Events

Our conferences and events offer strong educational content and excellent networking opportunities, bringing together leaders in healthcare and finance to discuss practical solutions and relevant research on a range of issues.

Benefits Canada Conferences

Chronic Disease at Work
Feb. 4, 2026 | Virtual event

For the past 11 years, Benefits Canada’s Chronic Disease at Work conference has examined the current trends in chronic disease in Canada and what they mean for plan sponsors.

DC Plan Summit
Feb. 18-20, 2026 | Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Lake Louise, Alberta

The DC Plan Summit is the premier annual conference in Canada for DC leaders and influencers. The Summit’s highly interactive format focuses on sharing best practices and fostering knowledge transfer through leading-edge content and audience engagement.

Women’s Health & Wealth Summit
March 5, 2026 | Vantage Venues
Toronto, Ontario

Supporting female plan members across their health and retirement savings paths.

The inaugural Women’s Health & Wealth Summit will bring together plan sponsor thought leaders to examine pressing challenges, opportunities and actionable solutions for their female plan members.

Employee Savings Summit
March 30, 2026 | Virtual event

The Employee Savings Summit will unveil the results from the 2026 Employee Savings Survey, Benefits Canada’s annual check in with plan members about their financial priorities and the progress of their savings journeys.

Vancouver Benefits Summit
April 9, 2026 | Marriott Pinnacle Downtown
Vancouver, British Columbia

The Vancouver Benefits Summit will bring together B.C.-based employers, advisors and consultants for a full day of educational sessions exploring trends in the benefits and wellness space. Attendees will learn about what matters most to their employees and overall workforce health.

Canadian Leadership Council on Drug Plan Partnerships
May 5, 2026 | Vantage Venues
Toronto, Ontario

This event is designed to foster dynamic group discussion with the aim of examining the challenges of Canadian private drug plans and exploring ideas and solutions for plan sponsors.

Mental Health Summit
June 3, 2026 | Virtual event

Benefits Canada has recognized the importance of workplace mental health for 21 years by hosting the annual Mental Health Summit, the industry’s most popular and well-known conference in this space.

Toronto Benefits Summit
Sept. 25, 2026 | Delta Hotel Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

The Toronto Benefits Summit will bring together employers, advisors/consultants, industry providers and key stakeholders for a day of educational sessions exploring trends in the benefits and wellness space. The agenda will also include panel discussions presenting the key highlights and takeaways from the 2026 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey, where experts will share their insights and put the findings into context for Canadian employers and industry professionals.

More information coming soon.

Defined Contribution Investment Forum
Oct. 8, 2026 | Fairmont Royal York
Toronto, Ontario

The Defined Contribution Investment Forum is an important conference for DC leaders and influencers in Canada as it explores the latest trends in behavioural finance and DC plan member engagement, as well as new perspectives on investment opportunities and risk and performance considerations.

More information coming soon.

Healthy Outcomes Conference
Oct. 29, 2026 | Fairmont Royal York
Toronto, Ontario

The Healthy Outcomes Conference is intended for employers to exchange ideas, best practices and tools for achieving improved employee health outcomes and enhanced organizational performance.

More information coming soon.

Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum
Dec. 2, 2026 | Fairmont Royal York
Toronto, Ontario

Benefits Canada’s Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum has been running for over 20 years and is the industry’s most popular drug benefits conference.

More information coming soon.

Tech Insights
Dec. 10, 2026 | Virtual event

The Tech Insights conference is designed for presenters to showcase their technology innovation. It’s an open platform to show off technology designed for benefits plan sponsors and/or their members.

More information coming soon

Canadian Investment Review Conferences

Global Investment Conference
April 22-24, 2026 | Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac
Quebec City, Quebec

The Global Investment Conference is an exclusive, educational forum that brings together senior decision-makers from Canadian pension plans, as well as representatives from the academic, custodial and money management communities.

Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum
May 21, 2026 | Vantage Venues
Toronto, Ontario

The Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum is an exclusive forum that will bring together E&F decision-makers, including investment executives, academics and money managers to discuss key challenges, trends and opportunities in the current economy.

Risk Management Conference
June 17, 2026 | Vantage Venues
Toronto, Ontario

The Risk Management Conference provides a forum for Canadian pension decision-makers to gather valuable insight from industry thought leaders on the developments and design of tools and solutions to deal with the many risks Canadian plan sponsors face today.

Alternative Investment Conference
Aug. 12-14, 2026 | Kananaskis Mountain Lodge
Kananaskis, Alberta

The Alternative Investment Conference provides a forum for Canadian pension decision-makers to share best practices and gather valuable insights from industry thought leaders on the recent developments, trends, opportunities and challenges in the alternatives space.

More information coming soon

Investment Innovation Conference
Nov. 18-20, 2026 | Pillar and Post Inn & Spa
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

The Investment Innovation Conference is an exclusive, educational forum that brings together senior representatives of Canadian pension plan sponsors, as well as representatives from the academic, custodial and money management communities.

More information coming soon.