2026 Convention Presentations
Thank you to all the speakers who presented at the 2026 AVICC Convention!
FRIDAY APRIL 24, 2026
- Friday Morning Tours
- Greater Victoria Placemaking and KJ Gardner Tour
- District of Saanich Rewilding Tour
- CFB Esquimalt Tour
Friday Morning Workshop: Navigating the Big Divides
- Friday Plenary Session: Fostering Collaborative Governance – Modernizing Island Coastal Economic Trust
SATURDAY APRIL 25, 2026
- Saturday Morning Plenary Session: Partnering on Vancouver Island & Coastal BC Healthcare Recruitment
- Saturday Morning Update Session: UBCM Governance Review
- Concurrent Session #1: Troubled Waters – Regulation of Activities In and Around Waterways
- Concurrent Session #2: Permissive Tax Exemptions Grants and More: Exploring Good Practices
- Concurrent Session #3: What Councils Need to Know – AI in Local Government: Strategy, Governance, and Responsible Adoption
- Concurrent Session #4: How Do We Solve a Problem Like Engagement?
- Concurrent Session #5: Cowichan Tribes Case: Implications for Local Government
- Concurrent Session#6: The Future of Forestry on Vancouver Island & Coastal BC
SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2026
- Sunday Plenary Session: Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild Canadian Prosperity
**Please note that if a session is listed, and does not include a link to a presentation, please email info@avicc.ca to request to be connected with the presenter for that session.
The AVICC acknowledges that we are grateful to live, work, and play on the traditional territories of theCoast Salish, Nuu-Chah-Nulth and Kwak-Waka’wakw Peoples