Event Location: Ottawa

The Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association hosts the National Student Commonwealth Forum. More information is available online. 

Certified Management Accountants Canada and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy host their annual dinner and awards ceremony to honour the winners and finalists for their contributions in the field of fiscal management or comptrollership. The event will take place at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. More information is available online. 

The Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group hosts the CAN-AM Border Trade Alliance Conference. More information is available online.  

The 47th National Prayer Breakfast will be held in the capital. This year’s leadership dinner, seminar, and National Student Forum will be held in conjunction with the Prayer Breakfast. The event will take pace at the Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-995-9098.

The Church Council on Justice and Corrections presents a workshop “Leading Out of Pain: Victims’ Pastoral Care: The Search for Spiritual Healing from the Impacts of Crime.” Speakers include Laurent Champagne and Rev. Dr. Dana Fischer. The event will take place at 91A Fourth Avenue. Email splayford@ccjc.ca.

Join Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, AB) for a talk on “Leveraging the Buy.” The event will take place at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. More information is available online.

The Writers Festival presents an afternoon of events featuring two of the Middle East’s most acclaimed writers whose works offer unique perspectives on the people, politics and culture of the Middle East. Arab Labour will be discussed with Sayed Kashua followed by a discussion on Cairo with Ahdaf Soueif. The event will take place at … Read more

Join guest speaker Robert Roberts of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute who will discuss “Medicine: Glimpse of the Future.” The event is presented by the Ottawa Women’s Canadian Club. The event will take place at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Ballroom, 1 Rideau Street. More information is available online. 

Join guest speaker Stephanie Carvin of the University of London for a talk on “Death from Above: Targeted Killing and the Drone Debate. The event is presented by the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa. The event will take place in Room 3120, Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East. More information … Read more

A delegation from the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China will visit Ottawa. More information is available online.