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Each month the Toronto chapter hosts both professional development and networking events. The professional development events provide a forum for members to come together and learn in a group setting on a topic relevant to the industry and our membership. Presentations are reviewed and selected by a team of instructional designers and learning consultants who work with presenters to ensure that presentations are interactive, follow adult learning principles, and reflect the diversity of our profession.

Chapter networking events include monthly networking breakfasts (7:30 to 9:00 am) and evening socials ranging from mix-and-mingles to team-building activities and sporting events. Whether you prefer mornings or evenings, there is a forum to connect face to face, share ideas, tools and best practices, and make new contacts in an informal setting.

The Membership Experience committee welcomes new members and supports them through their first six months, with a welcome call, a certification webinar and an introduction to the membership experience.

Chapter goals

• Engage members in professional development and networking events.
• Support and encourage a community of like-minded learning professionals.
• Provide a positive and engaging membership experience from the day you join and throughout your membership.

Recent topics

• Hybrid and remote onboarding
• Design thinking
• Mental health at work
• Pivoting learning in a crisis

The Peel-Halton chapter supports learning and development professionals with a variety of networking and professional development opportunities. We are the second-largest chapter in Canada. Also known as Rockin’ Peel Halton, we are led by an established team and have hosted renowned presenters including Jim Kirkpatrick, Michael Bungay Stanier, Mark Bowden, FranklinCovey and Clint Clarkson. Our biggest strength remains the deeply engaged community of professionals we serve.

Our goal is to make your experience with us dynamic and engaging, with tips and tools to grow and transform as an L&D professional.

Recent topics

• Fostering a safe, supportive and mentally healthy work culture
• Innovation in the brain
• Diversity and inclusion: how L&D professionals can do their part
• Organizational change and the role of L&D

The Ottawa-Gatineau chapter draws members from across Canada’s National Capital Region and the full spectrum of its industries: government at all levels, the non-profit sector, IT, for-profit, academic institutions, healthcare, the arts and independent consultants. We believe that by learning and connecting with each other we can elevate learning and performance throughout our organizations and our work.

We host professional development and social networking events six to eight times a year from September to June. Professional development sessions are facilitated by subject-matter experts, closely linked to the I4PL competencies, and qualify certified members for continuing education units. We kick off each year with a social during Performance and Learning Month, with two or three more casual events through the year.

Recent topics

• L&D hackathon
• Comprehensive needs analysis
• Real-world training evaluation and ROI
• Business intelligence for learning: leveraging your LMS
• Facilitating transfer of learning
• Connecting your learning strategy to performance outcomes

The Waterloo, Wellington and Area chapter (WWA) provides frequent networking and professional development events for performance and learning professionals across the Waterloo and Wellington regions: half-day and full-day workshops on current learning topics and key competencies, evening professional development, networking pub nights and monthly networking breakfasts.

We host community and industry leaders in panel sessions, facilitated workshops and informal networking to connect members with expertise and thought leadership. The chapter executive is a core team of CTDP-certified members with decades of experience, and we seek feedback and new topic ideas regularly.

Recent topics

• Gamification
• Coaching
• eLearning
• Accessibility and mobile learning
• Facilitation and virtual facilitation
• The 70-20-10 model
• Partnering with clients

The Hamilton-Niagara chapter connects learning and performance professionals across the Hamilton and Niagara region through professional development sessions and networking events. The chapter is rebuilding its executive and welcomes volunteers who would like to help shape its program.

The Durham chapter supports learning and development professionals through professional development events and networking opportunities. Whether you are new to the field or a seasoned expert, you will find opportunities to learn new skills and make local connections. Our members are drawn from across Durham Region, Peterborough and the Kawarthas, represent the spectrum of industries in the region, and include many who work in the Greater Toronto Area. Join our LinkedIn group to stay up to date on local events and connect with other members.

Recent topics

• Copyright and L&D
• Career-focused networking

The London and Area chapter connects learning and HR professionals within the region. Holding four to five events a year, the chapter offers professional development on current industry trends (digital learning, gamification), proven skills (evaluation, performance consulting) and informal networking. Members represent large organizations, small businesses, and independent professionals and contractors.

Where possible we partner with local businesses or education partners to host events, showcasing the best of our community while learning from each other. Chapter volunteers plan, mobilize and run each event.

Recent topics

• Digital learning
• Gamification
• Evaluation
• Performance consulting

The Montreal chapter provides networking and professional development events for performance and learning professionals across the Montreal area: evening panels and workshops with experienced practitioners, and informal networking to connect members and learn from one another.

As the chapter rebuilds, we are looking for volunteers to help build a program focused on members’ interests. If you have a little or a lot of time, get in touch to get involved.

Recent topics

• Gamification
• Performance improvement and support
• Coaching
• eLearning
• Facilitation
• Innovation and case studies

The I4PL BC chapter is a welcoming community of performance and learning professionals from across British Columbia, from Vancouver to the Okanagan and from Vancouver Island to the Interior. We are united by a shared purpose: to elevate the performance of the Canadian workforce through collaboration, innovation and human-centred learning.

We offer a mix of virtual and in-person events. Virtual sessions are open to members across the province; in-person gatherings take place in Vancouver, with local events in the Okanagan and on Vancouver Island. Networking events are casual and friendly; professional development sessions explore what matters now, from AI and facilitation to career growth and the human side of workplace change.

Chapter goals

• Help L&D professionals across BC feel connected, valued and equipped to lead through change, together.
• Champion the value of the profession, with a commitment to diversity, respect and belonging.

Recent topics

• AI in learning
• Facilitation
• Career growth
• The human side of workplace change

The Calgary chapter develops and supports the local learning and performance community with professional development and networking events. Our members hold every role in the profession, from managers and leaders to coordinators, facilitators and developers, including contract instructional designers, performance consultants and corporate team members.

The chapter organizes six primary events a year, alternating from networking to skillshare events. We are always looking for our members to share their expertise and grow our collective knowledge in the field!

Recent topics

• Performance consultant meet-ups
• Member Appreciation Evening

The Edmonton chapter brings together learning and performance professionals across the Edmonton region for professional development and networking. Get in touch to hear about upcoming events or to volunteer.

The Manitoba chapter connects learning and performance professionals across the province. The chapter is rebuilding its executive and welcomes volunteers who would like to help shape its program.

The Regina chapter was founded in the fall of 2016. Its core value is to promote continuous learning for learning professionals: a venue to explore, share and brainstorm current trends and experiences, and to help members develop their skills for an ever-changing work environment.

The chapter offers networking events, live workshops and virtual webinars. If you are in the Regina area, join us in person; if not, you can be a virtual member of the community through our webinars.

Recent topics

• Take 28 LearnCast interviews
• Virtual webinars
• Live workshops

The Maritimes Chapter brings together the former Nova Scotia, PEI, and New Brunswick chapters into one community for learning and performance professionals across the Maritime region. It develops and supports the local community by organizing professional development and networking events, and is looking for volunteers to help build a program focused on members’ interests.

The Newfoundland and Labrador chapter develops and supports the local learning and performance community by organizing professional development and networking events.

The chapter is looking for volunteers to help build a program focused on members’ interests, and to raise the profile of the Institute by providing development opportunities that help members advance themselves and their organizations.

Past events have included Actionable Conversations, Learning through Generations, Assertive Communications for Facilitators, and pub nights.

Recent topics

• Actionable conversations
• Learning through generations
• Assertive communication for facilitators
• Pub nights