Canadian Congress on Leisure Research 2026

Registration IS NOW OPEN!

Early bird registration (until March 15, 2026)

• $895/delegate (includes $200 for CALS  Membership)
• $395/student (includes $75 for CALS Membership)

Registration (After March 16, 2026)

• $995/delegate (includes $200 for CALS Membership)
• $450/student/retirees (includes $75 for CALS Membership)

PRE CONFERENCE EVENT: Walk with Me Story Walk (min 12/ max 25 participants). Tues May 19 from 1pm - 4pm. No cost to participate, advance registration is required. 

OPTIONAL EVENT: Dine Around Nanaimo on Wed May 20th. Space is limited to 65 participants, dinner is included. 

CCLR will take place at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre (VICC) at 101 Gordon St. 

Conference Highlights:

• Walk with Me Story Walk - Tues May 19 from  1pm - 4pm. No cost to participate.
• The opening reception, celebrating 50 years of Leisure Loisir on Tues May 19th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the Nanaimo Museum (in the VICC)
• The conference will formally commence on Wed May 20th 
• A dine around Nanaimo option on Wed May 20th (advance registration) 
• The Poster Presentation & Reception immediately follows the concurrent  sessions on Thurs May 21st  (food & beverages included)
• The conference will conclude by 4pm on Fri May 22nd.

Special rates have been negotiated with both Air Canada and WestJet for travel into Nanaimo (YCD) for CCLR. 

Air Canada | Promo Code CGGU9T61

The booking is to be made to Nanaimo (YCD). The travel period begins Tues, May 12, 2026 and ends Fri, May 29, 2026.

For North America' 5% applies on standard fares, 10% on flex fares & higher. For International Travel' 10% on standard fares & higher. 12% discount on Business Class fares (exception: 5% on the lowest Business Class).

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WestJet | Promo Code 5S1C7BV

5% off Econo* and 10% off EconoFlex and Premium base fares for travel within Canada and between Canada & US

No discount will apply to Ultra Basic or Business class bookings. Please visit www.westjet.com to make a booking online and ADD the promo code.

The booking is to be made to Nanaimo (YCD). The travel period begins: 5/12/2026. The travel period ends: 5/29/2026.

Hotel Accommodation 

Courtyard by Marriott Hotel (steps from the VICC)
Available from Tues, May 19 - Sat, May 23, 2026.
$219.00 CAD per night - Last Day to Book: Sun, April 19, 2026

Book your group rate for Canadian Congress of Leisure Research 

Coast Bastion Inn (150m from the VICC).

$249.00 CAD per night - Last Day to Book: Fri, April 17, 2026. BOOKING CODE IS 1301072

Phone:  1-800-663-1144

ONLINE BOOKING TO FOLLOW.

Vancouver Island University Dorms

Accommodations are also available at VIU if dorm-style is preferred. 

$60/night double, $80/night single, or $85/night for an apartment (up to 8 guests). 

Weekly rates of $450 are also available. 

To book at VIU email:  eventservice@viu.ca or megan.fisher@viu.ca 

Story Walks are guided experiential journeys foregrounding the voices of People With Lived and Living Experience.

CCLR delegates can participate in a Story Walk on Tues May 19 from 1pm - 4pm. 

There is no cost, and advance registration is required. A minimum of 12 to a maximum of 25 people can participate. 

Individuals gather together in a space hosted by the Walk With Me team where they are invited to sit in circle. We introduce ourselves and our work and speak to the weight of the crisis and the gravity of the stories. Following this introduction, we invite participants to don wireless headsets and walk together on a guided audio journey while listening to the voices of People With Lived and Living Experience and their allies (static listening options are available). We walk together over and under bridges, through parks, in residential and industrial areas while allowing the stories to ‘wash over us’. The act of walking, we have found, enables various layers of processing to occur. Following the walk, participants gather together again in-circle, and are offered food (usually chili or soup). Together we process the insights shared during the walk, and co-create new ways forward.