MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16th, 2026

 

6:00 – 8:00 PM:  Pre-Registration / Vendor Set Up

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2026​

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8:00 – 9:00 AM: Doors Open, Registration, and Hot Buffet Breakfast​

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9:00 – 9:45 AM: Welcome to Day One

• Day One MC - Neil Belanger - CEO, IDC/BCANDS

• Welcome - George Hunt 

• Joyful Jiggers Performance

• Language of Love – A Short Film

 

9:45 – 10:00 AM: Keynote Speaker

• Stephen Lytton - Actor, Activist, & Board President, IDC/BCANDS

 

10:00 – 10:30 AM: Networking Break​

 

10:30 – 12:00 PM: Panel #1: Community Living British Columbia (CLBC)

Moderator: Paisley Pelletier - Chairperson CLBC Indigenous Advisory Committee

Presenters: 

• Community Living British Columbia

 

12:00 – 1:00 PM: Buffet Lunch & Networking Break​

 

1:00 – 2:30 PM: Panel #2: National Benefit Navigation

Moderator - Lilly McCartney - Indigenous Disability Canada - National Indigenous Benefit Navigator 

Presenters:

• Gabrielle Featherby - Indigenous Disability Canada - National Coordinator

• Jeff Ferguson - Inclusion Canada - Executive Director, Knowledge & Strategy 

• Natasha Rende - Director of Programs - Employment and Social Development Canada 

 

2:30 – 3:00 PM: Networking Break​

 

3:00 – 4:30 PM: Panel #3: Creating Workplaces for Women and Gender-Diverse People with Episodic Disabilities (Tenative)

Moderator: (TBD)

Presenters:

• Addison Brash - Realize 

• Sophie Vira - Realize​

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4:30 – 5:00 PM: Closing Comments for Day One

• KRISSICA (Krissy Miiller and Jessica Knight) 

 

                                                             

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18th , 2026                                                                     

 

8:00 – 9:00 AM: Doors Open, Registration, and Hot Buffet Breakfast​

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9:00 – 9:45 AM: Welcome to Day Two

• Day Two MC - Paisley Pelletier 

• Welcoming - Ray McGuire - Indigenous Disability Canada Board Member

• lək̓ʷəŋən Traditional Dancers Performance

 

9:45 – 10:00 AM:

• House Keeping / Evening Event/ Draws

 

10:00 – 10:30 AM: Networking Break 

 

10:30– 12:00 PM: Panel #1 - Community Accessibility​

Moderator: Shelley Fletcher - Executive Director - People First of Canada

Presenters:

• Leanne Abungin - Indigenous Disability Canada Researcher

• Briana Kroeker - Indigenous Disability Canada Researcher

• Zoë Ryde-Kruse - Contractor / Researcher (Self described as super nice and funny)

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12:00 – 1:00 PM: Buffet Lunch & Networking Break

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1:00 – 2:30 PM: Panel #2 - Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)

​Moderator: (TBD)

Presenters:

• Dr. Rheanna Robinson -  Associate Professor Department of First Nations Studies -University of Northern British Columbia

• Krista Carr - Chief Executive Officer - Inclusion Canada

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2:30 – 3:00 PM: Networking Break & Refreshments​

 

3:00 – 3:30 PM: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Questions

• Audience interaction - MAiD Presentation​​

 

3:30 – 4:45 PM: DisAbled Women's Network Canada

​Moderator: Evelyn Huntjens - Indigenous Disability Canada / DisAbled Women's Network Canada - Director of Indigenous Initiatives

Presenters:

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4:45 PM - Closing Remarks on Day 2

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6:00 – 9:00 PM: GATHERING RECEPTION

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• Evening MC: Neil Belanger - Chief Executive Officer - Indigenous Disability Canada 

• Mix and mingle, recognition of sponsors and vendors, buffet and refreshments

• 7 PM - Hoop Dancer & Storyteller - Jarred Genaille Performance: 

• Presentation of the Indigenous Disability Canada's Indigenous Partnership Award

• Paper Airplane Contest (Big Cash Prizes!) 

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 2026

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8:00 – 9:00 AM: Doors Open, Registration, and Hot Buffet Breakfast 

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9:00 – 9:15 AM: Welcome to Day Three

• Day Three MC: Shauneen Cousineau - Indigenous Disability Canada - Jordan's Principle Navigator  

• Welcoming - Duane Jackson 

 

9:15 – 10:30 AM: Jordan's Principle 

​Moderator: Jose Riddell - Indigenous Disability Canada - Jordan's Principle 

Presenters:

Krissy Miiller - Indigenous Disability Canada - Jordan's Principle Provincial Coordinator

Ashely Seltenrich - Jordan's Principle Navigator - Treaty 8 Tribal Association

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10:00 – 10:30 AM: Networking Break

 

10:30 – 12:00 PM: - Taking Up Space: Self-Advocacy and Navigation Tools for Indigenous Families Living with Disability

​Moderator: 

Presenters:

 

12:00 – 1:00 PM: Buffet Lunch & Networking Break

• Tasty Tidbits! 

 

1:00 – 2:30 PM: Fireside Chat w/ Panel - TBD

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2:30 – 3:00 PM: Networking Break & Refreshments

• Themed Snack Station 

 

3:00 – 4:30 PM: TBD

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4:30 – 5:00 PM: Closing Comments for Day Three - TBD

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