Thank you to everyone that joined us at the 2022 Summit of Canadian Land Trusts. Over 165 participants gathered in Ottawa from October 24 to 26, 2022 to share their passion, collaborations, and key learnings for land protection, as well as to celebrate the creation of the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts (ACLT).With representation from land trust practitioners across the country, we heard from over 50 speakers! Land trusts, Indigenous communities, and government representatives presented and participated in 22 incredible presentations and workshops. This conference gave us many opportunities to connect with other land trust practitioners face-to-face, and we are grateful for the opportunity to connect with others in the field in-person.
During the Summit, the interim Board of ACLT and the Canadian Land Trust Working Group had breakfast with the House of Commons Environment Committee and MP Leah Taylor-Roy who commended land trusts during the daily parliamentary session. OLTA’s staff members presented a few of our programs and partnerships at the Summit, as well as organized an incredible in-person 20th anniversary event to celebrate the past 20 years!Materials from the Summit can be found on the ACLT website.
The Ontario Land Trust Alliance collaborated with the Land Trust Alliance of BC, Le Réseau de milieux naturels protégés, and the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts to organize and present this Summit.We would like to thank all the sponsors for supporting this event, Environment and Climate Change Canada, MapleCross, and Fondation de la faune du Québec. We are incredibly grateful for all the land trust practitioners that made this event great. We look forward to building on momentum from the conference to strengthen our programs and partnerships.
