When: January 8th, 9th and 10th

Where: Toronto Congress Centre (650 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario)
 
Free for Students & Educators:

• Congress Trade Show Badge, New Product Showcase, Canada Blooms Student Gardens
• GreenLIVE, DriveLIVE & HardscapeLIVE presentations
• Building Your Dream Team, Leading with Landscape & Come Alive Outside speaker sessions

Build your Dream Team:
Tuesday January 8th, 9:30am-12:30pm
Explore how education and apprenticeship pathways can support competency, confidence, loyalty, and a skilled workforce. Get updated on employer and employee support, grants, and tax incentives! Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from employers, students, apprentices, and government partners about the win:win benefits of skills based education and training pathways.




Leading with Landscape - Designing and Implementing Urban Ecologies:
Thursday January 10th, 10am-12pm
Topics in this session include:
-Urban Forestry: Resilient Species + Sustainable Models
-Arboriculture: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
-Trees + Soil as Infrastructure 
-New Opportunities for City Greening

Come Alive Outside:
Thursday January 10th, 1:30-2:30pm
What if people spent more time outside? Come Alive Outside facilitates collaborative community systems that create the awareness, intention, and opportunity for people to live healthier lives outside! Learn about projects in your school and home community such as the Come Alive Outside Design Challenge and Come Alive Outside Green Street Challenge.




 

Ticketed events:

• Conference Pass 
• IPM Symposium  
• Designers Conference
• Awards of Excellence Ceremony​