Start your day with coffee and networking before the event.

An overview of what to expect over the course of the two days, including key themes, panels, site visits, and networking opportunities.

The Conference Chair will set the stage, outlining key themes around resilient retrofits, rural adaptation, and Indigenous housing leadership for the discussions ahead.

This session provides an overview of the current state of housing and infrastructure resilience across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, highlighting regional vulnerabilities to flooding, wildfire, drought, and insurance pressures. Speakers will explore policy frameworks, funding mechanisms, and the urgent need for coordinated action across municipalities, Indigenous communities, and agricultural regions.

As climate-related losses mount and insurance premiums rise, Prairie communities face difficult choices about how to protect homes and infrastructure. This panel brings together insurers, reinsurers, municipal leaders, and adaptation experts to discuss how risk assessment is evolving, what communities can do to maintain insurance access, and how resilience investments can reduce premiums and protect long-term affordability.

Intergenerational living is becoming more common across the Prairies as aging populations increasingly live with family or within shared community settings. This shift has implications for housing design, service delivery, and how communities support caregivers and older adults. Key considerations include adaptable housing models, zoning and policy alignment, and community dynamics that balance independence, care, and social connection. This session examines practical approaches to planning, building, and managing intergenerational living arrangements in Prairie communities.

Rural municipalities and agricultural regions face unique adaptation challenges including water scarcity, drought, wildfire risk, and aging infrastructure. This panel explores practical strategies for strengthening rural resilience, including collaborative water management, infrastructure upgrades, and community-based planning that protects agricultural livelihoods while addressing climate pressures.

Join our interactive roundtables to engage on a topic of your choice and collaborate with peers to develop actionable industry recommendations. Each discussion is designed to explore real challenges, share insights, and produce strategies that can guide adaptation initiatives throughout the year.

Topics include:

Modular & Panelized Solutions: Fast-Track Resilient Housing

Financing Climate Adaptation: Grants, Loans & Insurance Incentives

Utility Partnerships for Resilience: DSM & Infrastructure Co-Benefits

Indigenous-Led Adaptation: Land-Based Solutions & Community Control

This session highlights Indigenous-led housing initiatives that center community needs, cultural values, and climate resilience. Speakers will share examples of successful projects that integrate energy efficiency, innovative construction methods, and wrap-around services while maintaining Indigenous control over housing delivery and asset management.

Join a series of speakers as they pitch rapid 5-7 minute ideas on accelerating adaptation across the Prairies. This fast-paced session highlights cutting-edge concepts including modular construction technology, community-scale planning tools, nature-based solutions, and financing innovations that participants can take back to their own organizations.

This session explores how factory-built housing can accelerate the delivery of climate-resilient, energy-efficient homes across the Prairies. Speakers will discuss quality control advantages, reduced construction timelines, and how modular building methods support both new construction and post-disaster recovery while creating local economic opportunities.

Closing reflections from the Chair, highlighting key insights from the day and setting the stage for tomorrow's discussions.

Start your day with coffee and networking before the event.

The Conference Chair will welcome participants to Day 2, recapping key themes from Day 1 and outlining the focus on practical implementation, community partnerships, and delivery pipelines.

This session provides a comprehensive overview of funding opportunities available for climate adaptation, resilient retrofits, and Indigenous housing. Speakers will clarify eligibility criteria, application processes, and strategies for combining multiple funding streams including federal infrastructure funds, provincial housing programs, and utility DSM incentives to maximize project impact.

Electric and gas utilities play a critical role in supporting home and building retrofits through demand-side management programs. This panel examines how DSM can be expanded to include climate resilience objectives, how regulators are evolving performance metrics, and what opportunities exist for utilities to partner with communities, housing providers, and contractors to deliver integrated energy and adaptation solutions.

Rising energy costs disproportionately impact aging populations, low income households, and rural or northern communities. Energy efficiency programs offer a practical way to reduce energy burden while improving comfort and reliability in existing homes. Key challenges include program access, upfront costs, and reaching underserved households. This session examines how targeted efficiency initiatives can be designed and delivered to support affordability and long term housing stability across diverse communities.

Successful adaptation requires collaboration across sectors and jurisdictions. This panel brings together municipalities, housing agencies, contractors, manufacturers, and funders to explore how to build effective delivery pipelines that move projects from planning to completion. Discussion will focus on coordinating stakeholders, addressing labour and supply chain challenges, and creating repeatable models for community-scale implementation.

Network with peers, visit exhibition booths, and contribute to brainstorming activities over the lunch hour.

Join our interactive roundtables to engage on a topic of your choice and collaborate with peers to develop actionable industry recommendations.

Topics include:

Workforce Development: Training for Retrofit & Resilient Construction

Asset Management: Maintaining Resilient Housing Over Time

Community Engagement: Inclusive Planning for Vulnerable Populations

Nature-Based Solutions: Green Infrastructure for Flood & Heat Management

Communities across the Prairies have faced devastating floods, wildfires, and other climate-related disasters. This session shares lessons learned from recovery and rebuilding efforts, including what worked, what didn't, and how communities can prepare better for future events. Speakers will discuss insurance negotiations, temporary housing solutions, and strategies for building back better with resilience at the core.

This session examines the connections between housing quality, climate resilience, and health outcomes. Speakers will explore how resilient retrofits can address indoor air quality, temperature extremes, and moisture control to support better health for residents, particularly vulnerable populations including seniors, people with disabilities, and families with young children.

In this interactive session, participants will work together to identify priority actions, key partnerships, and next steps for advancing adaptation across the Prairies. Working groups will focus on specific themes including financing mechanisms, policy alignment, delivery models, and measurement frameworks. The session will produce concrete recommendations and commitments that participants can take forward.

The Conference Chair will close the event with final reflections, summarize key commitments and next steps, and thank participants for their engagement.