2025 Virtual Forum

Join OMSSA for Our 2025 Virtual Forum on September 23-24 and October 7-8

OMSSA is excited to host its annual Virtual Forum!

For our 2025 Virtual Forum, OMSSA, in collaboration with our Planning Committees, will hold four half-days of sessions that centre around the specific needs and interests of the four core social services sectors (housing, homelessness, children’s services, and social assistance). We will share more details as the Planning Committees finalizes the topics for each sector.

This year’s Virtual Forum will take place over four mornings from 9:00AM to 12:00PM in September and October:

- Housing – September 23
- Homelessness – September 24
- Children’s Services – October 7
- Social Assistance – October 8

In addition to the per person registration rate that OMSSA typically offers for its events, this year we have introduced a new boardroom rate for those who would like to learn from the sessions as a group. The boardroom rate will provide teams and their community partners with a registration opportunity to come together and collaborate, and to foster meaningful conversations about the important issues being discussed in the sessions. For more information on the boardroom rate, please visit our registration page.

Stay tuned for more details on the 2025 Virtual Forum. If you have any questions, please email OMSSA at education@omssa.com.

Thank You to Our Planning Committees

OMSSA would like to announce and recognize the members of our 2025 Virtual Forum Planning Committees. Thank you for your contributions and help in planning each sector-specific day of our upcoming event.

HOUSING	HOMELESSNESS
(Chair) Darryl Wolk, OMSSA Jessica Baird, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Cindi Brisco, City of Greater Sudbury Jason Cooke, City of Ottawa Anastassia Kononenko, Regional Municipality of York Laura McCallum, County of Simcoe Jennifer Tanner, City of Windsor Erin Valant, Regional Municipality of Durham	(Co-Chair) Tod Duncan, OMSSA (Co-Chair) Theresa Sinclair, OMSSA Maya Ingrao, Norfolk County Josee Mantle, District of Kenora Lisa McIntosh, Regional Municipality of Durham Sue Ritchie Raymond, City of Greater Sudbury Monica Sangoi, Regional Municipality of York Samantha Serre, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Kamalesh Visavadia, County of Simcoe
CHILDREN’S SERVICES	SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
(Co-Chair) Tod Duncan, OMSSA (Co-Chair) Theresa Sinclair, OMSSA Gillian Andrews, County of Bruce Rebecca Appleby, City of Hamilton Andrew Balahura, Regional Municipality of Halton Shannon Brown, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Shannon Costello, District of Cochrane Jacqueline Gates, Regional Municipality of Niagara Cindy King, City of Peterborough Miranda Mackie, City of Greater Sudbury	(Chair) Christie Herrington, OMSSA Tamara Baldwin, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Claudia Eiselt, Regional Municipality of York Christine Heavens, District of Cochrane Wade Matthews, District of Muskoka Marlana Vandevis, County of Simcoe

Registration is Open!

Registration for OMSSA’s 2025 Virtual Forum is now OPEN!

Key Dates:

Early Bird Deadline: September 16th, 2025
Registration closes: September 20th, 2025

NEW for 2025 Boardroom Rate

Boardroom Table

In addition to per person pricing, with a 20% discount for five or more registrations of any type, new for 2025 we are offering a Boardroom Rate.

The Boardroom Rate will provide a single link to the morning(s) purchased to allow teams, different departments, and community partners to gather to participate in the Virtual Forum together.

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Thank you to our Virtual Forum Partners

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

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