Speak at Convention 2026!
Share your insights, knowledge and expertise at the premiere gathering of not-for-profit long-term care and seniors' housing professionals!
Convention 2026 provides an unrivaled opportunity to share your successful initiatives, practices, programs and research in long-term care and seniors' housing. It is a fantastic opportunity to position yourself as a leader, build your network, and collaborate directly with other experts in the field. As an added bonus, speakers get a complimentary pass for the day of their presentation, or save hundreds on a full Convention pass. Keep reading for full details!
Who can submit a presentation proposal?
AdvantAge Ontario welcomes and encourages presentation proposals from all those engaged in not-for-profit long-term care, seniors' housing and community services. You do not need to be a member to submit a presentation proposal.
What types of presentations are you looking for?
Convention 2026 will offer three full days of education with exciting sessions that encourage audience engagement and participation. Keep reading for a complete list of 2026 subject areas and a helpful audience profile.
Across all session types and subject areas, our most successful speakers:
- showcase member case studies with lessons learned;
- offer "how-to" information that provides attendees with new skills, more efficient processes, or technology;
- share established, innovative and emerging best practices; and
- offer practical, forward-thinking insights that promote the exchange of ideas.
Presentation Types
The following list of new and established sessions styles will help you decide what format fits your topic best. Click the dropdown to learn more about each one!
▽ Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent sessions typically focus on emerging sector issues, successful practices and programs, research, and other relevant content for the LTC Sector. Concurrent sessions will take place from April 22-24, 2026. These sessions follow an informal seminar format, and can be 60, 75 or 90 minutes in length, may include up to 2 presenters, and are intended for 25-100 participants. Presenters are expected to engage participants in interactive learning activities, provide handouts, allow 10-15 minutes for questions and answers discussion, and may include a possibly 2-minute ice breaker at the beginning.
There are between 40 – 45 concurrent sessions to be filled over the 3 days of the Convention. The AdvantAge Ontario committee will identify the submissions that will be in the schedule and will notify the speakers that have been shortlisted and will have an interview to discuss further information. The committee will identify which time slot would work best in our programming as well.
Subject Areas
In general, we are interested in presentations on any topic that will benefit not-for-profit long-term care and seniors' housing leaders. Click the drop down to see a complete list!
▽ Education Streams
Care and Services
- Best Practices, Innovations, and Care Advancements
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Cultural Care
- Improving Care and Services Initiatives
- Palliative Approach to Care
- Managing Death and Dying, MAID
- Innovative Food and Nutrition Programs
- Models of Care (E.g. Emotion-Focused Care and Social Living Environment)
- Staffing Models - Use of Allied Healthcare Professionals, Recreation and Programming Staff, Social Workers, etc.
- Specialized Services and Supports, Diagnostic Services in LTC
- Medical Director - Recruitment and Engagement
- Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director Partnerships
- Director of Nursing and Personal Care Roles - Recruitment, Managing and Engaging Nursing Staff
- Medication Management
- Mental Health and Addictions in LTC
- Intergenerational initiatives
- Showcase of Bright Lights
Collaboration and Capacity Building
- Building Partnerships
- Community Engagement
- Ontario Health Teams
- Multi-Sector Collaboration
- Working with Hospital, Public Health, Housing, and Homecare Partners
- Academic Partnerships, Research and Knowledge Translation in LTC
- Volunteering - Successful Recruitment Strategies, Students, Intergenerational, etc.
Management and Operations
- Health Human Resources Solutions and Best Practices - Recruitment and Retention, Preceptorship, Partnership with Educational Institutions, Internationally Trained Healthcare Providers, Collective Bargaining and Working with Unions, Bridging, and Laddering
- Working with Temporary Help Agencies
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Culture, Employee Engagement
- Best Practices for Compliance, Inspections, and Investigations under the new FLTCA
- Bill 124
- Pay Equity
- Employee Relations
- Supporting Staff Mental Wellness
- Organization and Operational Issues
- Risk and Financial Management
- Health and Safety
- Working with Family and Resident Councils, Engaging Families and Residents
- Quality Improvement
- Ethical Issues and Decision-Making
- Collective Bargaining
- Fundraising for projects beyond Capital Development
Seniors' Housing
- Addressing Missing Middle in Community - Seniors' Housing, Assisted Living
- Life Lease
- Community Support Services (Funded and Unfunded) - Models, Innovations, Examples
- Innovative Models for Seniors' Housing
- Aging at Home and In the Community
- Campuses of Care
- Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness - Engaging with Local Community
- NFP Retirement Homes
- NORCs (naturally occurring retirement communities)
- Seniors' Supporting Housing models for mental health and addictions
- Community Hubs, Providing Services in the Community
Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
- Collaborative Leadership
- Leadership Development, Leading During a Crisis
- Funding and Reporting
- Public Relations, Media Relations, and Reputation Management
- Advocacy, Building Organizational Capacity to Support Advocacy
- Licensing
- Accreditation
- National Standards
- Governance
- Grant and Proposal Writing
Technology and Innovation
- Ontario Health Teams - Technology Integration
- Creating Efficiencies and Workflow Processes
- IT Strategy, Planning, Investing in New Technologies
- Funding Technology Initiatives
- Emerging Technology in Senior's Care
- Artificial Intelligence
Capital Development and Redevelopment
- Project Management
- New Development and Redevelopment Projects
- Planning and Site Plan Approvals
- Construction Models
- Opening a New or Redeveloped LTC Home - Lessons Learned
- Procurement and Cost Eligibilities
- Fundraising, Capital Campaigns, and Foundations
- Funding Capital Projects - Funding or Financing
- Design and Standards
- Innovative Design
- Stakeholder Relations, Building Community Support
Audience
As you prepare your presentation proposal, you will want to keep the audience in mind. Convention delegates typically work in long-term care, seniors' housing and supportive housing, as well as community services. Click the drop down to see a list of typical job titles for Convention attendees.
▽ Job Titles
- Administrators/CEO
- Board Members
- Senior Managers
- Food Services/Dietary Managers
- Program Managers
- Housing Managers
- Environmental Service Managers
- Financial Managers
- Community Service Manager
- Nurse Managers
- Business Managers
Important Dates
- Call for Presentations Opens July 21, 2025
- Call for Presentations Deadline is Sept. 26, 2025
- Presenters notified November 2025
- Registration Opens January 2026.
Speakers Save Big at Convention 2026!
Convention speakers receive a complimentary one-day pass for the day they are presenting, or a discounted full Convention pass. Please note that poster submissions do not qualify for a complimentary pass, as they are not required to be present at the event.
AdvantAge Ontario does not generally provide honorariums or cover travel and hotel costs, though exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the Association.
Contact
Questions? Contact Valerie Di Bratto at 905-851-8821 x 228, or by email at vdibratto@advantageontario.ca.
AdvantAge Ontario 2026 Convention
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Sponsorship & Booth Inquiries:
Krista Hook, krista@eismanagementgroup.com
Registration Inquiries:
education@advantageontario.ca