Program

Florence Williams – Your Brain on Nature: how being outside makes us happier, healthier and more creative

Alan Latourelle – Facing Challenges and Opportunities for Parks with Leadership

A) COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE LAND RELATIONSHIPS
Working together to enhance the land preservation

B) HEALTH CONNECTIONS
The powerful benefits of Nature on human health across 3 cases

C) BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Key biodiversity areas, conservation measures & private land conservation

D) CULTIVATING YOUTH LEADERSHIP
Green Careers: Successes and challenges in building the next generation of green leaders and environmental stewards

E) EXPERIENCING PARKS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
“Outsider” views on the future of parks and trends covering technology, communication and innovation in visitor experience

F) INCLUSION
Collaborating to increase access and inclusion

G) NATURE IN THE CITY
The value and management of park offerings in urban settings

H) CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
I) LIGHT POLLUTION
An update on climate change adaptation in Canada’s parks and protected areas & 2 cases of starry sky protection

J) COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT IN THE NORTH
Significant collaborative management examples and leadership involving Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples

K) THE MAKING OF A NATURE TOURISM DESTINATION
Nature tourism branding in Finland: An integrated tourism management approach in National Parks management

AA) INDIGENOUS-LED GUARDIAN PROGRAMS IN CANADA
Shared experiences and perspectives from a panel of Canadian Guardians Program leaders on the importance of having caretakers on the land, in protected areas and beyond.

BB) EDUCATION AND PARKS
How can the parks/protected areas and education sectors collaborate to create meaningful opportunities for children to learn in and about nature

L) RESPECTING WORLD VIEWS
Building collaborative and inclusive engagement processes by respecting Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of knowing

M) YOUTH CONNECTIONS
A special session designed by and for young leaders

N) CLIMATE CHANGE FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Economic, environmental and social benefits of natural infrastructure through a variety of “unusual suspect” case studies

O) EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Front line operational issues & opportunities in 2019

In collaboration with A for Adventure, the CPFF is an event to showcase and celebrate short films that promote people and cultures, organizations, groups and/or communities that highlight the many benefits of parks and protected areas from the following four perspectives: CONNECT, CONSERVE, COLLABORATE AND LEAD. Along with refreshments and popcorn, a series of selected short films representing the diversity of Canada will be broadcasted, highlighting regions from coast, to coast, to coast.
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The 2019 Canadian Parks Conference and the Quebec City Convention Center will offer a dinner voucher program with outstanding local restaurants to provide delegates an organized opportunity to dine in reserved nearby spaces. A process for selecting local cuisine options, without the fuss of worry of payment or reservations, will be managed upon arrival.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier – Environmental Issues and Challenges of Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic: An Enlightening Interconnection

P) INTEGRATING PARKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Partnerships with local communities and municipal actors to support parks and protected areas

Q) PARKS AS CLASSROOMS
Successful initiatives to connect students with the land

R) NATURE CONSERVATION
Nature conservation through three lenses: urban nature, environmental impacts of tourism, and Quebec national parks and their peripheral areas

S) FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
A workshop and dialogue to explore the financial challenges and future opportunities for parks and protected areas

T) SOCIAL IMPACTS OF PARKS
U) REACHING A DIVERSITY OF CANADIANS
A review of Quebec’s newly researched social benefits and impacts of Sépaq followed by a presentation on ways to expand the diversity of Canada’s parks community

V) COLLABORATING TO CONNECT WITH AND TAKE PRIDE IN NATURE
Working together to inspire and facilitate contact with Nature

W) TECHNOLOGIES IN PARKS
Using technologies to connect more Canadians to Nature

X) INDIGENOUS-LED CONSERVATION
Demystifying Indigenous views of parks and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)

Y) MUNICIPAL PARKS LEADERSHIP
Interactive workshop on the issues and measures that matter in municipal parks operation and administration

Z) BEING OUTSIDE IN A DIGITAL AGE
Enjoy an outdoor walk while learning about the history of walking in a digital age!

CC) BEYOND 2020
An action-oriented interactive plenary dialogue to showcase the “why and how” global efforts in conservation are underway to set a new path forward towards a vision of “Living in Harmony with Nature”.

DD) CREATING A STRONGER VOICE FOR PARKS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
With a goal of imagining parks and protected areas of the future, this plenary will bring together diverse critical thinkers and “unusual suspects” to synthesize progressive or surprising ideas heard over the week.

Closing celebration with all delegates to share a festive evening highlighting new relationships, our love for Nature and a shared vision for action.