Policy Community Conference 2026: Reimagining Partnerships for Nation-Building (FON1-E58)

Product code: FON1-E58

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Event

You can attend this hybrid event either in person or online.

October 15, 2026

9:30 am to 3:45 pm (ET)

Bilingual, with interpretation in both official languages

Online

In person

In person: Ottawa, Ontario

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Overview

Delivery method

Hybrid

Duration

1 Day

Audience

All public servants at all levels

Description

In-person registration for this event is now full. Online registration is still available for those who wish to attend virtually. If you would like to be added to the in-person waitlist, please send us an email.

Policy-making plays a critical role in nation-building by helping to strengthen a shared identity and advance a long-term vision that reflects Canada's interests. As the federal public service responds to increasingly complex policy challenges, it must continually adapt its approaches to collaboration, decision-making and implementation.

The Policy Community Conference 2026, jointly hosted by the Canada School of Public Service and the Policy Community Partnerships Office, will explore ways to simplify policy-making while responding to geopolitical complexity. The event will bring together federal public servants, academia, and leaders from the public and private sectors to further explore partnership opportunities that will strengthen Canada's capacity to turn nation-building ideas into action.

Participants will learn about collaboration strategies for transformative change, adaptive policy-making tools, and strategic approaches for managing geopolitical and artificial intelligence pressures in their day-to-day work.

Speakers

Isabelle Mondou, Deputy Clerk, Privy Council and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet
Catherine Charbonneau, Director, Policy Community Partnership Office
Julie Delahanty, President, International Development Research Centre
Inez Jabalpurwala, President and Chief Executive Officer, Public Policy Forum
Kristel Van der Elst, Director General, Centre for Strategic Foresight, Employment and Social Development Canada
Natalie de Marcellis-Warin, Chief Executive Officer, IVADO
Vass Bednar, Managing Director, Canadian Shield Institute
Jeffrey Matt, Policy Advisor, Policy Community Partnerships Office, Transport Canada
Tabatha Soltay, Senior Policy Analyst, Policy Community Partnerships Office, Transport Canada
Michelle Brownlee, Vice President, Policy and Communications, PacifiCan
Dr. Rachel Zellars, Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Saint Mary's University
Ima Okonny, Chief Data Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada
Alexandra Dostal, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Vincent Ngan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Heritage Canada
Kelly Folz, Acting Vice-President, Public Service Capability and Learning Branch, Canada School of Public Service

Moderators

Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister Champion of the Policy Community Initiative

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