The CICan Connection Conference is now biennial! Join us in Ottawa from April 21 – April 23, 2026, for an even more impactful event. Stay tuned!

Conference Schedule

The conference will take place over three days, seven streams, and 50+ sessions. Explore the program, choose your favourite sessions, and select your personalized one-, or three-day registration package.

The primary language of each session is indicated in brackets after the title.

  • E = English Session
  • F = French Session
  • B = Bilingual Session
  • SI = Simultaneous Interpretation

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April 29, 2024

Time Stream Session Type Location
15:00 - 17:00 Reimagining the research enterprise ecosystem: navigating institutional research goals (E/SI) Thought Forum Glen Rm 208-209

May 1, 2024

Time Stream Session Type Location
10:15 - 11:15 Red Deer Polytechnic’s Data Sharing Alliance: Impact of data to support regional innovation in energy transformation (E/SI)
Sponsored by: ECO Canada
Session Glen Rm 206
11:30 - 12:30 Growing your Research Talent (E/SI) Session Glen Rm 206
14:00 - 15:00 Research at the Pace of a First Nation (E/SI) Session Glen Rm 206
Streams

Leading Sustainability

This stream will examine how colleges and institutes can expand their leadership role in contributing to the SDGs and ensuring sustainability across multiple sectors. Sessions will be guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to include areas like curriculum development, solutions-oriented approaches to applied research, and designing smart green campuses. Sessions will also look at strategies that colleges and institutes are implementing to deliver a just and green transition to a net zero future.