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11th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit

  1. Canadian Autism Leadership Summit

Registration is now open for the 11th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit!

April 28-30, 2025

Theme: Canada’s Autism Strategy: What It Means For You

CALS2025 (Full Summit)

Regular (from Feb 1st, 2025) | In-Person
Member (2 days: 04/29-30)$900.00
Member (1 day: 04/29 or 04/30)$500.00
Non-Member (2 days: 04/29-30)$1,100.00
Non-Member (1 day: 04/29 or 04/30)$700.00
Student or Trainee$400.00
Lived Experience$250.00
Pre-Summit Monday
(add-on or stand alone)
$100.00

CALS2025 (Full Summit)

Registration Rates | Livestream
Member$50.00
Non-Member$75.00
Student or Trainee$25.00
Lived Experience$25.00

Platform

Livestream: Zoom

In-person: Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7.

Support the Summit

By supporting the Canadian Autism Leadership Summit, you play a pivotal role in embracing inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. Your contribution will help the community to empower Autistic Canadians and their loved ones to realize their full potential and contribute to a more inclusive society. It is an opportunity to make a real impact by bringing the experiences of underrepresented groups to the forefront.

Travel & Hotel

Travel Discounts: Autism Alliance of Canada is pleased to share with you travel discounts (air and rail). Click here to access the discounts.

Booking your stay at the Fairmont: Autism Alliance of Canada and the Fairmont Château Laurier are pleased to share that rooms are available for CALS2025 at an exclusive rate. Click here to book your stay.

Member Showcase

We are delighted to host the CALS2025 Member Showcase.

Theme: From Strategy to Action – Elevating Every Voice

Whether you would like to showcase an academic poster describing your research findings, share your lived experience through an art piece or a poem, or highlight key initiatives at your organization, we would love to hear from you!

Research Lightning Round Presentations! 

Are you a new or early-career researcher in the autism field in Canada? This is your chance to showcase your work, connect with research leaders, and inspire change!
We are excited to invite submissions for our first ever Research Lightning Round Presentations at the 11th Annual Canadian Autism Leadership Summit (CALS2025). This fast-paced session is designed to spotlight emerging researchers and provide a platform for sharing innovative ideas that have the potential to drive real-world impact!

The Preliminary Program is Available!

The Summit is the key community event where over 300 Autistic self-advocates, researchers, politicians, service providers, and policy makers from across Canada come together to discuss, debate and develop recommendations for policies and strategies that benefit Autistic people in Canada. 

The CALS 2025 program will bring the community together to guide the implementation of Canada’s Autism Strategy.