Conference Themes

Tackle the evolving challenges of health and wellness in aging rural populations.

Highlighting collaborative, respectful engagement in knowledge sharing and community-led inquiry.

Engage with climate action, food security, marine health, and innovative rural economies.

Embrace creativity through storytelling, music, performance, and identity in rural and Indigenous settings.

Advancing rural change through technology and innovation

Program Highlights

The conference will consist of a series of plenaries session and interactor workshops that blend perspectives on relational wellness from communities, policy makers, and researchers from across Canada and international.

The conference will feature presentations and panels featuring community stories, academic research, and policy insights. The event will also feature posters and visual exhibits.

A draft program will be available in late winter 2026.

Shore2Shore Experience (June 19–22)

Norris Point/Gros Morne (June 18–20) & Flat Bay/Bay St. George (June 20–22)

Extend your conference journey with Shore2Shore—a multi-day, community-driven event in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity.

Featuring art, storytelling, gardening workshops, communal feasts, performances, and The Parade of Grand Ideas.

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