Events & training | Federation of Canadian Municipalities

From two major conferences to workshops and webinars, our events and training provide the right environment for learning and building productive working relationships. Access the tools you need to overcome challenges and address your community's needs.

FCM conferences

Attend the largest gathering of Canadian municipal officials and the country’s premier municipal sustainability event.

Annual Conference and Trade Show 2025

Ottawa, Ontario | May 29—June 1, 2025

Join us for Canada’s largest gathering of municipal elected officials, featuring full programming and valuable networking and learning opportunities.

More information coming soon!

Past conferences

See our past conferences.

Webinars and workshops

We share knowledge, experience and best practices to help you solve challenges and improve outcomes.

Webinar recording

Webinar recording: Creative collaboration for climate adaptation: Innovative models for community resilience

This webinar recording explores creative, multi-stakeholder collaborations in municipalities working to help build climate-resilient communities.

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Webinar recording: How municipalities can get started with biogas & RNG projects

Municipalities can create new revenue streams, generate renewable energy, and support local sustainability goals by incorporating biogas & renewable natural gas (RNG) into municipal waste management. Biogas & RNG are proven technologies for municipal landfills, wastewater treatment facilities, and as an option to manage green bin waste.

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Webinar recording: Boosting the visitor economy, enriching communities and generating opportunities for all

Join Gracen Chungath, Senior Vice President of Destination Development at Destination Canada, as she discusses the real value of tourism to Canada and its communities.

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Webinar recording: How collaboration can strengthen municipal asset management

Watch our webinar to discover how collaboration can improve your municipal asset management processes.

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Webinar recording: From National Adaptation Strategy to local climate resilience

Discover how you can use technology to optimize your workforce, modernize your hiring and onboarding processes, and engage your people to drive retention.

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Webinar recording: Main Street recovery—Reviving communities through data

Municipal leaders know that Canada’s downtowns – from rural main street to urban cores – are still working to recover from the effects of the global pandemic. With small businesses looking for support, industry looking for stability, and families looking for affordable options close to amenities they care about, the core of our municipalities and communities are essential to Canada’s present and future.

Upcoming conferences

Annual Conference and Trade Show

May 28-June 1, 2025
Ottawa, ON

Board of Directors meetings

September 18-19, 2024 (Ottawa, Ontario)

December 2-6 2024
Advocacy Days and Board Meeting
Ottawa, ON
(Exact dates to be confirmed)

Greening our events

FCM is committed to making our events as beneficial as possible for the environment and the local economy. We make every effort to be a leader in sustainability for all our activities and we partner with organizations that have a similar mindset.

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Advocacy Days

Each November, FCM's elected board members from across Canada converge on Ottawa for several intensive days of meetings with parliamentarians.