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Indigenous Forestry Conference (IFC)
The 2026 CIF-IFC National Conference and 118th Annual General Meeting presents sessions, field tours, workshops, and networking events for students, professionals, and leaders in the forestry sector. The page also describes the conference as being hosted in Edmonton.
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- September 2026
- Location
- Lheidli T'enneh Band, Canada
- Organiser
- CIF-IFC
- Industry
- AgTech
Agenda themes
Topics covered
- Agriculture & Forestry
On stage
Speakers
- Ronda Goulden, Deputy Minister, Alberta Forestry and Parks
- Christian Messier, Professeur en écologie forestière, Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Darren Sleep, Chief Scientist, Forest Products Association of Canada
- Jessica Kaknevicius, Forests Canada
- Tracey Courser, West Fraser
- Sheila Harrison, AFPA
- Carola Cunningham
- Erica Samis, Forest Management and Wildfire Mitigation
- Crystal McAteer
- Sean Krausert, Mayor, Town of Canmore, Alberta
- Jeff Beaulieu, Dene Tha’ First Nation
- Maureen Kershaw
- Peter Marshall
- Brenda Wallace
- Kennedy Mitchell, University of Alberta
- John Parkins, University of Alberta
- Dani Degenhardt, Canadian Forest Service
- Che Elkin, University of Northern British Columbia
- Freddy Strabo, University of Alberta
- Carly Sponarski, Canadian Forest Service
On the floor
Sponsors and partners
- FRIAA
- Tolko Industries Ltd
- Weyerhaeuser Company Limited
- West Fraser Mills Ltd
- Canfor
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