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.

Sustainable Communities Conference 2023

Join us at FCM’s Sustainable Communities Conference (SCC) in February 2023, Canada’s premier municipal sustainability event.

Annual Conference and Trade Show 2023

Toronto, Ontario, May 25-28

Join us in Toronto for Canada’s largest gathering of municipal elected officials. A packed program as well as useful networking and learning opportunities await.

For all trade show information and inquiries, please visit the exhibitor page.

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: Creating Inclusive and Equitable Municipalities

This 60-minute discussion features municipal leaders from across Canada reflecting on the journeys their communities have taken to tackle the challenge of becoming more inclusive, and how they have confronted racism and the invisible intersections of public policy and demographics in the process.

Webinar

Webinar: Benefits of integrated intensification for sustainable community development

This webinar will teach participants how land use decisions are tied to

Webinar recording

Webinar recording: Asset management and energy conservation

Learn how the non-profit housing sector can integrate energy management into asset management to reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

Course

E-learning course: an introduction to energy modelling for municipal staff

This online course provides foundational information about energy modeling and enables integration into infrastructure projects.

Webinar recording

Webinar recording: Recommissioning community buildings

Reopening safe, functional, and efficient community facilities is an imp

Webinar recording

Webinar recording: How to adapt green municipal projects to stand the test of time

Learn how to maintain and adapt GMF-supported projects for decades to come.

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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Upcoming conferences

Annual Conference and Trade Show
May 25-28, 2023
Toronto, ON

June 6-9, 2024
Calgary, AB

May 28-June 1, 2025
Ottawa, ON

Board of Directors meetings

Week of December 6-8, 2022
Ottawa, ON

March 7-9, 2023
Regional Municipality of Durham, ON

May, 2023
(Exact date to be confirmed)
Virtual Meeting

Advocacy Days

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