Business/Professional Development/Prosperity Partners Seminars
LBM167: NEW - Level Up Your Snow Business
This half day seminar will cover equipment maintenance, safety training, SOPs, recruiting, route management, site prep, customer engagement, contracts, budgeting, and strategic planning.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $80.00
Non-member price: $143.00
Maximum participants: 10
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Representative from Nextra Consulting
Date: Thursday October 16, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
This half day seminar will cover equipment maintenance, safety training, SOPs, recruiting, route management, site prep, customer engagement, contracts, budgeting, and strategic planning.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $80.00
Non-member price: $143.00
Maximum participants: 10
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Representative from Nextra Consulting
Date: Thursday October 16, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
LC072: Pricing Lighting Jobs
Start next season off learning how to price for profitability.
In this seminar, you will learn to examine your overhead, identify your operating costs, project your labour investment and budget your pricing accordingly to maximize your profitability and sustainability.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $80.00
Non-member price: $143.00
Maximum participants: 10
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: John Higo, Turf Care Products Canada
Date: Wednesday December 3, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Start next season off learning how to price for profitability.
In this seminar, you will learn to examine your overhead, identify your operating costs, project your labour investment and budget your pricing accordingly to maximize your profitability and sustainability.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $80.00
Non-member price: $143.00
Maximum participants: 10
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: John Higo, Turf Care Products Canada
Date: Wednesday December 3, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
LI035: Profitable Pricing and Selling Irrigation Systems
This seminar will present sound irrigation business practices to ensure your business will survive and prosper. The profitable pricing portion will show methods of how to accurately determine and incorporate all business costs into a profitable selling price. As well as provide a sound sales method, which will enhance your ability to close more sales at a truly profitable price.
Note: Experience levels from beginner to 5 plus years.
LO member price: $160.00
Non-member price: $285.00
Maximum participants: 12
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Jim Lloyd
Date: Thursday December 4, 2025 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
This seminar will present sound irrigation business practices to ensure your business will survive and prosper. The profitable pricing portion will show methods of how to accurately determine and incorporate all business costs into a profitable selling price. As well as provide a sound sales method, which will enhance your ability to close more sales at a truly profitable price.
Note: Experience levels from beginner to 5 plus years.
LO member price: $160.00
Non-member price: $285.00
Maximum participants: 12
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Jim Lloyd
Date: Thursday December 4, 2025 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM165: Establish and Strengthen your Leadership Team for success
Is your company outgrowing you? Do you ever wonder how well-known landscaping companies build a great management team? During this seminar participants will discover how to develop and Align Your Management Team For Success
Topics covered include:
*Hiring, training, and developing superstars
*Developing tools for role clarity
*Clear and timely communication
*Effective meeting strategies
*Creating a culture where management team supports the field staff and each other
*Managers owning their numbers and driving results
*Pay scales and incentive packages
*Budgets, goal setting and 5-year plans Participants should bring along their organization chart and budget to assist with planning and for helpful feedback.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Thursday January 29, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Is your company outgrowing you? Do you ever wonder how well-known landscaping companies build a great management team? During this seminar participants will discover how to develop and Align Your Management Team For Success
Topics covered include:
*Hiring, training, and developing superstars
*Developing tools for role clarity
*Clear and timely communication
*Effective meeting strategies
*Creating a culture where management team supports the field staff and each other
*Managers owning their numbers and driving results
*Pay scales and incentive packages
*Budgets, goal setting and 5-year plans Participants should bring along their organization chart and budget to assist with planning and for helpful feedback.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Thursday January 29, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM168: NEW - Growing Your Business by Investing in Your Team
Great businesses grow from great teams.
This seminar explores how a people-first approach—through employee ownership, profit-sharing, training, and a supportive culture—builds motivated employees, loyal clients, and sustainable growth.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Sam Bauman, Earthscape
Date: Wednesday February 4, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Great businesses grow from great teams.
This seminar explores how a people-first approach—through employee ownership, profit-sharing, training, and a supportive culture—builds motivated employees, loyal clients, and sustainable growth.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Sam Bauman, Earthscape
Date: Wednesday February 4, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM169: NEW-Hiring & Managing Outside Contractors
Using outside contractors is a reality for every business.
This seminar will provide participants the opportunity to gain applicable knowledge as it pertains to hiring and how best to manage outside contractors when work is being performed on your job site.
Recognizing that both contracting and contracting organizations have shared responsibilities on the job site and have fulfilled their due diligence to protect the health and safety of workers. Participant will gain a better understanding into determining what the legislated site requirements are that need to be implemented.
Participants will come away able to:
*Navigate "need to know" legislation related to hiring and managing contractors.
*Identify and describe critical steps involved with contractor requirement.
*Determine essential documentation and contractor training requirements that must be in place.
*Summarize "roles and responsibilities" of those involved with the on-site contractor management function.
*Assess and complete company specific documentation supporting contractor safety program.
LO member price: $149.00
Non-member price: $275.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Date: Wednesday February 11, 2026 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Using outside contractors is a reality for every business.
This seminar will provide participants the opportunity to gain applicable knowledge as it pertains to hiring and how best to manage outside contractors when work is being performed on your job site.
Recognizing that both contracting and contracting organizations have shared responsibilities on the job site and have fulfilled their due diligence to protect the health and safety of workers. Participant will gain a better understanding into determining what the legislated site requirements are that need to be implemented.
Participants will come away able to:
*Navigate "need to know" legislation related to hiring and managing contractors.
*Identify and describe critical steps involved with contractor requirement.
*Determine essential documentation and contractor training requirements that must be in place.
*Summarize "roles and responsibilities" of those involved with the on-site contractor management function.
*Assess and complete company specific documentation supporting contractor safety program.
LO member price: $149.00
Non-member price: $275.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Date: Wednesday February 11, 2026 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
LD035: Professional Practice & Project Management: Managing Projects from Design to Completion
Join us for "Managing Projects from Design to Completion" workshop, where you will be guided through the intricacies of managing landscape projects from conception to completion.
This hands-on, seminar will cover essential aspects of project management, including effective planning, budgeting, and coordinating with clients and contractors. Participants will engage in practical exercises that highlight key strategies for tackling common challenges in landscape design and implementation, ensuring that your projects are not only aesthetically pleasing but also delivered on time and within scope.
Whether you’re a seasoned landscape contractor, manager, team leader or aspiring project manager - this workshop will provide valuable insights to streamline your workflow and elevate your professional practice.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Heather Jerrard, My Landscape Artist
Date: Tuesday February 17, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Join us for "Managing Projects from Design to Completion" workshop, where you will be guided through the intricacies of managing landscape projects from conception to completion.
This hands-on, seminar will cover essential aspects of project management, including effective planning, budgeting, and coordinating with clients and contractors. Participants will engage in practical exercises that highlight key strategies for tackling common challenges in landscape design and implementation, ensuring that your projects are not only aesthetically pleasing but also delivered on time and within scope.
Whether you’re a seasoned landscape contractor, manager, team leader or aspiring project manager - this workshop will provide valuable insights to streamline your workflow and elevate your professional practice.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Heather Jerrard, My Landscape Artist
Date: Tuesday February 17, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM170: NEW-Cultivating Leadership: Growing Strong Teams
Effective leadership in our industry goes beyond managing tasks — it’s about creating strong, motivated crews that deliver quality results day after day.
This seminar equips managers, supervisors, and leaders with tools to understand their leadership style and how it shapes culture across crews, communicate with authority and empathy, and strengthen retention through clear expectations and motivational strategies.
We’ll address how to navigate conflict, underperformance, and challenges while building consistency across teams. Participants will leave with a tailored action plan to elevate their leadership impact and drive stronger results across their organization.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Charolette Cascioli, Simplified HR Consulting
Date: Wednesday February 18, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Effective leadership in our industry goes beyond managing tasks — it’s about creating strong, motivated crews that deliver quality results day after day.
This seminar equips managers, supervisors, and leaders with tools to understand their leadership style and how it shapes culture across crews, communicate with authority and empathy, and strengthen retention through clear expectations and motivational strategies.
We’ll address how to navigate conflict, underperformance, and challenges while building consistency across teams. Participants will leave with a tailored action plan to elevate their leadership impact and drive stronger results across their organization.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Charolette Cascioli, Simplified HR Consulting
Date: Wednesday February 18, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM171: NEW - Technology in a Landscape Business
Using the power of technology to run lean
Topics covered:
*How to determine what software will help your business
*The importance of using software to track jobs, routes, equipment and inventory
*Accounting software and how to use this to guide you to financial success
*How can a robust CRM help you manage the client journey
*Using estimating software to win at every job. How to know if you beat your estimate once the job is finished
*Providing detail reports to staff using technology
*Becoming a paperless company – how to move your company to be paperless and the benefits this brings
*Software to manage your AP challenges
*Creating employee buy in to use technology
*Winning with AI
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Monday February 23, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Using the power of technology to run lean
Topics covered:
*How to determine what software will help your business
*The importance of using software to track jobs, routes, equipment and inventory
*Accounting software and how to use this to guide you to financial success
*How can a robust CRM help you manage the client journey
*Using estimating software to win at every job. How to know if you beat your estimate once the job is finished
*Providing detail reports to staff using technology
*Becoming a paperless company – how to move your company to be paperless and the benefits this brings
*Software to manage your AP challenges
*Creating employee buy in to use technology
*Winning with AI
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Monday February 23, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM172: NEW-Build & Keep Your Crew: Recruiting and Retention Strategies
Struggling to find and keep good people? In today’s competitive labor market, the ability to attract and retain skilled workers is essential for every landscaping business.
This seminar gives owners, managers, and supervisors the tools they need to strengthen their workforce. Participants will gain insight into why workers join — and leave — landscaping companies, learn cost-effective recruiting strategies, and explore how to create a workplace culture that keeps people engaged. We’ll cover practical ways to improve onboarding and early engagement, and each participant will leave with a customized recruiting and retention plan designed to build and keep a strong, reliable crew.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Charolette Cascioli, Simplified HR Consulting
Date: Friday February 27, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Struggling to find and keep good people? In today’s competitive labor market, the ability to attract and retain skilled workers is essential for every landscaping business.
This seminar gives owners, managers, and supervisors the tools they need to strengthen their workforce. Participants will gain insight into why workers join — and leave — landscaping companies, learn cost-effective recruiting strategies, and explore how to create a workplace culture that keeps people engaged. We’ll cover practical ways to improve onboarding and early engagement, and each participant will leave with a customized recruiting and retention plan designed to build and keep a strong, reliable crew.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Charolette Cascioli, Simplified HR Consulting
Date: Friday February 27, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LS028: Supervisor Responsibilities & Due Diligence
Supervisors play a critical role in workplace health and safety. The seminar is designed to equip supervisors with the necessary knowledge to understand their legal duties, their role as a leader, and the key concept of due diligence.
Topics include:
* Supervisor duties as defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and how these duties link with the employer and worker duties.
* Summarize the duties and responsibilities of a supervisor in accordance with the OHSA and how to implement them in the workplace
* Give examples of how supervisors can exercise due diligence in the workplace.
* Create an action plan of steps that demonstrates due diligence in their workplace.
* Analyze case studies in the workplace to determine if due diligence was established.
This program is directed to new and experienced supervisors who want to develop and improve their understanding and leadership in workplace health and safety.
A resource guide will be provided
Consider continuing with seminar Landscape Ontario’s The Effective Supervisor Building Strategies for Success.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $149.00
Non-member price: $275.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Date: Wednesday March 4, 2026 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Supervisors play a critical role in workplace health and safety. The seminar is designed to equip supervisors with the necessary knowledge to understand their legal duties, their role as a leader, and the key concept of due diligence.
Topics include:
* Supervisor duties as defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and how these duties link with the employer and worker duties.
* Summarize the duties and responsibilities of a supervisor in accordance with the OHSA and how to implement them in the workplace
* Give examples of how supervisors can exercise due diligence in the workplace.
* Create an action plan of steps that demonstrates due diligence in their workplace.
* Analyze case studies in the workplace to determine if due diligence was established.
This program is directed to new and experienced supervisors who want to develop and improve their understanding and leadership in workplace health and safety.
A resource guide will be provided
Consider continuing with seminar Landscape Ontario’s The Effective Supervisor Building Strategies for Success.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
Lunch not included
LO member price: $149.00
Non-member price: $275.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Date: Wednesday March 4, 2026 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
LBM123: NEW-Team Leader Training
Successful teams are led by high-performance coaches.
Team Leader Training is an interactive seminar geared towards newly-promoted supervisors or managers who need a refresh about creating high-performance teams: alignment, prioritizing time and resources to ensure billable hours, improving communication effectiveness, inclusive coaching methods, managing team huddles, collaborative conflict resolution, fair progressive discipline and balancing productivity with relationships.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kate Seaver, Kates Garden
Date: Monday March 9, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Successful teams are led by high-performance coaches.
Team Leader Training is an interactive seminar geared towards newly-promoted supervisors or managers who need a refresh about creating high-performance teams: alignment, prioritizing time and resources to ensure billable hours, improving communication effectiveness, inclusive coaching methods, managing team huddles, collaborative conflict resolution, fair progressive discipline and balancing productivity with relationships.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kate Seaver, Kates Garden
Date: Monday March 9, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM162: The Effective Supervisor: Building Strategies for Success
This seminar considers the day-to-day context in which supervisors perform their role and brings to life the concepts associated with "organizing the work and its performance" as referenced in the definition of a competent person. This seminar goes beyond awareness of the legal roles and responsibilities of supervisors and engages participants in identifying real-life challenges and solutions.
By the end of this training participants will be able to:
* Describe the legal duties and responsibilities of a supervisor
* How to orient a new worker
* Demonstrate good coaching skills
* How mental health impacts the workplace and understand supervisor approaches that promote mental health
* Describe the role of the supervisor in ensuring that human rights in the workplace are maintained
* How to manage conflict
* Describe a supervisor's responsibility for dealing with workplace violence and harassment
* What to do if an injury happens
* Describe the supervisor's role in accommodating workers with disabilities
Recommended for:
* Individuals currently in supervisory positions either newly appointed or experienced
* Individuals who would like to become supervisors
* Managers, HR personnel, CEO, Owners
Recommended that participants are familiar with the workplace health and safety law regarding supervisor duties and responsibilities or attended Landscape Ontario's Supervisor Responsibilities and Due Diligence seminar.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $535.00
Non-member price: $815.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Dates: Tuesday March 10, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Wednesday March 11, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
This seminar considers the day-to-day context in which supervisors perform their role and brings to life the concepts associated with "organizing the work and its performance" as referenced in the definition of a competent person. This seminar goes beyond awareness of the legal roles and responsibilities of supervisors and engages participants in identifying real-life challenges and solutions.
By the end of this training participants will be able to:
* Describe the legal duties and responsibilities of a supervisor
* How to orient a new worker
* Demonstrate good coaching skills
* How mental health impacts the workplace and understand supervisor approaches that promote mental health
* Describe the role of the supervisor in ensuring that human rights in the workplace are maintained
* How to manage conflict
* Describe a supervisor's responsibility for dealing with workplace violence and harassment
* What to do if an injury happens
* Describe the supervisor's role in accommodating workers with disabilities
Recommended for:
* Individuals currently in supervisory positions either newly appointed or experienced
* Individuals who would like to become supervisors
* Managers, HR personnel, CEO, Owners
Recommended that participants are familiar with the workplace health and safety law regarding supervisor duties and responsibilities or attended Landscape Ontario's Supervisor Responsibilities and Due Diligence seminar.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $535.00
Non-member price: $815.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Kristin Hoffman, Workplace Safety Prevention Services (WSPS)
Dates: Tuesday March 10, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Wednesday March 11, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LBM136: Profitability Begins Before 7 am -The key to a successful morning roll out
Looking for ways to tighten your company's morning routine? This popular seminar is one you should attend before starting your season. The instructor will offer tips to improve efficiency in your yard and get crews on the road and to the client's properties faster.
Topics covered:
*Organization of storage space + yard space using 5s Principles
*The benefits and design of a job trailer
*Communication, keep it simple and timely
*Job binders and information shares
*Planning in advance of the job starting
*Vendor partnerships
*Technology to help you organize the crews
*Employees rewarded for strong performance (Company Culture)
A seminar for owners, crew leaders, general and operation managers.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Friday March 13, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Looking for ways to tighten your company's morning routine? This popular seminar is one you should attend before starting your season. The instructor will offer tips to improve efficiency in your yard and get crews on the road and to the client's properties faster.
Topics covered:
*Organization of storage space + yard space using 5s Principles
*The benefits and design of a job trailer
*Communication, keep it simple and timely
*Job binders and information shares
*Planning in advance of the job starting
*Vendor partnerships
*Technology to help you organize the crews
*Employees rewarded for strong performance (Company Culture)
A seminar for owners, crew leaders, general and operation managers.
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $165.00
Non-member price: $290.00
Maximum participants: 15
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Greg Wildeboer, Whispering Pines Landscaping
Date: Friday March 13, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
LS007: Standard First Aid with CPR Level C and AED Certification
This two-day practical first aid course meets government requirements and prepares participants to administer first aid for common landscape injuries. Every landscape crew must have one person with first aid training to assist injured workers. Participants should bring a blanket.
Topics covered included;
* Musculoskeletal Injuries
* Spinal precautions
* Soft tissue injuries (bruises, burns, and frostbite, etc)
* Heat and cold temperature emergencies
* Poisons.
* One rescuer adult/child/baby CPR
* Two rescuer adult/child CPR
* Adult/child/baby choking
* Barrier devices/pocket masks
* AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $185.00
Non-member price: $315.00
Maximum participants: 16
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Representative from, SAJE Vital Signs
Dates: Monday March 30, 2026 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday March 31, 2026 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Seminars main menuThis two-day practical first aid course meets government requirements and prepares participants to administer first aid for common landscape injuries. Every landscape crew must have one person with first aid training to assist injured workers. Participants should bring a blanket.
Topics covered included;
* Musculoskeletal Injuries
* Spinal precautions
* Soft tissue injuries (bruises, burns, and frostbite, etc)
* Heat and cold temperature emergencies
* Poisons.
* One rescuer adult/child/baby CPR
* Two rescuer adult/child CPR
* Adult/child/baby choking
* Barrier devices/pocket masks
* AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training
Note: ISA continuing education units (CEU's) available.
LO member price: $185.00
Non-member price: $315.00
Maximum participants: 16
Location: Landscape Ontario, 7856 5th Line S., Milton
Instructor: Representative from, SAJE Vital Signs
Dates: Monday March 30, 2026 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday March 31, 2026 9:00 am - 4:00 pm