Registration & Coffee

8:30 – 9:00
Opening 9:00 – 9:10

Opening Remarks

Panel 1 9:10 – 9:55

The Federal Framework, Five Years On

Introductory presentations on what has been done and the vision forward from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Statistics Canada.

  • Andres Velez-Guerra — Executive Director, Results Division, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
  • Sébastien Larochelle-Côté — Director General (Interim), Statistics Canada
  • Nathalie Watts — Team Lead, Quality of Life, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
  • Jenneke Le Moullec — Chief, Quality of Life Statistics Program Hub, Statistics Canada
Panel 2 9:55 – 10:55

Research on Wellbeing Policy

Academic perspectives: trends in Canada, recent research, gaps, and what to explore next.

  • Felix Cheung — Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Population Well-Being, University of Toronto
  • John Helliwell — Professor Emeritus of Economics, UBC
  • Christopher Barrington-Leigh — Professor, McGill University (DEEP & Bieler School of Environment)

Break

10:55 – 11:10
Panel 3 11:10 – 12:25

From Data to Praxis

Representatives from municipal, provincial, and Indigenous efforts to collect data and reorient policy — covering wellbeing data, data sovereignty, and local policy.

  • Danny Graham, KC — Chief Engagement Officer, Engage Nova Scotia
  • Erin Wynn — Director of the Quality of Life Initiative, Engage Nova Scotia
  • Shawn Blankinship — Founder & President, Seven Generations Analytics Inc.
  • Évelyne Beaudin — Former Mayor of Sherbrooke, Québec
  • Cal Corley — CEO, Community Safety Knowledge Alliance (CSKA)

Lunch & Networking

12:25 – 13:30
Panel 4 13:30 – 14:40

Interdisciplinary Alignment on Wellbeing Policy

On the opportunity and challenge of a truly interdisciplinary approach to wellbeing — bridging economics, psychology, sociology, public health, and policy.

  • Gaynor Watson-Creed — Associate Dean, Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Dalhousie University
  • Amélie Quesnel-Vallée — Inaugural Chair & Professor, Department of Equity, Ethics & Policy, McGill University
  • Danya Pastuszek — President & CEO, Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement
  • Nora Spinks — Founder & President, Work-Life Harmony Enterprises
  • Val Morrison — Scientific Advisor, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP)
Panel 5 14:40 – 16:00

International Efforts Towards Wellbeing Policy

How Canada's effort is influencing the rest of the world, what international developments have meant for Canada, and what global trends are emerging.

  • Romina Boarini — Director, OECD WISE Centre
  • Julia Kim — International Facilitator for Gross National Happiness; former Program Director, GNH Centre Bhutan
  • Kari Wolanski — Director/Special Advisor, Statistics Canada

Break

16:00 – 16:15
Discussion 16:15 – 17:00

Audience Discussion — What Next for Wellbeing Policy in Canada?

Facilitated discussion on key takeaways and the future of wellbeing policy in Canada, with all participants.

Closing 17:00 – 17:30

Closing Remarks

Networking & Departure

17:30 – 17:45