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 30, 2024

Time Stream Session Type Location
10:15 - 11:15 Transforming Leadership and Governance Fireside Chat (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall D
10:15 - 11:15 Crossing Divides and Cultivating Futures: Collaborative Continuing Education and Workforce Development in British Columbia (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall C
11:30 - 12:30 Innovation in Collaborative Programming: The NCCP Model (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall D
11:30 - 12:30 Transforming Learner Mobility through Collaboration and Right Sized Governance (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall C
14:00 - 15:00 Career Development in 2040: Navigating the Future World of Work (E/SI)
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Session Macleod Hall D
14:00 - 15:00 Empowering Minds: Cultivating Mental Health Literacy in Post-Secondary Education (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall C
15:45 - 16:45 Student Housing: Challenges & Solutions (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall D
15:45 - 16:45 Growing Together: Weaving Indigenous Wisdom and Western Science for a Sustainable Future (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall C

May 1, 2024

Time Stream Session Type Location
10:15 - 11:15 Leadership of Academic Schools Renewal Project: LASR (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall D
10:15 - 11:15 Navigating a Strong Government Relations Presence in the College and Institute Sector (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall C
11:30 - 12:30 CityLAB Hamilton – Civic Collaborations in Experiential Learning (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall D
11:30 - 12:30 Leading Change: The Evolution of a Curious Culture (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall C
14:00 - 15:00 Path to Merging two Saskatchewan Rural Colleges (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall D
14:00 - 15:00 Explore, Engage, Experience: Secondary, Post-secondary and Industry Partnership to Address Shortages in the Trades Workforce (E/SI) Session Macleod Hall C
Streams

Strengthening Indigenous Education

The right of Indigenous peoples to education is protected by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples along with other international human rights instruments including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This stream will focus on best practices and solutions to improve the access to higher education and ensure the retention and success of Indigenous learners at colleges and institutes and in the labour market.