Category: Conference

The National Apprenticeship Conference (NAC) is Canada’s leading forum for apprenticeship system leaders, employers, educators, labour organizations, policymakers, and equity-priority partners.

Held biennially, NAC brings together the people who shape apprenticeship policy, programs, and practice to explore evidence-informed solutions that strengthen completion, retention, and workforce resilience.

Future Built: Apprenticeship for a Changing Canada

Canada’s apprenticeship system is being shaped by rapid economic change, demographic shifts, technological transformation, and evolving expectations around equity, inclusion, and workplace culture.

NAC 2026 explores how apprenticeship systems, policies, and practices must evolve to meet these realities — and how leaders across sectors can build pathways that are resilient, inclusive, and future-ready.

• • Building talent in a changing labour market
• • Disrupting systems that limit progression and completion
• • Fueling resilience across industries and communities

Who Attends

NAC convenes a national audience of:

• • Employers and industry leaders
• • Trades professionals, mentors, and supervisors
• • Apprenticeship authorities and government representatives
• • Colleges, institutes, and training providers
• • Labour organizations
• • Equity-priority and community partners

This is a conference for people who influence decisions and drive apprenticeship outcomes.

What to Expect

• • Plenary sessions and concurrent workshops
• • Evidence-informed research and promising practices
• • Facilitated dialogue and cross-sector learning
• • Purposeful networking and connection

Get Involved

Secure Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities (Now Open) | View Opportunities (PDF)

Call for Presenters (Launching February 2026)

Conference Registration (Opening April 2026)