At CIVIC, we create spaces where impact investing comes to life. Through engaging events, targeted meetings, and development programs, we connect the people shaping sustainable finance in Canada.
Our activities are designed to inspire, inform, and accelerate action, whether you’re an investor, impact entrepreneur, partner, or simply curious. Explore our various initiatives below and discover how CIVIC is helping to build a stronger, more cohesive, and more ambitious ecosystem.
ImpactFest, the major impact conference in Montreal
Annual event in Montreal: a day of conferences, panels with impact experts, and peer-to-peer networking from across Canada. Part of StartupFest conference.
Open to impact investors and entrepreneurs
Between July 8 and 10, 2026, at the Grand Quai in Montreal’s Old Port.
($ Registration Fee $) Reserve your spot by subscribing to our newsletter now and receive all the details before the official announcement.
ImpactFest Canada: The Impact Conference outside Quebec
Toronto and Vancouver (date to be announced)
Details to come (Free – for impact investors and entrepreneurs in Canada)
Impact for Breakfast / Déjeuner d’impact de Montréal
Exclusive breakfasts that bring together 80 investors, entrepreneurs, and members of the impact ecosystem in Montreal, connected to a global network in 40 cities.
- Be part of an exclusive network of decision-makers (4,800 members worldwide)
- Catalyst for impact investing in Quebec
- Cutting-edge topics on impact investing
CIVIC is leading the Montreal edition of the Impact Breakfast.
- June 10, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. at Espace CDPQ
- October 23 at 8:30 a.m. at Maison Notman: Meeting on Philanthropy and Impact with Karel Mayrand from the Trottier Family Foundation
- Upcoming Impact for breakfast events:
| February 24, 2026 | September 29, 2026 |
| April 28, 2026 | November 24, 2026 |
| July 10, 2026(ImpactFest edition) |
(Free – open to all)
Investor’s breakfast – ImpactFest edition
July 11, 2025 at 8:00 a.m., just before ImpactFest at the Grand Quay in Montreal’s Old Port.
- Next edition during ImpactFest 2026
CIVIC Meeting for Investors
($ Registration Fee $)
Canadian Investment Circles Impact Investing
Since April 2025, CIVIC has established Impact Investor Circles, a peer-to-peer learning community that provides investors with access to:
- real-world case studies,
- international experts, and
- practical tools and resources.
Each group brings together approximately ten investors from across Canada meeting each month (online).
Next session: April 2026
(Registration fee ) Annual fee: $1,000 per participant
Contact us to reserve your spot
First GP-LP Summit in Quebec
CIVIC is organizing the first Summit bringing together impact GPs and LPs in Quebec.
Objectives:
- to connect Canadian impact investors and LPs
- to mobilize and influence the strategic role of LPs in the impact investing value chain
- to increase the reach and effectiveness of GPs with impact entrepreneurs.
Date to be announced. Reserve your spot by subscribing to our newsletter now and receive all the details before the official announcement.
Launch of the State of Private Impact Investing in Canada
CIVIC is launching a state of impact investing report based on:
- the lessons learned by impact investors participating in the Circles,
- the findings of the impact investing community in Quebec and Canada, and
- the current needs identified by impact GPs.
Launch event at the Sustainable Finance Summit, June 2 to 5, 2026 (New City Gas Montreal, Canada)
Available first to members (Registration fee)
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