About this Event
Thanks to funding provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Department of Justice Canada's Victims Fund, the inaugural Canadian strangulation symposium will be held at UFV in Abbotsford, British Columbia May 13-15 during Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2026.
*PLEASE NOTE: Separate tickets are available for the following events, please make sure to purchase all tickets as needed:
- May 13th pre-symposium strangulation 101 workshop add-on (in-person & virtual options)
- May 14th and 15th symposium (in-person & virtual options)
- May 14th in-person networking reception (free but advance registration required due to space limitations)
The symposium will feature keynote presentations and skill-building workshops about strangulation research, policy, and practice in Canada, including: supporting survivors who have experienced strangulation and brain injury; criminal justice system responses to strangulation as a form of abuse; strangulation trends in police, forensic nursing, and healthcare samples; strangulation case law; and "consensual" sexual strangulation. The symposium is targeted towards practitioners, service providers, policymakers, and researchers in Canada.
The full agenda will be available shortly. A rough agenda is provided below.
May 13 (1-4pm):
Pre-symposium "Strangulation 101" workshop add-on. Recommended for those without prior training or education on strangulation detection, documentation, or intervention. A certificate of attendance will be provided.
May 14:
8am-9am: Registration and coffee
9am-930am: Welcome and overview
930am-1030am: Keynote presentation 1
1045am-1145am: Keynote presentation 2
1145am-1245pm: Lunch
1245pm-215pm: Breakout Workshop Session A
230pm-4pm: Breakout Workshop Session B
5pm-7pm: Add-on networking event
End of Day 1
May 15:
830am-9am: Coffee and networking
9am-10am: Keynote presentation 3
1015am-1145am: Breakout Workshop Session C
1145am-1245pm: Lunch
1245pm-145pm: Keynote presentation 4
2pm - 3pm: All attendee workshop and wrap up event
End of symposium
Please direct any questions about this event to [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of the Fraser Valley, 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, Canada
CAD 0.00 to CAD 105.00
