Conservation Leadership Professionals 2027 Conference

CLP 2027 Conference: Fostering Connections

Conservation Leadership Professionals, formerly known as Young Conservation Professionals (YCP), brings alumni and leaders together to connect, learn, and continue developing professional skills in conservation.

Throughout the year, Conservation Leadership Professionals Alumni and leaders gather for networking events, learning, and reconnecting.
Join us for the 5th Conservation Leadership Professionals Conference, February 4–5, 2027 to meet leaders in the field and hear from inspiring speakers, including Conservation Leadership Professionals alumni and friends.

Start the conference early with an optional Wednesday evening social session on February 3, a relaxed chance to mingle and connect, with evening snacks and overnight accommodation included.

Fee Schedule (Registration closes on January 20, 2027):

• Three-Day Package (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, February 3-5): $275 + HST (plus Eventbrite fees) Includes meals & accommodation
• Two-Day Package (Thursday & Friday, February 4–5): $225 + HST (plus Eventbrite fees) Includes meals & accommodation
• Thursday, February 4 only: $150 + HST (plus Eventbrite fees) Includes breakfast, lunch & dinner
• Friday, February 5 only: $100 + HST (plus Eventbrite fees) Includes breakfast & lunch
• Optional Wednesday, February 3: $75 + HST (plus Eventbrite fees) Includes evening snacks & accommodation

Things to Know

• Travelling from a distance? Register for the optional evening social session on Wednesday, February 3, to settle in early and mingle with fellow attendees!
• Overnight accommodation is at the , featuring shared bathrooms and shared bedrooms with a cozy, dorm-style atmosphere.
• Parking: Parking is limited, and carpooling is encouraged. There is a Group Carpooling signup tool is free for small groups. Click on the link and sign up! https://groupcarpool.com/t/9erq7p
• Door prizes will be given throughout the conference, including homemade quilts, mugs, and nature-themed goodies (valued up to $300)!
• A portion of conference fees will be used to support future leadership participants in the core program.
• If you have any questions, please connect Jennifer Miles at [email protected]

Cancelation Policy:
Cancellation requests received by TRCA more than 14 days before the start of the program will receive a 75% refund of the relevant program fees paid. Cancellation requests received by TRCA less than 14 days before the start of the program do not qualify for a refund. Minimum registration numbers required for program to operate. In the event TRCA must cancel the program due to low registration or government order, a full refund will be issued (minus the eventbrite fees).

The Conservation Leadership Professionals Program, formerly known as Young Conservation Professionals (YCP) is a year-long personal and professional development program serving the conservation and environmental sector in Ontario.

The purpose of the Conservation Leadership Professionals program is to build capacity in the conservation sector by helping the next generation of leaders to step up. To learn more about the program, click here to view the Conservation Leadership Professionals website.

If you would like to donate to the Conservation Leadership Professionals program to support future Conservation Leadership Professionals participants, please click here to donate.

Info: All meals will be vegetarian.

Info: Opening & Smudging outdoors by the fire

Info: All meals will be vegetarian.

Info: Barbara Elliot is a Certified Taxonomist, Society for Freshwater Science Owner/Sole Proprietor, Ausus Consulting .

Barb will provide participants the opportunity to explore and/or expand the potential impact that volunteers can play in achieving organizational goals. Through a series of individual and small group activities, participants will learn how to: connect volunteer roles to organizational goals; create meaningful opportunities for volunteers; assess potential recruitment sources for volunteers; recognize and celebrate achievements and develop indicators of volunteer program success.

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Info: All meals will be vegetarian.

Info: Details coming soon!

Info: All meals will be vegetarian.

Info: Ross Martins-Lomas from Noozhoo Nokiiyan Limited Partnership (NNLP) will focus on Conservation leaders operate in increasingly complex environments where successful outcomes depend on more than technical expertise. Today's leaders must navigate relationships, governance, community expectations, environmental stewardship, resource limitations, and competing priorities while maintaining trust and accountability.

This interactive workshop explores practical leadership approaches that help professionals lead effectively through complexity. Drawing on real-world experiences in governance, operations, community economic development, stakeholder engagement, and risk management, participants will learn and apply tools that strengthen leadership effectiveness across the conservation and environmental sector.
Participants will explore how community, collaboration, connection, and stewardship can be intentionally woven into leadership practice.

Info: Details coming soon!

Info: All meals will be vegetarian.

Info: Brad Fauteux (he/him) is the Vice President, Colliers Project Leaders (Toronto Business Unit). It’s been a busy few days and you have heard a lot of things about how to be conservation leaders. Now how do you take all of that learning and apply it ongoing? By learning to be yourself. The best leaders are authentic, genuine, and most of all values driven. This session will focus on helping you to define your values so you can be your authentic and genuine self as a leader and successfully apply all of the learning of the last few days and beyond.

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Claremont Nature Centre, 4290 Westney Road North, Pickering, Canada

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