Humane Canada’s 2022 Summit for Animals

Join over 1000+ online and 200-250 in-person attendees at the biggest and best-attended animal welfare event in Canada, focusing professional development, network building and fun! Join animal welfare experts, professionals and enthusiasts to learn and connect.

For the month of May 2022, we'll provide access to education and knowledge around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Reconciliation, the Future of Sheltering, Leadership and Management, Animal Sentience, and much more. Plus, your chance to win multiple prize giveaways throughout the event!

Get ready to engage with industry leaders, learn valuable information, and connect with other like-minded people, professionals, and inspirational leaders from around the world. Find out more below!

Humane Canada's Summit for Animals is the largest and premiere animal welfare event in Canada. Year after year, the animal welfare sector comes together at this event to learn from the brightest thinkers, learn cutting-edge advancements, network and mastermind under the same roof.

For 2022, Humane Canada™ is proud to offer this event in a hybrid format, making it accessible to people with both an online component and a two-day in-person gathering in Banff, Alberta.

The 2022 Summit will be hosted throughout the month of May. There will be live and on-demand sessions available online over the course of 4 weeks, as well as exclusive workshops and activities during the 2-day gathering in Banff.

Humane Canada™ invites everyone with an interest in animal welfare, to attend the 2022 Summit for Animals.

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM		YOGA WITH ANIMALS	Start your day off with just the right amount of flow at this morning’s yoga! Join this beginner’s yoga class, suitable for all skill levels.
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM		EARLY BIRDS COFFEE CHATS	Rise and shine! For those who are early risers and can’t wait to get started this morning, scroll over to the attendee’s tab in the Summit online platform and start the conversations off right with these suggested conversation topics.
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Kathy Duncan - Humane Canada™	Summit Opening	Welcome to the first day of the 2022 Summit! Join Humane Canada’s CEO, Barbara Cartwright and Director, National Programs, Kathy Duncan as they bring you up to speed on everything Summit-related from sessions to amazing speakers, including the interactive opportunities and prizes!
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM	Aza Raskin - Earth Species Project	Using AI to Decode Animal Language: Implications for the Future	Earth Species Project is a nonprofit focused on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to decode animal language with the ultimate goal of inspiring understanding, empathy and large-scale change to preserve our planet.
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM		TAKE A BREAK WITH YOUR PET // SPONSORED BY AARCS	Back by popular demand, Take a Break with Your Pet offers you the opportunity to connect with fellow attendees by posting a photo of your pet with the ability to comment and like other attendees posts.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Liz Williams - University of Victoria	Using the Psychology of Prejudice to Improve Human-Animal Relations	In recent decades, humans’ love and abuse of other species have both increased exponentially. People often express both a concern about the well-being of animals, and support for using animals in research and for consumption.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Tom Erb - Tallann Resources	The Future of Talent Acquisition and Retention	The talent shortage we are all facing is not short-term or cyclical, and it won't be solved by traditional recruiting means. Tom will discuss the current and future state of the labor market, what that means for businesses and the economy, and how you can gain a significant competitive advantage by fundamentally changing the way you approach the recruiting function.
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM		REBOOST – YOGA BEATS & BLISS	Combining elements of yoga, movement and dance. The class is a joyful easy-to-follow class, featuring Latin and International beats.
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM	Lexis Ly - University of British Columbia	Animal Shelter Services and Community Vulnerability: “Are we Taking from the Poor and Giving to the Rich?”	The human-companion animal bond can improve the well-being of both people and pets. Unfortunately, access to continued pet companionship may not be equal in all groups of people.
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM	Lori Marino - Whale Sanctuary Project Camille Labchuk - Animal Justice Marty McKendry - Parliamentary Strategy in Offices of Senator Dalphond & Senator Klyne Charles Vinick - Whale Sanctuary Project Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™	Bringing Advocacy and Government to Sanctuary	Canadian Senate Bill S-203 (Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act) passed in 2019. Since then, efforts continue to enforce its principles by finding ways to end the keeping of cetaceans on display in the one remaining marine park in Canada – Marineland Ontario – holding one lone orca, five bottlenose dolphins, and about 40 beluga whales.
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM		GRUB AND GROOVE // SPONSORED BY PETSECURE	Stand up! Move and Dance…! This lunch break is like no other, step away from the screen or take some time to dance around to the music during this break to get moving.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Melvin Chan - York University Allison Simpson - British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	Cultural Diversity and Animal Advocacy: Developing a Reflective Practice	Animal advocacy is concerned with improving the welfare and lives of animals, with advocates working across a variety of sectors to inspire change for animals. However, who decides what animal advocacy is and what it can be?
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Marty McKendry - Parliamentary Strategy in Offices of Senator Dalphond & Senator Klyne	The Jane Goodall Act and Federal Animal Legislation	In 2020, former Senator Murray Sinclair teamed up with Dr. Jane Goodall to introduce the Jane Goodall Act to protect captive great apes, elephants and other non-domesticated species, such as big cats. The bill would also ban the import of elephant ivory and hunting trophies.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Rebeka Breder - Breder Law Michael Howie - Fur-Bearers	Urban Wildlife Conflicts	The world watched as Vancouver’s Stanley Park became the site of dozens of negative encounters between coyotes and people. Numerous opportunities to mitigate significant factors and lead to coexistence were missed or rejected by decision makers.
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM		REFRESH BREAK	Stand up and get moving! This session will be an opportunity to stretch, relax and breathe as you are guided through this break.
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM	Dr. Sara Dubois - BC SPCA Lesley Fox - The Fur-Bearers Kukpi7 Judy Wilson - Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) Nathaniel Erskine-Smith - Beaches-East York, House of Commons of Canada/Liberal Party of Canada Victoria Shroff - Shroff & Associates Law Firm, and Allard School of Law and Capilano University School of Legal Studies Dr. Jan Hajek - University of British Columbia	Fur Farming History: The Application of One Health	We are in a pandemic era which has had an enormous impact on both animal and human welfare in our interconnected world. Fur farming needs to be scrutinized for the risk it poses to animal and human health.
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Kathy Duncan - Humane Canada™	Online Summit Closing Remarks	That’s a wrap on day 1! Join Humane Canada’s CEO, Barbara Cartwright and Director, National Programs, Kathy Duncan as they bring day one to a close and get you excited for what is to come on day 2.

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM		YOGA WITH ANIMALS	Start your day off with just the right amount of flow at this morning’s yoga! Join this beginner’s yoga class, suitable for all skill levels.
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM		EARLY BIRDS COFFEE CHATS	Rise and shine! For those who are early risers and can’t wait to get started this morning, scroll over to the attendee’s tab in the Summit online platform and start the conversations off right with these suggested conversation topics.
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Kathy Duncan - Humane Canada™	Welcome Remarks	Join Humane Canada’s CEO, Barbara Cartwright and Director, National Programs, Kathy Duncan for day two as they bring you up to speed on highlights from day one and can’t-miss-opportunities and sessions for day two of the online Summit.
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Liz Paul - University of Bristol	Animal Sentience – Theories, Evidence and Animal Welfare	While the topic of sentience has been a core component of animal ethics and animal welfare debates for many years, historically it has received surprisingly little attention within academic research. Very recently, however, increasing public and legislative concerns have shone a spotlight on animal sentience researchers, with two key questions in mind: which species can we be sure are sentient, and how should that impact on the way society treats them?
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM		TAKE A BREAK WITH YOUR PET // SPONSORED BY AARCS	Back by popular demand, Take a Break with Your Pet offers you the opportunity to connect with fellow attendees by posting a photo of your pet with the ability to comment and like other attendees posts. We want to see who you are enjoying the Summit with.
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	DG Blair - Stewardship Centre for British Columbia Meghann Cant - BC SPCA Elizabeth Gow - Environment and Climate Change Canada Pamela Zevit - City of Surrey	One Health and Free-Roaming Cats – a Case Study of a Collaborative Approach in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia	Domestic cats are often overlooked in a One Health context, but when cats are allowed to roam freely, they may be harmed by many things such as wild animals, cars, or disease; they hunt and kill native wild animals and can even transmit diseases to humans.
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Alexandre Ellis - Shelter Outreach Consultation Services Emilia Wong Gordon - BC SPCA	Effective Outbreak Responses: Actions that Matter at the Shelter and Community Level	The COVID-19 pandemic has brought outbreak management to the forefront of global awareness. The importance of principles such as early recognition and action, transparent public communication, and ongoing research exploration has never been more evident.
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM		REBOOST – RELEASE ANXIETY FAST! (TRY TAPPING)	Release anxiety and get emotional relief with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Tapping - a quick and powerful tool designed for war veterans and modernized for daily life.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Dr. Phil Buote - Alberta Veterinary Medical Association	Companion Animal Disaster Response Capability (CADRC) in Alberta	Alberta emergencies have resulted in evacuation of affected municipalities. Displaced families, many requiring emergency shelter or accommodation, are often accompanied by companion animals, while in other cases, companion animals have been left behind.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Paula Sparks - Winchester University	Sentience: a Legal Perspective from the UK, EU and Beyond	This presentation considers the legal recognition of sentience in the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK). We will consider how EU law recognizes sentience and examine whether this has had any practical impact upon animal protection law.
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM		GRUB AND GROOVE // SPONSORED BY PETSECURE	Stand up! Move and Dance…! This lunch break is like no other, step away from the screen or take some time to dance around to the music during this break to get moving.
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM	Susan Raymond - University of Guelph Victor MacPherson - University of Guelph	Large Animal Rescue and Livestock Emergency Response Training – The Value of Multidiscipline Responder Training	Incidents involving livestock, including horses, can result in loose, injured or dead livestock, as well as, human injury or death. Distressed animals can be unpredictable and dangerous, thus presenting a risk of injury to responders, owners and bystanders.
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM	Meghann Cant - BC SPCA	Good Things Come in Small Packages: Challenges and Opportunities in Small Animal Sheltering	Society tends to view small animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rats as disposable. By their very nature, they are vulnerable as pets.
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM		TRIVIA BREAK	We're proud to present the Humane Canada™ & Animal Trivia Break with your host Kathy Duncan! Kathy is the Director of National Program with Humane Canada and will walk attendees through each challenge to collect codes and move up the Play to Win leaderboard.
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Georgia Mason - University of Guelph Michelle Lavery - University of Guelph	Why Isn't There a Consensus About Which Animals are Sentient?	Highly polarized debates around fishes’ ability to feel pain concern sentience: do reactions to tissue damage indicate phenomenal consciousness or mere nociception? Yet we lack ‘bullet-proof’ neurological and behavioural markers of sentience that would be sufficient to convince skeptics that fish feel conscious pain.
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Kathy Duncan - Humane Canada™	Online Summit Closing Remarks	That’s a wrap for the online Summit! Join Humane Canada’s CEO, Barbara Cartwright and Director, National Programs, Kathy Duncan as they bring day 2 to a close and get you excited for what is to come for Week 2 - the in-person Summit in Banff, AB on May 12 & 13.

	REGISTRATION	Don’t forget to check in at the in-person registration to get your name badge – required to move around the event space.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM	HUMANE CANADA™ ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, HUMANE CANADA™ MEMBERS ONLY	For more information, please contact Tara Hellewell, Director, Donor Relations and National Engagement, Humane Canada at tara@humanecanada.ca
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM	TRIUMPHAL SOCIAL // SPONSORED BY EDMONTON HUMANE SOCIETY & CALGARY HUMANE SOCIETY	Join our destination sponsors; Calgary Humane Society & Edmonton Humane Society in celebrating the return to in-person with a chance to network and reconnect with those you haven’t seen in person in the three years! Complete with signature drinks, play to win challenge, cash bar, passed appetizers, 50/50 tickets & bucket raffle and move!

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM		BREAKFAST	Join us for breakfast in beautiful Banff, AB at the Fairmont Banff Springs. This is included in all in-person registrations.
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM		REGISTRATION	Don’t forget to check in at the in-person registration to get your name badge – required to move around the event space.
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Kathy Duncan - Humane Canada™	Welcome Remarks	Join Humane Canada’s CEO, Barbara Cartwright and Director, National Programs, Kathy Duncan as they bring you up to speed on everything we have planned out for the in-person Summit in Banff, AB, including won’t-want-to-miss opportunities and sessions, including interactive opportunities and chances to collect Play to Win codes.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Senator Marty Klyne - Senate of Canada Corinne Caldwell - Jane Goodall Institute of Canada Dr. Clément Lanthier - Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo Dolf DeJong - Toronto Zoo	The Jane Goodall Act: Captivity, Complexity and Collaboration	In March, 2022, Senator Marty Klyne reintroduced the Jane Goodall Act as Bill S-241. The bill proposes the world’s strongest legal protections for captive wild animals, as well as addressing the unsustainable global wildlife trade.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM		INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY – CONVERSATION CIRCLES	In this in-person exclusive interactive activity, attendees will gather in a relaxing environment to discuss a series of questions in an informal and honest way.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM		EXHIBITORS BREAK	Take this time to recharge, grab a snack and browse and connect with exhibitors. Available only to in-person attendees in Banff, AB.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Geoff Urton - Your Purpose Coaching and Consulting	From Brittle to Nimble: Leading Resilient People and Organizations	Most not-for-profit employees experience a deeply intrinsic motivation for their work, commonly saying it is their calling in life. This strength of purpose offers upsides and downsides for their resilience, defined as the ability to cope and thrive through adversity.
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM	Beth Gammie - RedRover Amy Morris - Vancouver Humane Society Liza Sunley - Edmonton Humane Society	Cultivating Resilience for Animal Welfare Professionals	This panel shares the real meaning and experience of being resilient. Hearing about and seeing the devastating impacts of animal abuse and neglect day after day takes a terrible toll on teams. It can lead to high staff turnover, low staff morale and a broken team, and it requires a different type of leadership. .
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM		EXHIBITORS & LUNCH	Take this time to recharge, grab lunch and browse and connect with exhibitors. Available only to in-person attendees in Banff, AB.
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Adrienne McBride - Community Animal Centres, BC SPCA Carrie Fritz - Calgary Humane Society Jennifer Scarlett - San Francisco SPCA Elizabeth Murphy - Nova Scotia SPCA	Sustaining Success: Leading Your Team for Lasting Results	Sustaining an organization’s success over time requires a steady hand, making way with favourable conditions and weathering the many storms. In this panel, we ask five longstanding leaders in the humane movement to reflect on the key success factors of organizational resilience.
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM	Amy Morris - Vancouver Humane Society	Workshop: Establishing a Culture of Resilience to Strengthen Your Organization through Adversity	Daring leaders in the animal services sector need the power, competence, and resources to support their staff and create programs and policies that are grounded within a trauma-informed and culturally safe approach. Providing animal services is challenging and taxing work.
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Kathy Duncan - Humane Canada™	In-Person Summit Closing Remarks	That’s a wrap on day 1 for the in-person event in Banff, AB! Join Humane Canada’s CEO, Barbara Cartwright and Director, National Programs, Kathy Duncan as they bring day one to a close and get you excited for what is to come on day 2.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM		Evening Hike in Banff	Join Amy Morris of Vancouver Humane Society for a hike in Banff, AB as she uses her 8 years of forest navigation experience and remote first aid training to guide you. She will happily hike in sun, rain, and snow.

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM		BREAKFAST	Join us for breakfast in beautiful Banff, AB at the Fairmont Banff Springs. This is included in all in-person registrations.
7:15 AM - 4:00 PM		REGISTRATION	Don’t forget to check in at the in-person registration to get your name badge – required to move around the event space.
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Kathy Duncan - Humane Canada™	Welcome Remarks	Join Humane Canada’s CEO, Barbara Cartwright and Director, National Programs, Kathy Duncan as they bring you up to speed on everything we have planned out for the in-person Summit in Banff, AB, including won’t-want-to-miss opportunities and sessions, including interactive opportunities and chances to collect Play to Win codes.
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Katja Guenther - University of California, Riverside Kristen Hassen - American Pets Alive!	Imagining a World Without Animal Shelters - Visions for the Future of Companion Animal Welfare	This session focuses on radical reimaginings of animal sheltering. How can we move away from incremental changes to transform shelters and their roles in communities?
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM		EXHIBITORS BREAK	Take this time to recharge, grab a snack and browse and connect with exhibitors. Available only to in-person attendees in Banff, AB.
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM	Nellie Goetz Sonia Hernandez - Fix.Adopt.Save, The Alliance for Companion Animals	White Privilege in Animal Welfare and the Communities We Are Leaving Behind	The COVID-19 pandemic proved difficult for animal welfare. When we rallied our communities to help, they responded in unprecedented ways, opening their hearts and homes to thousands of companion animals that needed a place to go.
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM	Kathy Powelson - Paws for Hope Animal Foundation	Let's Talk About Animals as a Social Service - Shifting our Approach to Helping Animals	Historically, animal welfare work has penalized and even discriminated against structurally vulnerable people. Unlike our colleagues in human social services whose primary purpose is, for example, to lift people out of poverty, improve their mental and physical health, improve access to housing, food and support family reunification/preservation.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM		EXHIBITORS & LUNCH	Take this time to recharge, grab a snack and browse and connect with exhibitors. Available only to in-person attendees in Banff, AB.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Sloane M. Hawes - University of Denver	Health Equity Through a One Health Lens	The Humane Society of the United States’ Pets for Life (PFL) program is working to address inequities in access to pet-supportive services (e.g., veterinary care, behavior training, basic supplies) by providing direct care to people and pets in 40+ communities experiencing poverty across the U.S. The Institute for Human-Animal Connection (IHAC) is partnering with PFL to conduct research that promotes greater recognition within the animal welfare field of how institutions produce and perpetuate unjust systems and policies. To inform future work that advances equity in historically and systemically marginalized communities, IHAC has conducted a series of studies to examine how the PFL program can promote the health of an entire community under the One Health framework.
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM		EXHIBITORS BREAK	Take this time to recharge, grab a snack and browse and connect with exhibitors. Available only to in-person attendees in Banff, AB.
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM	Mandy Evans - Better Together Animal Alliance	Workshop: Community Focused Sheltering – It Takes a Village	Changing policies and procedures are just one aspect of moving toward a community-focused organization. Your culture and brand are subtle expressions of your organization’s values that take careful planning and regular fine-tuning.
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Kathy Duncan - Humane Canada™	In-Person Summit Closing Remarks	That’s a wrap for the in-person Summit! Join Humane Canada’s CEO, Barbara Cartwright and Director, National Programs, Kathy Duncan as they bring day two to a close and get you excited for what is to come for weeks 3 and 4, where we’ll reconnect back online to continue the 2022 Summit for Animals.

Monday, May 16, 2022
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Christine Robinson - Canadian Animal Assistance Team	Collaboration for Animal Welfare Plans Within Indigenous Communities	The Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT) has been working with Indigenous communities since 2006 to provide assistance with animal welfare plans through its spay/neuter and wellness clinics. As an organization, CAAT has evolved through the years and we have shared knowledge with and learned from our Indigenous community hosts.
Melissa Bennett - Humane Outreach for Latin Animals Natalia Hanson - Humane Outreach for Latin Animals	Impacting Animal Lives Through the Power of Volunteering Abroad	Grassroots groups in developing countries were heavily affected by the lack of funding and on-the-ground help provided by volunteers from abroad when the pandemic hit. Those who have a passion for helping improve animal lives, especially where it’s needed the most, were also challenged during the pandemic by not being able to travel abroad to volunteer with animals.
Jennifer Mather - University of Lethbridge	Are any Invertebrates Sentient, and Why Should it Matter?	When we think of animals, we focus on mammals and birds, but 99% of the animals on the planet are invertebrates. We dismiss them as simple, with automatic behaviour and limited senses--not true.

Sophie Gaillard - Montreal SPCA	Recognizing Sentience in Law: Animals’ Legal Status as “Sentient Beings” in Quebec	11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	In 2015, in response to a campaign spearheaded by the Montreal SPCA, the province of Quebec became the first jurisdiction in Canada to formally recognize animals as sentient beings. Article 898.1 of the Civil Code of Quebec states that: “Animals are not things.
Kendra Coulter - Brock University Erin Jones, MSc. - University of Canterbury	Creating a More Humane Society: Mapping the Work of Nonprofit Animal Protection Organizations Across Canada	12:00 PM - 12:45 PM	The programs, services, and emphases of humane societies and SPCAs have evolved over time as a result of shifts in human-animal relationships, leadership decisions, new data and knowledge, and changing social, political, economic, and ethical priorities in the animal welfare landscape and in society more broadly. This presentation paints a comprehensive portrait of the work of Canadian animal welfare organizations, concentrating on the members of Humane Canada™️.

Jessica Moore-Jones - Taronga Conservation Society	Human Behaviour: Animal Outcomes	Do you feel like you're the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff? Working harder each year, with only marginally improved results?
Alexandre Ellis - Shelter Outreach Consultation Services Emilia Wong Gordon - BC SPCA	The Impact of a Ban on Elective Onychectomy (Declaw) on a British Columbia Shelter System	The risk of complications and unwanted side effects with feline elective onychectomy (declaw) have been well documented and legislative or veterinary bylaw bans on feline onychectomy are becoming more frequent. However there remains pushback and discordance both within the veterinary community and the general public regarding the procedure.
Maude Barbeau-Grégoire - GREPAQ – Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Québec Dr. Éric Troncy - Université de Montréal, GREPAQ – Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Québec	Therapeutic Diets and Nutraceuticals in Canine and Feline Osteoarthritis: A 2021 Systematic Review	Osteoarthritis (OA) being the most common degenerative disease in pets, a large panel of natural health products (NHPs) is available for its management. This systematic review aim was to examine the evidences of NHPs to present a solid analgesic efficacy, and correctly disseminate the conclusions about their therapeutic potential.

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Taryn Graham - PAWSitive Leadership
Tess Hupe - University of Denver
Lauren Loney - The Humane Society of the United States
Vince Wong - Michelson Philanthropies & Michelson Found Animals Foundation

Removing Barriers to Pet Ownership in Housing

Housing insecurity (e.g., eviction, rental restrictions, moving) is one of the most common reasons for pet relinquishment in animal shelters. These rates of relinquishment are driven by a number of issues, including a growing deficit of affordable and pet-friendly rental units. Even when housing is advertised as pet-friendly, restrictions persist regarding the type, number, breed, size, and weight of animals allowed.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Dr. Clifford Warwick - Emergent Disease Foundation	Folklore Husbandry - Success or Failure by Trial and Error	The term ‘Folklore husbandry’ has become a way of describing how animal care and some biological information can be handed-down from one source to another without supporting robust (or any) scientific evidence – success or failure by trial and error. While some successes from folklore husbandry arise, this still does not ensure that a practice can be either consistently performed or proven effective compared with other options.
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM	Barbara Cartwright - Humane Canada™ Kathy Duncan - Humane Canada™	Summit Resolution	As the Summit comes to a close, join Humane Canada’s CEO, Barbara Cartwright and Director, National Programs, Kathy Duncan as bring to light key learnings and experiences from the entire month and their experience in Banff, AB at the first in-person event in three years. Stay tuned for a special sneak peek announcement!

Organization	CE Credits Available
British Columbia Veterinary Technologists Association	1 CE credit per hour
Saskatchewan Association of Veterinary Technologists	5 CE Credits per conference day (OR 1 CE awarded for each hour or 45 min session)
College of Veterinarians of British Columbia	Up to a maximum of 20.25 CE hours for attendance of live sessions (online and in person). Approval does not include on-demand sessions.
Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association	17.5 hours of CE, in between the online and in person sessions.

	50+ speakers
	35+ session (live + on-demand)
	30+ hours of session content
	Get your questions answered with live Q/A

	Connect with the animal welfare community from Canada and from around the world
	Opportunities for giveaways
	Online social events
	Interactive networking, wellness and just-for-fun activities

	60-day post-event access to recordings of the entire event to re-watch at your leisure*
	Round table discussions
	Workshops and sessions
	Exhibitors
	Exclusive social events

	Complete online Summit access
	Live Q&As with industry professionals to get your questions answered
	Connect with the animal welfare community from Canada and around the world
	Access to the online social event
	Interactive networking, wellness and just-for-fun activities
	Opportunity to win multiple prize giveaways
	Exclusive access to the Summit Facebook group
	Access to recordings of in-person sessions, except for exclusive in-person sessions and workshops
	BONUS: 60-day post-event access to recordings of the entire event to re-watch at your leisure*

	Complete online Summit access
	Live Q&As with industry professionals to get your questions answered
	Connect with the animal welfare community from Canada and around the world
	Access to online social event
	Interactive networking, wellness and just-for-fun activities
	Opportunity to win multiple prizes giveaways

	Access to all in-person sessions, round table activities and workshops
	Network in-person
	Access to in-person exhibitors
	Exclusive giveaways
	In-person social event (May 11)
	Breakfast and lunch on May 12 & 13
	BONUS: 60-day post-event access to recordings of the entire event to re-watch at your leisure**

	Complete online Summit access
	Live Q&As with industry professionals to get your questions answered
	Connect with the animal welfare community from Canada and around the world
	Access to online social event
	Interactive networking, wellness and just-for-fun activities
	Opportunity to win multiple prizes giveaways

	Access to all in-person sessions, round table activities and workshops
	Network in-person
	Access to in-person exhibitors
	Exclusive giveaways
	In-person social event (May 11)
	Breakfast and lunch on May 12 & 13
	BONUS: 60-day post-event access to recordings of the entire event to re-watch at your leisure**

	Complete online Summit access
	Live Q&As with industry professionals to get your questions answered
	Connect with the animal welfare community from Canada and around the world
	Access to the online social event
	Interactive networking, wellness and just-for-fun activities
	Opportunity to win multiple prize giveaways
	Access to recordings of in-person sessions, except for exclusive in-person sessions and workshops
	BONUS: 60-day post-event access to recordings of the entire event to re-watch at your leisure**

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Health & Safety Guidelines

We are committed to producing a safe event for our attendees, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, volunteers and staff. We are carefully monitoring government guidelines and public health regulations and consulting the event venue to ensure the event will be a safe place to interact and conduct business. Making our Summit safe and accessible to everyone in attendance is our top priority.

As part of our commitment, we have developed safety protocols and best practices around COVID-19 response and prevention which is being updated as more information and guidance becomes available.

Prior to the Event:

If you feel sick, are experiencing any symptoms or have had exposure to COVID-19, please do not come to the event.
Please don’t forget your own face covering if you choose to wear a mask. Use of face masks is not mandatory. Please use your own discretion in regards to what's best for your own health and safety and the health and safety of others.
Please review travel guidelines prior to travelling, and if travelling from outside of Canada

Arriving at the Event:

Please monitor your health and if you’re feeling ill, please do not attend the event.
The province of Alberta is currently not mandating proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend events. However, Humane Canada™ strongly encourages attendees to carry proof of vaccination with them. Learn more.

During the Event:

Please monitor your own health daily and abstain from attending the event if you experience any of the following symptoms: cough, fever, sneezing, runny nose, and headaches. We ask for your best judgement in helping maintain all of our attendees' safety at this event.
Use of face masks at this event is not mandatory. Public Health Canada recommends wearing a mask in public indoor settings. Please use your own discretion in regards to what's best for your own health and safety and the health and safety of others.
The 2 metres of social distancing is recommended, wherever possible.
There will be hand sanitizer accessible to all in attendance.
There will be signage throughout as a reminder of safety protocols.
The event space will be cleaned more frequently, and regular disinfecting will take place.
Food will be provided as served buffets.
Air purifiers will be placed around the event areas.
We will be utilizing digital materials whenever possible to eliminate the need for printed materials and other high-touch items.
There will be red and white lanyards available at the registration desk.
- Purple indicates = Hello from afar!
- White indicates = handshakes and hugs are welcome!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact events@humanecanada.ca

What is the Refund Policy?

In-person and online ticket holders can cancel their registration prior to March 30, 2022 to receive a full refund.

If Humane Canada™ determines the Summit needs to be held exclusively online for the safety of participants, paid in-person registrants will be given a refund for the difference between an online ticket and in-person ticket, unless the attendee does not want to attend the Summit at all, in which case a full refund will be available.

In-person registrants who need to cancel their registration for a reason related to Covid-19, are asked to contact events@humanecanada.ca.

Humane Canada’s Summit for Animals

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about the summit

speakers

THE SCHEDULE

Continuing Education Credits Available

Our Sponsors Make This Event Possible

Presenting

Travel Grant

Destination

Platinum

Photo Booth

Take a Break With Your Pet

Summit Allies

Dance Break Sponsor

In-Person & Virtual Exhibitors

Virtual Exhibitors

what's included?

Hear the Excitement

Pricing to suit Everyone

ONLINE & BANFF, Alberta

FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGS, Alberta

TRAVELING TO BANFF, ALBERTA

Frequently Asked Questions