Conferences - Canadian Ferry Association

Join us in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 8-10, 2024 for the CFA 2024 Conference and Trade Show!

The theme of this year’s event is “Navigating the waves of change”

Click here to view the agenda

Dates to remember

September 8^th – CFA Conference onsite registration and Welcome Reception at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel
September 9^th – Day 1 of presentations including the Owner / Operator Members Panel and Evening Cocktail Reception.
September 10^th – Day 2 of presentations and Gala Dinner

Registration

CFA Members - Full Registration

$815.00

Non-Member - Full Registration

$925.00

Partner Tickets (only available for your companion - not for colleagues)

$360.00 includes three receptions and Gala Dinner only.

Additional ticket, Gala Dinner on September 10^th

$175.00 per person

Click here to register today

Venue and Accommodations

Conference Sessions and Trade Show will take place at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel in Halifax Nova Scotia. Situated along the scenic waterfront providing easy access to the Boardwalk with shops, restaurants and historic properties.

Accommodation rates start at $334.00 per night plus applicable taxes and fees.

Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel
1919 Upper Water Street
Halifax, NS

Click here to book your room today

Sponsors and Exhibitors

Become a sponsor or exhibitor today to help grow the CFA Conference and Trade show and have your brand featured throughout the conference. We have a variety of packages to fit your organization’s needs.

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Thank you to our Sponsors and Exhibitors!

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsor

Exhibitors

Other

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The 2023 Conference theme is “Ferries and the communities they serve – People, the environment and the economy".

Click here to view our Program

Click here to view the presentations

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsor

Other Sponsorships

Exhibitors

We would like to invite all CFA members in good standing to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting that will be held:

Tuesday, September 27^th from 9:00am to 10:00am (EST)
Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel – Chopin Room, 3 Casino Blvd., Gatineau, Québec J8Y 6X4

Representatives of Full Members unable to attend the AGM may vote by proxy. Members wishing to assign a proxy must complete a proxy form, available on CFA’s website, to be returned to the CFA office no later than 10 days prior to the AGM.

Click here to view the Proxy Form.

Join us for a friendly round of golf before the start of CFA's 2022 Conference and Trade Show!

For our 2022 tournament we will be teeing off at the Gatineau Golf & Country Club on Sunday, September 25^th, 2022.

Cost per player is only $150 plus applicable taxes, and includes:

Green fees with power cart;
Lunch in the Clubhouse; and
Prizes for everyone.

This tournament is a great way to network with key decision makers in our industry.

Click here to register.

If you would like to donate a prize and be recognized for it at the tournament, please mail it to the Canadian Ferry Association by September 2^nd

Canadian Ferry Association
Attention: Chris Frantz
70 George Street, 3^rd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1N 5V9

Title Sponsorship

If you would like to be the Title Sponsor for the Tournament, click here.

Questions regarding the tournament please contact Chris Frantz at cfrantz@canadianferry.ca, or by phone at (613) 686-3838

Ferry operators and accessibility requirements – what are your obligations?
May 30, 2022
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

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The Accessible Canada Act (2019) may impose some requirements on your operations. We’ve therefore organized a webinar to review requirements and have a discussion with two very knowledgeable individuals:

Sonia Gangopadhyay is the Director at the Centre of Expertise for Accessible Transportation at the Canadian Transportation Agency,
Natalie Rose is an Accessibility Specialist at Left Turn Right Turn Accessibility a firm that has worked with organizations in the transportation sector.

The webinar will start by a presentation by Sonia and will then be a moderated Q&A session.

We hope you – and/or the people in your organization responsible for accessibility requirements – will attend.

Questions? Please email chelm@canadianferry.ca

The Canadian Ferry Association invites you to its first webinar of the year!

Autonomous Ferries: The Need for a Regulatory Framework
March 8, 2022
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

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Autonomous vehicles are no longer fiction. They exist. And the technology also exists for ferries. Some autonomous ferries have operated in Scandinavia and technologies linked to autonomous vehicles are already used in some Canadian ferries (auto-docking).

New technologies around autonomous vessels are being developed daily. There are more conferences related to autonomous vehicles than there are days in the calendar year. Governments are required to provide a regulatory framework to enable the safe adoption of the technology in Canada.

The Canadian Ferry Association (CFA) is looking forward to hosting a dialogue on what regulatory needs exist to support the adoption of autonomous vehicles technology in the ferry sector.

Panelists

Véronique Bérubé, Manager, Arctic & Large Vessels, Design & Equipment Standards, Transport Canada
Dan Holmes, Business Development Manager – North America, BUREAU VERITAS Marine & Offshores
Robin Squires, Maritime Transportation Lawyer & Partner, BLG
Wu Sun, Chairman of Expert Group on MASS, International Association of Classification Society (IACS)

We anticipate Ferry operators, leaders, team members and suppliers to attend. We hope you’ll join us!

Questions? Please email chelm@canadianferry.ca

Disruptive Technologies and the Human Impact: Innovation Waves in the Ferry Industry

Artificial intelligence, robotics, automation – these were concepts that, until very recently, were the subject of science-fiction stories. However, these technologies are now becoming part of our everyday lives, including aboard ferries. At the conference we will explore the interaction between technologies and crews, as well as passengers, and examine the related challenges and opportunities.