2026 NCRW Agenda
While we are beginning to upload our provisional agenda, please remember that all panels and speakers are subject to change.
- Tuesday 17 Nov 2026
- Wednesday 18 Nov 2026
- Thursday 19 Nov 2026
Tuesday 17 Nov 2026
8:00 am
Breakfast & Registration
Breakfast & Registration
Halifax Ballroom
Don’t forget to register each day of the conference!
9:00 am
Opening Prayer, Smudge and Welcome to Kjipuktuk!
Opening Prayer
Halifax Ballroom
Welcome
Halifax Ballroom
Smudge
Halifax Ballroom
9:45 am
Join us for a fireside chat, a more relaxed conversation between the moderator and our invited guests from the Office of the Information Commissioner.
Fireside Chat – Office of the Information Commissioner
Morgan ChapmanHalifax Ballroom
Details to be confirmed
Commissioner Caroline Maynard
Bio TBC
10:30 am
Break
Break
Halifax Ballroom
Join us for light refreshments and an opportunity to stretch your legs and connect with other attendees from across Canada.
10:45 am
Session 1 – Access to Information
Moderator: Morgan Chapman
Treasury Board Updates
Halifax Ballroom
Staff from TBS will provide updates on their engagement process related to the modernization of the Access to Information and Privacy Acts through summer 2026.
LAC Updates
Halfax Ballroom
Hear updates from our colleagues at Library and Archives Canada, related to accessing information, and progress being made towards implementing their Indigenous Action Plan.
11:45 am
Understanding Redress through a Gendered Lens
Halifax Ballroom
Join us for a conversation and brief video discussing specific claims losses through gendered lenses.
12:00 pm
Lunch
Halifax Ballroom
Join us for a hot lunch.
12:45 pm
Practical Session on how to set up, conduct and preserve oral history interviews
Halifax Ballroom
2:00 pm
Document Management: From humble spreadsheet to custom options
Halifax Ballroom
2:30 pm
Break
Halifax Ballroom
Join us for light refreshments and a chance to meeting your fellow conference attendees.
2:45 pm
Imagine your Neighbour comes into your yard…
Halifax Ballroom
3:00 pm
Madawaska Maliseet First Nation
Halifax Ballroom
4:15 pm
Adobe and Microsoft Office
Halifax Ballroom
Join us for a technical workshop on how to use tools built into Adobe to speed up your records management processes, and learn a few new tips and tricks with Microsoft Office software you likely already have, or is free to add to your collection!
Morgan Chapman
Test
5:00 pm
Closing Day 1
Halifax Ballroom
Conference hosts will share a few remarks to close out day 1.
6:30 pm
Meet & Greet
TBC
Dinner is served! Join us for a keynote from Senator Paul Prosper, and spend a few hours connecting with your fellow researchers from across Canada.
Wednesday 18 Nov 2026
8:00 am
Join us for breakfast and don’t forget to register!
Breakfast
Halifax Ballroom
Join us for a hot breakfast in the conference room
8:30 am
Welcome
Review today’s agenda
Welcome
Halifax Ballroom
We will review todays agenda.
8:45 am
Mik’maw Community Showcase
Join us as we explore local and regional Archives
Guided Tours – TBC
TBC
Join us on a guided tour.
12:00 pm
Lunch
Lunch
Halifax Ballroom
12:45 pm
Records Access – Archives
Moderator: Shannon Williams
Hudson’s Bay Company Archives
2:00 pm
Reading Field Books
Halifax Ballroom
2:30 pm
Break
Break
Halifax Ballroom
Join us for light refreshments
2:45 pm
Fireside Chat: SCB Claims Assessment Phase and Evidence
Halifax Ballroom
3:45 pm
Intersecting Research and Intent
Saulteau First Nations
Halifax Ballroom
Hear from Saulteau First Nations, located just outside Chetwynd, BC, speaking about their experiences after settling specific claims.
CMM MEKS Team
Halifax Ballroom
4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Day 2 Closing
Halifax Ballroom
The Host Nation and Planning Committee will close off the days events and share any necessary updates about tomorrow’s agenda.
Thursday 19 Nov 2026
8:00 am
Breakfast & Registration
Breakfast & Registration
Halifax Ballroom
Please remember to sign in with registration each day!
9:00 am
Welcome
Welcome
Halifax Ballroom
Review day 3’s agenda and hear about any updates from the Host Nation or Planning Committee.
9:15 am
Repatriating Community Archives
Digital Repatriation – How Archives and Communities Work Together to Repatriate Knowledge
Returning Records – TBC
Halifax Ballroom
10:30 am
Break
Break
Halifax Ballroom
Join us for our mid-morning break with light refreshments.
10:45 am
Fireside Chat: “Ask an Interviewee”
Fireside Chat: Ask an Interviewee
Halifax Ballroom
12:00 pm
Lunch
Lunch
Halifax Ballroom
1:00 pm
Specific Claims Regional Update
Newfoundland
Halifax Ballroom
Prince Edward Island
Halifax Ballroom
1:45 pm
Funding Update
Funding Update – By the Numbers
Halifax Ballroom
Morgan Chapman
Test
Funding Advocacy
Halifax Ballroom
2:45 pm
Break
Break
Halifax Ballroom
3:00 pm
CIRNAC Update
Specific Claims Branch
Halifax Ballroom
Cross-Sector Initiatives
Halifax Ballroom
4:15 pm
Thank you for joining us for the 2026 NCRW. Help us close out the conference, and send everyone home safely!
Conference Closing Remarks
Halifax Ballroom
4:45 pm
Research Directors from across Canada will quickly meet to connect on a few matters before departing for the day!
Research Directors Meeting
Halifax Ballroom