presents
presents
Canada’s Mental Health
Leadership Forum
Driving solutions for Canada’s evolving mental health system.
5th Annual | February 11–12, 2027 | Toronto + Virtual
About the conference
Canada’s Mental Health Leadership Forum is the premier national event dedicated to bringing together senior executives, administrators, and decision-makers from psychiatric hospitals, general hospital mental health divisions, regional health authorities, and government agencies to explore the most pressing strategic and operational challenges facing the mental health system.
The program features keynote presentations, case studies, and peer-to-peer discussions on digital innovation, workforce sustainability, system design for integrated care, crisis response, and equity-focused, rights-based approaches shaped by lived experience. Participants leave with actionable strategies, fresh perspectives, and new connections to advance mental health leadership.
Who is this conference for?
Decision-makers from organizations involved in mental health and service delivery in Canada will attend this event, including:
- Schedule 1 Psychiatric Facilities
- Standalone Psychiatric Hospitals
- Mental Health Divisions in General Hospitals
- Regional Health Authorities
- Ministry of Health and other government initiatives
- CMHA branches or other large mental health NGOs
- Mental Health Academia
- Private Sector Mental Health Facilities
What to expect?
A wealth of peer-led information sharing with discussions and case studies on current mental health topics and many opportunities to connect. In person attendees can join our “Networking Cocktail Reception” along with dedicated networking activities planned throughout the day. Virtual participants are invited to chat with the virtual audience and interact with speakers during live Q&A.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
Spark Conferences is Canada’s leading healthcare event producer. We provide healthcare professionals with informational conferences, in a peer-to-peer format. We produce our own independent and apolitical events.
MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION
Certified CCHL members can log 4.25 MOC II Credits in their MOC portal. 2 hours of learning = 1 MOC II Credit (please note, this does not include breaks, networking breaks, or receptions)
CPD & CPE CREDITS
Participants attending the Conference may be eligible to earn hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. Credit hours are based on the total time of qualifying educational content, excluding breaks, meals, and networking sessions. Letters of attendance will be provided upon request.
Previously Featured Speakers
Cara Vaccarino
President & CEO, The Royal
Karim Mamdani
Past President & CEO, Ontario Shores Center for Mental Health Sciences
Marion Cooper
President & Lead Executive Officer, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
Stay tuned for updates on upcoming speakers. Follow us on social media for for all the latest announcements on this conference.
Ongoing Call For Speakers
This is your opportunity to share your knowledge and experience with other health care professionals. Please email us at info@sparkconferences.com to receive more information.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Pricing & Registration
Teams save big: 3–5 save 10%, 6–10 save 15%, and 11+ save 20%.
Early Bird prices end December 18th! Act now to secure our best rates. Discounts automatically applied in checkout.
Non-Profit | Public Sector
Virtual Registration
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- Dedicated networking: connect with others on our platform and in a moderated virtual networking session
- Access to livestream: Watch the sessions and participate in Q&A
- 3 months of on-demand access (post-event) to our library, featuring:
- PDF files of speaker presentations
- Session recordings on-demand
- All recordings and content from previous years
$701.00 +hst
$770.00 +hst
In Person Registration
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- Complete two-day access: live conference sessions, case studies, and panel discussions, including Q&A
- Face-to-face networking: connect and build relationships with attendees & speakers
- Networking cocktail event: complimentary drinks included with your conference registration
- Breakfast, Lunch, & Breaks
- 3 months of on-demand access (post-event) to our library, featuring:
- PDF files of speaker presentations
- Session recordings on-demand
- All recordings and content from previous years
$1,078.00 +hst
$1,185.00 +hst
Vendors | Private Sector
Vendors | Private Sector
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Commercial Registration
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- Complete two-day access: live conference sessions, case studies, and panel discussions, including Q&A
- Face-to-face networking: connect and build relationships with attendees & speakers
- Networking cocktail event: complimentary drinks included with your conference registration
- Breakfast, Lunch, & Breaks
- 3 months of on-demand access (post-event) to our on-demand library
A commercial registration is for individual attendance only. For booth inquiries and sponsor partnerships, email our team at info@sparkconferences.com.
Interested in exhibiting or sponsoring? Request a call.
$1,659.00 +hst
About our Public/Private Sector pricing model
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About Our Pricing Model
Why commercial rates are higher
Healthcare providers, government organizations, and non-profits are the core audience for our conferences. Keeping their registration rates lower helps make it easier for more decision-makers and end users to attend.
What this means for vendors
Commercial attendees are participating in a business development context. Our pricing helps support a healthier delegate-to-vendor ratio and reduces the risk of the event becoming overcrowded with suppliers.
Why that matters
A more balanced room creates better access to healthcare leaders, more meaningful conversations, and a stronger overall return on your time onsite. It also helps ensure the event stays focused on education, peer exchange, and relationship-building — the setting in which the best commercial conversations tend to happen.
Location
Toronto + Virtual
Canada’s Mental Health Leadership Forum will be a hybrid event, held both in-person and virtually.
Virtual Attendees: An email reminder with login information will be sent a week prior to the conference. If you haven’t received it, please email us at info@sparkconferences.com.
In-Person Attendees: Venue details to be announced.
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Enter for a chance to win free entry to the conference. Winners will be drawn at random and notified via email up to a week before the conference. See our full terms and conditions for more details.
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What Do Our Attendees
Think?
See what past attendees have said about their experiences at this event.
Loved the pacing and the balance of content
I really loved the pacing and the balance of content, Q&A’s and break/networking time. We were also very well fed.
Dr. Heather Bullock, McMaster University
2026 Attendee
So many potential supports is so beneficial
Great opportnity to meet key stakeholders. As a Clinical Nurse Educator, networking with so many potential supports is so beneficial. Thank you.
Ami Mernagh, RN, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
2026 Attendee
Well curated group of speakers, very interesting and relevant
Well curated group of speakers, very interesting and relevant to current MH challenges in our organization. Good session length and time to network!
Tanya Kendall, Director, Clinical (CASA House and Day Programs), CASA Mental Health
2026 Attendee
Cutting edge and sparked creative discussions
Conference organizers were responsive. Great variety of topics were timely and cutting edge and generated/sparked creative discussions.
Mary Ellen Ruddell, Director, Strategic Initiatives & Organizational Excellence, CMHA Hamilton
2026 Attendee
Excellent chance to network
Lots of time for questions/answers/discussion, Good amount of time for breaks which was an excellent chance to network, Food was great – good choice.
Catherine Douglas, Health Advocate and Mental Health Advocate, Government of Alberta
2026 Attendee
Provided mitigation options/strategies or frameworks.
The topics and presentations selected were relevant to current practice and emerging needs, issues and challenges. It additionally provided mitigation options/strategies or frameworks.
2026 Attendee
Helpful to inspire conversation about initiatives
I think we become focused on our own local issues that we don’t see what the country as a whole is dealing with, however this conference brought together people from all over the country. In the end we are all dealing with very similar problems. It is helpful to inspire some conversation in our own area now about some of the initiatives that we have heard about here today. Good work!
Leigh Keller
Manager Inpatient Mental Health
2024 Attendee
An exceptional global platform
This conference offers an exceptional global platform that showcases a wide range of speakers discussing different facets of mental health, addiction, and wellness. The power of education, training, and shared experiences among our organizations and peers cannot be underestimated. It was evident that everyone present was committed to raising awareness and making support accessible to all. By making this conversation mandatory for every individual, we can encourage advocacy, leadership, ambassadorship, or simply being a friend to those in need. I thoroughly appreciated the unity of the entire team in addressing gaps and striving for a holistic approach.
Grace Riza Ti Kieng
Admin Secretary, Geriatric Mental Health Inpatient Services
2024 Attendee
Enjoyed learning about emerging services
I thought the event was very informative. I enjoyed learning about emerging services and the future direction of same. Each session provided a good overview of the topic while discussing steps that need to be taken to progress access to services and the provision of them.
Shelan Singular
RPN
2024 Attendee
I could impart knowledge to my practice
Very informative, I could impart knowledge to my practice. Perinatal schizophrenia had very interesting views.
Grace Nongauza
RN CRH-SHA
2024 Attendee
The moderators were very good.
I have to say the organization/timing of the conference. Sessions were on time and I appreciated the PDF Presentations to download ahead of time so I could review and decide what session I would attend when it came to choosing between two. I liked the cadence of the breaks and the moderators were very good.
Crystal Palumbo
Patient Service Manager
2023 Attendee
It is truly appreciated and needed
Thank you to the team who organized this workshop day it was truly a well oiled machine and keep the online experiences going it is truly appreciated and needed. The youth engagement piece was icing on the cake.
2023 Attendee
it significantly broadened my knowledge
The conference was very informative, provides information on up-to-date technologies and approaches. I believe, it significantly broadened my knowledge of mental health issues in Canada.
Andrey Kildyushov
2022 Attendee
Sessions are an excellent length of time
Good mix of panels and presentations, facilitation/moderators fairly good. Sessions are an excellent length of time – enough information and short enough to hold my attention if the topic wasn’t relevant to me/my work.
Accessing sessions was simple, appreciated the “event hub” format.
2022 Attendee
Covered a diverse range of topics
Covered a diverse range of very important topics. Had multiple knowledgeable speakers on each topic. Combination of panel versus. presentation kept it interesting.
2022 Attendee
An incredibly valuable conference
An incredibly valuable conference that touched on the most current mental health and addiction issues, treatment, and innovations!
Tony Ivanoff
2022 Attendee