2025 Exchange Conference



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2025 Exchange Conference

Call for Proposals is Now Closed

Thank you for your submissions!

We are overwhelmed by the number of submissions that we have received for the 2025 Exchange Conference! With the many excellent contributions of such enthusiastic members and non-members, this conference will be a memorable one.

Our conference planning committee will now evaluate all the proposals with an eye to developing a well-rounded and diverse 75th anniversary event.

We hope to inform all prospective presenters of the planning committee's decision by the end of February. Please stay tuned!

Again, thank you for your interest in this year's conference.

If you have any questions, please contact us at education@omssa.com.


Thank You to Our Planning Committee


(Chair) Tod Duncan, OMSSA

Tomi Akinyede, District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board

Stuart Beumer, City of Hamilton

Christine Heavens, Coachrane District Services Board

Christie Herrington, OMSSA

Emily Hollington, County of Lanark

Colm Holmes-Hill, City of Windsor

Pam Kent, Prince Edward-Lennox and Addington Social Services

Rob Kirsic, OMSSA

Kevin Pal, Regional Municipality of York

Marco Palermo, City of Toronto

Margo Smith, County of Renfrew

Caroline Yabsley, City of Ottawa

Samantha Zuercher, County of Simcoe


Registration is SOLD OUT!

Registration for the 2025 OMSSA Exchange is now SOLD OUT! Members can email education@omssa.com to be added to our waitlist.  


Event Location


OMSSA's 2025 Exchange Conference is taking place at the Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre. OMSSA has negotiated an alternative hotel room block for Members at the Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport Hotel. Please visit our Accommodation page for more information. 


Thank You to Our Exchange Partners

OMSSA would like to thank our partners for supporting the 2025 Exchange Conference. Please click on their logos below to visit their websites and learn more about these organizations. 

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2025 Exchange Conference. For more information, please email sponsorship@omssa.com. 

Land Acknowledgement

The land on which OMSSA operates is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Ojibwe, the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat, and it is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. We also acknowledge that our members span an area known as the Province of Ontario which is covered by 46 treaties and agreements.