and Software Engineering) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's longest-running applied computer-science conference\, with tracks on responsible generative AI\, data governance and cybersecuri ty\; the room is researchers and industry R&D staff rather than public-sec tor buyers.\nOrganizer: IEEE Computer Society and CS-CAN/INFO-CAN\nFormat: in-person\nCall for speakers closes 2026-09-21 — https://conf.researchr .org/home/cascon-2026\nhttps://conf.researchr.org/home/cascon-2026 URL:https://conf.researchr.org/home/cascon-2026 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:future-summit-calgary-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111 SUMMARY:Future Summit 2026 LOCATION:Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A two-day Calgary summit for enterprise\, government and invest or leaders on AI\, compute and energy\, including an applied-AI session on moving from pilots to major-project deployment.\nOrganizer: Future Summit \nFormat: in-person\nhttps://futuresummit.ai/ URL:https://futuresummit.ai/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261004T111053Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:psn-creating-capacity-constrained-health-systems-2026@canada-events.lua .haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111 SUMMARY:Creating Capacity in a Constrained Health System LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A free lunchtime webinar where Canadian health authority leader s discuss how they evaluate technology investments under budget pressure - useful listening for anyone selling software into hospitals and health sy stems.\nOrganizer: Public Sector Network (with Petal Health)\nFormat: virt ual\nhttps://publicsectornetwork.com/events/creating-capacity-in-a-constra ined-health-systems-webinar-2026/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/creating-capacity-in-a-constrain ed-health-systems-webinar-2026/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cde-summit-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111 SUMMARY:Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem Summit (CDE Summit) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day Toronto summit for MSPs\, MSSPs\, SOC teams and CISOs covering AI in attack and defence\, autonomous agents\, identity manageme nt\, breach planning and cyber insurance.\nOrganizer: TechnoPlanet (Channe lNEXT\, CDE Summit)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/198553 3390821 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1985533390821 CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261021T110725Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mila-community-of-practice-agentic-ai-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111 SUMMARY:Mila's Community of Practice: Agentic AI LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An applied session for industry practitioners on deploying AI a gents\, with facilitated roundtables on team training\, experimentation\, production deployment and security followed by a public panel.\nOrganizer: Mila - Quebec AI Institute (partner: Gen AI Montreal)\nFormat: in-person\ nhttps://mila.quebec/en/event/milas-community-of-practice-agentic-ai URL:https://mila.quebec/en/event/milas-community-of-practice-agentic-ai CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T112049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:customer-success-summit-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114 SUMMARY:Customer Success Summit Toronto 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A summit for senior customer success leaders covering AI-native CS teams\, agentic workflow automation and scaling outcomes without addin g headcount.\nOrganizer: Customer Success Collective\nFormat: in-person\nh ttps://events.customersuccesscollective.com/location/toronto URL:https://events.customersuccesscollective.com/location/toronto CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cyber-for-startups-brampton-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:Cyber for Startups: Brampton Edition LOCATION:Brampton\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Full-day workshop on embedding security in startups\, run by TM U's Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst — a source of early-stage Ontario SaaS f ounders and a natural partnership venue.\nOrganizer: Rogers Cybersecure Ca talyst (Toronto Metropolitan University)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://cyber securecatalyst.ca/events/ URL:https://cybersecurecatalyst.ca/events/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:finserv-cyber-security-canada-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:FinServ Cyber Security Canada Summit 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:One-day summit for CISOs and security leaders at Canadian finan cial institutions\, with a vetted attendee list and a sponsor-driven solut ion-room format.\nOrganizer: ISMG\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://ismg.events/ summit/financial-services-toronto-2026/ URL:https://ismg.events/summit/financial-services-toronto-2026/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:generative-ai-summit-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:Generative AI Summit Toronto 2026 (incl. Agentic AI Summit) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A 500-attendee\, three-track day for the engineers and technica l leaders putting generative and agentic AI into production — the practi tioners whose deployments an AI-governance programme has to cover.\nOrgani zer: AI Accelerator Institute\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://world.aiaccelera torinstitute.com/location/toronto URL:https://world.aiacceleratorinstitute.com/location/toronto CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:itcloud-altitude-roadshow-sherbrooke-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:ITCloud Altitude Roadshow 2026 – Sherbrooke LOCATION:Sherbrooke\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A French-language stop of a Canadian MSP partner tour combining channel-strategy talks with technical and sales enablement on AI\, cloud and security services.\nOrganizer: ITCloud\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www .itcloud.ca/altitude-roadshow-2026-sherbrooke/ URL:https://www.itcloud.ca/altitude-roadshow-2026-sherbrooke/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261017T111030Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:viatec-ai-meetup-business-track-november-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track — Your First Digital Employee LOCATION:Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A lunchtime meetup for business owners\, marketers and consulta nts on setting up a supervised AI assistant connected to email\, calendar and documents\, with human approval of outgoing actions.\nOrganizer: VIATE C with PlusROI Online Marketing and AI4Enterprise\nFormat: in-person\nhttp s://www.eventbrite.ca/e/viatec-ai-meetup-business-track-tickets-2003635435 524 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/viatec-ai-meetup-business-track-tickets-200 3635435524 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261025T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai-community-conference-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114 SUMMARY:AI Community Conference - Toronto 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A full-day\, community-run AI conference hosted at Microsoft Ca nada's CIBC Square office in downtown Toronto\, with keynotes\, an AI ethi cs and societal-impact panel\, live demos and a sponsor showcase of AI sta rtups - a low-cost GTA room of AI practitioners rather than public-sector buyers.\nOrganizer: AICO (AI Community Conference)\nFormat: in-person\nhtt ps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-community-conference-toronto-2026-tickets-1997 522115419 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-community-conference-toronto-2026-ticket s-1997522115419 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T113500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:infoway-partnership-conference-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 SUMMARY:2026 Canada Health Infoway Partnership Conference LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:National digital-health policy and interoperability leaders\; r elevant for hospital-facing vendors tracking pan-Canadian data standards\, but held in Vancouver.\nOrganizer: Canada Health Infoway\nFormat: in-pers on\nhttps://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/featured-initiatives/partnership-c onference URL:https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/featured-initiatives/partnership-co nference CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:siberx-operation-defend-the-north-calgary-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261117 SUMMARY:Operation: Defend the North 2026 (Calgary) LOCATION:Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day tabletop cyber crisis simulation at Bow Valley Colleg e on what happens when autonomous AI agents enter procurement workflows\, energy systems and industrial commerce\, aimed at cybersecurity profession als\, policymakers and enterprise stakeholders.\nOrganizer: siberX\nFormat : hybrid\nhttps://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the-north-2026-calgary / URL:https://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the-north-2026-calgary/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261101T120755Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai-data-transformation-construction-canada-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118 SUMMARY:AI & Data Transformation in Construction Summit Canada 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day Canadian summit for construction and infrastructure e xecutives on applying generative AI\, automation and data to project deliv ery\, productivity and workforce change.\nOrganizer: AMG World\nFormat: in -person\nhttps://www.amg-world.co.uk/ai-data-transformation-in-constructio n-canada/ URL:https://www.amg-world.co.uk/ai-data-transformation-in-construction-cana da/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T111500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cme-national-manufacturing-conference-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 SUMMARY:CME National Manufacturing Conference 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:CME's national gathering of manufacturing executives and senior government decision-makers\, with a panel on AI adoption\, integration an d competitiveness in manufacturing.\nOrganizer: Canadian Manufacturers & E xporters (CME)\nFormat: hybrid\nEarly-bird pricing ends 2026-09-15\nhttps: //cme-mec.ca/connection/2026-national-manufacturing-conference/ URL:https://cme-mec.ca/connection/2026-national-manufacturing-conference/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T133000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:psn-government-at-the-speed-of-trust-ottawa-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118 SUMMARY:Government at the Speed of Trust: Harnessing Data and AI to Strengt hen Integrity LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Morning executive session for Government of Canada leaders on r esponsible AI adoption\, AI governance\, fraud and program oversight\; use ful for understanding how federal buyers frame trustworthy data and AI.\nO rganizer: Public Sector Network (with SAS)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://pub licsectornetwork.com/events/government-at-the-speed-of-trust-ottawa-2026/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-at-the-speed-of-trust -ottawa-2026/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:insurance-business-canada-awards-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118 SUMMARY:Insurance Business Canada Awards 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Gala with Ontario brokerages\, MGAs and insurers\; networking-o nly value for the broker channel.\nOrganizer: Insurance Business Canada (K ey Media)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://ibawards.ca/ URL:https://ibawards.ca/ CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:oasbo-ict-winter-workshop-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261121 SUMMARY:OASBO 2026 ICT Winter Workshop / ICT Fall Conference LOCATION:Richmond Hill\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The annual gathering of Ontario school-board CIOs and IT manage rs with a vendor expo — the most direct route to K-12 technology buyers. \nOrganizer: Ontario Association of School Business Officials (ICT Committ ee)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.oasbo.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id= 2049438 URL:https://www.oasbo.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2049438 CATEGORIES:edtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:compugen-hour-agents-you-can-trust-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118 SUMMARY:The Compugen Hour: Agents You Can Trust - Governing and Managing Wh at You Deploy LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-hour session for business and IT leaders on governing AI agents after rollout\, covering agent sprawl\, access and data-leakage ris ks\, ownership\, and a simple governance starting point.\nOrganizer: Compu gen\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://events.compugen.com/en-ca/the-compugen-hour URL:https://events.compugen.com/en-ca/the-compugen-hour CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T110800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:atlantic-technology-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 SUMMARY:2026 Atlantic Technology Summit LOCATION:Dartmouth\, Nova Scotia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A regional summit for Atlantic Canadian executives\, CIOs\, IT and security leaders and founders on moving AI from experiments to operati onal results while managing cyber risk\, cloud costs and team skills.\nOrg anizer: Atlantic Technology Summit\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.atlanti ctechsummit.com/ URL:https://www.atlantictechsummit.com/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T111154Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:occ-ontario-economic-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261120 SUMMARY:2026 Ontario Economic Summit LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The Ontario Chamber of Commerce's two-day summit brings busines s\, government\, labour and non-profit leaders together on competitiveness \, workforce development\, advanced manufacturing and innovation.\nOrganiz er: Ontario Chamber of Commerce\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://occ.ca/events/ 2026oes/ URL:https://occ.ca/events/2026oes/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T112246Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vector-ai-data-governance-applied-project-insights-2026@canada-events.l ua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 SUMMARY:Vector Institute: AI Data Governance - Applied Project Insights LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A 30-minute virtual readout of a Vector Institute roundtable of leaders in AI\, data governance\, risk and compliance\, sharing takeaways on governing data for AI projects.\nOrganizer: Vector Institute\nFormat: virtual\nhttps://vectorinstitute.ai/event/ai-data-governance-applied-proje ct-insights/ URL:https://vectorinstitute.ai/event/ai-data-governance-applied-project-ins ights/ CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T112334Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bsides-ottawa-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261121 SUMMARY:BSides Ottawa 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Ontario's second-largest community security conference with a f ederal/public-sector-heavy audience\; affordable sponsorship and speaking exposure.\nOrganizer: Hackers 4 Karma (not-for-profit)\nFormat: in-person\ nCall for speakers closes 2026-09-15 — https://www.bsidesottawa.ca/cfp\n Early-bird pricing ends 2026-09-30\nhttps://www.bsidesottawa.ca/ URL:https://www.bsidesottawa.ca/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:edmonton-ai-exchange-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261120 SUMMARY:Edmonton AI Exchange LOCATION:Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An evening networking event for Edmonton business owners\, oper ators and sales leaders\, with a short practical session on AI workflows b usinesses can apply now and a spotlight on local implementers.\nOrganizer: Eternal Business AI Solutions\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.eventbrite. ca/e/edmonton-ai-exchange-tickets-2002350577479 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/edmonton-ai-exchange-tickets-2002350577479 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261025T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dms-generative-ai-small-business-november-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261120 SUMMARY:Generative AI for Small Business (November session) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free one-hour introductory webinar for small business owners on using generative AI in daily operations\, customer support and marketin g\, and on managing its risks.\nOrganizer: Digital Main Street\nFormat: vi rtual\nhttps://digitalmainstreet.ca/event/generative-ai-for-small-business -3/ URL:https://digitalmainstreet.ca/event/generative-ai-for-small-business-3/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T115500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:idc-cio-summit-canada-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261120 SUMMARY:IDC CIO Summit and Awards Canada 2026: The Rise of Agentic Systems LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:100-300 senior Canadian CIOs/CTOs focused on agentic AI\, moder nization and security - a credibility venue for AI-governance messaging.\n Organizer: IDC Canada\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://event.idc.com/event/cio- summit-awards-canada/ URL:https://event.idc.com/event/cio-summit-awards-canada/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:noic-ai-for-business-copilot-in-practice-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125 SUMMARY:AI For Business Workshop 2: Microsoft Copilot in Practice — From Quick Wins to Real Automation LOCATION:Thunder Bay\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A hands-on morning workshop for small business owners and profe ssionals on getting quick wins from Microsoft 365 Copilot in Outlook\, Wor d\, Excel and Teams and building a first Power Automate workflow.\nOrganiz er: Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre (instruction by Camp Tech)\nFor mat: in-person\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-for-business-workshop-serie s-tickets-1999290581950 URL:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-for-business-workshop-series-tickets-199 9290581950 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261030T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:invest-ottawa-ai-fundamentals-startup-fundamentals-2026@canada-events.l ua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125 SUMMARY:AI Fundamentals | Startup Fundamentals LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A free\, hands-on Ottawa workshop showing early-stage founders how businesses use AI today and how to apply it as a practical thinking pa rtner when testing a business idea.\nOrganizer: Invest Ottawa\nFormat: in- person\nhttps://www.investottawa.ca/eventbrite-event/ai-fundamentals-start up-fundamentals-5/ URL:https://www.investottawa.ca/eventbrite-event/ai-fundamentals-startup-fu ndamentals-5/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-community-connect-waterloo-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125 SUMMARY:Digital Health Canada Community Connect Waterloo LOCATION:Waterloo\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An informal evening for Waterloo Region healthcare\, technology and research professionals to hear digital health leaders and meet peers in the regional health system.\nOrganizer: Digital Health Canada\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/community-connec t-waterloo/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/community-connect-waterl oo/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261025T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:technation-govtechon-cio-briefing-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125 SUMMARY:GovTechON CIO Briefing: Building a Secure and Resilient Ontario LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A morning briefing in which Ontario government technology and s ecurity executives outline technology trends\, capability needs and partne rship priorities for the province's digital services.\nOrganizer: TECHNATI ON\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://technationcanada.ca/en/events/govtechon-nov202 6/ URL:https://technationcanada.ca/en/events/govtechon-nov2026/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:integrated-care-action-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261127 SUMMARY:Integrated Care Action Summit 2026 (ICAS 2026) LOCATION:Markham\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A two-day gathering of Ontario Health Teams\, primary care netw orks and health and social partners on scaling local innovation and coordi nated care\, useful for understanding where integrated-care organizations need practical digital and workflow support.\nOrganizer: Ontario Health Te am Community of Practice\, hosted by Davis Pier\nFormat: in-person\nhttps: //www.ontarioactionsummit.ca/ URL:https://www.ontarioactionsummit.ca/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261010T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai-tinkerers-toronto-november-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261127 SUMMARY:AI Tinkerers Toronto November 2026 Meetup: Legal Tech with Clio LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A builder meetup hosted by Clio where practitioners demo workin g generative AI projects\, with a legal technology theme relevant to law-f irm automation.\nOrganizer: AI Tinkerers Toronto\nFormat: in-person\nCall for speakers closes 2026-11-16 — https://toronto.aitinkerers.org/p/ai-ti nkerers-toronto-november-2026-meetup-legal-tech-with-clio\nhttps://toronto .aitinkerers.org/p/ai-tinkerers-toronto-november-2026-meetup-legal-tech-wi th-clio URL:https://toronto.aitinkerers.org/p/ai-tinkerers-toronto-november-2026-me etup-legal-tech-with-clio CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:broker-bash-toronto-november-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261127 SUMMARY:November Broker Bash - Toronto LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An after-work mixer that fills with Toronto brokers\, underwrit ers and MGA staff\, making it one of the lowest-friction ways to meet comm ercial brokers in person (GTA).\nOrganizer: Canadian Underwriter (Newcom M edia)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://canadianunderwriter.ca/partner-content/a nnouncements/events/november-broker-bash-toronto-2/ URL:https://canadianunderwriter.ca/partner-content/announcements/events/nov ember-broker-bash-toronto-2/ CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:higher-education-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 SUMMARY:2026 Higher Education Summit LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Presidents\, executives and governors of all 24 Ontario college s — the executive layer that approves the security and AI-governance con ditions college-facing vendors must meet.\nOrganizer: Colleges Ontario\nFo rmat: in-person\nhttps://registration.highereducationsummit.ca/website/951 44/ URL:https://registration.highereducationsummit.ca/website/95144/ CATEGORIES:edtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gov-innovation-week-bc-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261202 SUMMARY:Government Innovation Week British Columbia 2026 (Digital Leadershi p Day + Innovation and Cybersecurity Showcases) LOCATION:Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:BC public-sector digital-government week featuring Connected Se rvices BC and ministry CIOs\, with generative-AI governance and cloud secu rity on the agenda\; relevant to vendors selling into the BC government.\n Organizer: Public Sector Network\nFormat: in-person\nDate not yet confirme d by the organizer.\nhttps://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-inn ovation-week-british-columbia-victoria/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-week-briti sh-columbia-victoria/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:TENTATIVE LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:forum-incyber-canada-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261204 SUMMARY:INCYBER Forum Canada 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Pan-Canadian cybersecurity and AI-safety trade show and summit that draws federal\, defence\, law-enforcement and critical-infrastructure decision-makers plus international delegations to the National Capital Re gion.\nOrganizer: Forward Global (INCYBER)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://can ada.forum-incyber.com/ URL:https://canada.forum-incyber.com/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:evanta-toronto-cdao-executive-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261202 SUMMARY:Toronto CDAO Community Executive Summit 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A peer-led summit for chief data and analytics officers on scal ing data and AI programmes\, managing AI costs\, governance and moving fro m hype to measurable business outcomes.\nOrganizer: Evanta (a Gartner comp any)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.evanta.com/cdao/toronto/toronto-cdao- executive-summit-9365 URL:https://www.evanta.com/cdao/toronto/toronto-cdao-executive-summit-9365 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T111035Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:osgoodepd-privacy-cybersecurity-law-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261203 SUMMARY:Privacy and Cybersecurity Law and Practice 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Annual legal update on PIPEDA\, PHIPA\, MFIPPA\, breach and AI obligations that public-sector organizations and their counsel rely on\; g ood for keeping advice current and meeting privacy lawyers.\nOrganizer: Os goodePD (Osgoode Hall Law School\, York University)\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps ://osgoodepd.ca/professional-development/short-courses-and-conferences/pri vacy-and-cybersecurity-law-and-practice-2026/ URL:https://osgoodepd.ca/professional-development/short-courses-and-confere nces/privacy-and-cybersecurity-law-and-practice-2026/ CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:evanta-toronto-ciso-executive-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261203 SUMMARY:Toronto CISO Executive Summit 2026 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A peer-driven summit for senior security executives at large or ganizations covering data security for AI adoption\, governance of AI agen ts\, and AI-driven threats.\nOrganizer: Evanta (Gartner)\nFormat: in-perso n\nhttps://www.evanta.com/ciso/toronto/toronto-ciso-executive-summit-8490 URL:https://www.evanta.com/ciso/toronto/toronto-ciso-executive-summit-8490 CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T112458Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:winnipeg-chamber-ai-in-marketing-workshop-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261204 SUMMARY:AI in Marketing: The Good\, the Bad\, and the Ugly (Manitoba AI Pat hways) LOCATION:Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A hands-on half-day chamber workshop for business professionals on where generative AI strengthens marketing work\, how to judge the qual ity and risk of AI output\, and which use cases are appropriate.\nOrganize r: The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.winnip eg-chamber.com/events/ai-in-marketing-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-mani toba-ai-pathways-workshop/ URL:https://www.winnipeg-chamber.com/events/ai-in-marketing-the-good-the-ba d-and-the-ugly-a-manitoba-ai-pathways-workshop/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T111846Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:proserveit-ai-executive-briefing-cfos-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.ha us DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261204 SUMMARY:From Data to Decisions: AI for Executive Finance Leaders (Toronto) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An invitation-only half-day briefing for CFOs and senior financ e leaders on applying AI to finance work\, with finance-specific demonstra tions and a peer roundtable.\nOrganizer: ProServeIT\, VACO and Microsoft\n Format: in-person\nhttps://www.proserveit.com/ai-executive-briefing-for-cf os-proserveit-microsoft-vaco URL:https://www.proserveit.com/ai-executive-briefing-for-cfos-proserveit-mi crosoft-vaco CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:obvia-legal-tech-quebec-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261205 SUMMARY:La Legal Tech au Québec : passé\, présent\, futur LOCATION:Montréal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A French-language day bringing together legal practitioners\, l egal-tech entrepreneurs and researchers on how AI is used in law today for contract drafting\, case management and legal research.\nOrganizer: Obvia (Observatoire international sur les impacts sociétaux de l'IA et du num érique)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.obvia.ca/evenements/la-legal-tech -au-quebec-passe-present-futur URL:https://www.obvia.ca/evenements/la-legal-tech-au-quebec-passe-present-f utur CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261025T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:siberx-operation-defend-the-north-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261205 SUMMARY:Operation: Defend the North 2026 (Toronto) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day tabletop cyber-incident simulation in Toronto where s ecurity leaders and business stakeholders work in teams through a live bre ach scenario.\nOrganizer: siberX\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://siberx.org/ev ent/operation-defend-the-north-2026-toronto/ URL:https://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the-north-2026-toronto/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261101T120755Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:data-analytics-healthcare-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261210 SUMMARY:14th Annual Data Analytics for Healthcare Summit LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Two days with hospital\, regional health authority and governme nt health-system leaders — C-suite through director level in data\, anal ytics\, AI and digital transformation — on an agenda that names Trusted AI and Responsible Innovation as its own track.\nOrganizer: Strategy Insti tute\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://www.healthdatasummit.ca/ URL:https://www.healthdatasummit.ca/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:siberx-think-tank-retreat-genai-security-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261212 SUMMARY:Cybersecurity Think Tank Retreat 2026: GenAI Security LOCATION:The Blue Mountains\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Three-day invite-only retreat on GenAI security governance\, ri sk assessment and incident response for CISOs and IT leaders — squarely on the AI-governance topic\, for those who can secure an invite or partner slot.\nOrganizer: siberX\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://siberx.org/event/cyb ersecurity-think-tank-retreat-2026-genai-security/ URL:https://siberx.org/event/cybersecurity-think-tank-retreat-2026-genai-se curity/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:rendez-vous-ia-quebec-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261211 SUMMARY:Rendez-vous IA Québec 2026 LOCATION:Quebec City\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Quebec City's two-day AI gathering for companies and profession als covering applied AI\, AI transformation\, cybersecurity and responsibl e use.\nOrganizer: Québec International and LE CAMP\nFormat: in-person\nh ttps://www.quebecinternational.ca/en/events/86702 URL:https://www.quebecinternational.ca/en/events/86702 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T111500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cba-privacy-access-law-conference-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261212 SUMMARY:CBA Privacy and Access Law Conference 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's privacy bar plus a regulators' panel (federal and prov incial commissioners)\; good for referral relationships with the lawyers w ho advise school boards\, hospitals and municipalities.\nOrganizer: Canadi an Bar Association - Privacy and Access Law Section\nFormat: in-person\nht tps://www.cbapd.org/details_en.aspx?id=na_na26pri01a URL:https://www.cbapd.org/details_en.aspx?id=na_na26pri01a CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:global-government-digital-summit-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261216 SUMMARY:Global Government Digital Summit 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A closed round-table summit of national digital\, data and IT l eaders from roughly fifteen countries\, co-hosted by the Government of Can ada\; attendance is by application and limited to senior public servants\, so industry access runs through knowledge-partner slots.\nOrganizer: Glob al Government Forum (co-hosted by the Government of Canada)\nFormat: in-pe rson\nhttps://digital.globalgovernmentforum.com/summit/ URL:https://digital.globalgovernmentforum.com/summit/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T134000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:compugen-hour-agents-on-a-budget-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261216 SUMMARY:The Compugen Hour: Agents on a Budget - Keeping Control of Your AI Spend LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-hour session for business and IT leaders on how Copilot a nd AI agent costs accrue\, what is included versus metered\, and practical controls for keeping AI spending predictable.\nOrganizer: Compugen\nForma t: virtual\nhttps://events.compugen.com/en-ca/the-compugen-hour URL:https://events.compugen.com/en-ca/the-compugen-hour CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T110800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vector-business-insights-emerging-ai-applications-2026@canada-events.lu a.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261216 SUMMARY:Vector Business Insights: Emerging AI Applications and Year End Rec ap LOCATION:Canada DESCRIPTION:A non-technical webinar for business leaders reviewing the year 's AI advances\, sectors to watch and adoption best practices\, open only to Vector's sponsor and partner community.\nOrganizer: Vector Institute\nF ormat: virtual\nhttps://vectorinstitute.ai/event/vector-business-insights- emerging-ai-applications-and-year-end-recap/ URL:https://vectorinstitute.ai/event/vector-business-insights-emerging-ai-a pplications-and-year-end-recap/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T110800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:accelerategov-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261218 SUMMARY:AccelerateGOV 2026 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Roughly 2\,000 public-sector delegates - CIOs\, CTOs\, CDOs and policy leads from Canada and abroad - gather at Rogers Centre Ottawa arou nd AI governance\, cybersecurity\, digital identity and data governance\, with vendors serving public-sector markets admitted through knowledge-part ner slots.\nOrganizer: Global Government Forum (co-hosted by the Governmen t of Canada)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://digital.globalgovernmentforum.com /accelerategov/ URL:https://digital.globalgovernmentforum.com/accelerategov/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:siberx-operation-defend-the-north-ottawa-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270115 SUMMARY:Operation: Defend the North 2027 (Ottawa) LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Tabletop cyber-crisis simulation at the National Arts Centre bu ilt around AI governance and oversight under pressure\, with federal publi c-sector\, critical-infrastructure and policy leaders in the room.\nOrgani zer: siberX\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the -north-2027-ottawa/ URL:https://siberx.org/event/operation-defend-the-north-2027-ottawa/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:we3-canada-ai-summit-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270119 SUMMARY:WE3 Canada AI Summit 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day executive summit for energy and water utility\, munic ipal and government leaders on applying AI to customer service\, workforce \, grid and water operations.\nOrganizer: SEW.AI (WE3 platform)\nFormat: i n-person\nhttps://www.we3aisummit.com/canada2027 URL:https://www.we3aisummit.com/canada2027 CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:chief-executive-forum-winter-symposium-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270122 SUMMARY:CHIEF Executive Forum Winter27 Symposium LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A full-day\, members-only symposium of public and private secto r digital health executives from across Canada — hospital and health-aut hority CIOs alongside the vendor executives who hold CHIEF memberships — followed by a networking reception in downtown Toronto.\nOrganizer: Digit al Health Canada (CHIEF Executive Forum)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://digit alhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/chief-executive-forum-winter27-symposium / URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/chief-executive-forum-wi nter27-symposium/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T140500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:roma-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270127 SUMMARY:ROMA 2027 Conference (Ontario's Rural Leaders Conference) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Elected officials and CAOs from hundreds of small Ontario munic ipalities - the under-resourced buyers most exposed to cyber risk and most reliant on vendors for security.\nOrganizer: Rural Ontario Municipal Asso ciation\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.roma.on.ca/ontarios-rural-leaders- conference URL:https://www.roma.on.ca/ontarios-rural-leaders-conference CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:agentic-ai-forum-toronto-2026@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270127 SUMMARY:Agentic AI Forum (January 2027) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day Toronto executive forum for C-suite\, operations and transformation leaders on moving AI pilots into production\, measuring ROI \, evaluating vendors and partners\, and setting governance.\nOrganizer: F AME Media\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://theagenticaiforum.com/ URL:https://theagenticaiforum.com/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261024T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ola-super-conference-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270131 SUMMARY:OLA Super Conference 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Public and school library leaders (municipal and school-board e ntities) with a large expo\; mainly relevant to vendors of library or K-12 platforms.\nOrganizer: Ontario Library Association\nFormat: in-person\nht tps://olasuperconference.ca/ URL:https://olasuperconference.ca/ CATEGORIES:edtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-ab27-alberta-region-conference-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270203 SUMMARY:Digital Health Canada/ANHIX AB27 Alberta Conference LOCATION:Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Alberta's provincial digital health community meets for a day o f sessions and networking\, with a visible vendor sponsor list that shows how suppliers reach that market.\nOrganizer: Digital Health Canada and ANH IX\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/digi tal-health-canada-anhix-ab27/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/digital-health-canada-an hix-ab27/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261010T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ciso-forum-canada-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270205 SUMMARY:CISO Forum Canada 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Director-and-above security leaders including a discounted gove rnment-staff rate\, so Ontario BPS CISOs attend\; keynotes\, roundtables a nd a forthcoming call for papers.\nOrganizer: siberX\nFormat: in-person\nh ttps://siberx.org/event/ciso-forum-canada-2027/ URL:https://siberx.org/event/ciso-forum-canada-2027/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dhc-bc27-british-columbia-region-conference-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270205 SUMMARY:Digital Health Canada BC27 British Columbia Conference LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:British Columbia's provincial digital health community meets fo r a day of sessions and networking\, with a visible vendor sponsor list th at shows how suppliers reach that market.\nOrganizer: Digital Health Canad a\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/digit al-health-canada-bc27/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/event-calendar/digital-health-canada-bc 27/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261010T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gov-innovation-week-bc-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270211 SUMMARY:Government Innovation Week British Columbia 2027 (Digital Leadershi p Day + Innovation and Cybersecurity Showcases) LOCATION:Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A two-day BC public-sector digital-government gathering for sen ior officials\, CIOs and data\, AI and service-delivery leaders\, with AI- driven services\, generative-AI governance and cyber resilience on the age nda.\nOrganizer: Public Sector Network\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://publics ectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-week-british-columbia-victor ia-2027/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-week-briti sh-columbia-victoria-2027/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261030T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aaai-27@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270224 SUMMARY:AAAI-27: 41st AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The largest general AI conference held in Canada in this window \, with special tracks on AI alignment and AI for social impact plus two d ays of workshops\; an academic programme rather than a buyer venue.\nOrgan izer: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)\nF ormat: in-person\nhttps://aaai.org/conference/aaai/aaai-27/ URL:https://aaai.org/conference/aaai/aaai-27/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fhlip-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270220 SUMMARY:FHLIP 2027: From Algorithms to Advocacy - AI for a Human-Centred Wo rld LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Fourth annual Future of Health Leadership\, Informatics and Pol icy conference\, this year on responsible and governed AI in health care\, bringing Ontario health-system leaders\, policymakers\, clinicians and in formaticians together with researchers.\nOrganizer: Institute of Health Po licy\, Management and Evaluation (IHPME)\, University of Toronto\nFormat: in-person\nCall for speakers closes 2026-09-20 — https://ihpme.utoronto. ca/event/fhlip-2027-from-algorithms-to-advocacy-ai-for-a-human-centred-wor ld/\nhttps://ihpme.utoronto.ca/event/fhlip-2027-from-algorithms-to-advocac y-ai-for-a-human-centred-world/ URL:https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/event/fhlip-2027-from-algorithms-to-advocacy- ai-for-a-human-centred-world/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gov-innovation-week-federal-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270225 SUMMARY:Government Innovation Week Federal 2027 (Digital Leadership Day + I nnovation and Cybersecurity Showcases) LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Federal digital and cyber leaders (TBS\, SSC\, Cyber Centre)\; relevant for vendors pursuing federal work and for AI-governance policy si gnals.\nOrganizer: Public Sector Network\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://publi csectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-week-federal-ottawa-2026/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-week-feder al-ottawa-2026/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:digital-health-canada-on27@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270225 SUMMARY:Digital Health Canada Ontario Conference (ON27 / UpOnDigital) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Ontario-specific digital-health leaders and startup trade show\ , with CPHIMS-CA credits\; good hospital/OHT networking.\nOrganizer: Digit al Health Canada\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://digitalhealthcanada.com/event s-webinars/regional-events-and-meetups/up-on-digital/ URL:https://digitalhealthcanada.com/events-webinars/regional-events-and-mee tups/up-on-digital/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:data-analytics-ai-financial-services-summit-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270304 SUMMARY:3rd Annual Data Analytics & AI for Financial Services Summit LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Two days with data\, analytics and AI leaders from Canadian ban ks\, credit unions\, insurers\, fintechs and pension funds on operationali zing AI\, measuring its return and managing its risk.\nOrganizer: Strategy Institute\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://www.datafinancialservicessummit.com/ URL:https://www.datafinancialservicessummit.com/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T133000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ibc-insight-summit-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270326 SUMMARY:InSight Summit 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A one-day Insurance Bureau of Canada summit at the Metro Toront o Convention Centre running Financial\, Regulatory and Commercial Insuranc e streams\, where P&C insurers\, brokers and the people who set commercial underwriting and regulatory expectations spend the day together.\nOrganiz er: Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.ibc.c a/industry-resources/insight-summit URL:https://www.ibc.ca/industry-resources/insight-summit CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T113500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ciaj-ai-law-future-of-justice-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270331 SUMMARY:AI\, Law\, and the Future of Justice (CIAJ National Conference 2027 ) LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:National bilingual conference of judges\, lawyers\, policy-make rs and academics on governing AI in the Canadian justice system\, expected to produce recommendations that shape AI-use frameworks across public ins titutions.\nOrganizer: Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justic e (CIAJ)\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-programs/confer ence-ai/ URL:https://ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-programs/conference-ai/ CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:netdiligence-cyber-risk-summit-toronto-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270331 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270402 SUMMARY:NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit Toronto 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The Canadian cyber-insurance market's own summit - carriers\, b rokers\, breach counsel and incident-response vendors - the best place to become a broker-referred security partner.\nOrganizer: NetDiligence\nForma t: in-person\nhttps://netdiligence.com/conferences/ URL:https://netdiligence.com/conferences/ CATEGORIES:insurance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:world-summit-ai-americas-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270409 SUMMARY:World Summit AI Americas 2027 LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A large two-day AI conference for enterprise leaders\, startups \, investors and researchers\, useful for tracking applied AI trends and m eeting ecosystem partners.\nOrganizer: InspiredMinds\nFormat: in-person\nh ttps://americas.worldsummit.ai/ URL:https://americas.worldsummit.ai/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261031T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:atlseccon-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270410 SUMMARY:AtlSecCon 2027 - Atlantic Security Conference LOCATION:Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Atlantic Canada's main security conference\; a regional practit ioner audience rather than Ontario buyers.\nOrganizer: AtlSecCon (voluntee r-led not-for-profit)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.atlseccon.com/ URL:https://www.atlseccon.com/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:future-of-business-summit-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270414 SUMMARY:Future of Business Summit 2027 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A national two-day gathering of business leaders across sectors on competitiveness and the forces reshaping Canadian business.\nOrganizer : Canadian Chamber of Commerce\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://chamber.ca/even ts/future-of-business-summit/ URL:https://chamber.ca/events/future-of-business-summit/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T111900Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:manusec-canada-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270415 SUMMARY:ManuSec Canada 2027: Cyber Security for Critical Manufacturing Summ it LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Two-day IT/OT security summit for Canada’s largest manufactur ers\, held in Toronto\; relevant mainly to vendors serving industrial clie nts.\nOrganizer: QG Media\nFormat: in-person\nCall for speakers closes 202 7-03-13 — https://canada.manusecevent.com/submit-speaking-proposal/\nhtt ps://canada.manusecevent.com/ URL:https://canada.manusecevent.com/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:healthcare-innovation-showcase-ontario-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270429 SUMMARY:Healthcare Innovation Showcase (Ontario) 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Ontario Health\, UHN\, CAMH and Lakeridge leaders with a dedica ted 'AI Cybersecurity\, Strategy\, Risk and Governance' track — the exac t conversation hospital-facing vendors need to be in.\nOrganizer: Public S ector Network\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://publicsectornetwork.com/events/h ealthcare-innovation-showcase/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/healthcare-innovation-showcase/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cio-peer-forum-toronto-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270507 SUMMARY:2027 CIO Peer Forum Toronto LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A national gathering of Canadian CIOs\, CISOs and senior IT exe cutives themed on executing AI at scale\, demonstrating business value and leading the people and change side of adoption.\nOrganizer: CIO Associati on of Canada (CIOCAN)\nFormat: in-person\nEarly-bird pricing ends 2027-02- 21\nhttps://www.ciocan.ca/cio-peer-forum/ URL:https://www.ciocan.ca/cio-peer-forum/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:psn-government-innovation-showcase-atlantic-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270506 SUMMARY:Government Innovation Showcase Atlantic 2027 LOCATION:Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Atlantic Canada's government data\, AI\, IT and cybersecurity l eaders in one room for a day of keynotes\, panels and a dedicated cybersec urity track\, with free registration for government attendees and paid exh ibitor packages for vendors.\nOrganizer: Public Sector Network\nFormat: in -person\nhttps://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-show case-atlantic/ URL:https://publicsectornetwork.com/events/government-innovation-showcase-a tlantic/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T114000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:northsec-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270517 SUMMARY:NorthSec 2027 LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's premier applied-security conference and CTF\; strong t echnical credibility\, less a buyer venue.\nOrganizer: NorthSec\nFormat: i n-person\nhttps://nsec.io/ URL:https://nsec.io/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:itechlaw-world-technology-law-conference-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270515 SUMMARY:ITechLaw 2027 World Technology Law Conference LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:International technology-law conference hosted in Canada with t racks on AI\, cybersecurity and privacy\, drawing the in-house and outside counsel who advise vendors on AI and data contracts.\nOrganizer: ITechLaw \nFormat: in-person\nCall for speakers closes 2026-08-28 — https://app.o xfordabstracts.com/stages/83030/submitter\nhttps://www.itechlaw.org/2026/0 7/22/call-for-proposals-vancouver/ URL:https://www.itechlaw.org/2026/07/22/call-for-proposals-vancouver/ CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e-health-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270519 SUMMARY:e-Health 2027 Conference and Tradeshow LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's largest digital-health conference (1\,400+)\; sponsors hip and CFP decisions come months ahead of the May event.\nOrganizer: Digi tal Health Canada and Canada Health Infoway\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://ww w.e-healthconference.com/ URL:https://www.e-healthconference.com/ CATEGORIES:healthtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ieee-sp-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270521 SUMMARY:48th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (IEEE S&P 2027) LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The flagship academic security conference comes to Canada\, wit h strong machine-learning security and privacy tracks\; the May 20 worksho p day is where applied AI-security and privacy research surfaces.\nOrganiz er: IEEE Computer Society Technical Community on Security and Privacy\nFor mat: in-person\nCall for speakers closes 2026-11-17 — https://www.sp2027 .ieee-security.org/cfpapers.html\nhttps://www.sp2027.ieee-security.org/ URL:https://www.sp2027.ieee-security.org/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112833Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:upper-bound-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270522 SUMMARY:Upper Bound 2027 LOCATION:Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A large national AI conference that pairs research with busines s adoption\, drawing business professionals alongside researchers and the Canadian AI ecosystem.\nOrganizer: Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Inst itute)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://upperbound.ai URL:https://upperbound.ai CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T111500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iapp-canada-symposium-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270529 SUMMARY:IAPP Canada Symposium 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's main privacy and AI-governance gathering\, in Toronto\ ; the CFP (deadline Nov 8\, 2026) explicitly seeks health-privacy and 'AI governance program management' talks - a prime speaking target.\nOrganizer : IAPP\nFormat: in-person\nCall for speakers closes 2026-11-08 — https:/ /iapp.org/conference/iapp-canada-symposium\nhttps://iapp.org/conference/ia pp-canada-symposium URL:https://iapp.org/conference/iapp-canada-symposium CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:web-summit-vancouver-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270529 SUMMARY:Web Summit Vancouver 2027 LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Collision's successor and Canada's largest tech gathering\; a b road startup audience\, far from Ontario public-sector buyers.\nOrganizer: Web Summit\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://vancouver.websummit.com/ URL:https://vancouver.websummit.com/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ecno-conference-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270602 SUMMARY:ECNO Conference 2027 LOCATION:Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The annual gathering of Ontario K-12 school board IT and educat ion-technology leaders\, the people who evaluate and buy edtech and board IT systems.\nOrganizer: Educational Computing Network of Ontario (ECNO)\nF ormat: in-person\nhttps://www.ecno.org/about-the-conference/ URL:https://www.ecno.org/about-the-conference/ CATEGORIES:edtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:toronto-tech-week-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270605 SUMMARY:Toronto Tech Week 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:A citywide\, community-programmed week that drew 32\,400+ atten dees across 600+ events in 2026\, and anyone can host their own session at no cost - an unusually cheap way for a small firm to convene a roundtable in front of Toronto tech buyers (GTA).\nOrganizer: Toronto Tech Week\nFor mat: in-person\nhttps://www.torontotechweek.com/ URL:https://www.torontotechweek.com/ CATEGORIES:tech-startup STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cs4ca-canada-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270603 SUMMARY:Cyber Security for Critical Assets (CS4CA) Canada 2027 LOCATION:Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Two-day IT/OT security summit for critical-infrastructure opera tors in Western Canada\, useful for OT-heavy vendors but far from the Onta rio public sector.\nOrganizer: QG Media\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://canada .cs4ca.com/overview/ URL:https://canada.cs4ca.com/overview/ CATEGORIES:cybersecurity STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:big-data-analytics-summit-canada-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270610 SUMMARY:Big Data & Analytics Summit Canada 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Strategy Institute's Canadian data and AI summit\, drawing C-su ite through manager-level data\, IT and digital-transformation leaders fro m banking\, insurance\, pharmaceuticals and public services\, with past at tendance from federal bodies including Statistics Canada and Shared Servic es Canada.\nOrganizer: Strategy Institute\nFormat: hybrid\nhttps://bigdata summitcanada.com/ URL:https://bigdatasummitcanada.com/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T112500Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fcm-annual-conference-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270614 SUMMARY:FCM 2027 Annual Conference and Trade Show LOCATION:Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's largest gathering of municipal leaders - more than 1\, 500 elected officials from every province - with a trade show floor that i s one of the few places to reach municipal decision-makers from across the country at once.\nOrganizer: Federation of Canadian Municipalities\nForma t: in-person\nhttps://fcm.ca/en/events-training/conferences/annual-confere nce-and-trade-show URL:https://fcm.ca/en/events-training/conferences/annual-conference-and-tra de-show CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:amcto-annual-conference-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270617 SUMMARY:AMCTO 2027 Annual Conference LOCATION:The Blue Mountains\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Four days with Ontario's municipal clerks\, treasurers\, CAOs a nd senior administrators — the layer that approves municipal software pu rchases and the policies behind them\, rather than the IT staff who run th em.\nOrganizer: Association of Municipal Managers\, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO)\nFormat: in-person\nCall for speakers closes 2026-09-25 — https://www.amcto.com/conference/call-for-speakers\nhttps://www.amcto .com/conference URL:https://www.amcto.com/conference CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T134000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:caubo-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270617 SUMMARY:CAUBO 2027 Annual Conference LOCATION:Niagara Falls\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Draws 700+ Canadian university administrators in finance\, IT\, procurement and risk - the people who approve campus software purchases - and the 2027 program explicitly invites sessions on AI adoption\, change management and ERP implementation.\nOrganizer: Canadian Association of Uni versity Business Officers (CAUBO)\nFormat: in-person\nCall for speakers cl oses 2026-10-22 — https://site.pheedloop.com/event/CAUBO2027/call/submis sionInfo\nhttps://www.caubo.ca/knowledge-centre/learningevents/annual-conf erence/ URL:https://www.caubo.ca/knowledge-centre/learningevents/annual-conference/ CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T112000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:canheit-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270625 SUMMARY:CANHEIT 2027 LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The national university IT and security conference\; CFP and sp onsorship windows open months ahead of the June event\, which is in BC thi s year.\nOrganizer: CUCCIO (host: University of British Columbia)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.cuccio.net/events/canheit-2027 URL:https://www.cuccio.net/events/canheit-2027 CATEGORIES:edtech STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T153000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:leaders-in-ai-summit-toronto-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270722 SUMMARY:Leaders in AI Summit Toronto 2027 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:An invitation-style summit for enterprise executives responsibl e for AI governance\, deployment and development\, with a pre-summit works hop and a full day of peer sessions.\nOrganizer: iAi Institute for AI Tran sformation (The Jaggers Group)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.leadersinai summit.com/toronto URL:https://www.leadersinaisummit.com/toronto CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T111846Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:amo-annual-conference-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270826 SUMMARY:AMO 2027 Annual Conference LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Ontario’s largest municipal gathering\, where heads of counci l\, CAOs and senior staff from most Ontario municipalities meet ministers and vendors over four days.\nOrganizer: Association of Municipalities of O ntario (AMO)\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://www.amo.on.ca/amo-conference URL:https://www.amo.on.ca/amo-conference CATEGORIES:public-sector STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:world-chambers-congress-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270911 SUMMARY:15th World Chambers Congress LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The global gathering of chamber of commerce leaders\, hosted in Toronto\, on trade trends and how chambers can better support businesses of all sizes.\nOrganizer: International Chamber of Commerce and Ontario Ch amber of Commerce\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://occ.ca/events/15th-world-cha mbers-congress/ URL:https://occ.ca/events/15th-world-chambers-congress/ CATEGORIES:other STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T112246Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iapp-psr-ai-governance-global-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270918 SUMMARY:IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. + AI Governance Global 2027 LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada DESCRIPTION:IAPP’s flagship North American privacy\, security and AI-gove rnance conference comes to Canada\, drawing privacy officers\, AI-governan ce leads and the law firms that advise them from across the country.\nOrga nizer: IAPP\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://iapp.org/conferences URL:https://iapp.org/conferences CATEGORIES:privacy-governance STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T004829Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:all-in-2027@canada-events.lua.haus DTSTAMP:20261106T033933Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270924 SUMMARY:ALL IN 2027 LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Canada's largest national AI conference\, drawing thousands of business decision-makers\, AI vendors and startups\, useful for tracking e nterprise adoption trends and meeting ecosystem partners.\nOrganizer: Scal e AI\, Mila and Ceimia\nFormat: in-person\nhttps://allinevent.ai/ URL:https://allinevent.ai/ CATEGORIES:ai-data STATUS:CONFIRMED LAST-MODIFIED:20261101T120755Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR