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TL;DR
Belonging Tour 2026 is a Canada-wide event series on workforce inclusion and newcomer integration, organized by Alive House.
Calgary stop: June 4, 2026 at the Canadian Immigrant Women's Association. Charlottetown stop: July 24, 2026 at Holland College's Tourism & Culinary Centre.
Both events target employers, HR professionals, and newcomers in the same room, built around the theme "Resiliency in Action: Economic Strength & Immigration in Canada."
Registration is open on Eventbrite. Additional cities may be announced.
Alive House, co-founded by Templeton Sawyer, is running the Belonging Tour across Canadian cities this summer.
The series theme, "Resiliency in Action: Economic Strength & Immigration in Canada," frames newcomer integration as central to how organizations build workforce strength and community resilience. Rather than treating immigrant settlement as a separate issue, organizers position it as central to how organizations build economic strength through inclusive hiring and retention practices.
The event brings together newcomers, international students, employers, HR professionals, EDI leaders, and workforce development professionals.
Calgary on June 4, 2026
The first stop is at the Canadian Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA). The day will examine how organizations build economic strength through inclusive practices that support newcomers and international students, with focus on retention, leadership, and local economic resilience.
Speakers include Salimah Kassam of Rise Calgary , Dennis Agbegha of RBCx, Paula Calderon of CIWA, and Wunmi Adekanmbi of Immigrant Techies. The events runs for 6.5 hours and includes opening remarks, a keynote address, and a learning forum with panel discussion.
Charlottetown on July 24, 2026
The second confirmed stop happens at Holland College's Tourism & Culinary Centre. The event covers similar themes as the Calgary event, and follows the same 6.5-hour format. Speakers include Dr. Marva Sweeney-Nixon of University of Prince Edward Island, Daniel Ohaegbu of Workforce Alliance, Treena Smith of United Way Maritimes, and Mabel Chu of the World Chinese Business Association of Canada.
What the tour is trying to do
Together, the stops position the tour as a mobile forum linking settlement, employment, and inclusion work across cities rather than as a single-site conference. The broad audience list, which includes both employers and newcomers, suggests the tour is aimed at people who shape hiring and retention systems as much as those seeking support and community connection.
Registration for both stops is available through Eventbrite. The tour may expand to additional Canadian cities; event organizers have not yet announced additional confirmed stops.
