Strategize with organizers, academics, and policymakers advancing community land trusts across Canada.
Community Land Trust Summit
September 28–October 1, 2026
Ottawa, ON (Partially Livestreamed)
Registration Opening Soon!
Connect with the Movement
Sharpen Your Skillset and Build Capacity
From financing land acquisitions to sustainable operating models—learn what it takes to permanently decommodify real estate.
Influence Policy Conversations
Community land trusts are attracting attention from all levels of government. Show up to represent the movement and engage directly with policymakers.
Advance Reconciliation
Learn from leaders in Indigenous-led land stewardship and join conversations on how to advance reconciliation within the CLT movement.
Over 200 participants:
Community land trust organizers
Non-market housing providers
Social-purpose real estate professionals
Philanthropy and impact investers
Grassroots activists
Planners, researchers, and policy experts
Government and elected officials
Schedule
September 28
Opening Reception
The Summit opens at the Ottawa Art Gallery with a special reception featuring guest speakers and federal representatives.
September 29—30
Conference Days
We gather for two days at the historic Bayview Yards. Once a municipally-owned industrial site, the build is now turned innovation hub in the Hintonburg neighbourhood. It’s a living example of how thoughtful development can foster community and support local economies.
October 1
Day of Action
Field tours, Hill visits, and practical workshops—our final day focuses on turning learning into action.
Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
The Summit takes place on the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg and the people of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation which encompasses the watershed of the Kitchissippi (Big River) now commonly known as the Ottawa River. “Ottawa” itself is erived from the Algonquin “adawe”, meaning “to trade”. We recognize and deeply appreciate the care the Algonquin Anishinabeg have shown this land since time immemorial.
For the first time, the Community Land Trust Summit will occur during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is a major opportunity to push our network’s ongoing conversations on reconciliation, decolonization, and rematriation. Stay tuned for special programming designed to both uplift Indigenous leadership and challenge network members to implement organizational reconciliation action plans.
Accomodations
We have arranged favourable rates at several local hotels. Links will be shared upon registration.
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