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When: May 21-22nd, 2025. Optional field trips on May 23rd, 2025
Where: Trent University, Peterborough-Nogojiwanong, Ontario.
Everyone has a role to play to conserve biodiversity in Ontario and to set a path towards a resilient future for nature and people.
The 2025 Ontario Biodiversity Summit: Our Turning Point for Nature, will find common threads between different sectors, areas of expertise and knowledge systems and weave them together to build our turning point for nature. The Summit and its outcomes will also drive implementation of Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy and its 13 targets and 43 priority actions.
It’s almost been 10 years since our first Summit took place in Niagara Falls in May 2015, with a theme of Protecting What Sustains Us. Our virtual summit in 2021 focused on Nature-based solutions for the 21st century. Both of these events inspired, enabled and engaged people from across Ontario to share knowledge and take action to protect and restore biodiversity. You can find 2021 recordings here.
Our Turning Point for Nature will bring the best of these past events into a modern and forward-looking Summit that brings diverse perspectives together for equitable and innovative solutions and maximizes networking and collaboration.
We will be talking about, celebrating, and taking action to conserve biodiversity in Ontario. Stay tuned for more information about the captivating sessions, workshops, learning opportunities, and more! Sign up for our email updates to learn more!
The 2025 Ontario Biodiversity Summit will be an in-person event, to maximize networking and collaboration. It will include a mix of plenary content, workshops, concurrent sessions, networking activities, all located on the Trent University campus, and optional field trips offsite. Summit content and sessions will be offered in English. Do you require accessibility information? Please get in touch.
Trent University is located in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg. Trent is situated along both sides of the Otonabee River (Odenabe, meaning ‘river that beats like a heart’). The campus provides a perfect backdrop for the Summit, with nearly 1400 acres of nature areas, more than 30 km of trails, along with unique architecture and spaces to inspire gathering, creativity, and spending time in and out of doors.
On-site accommodation is being provided by Trent University and is a cost-effective option for easy access to all aspects of the Summit. Further details will be available in November 2024.
Online registration for the Summit will open in December 2024. Registration fees include participation in sessions, workshops and networking events, nutritious snacks and lunches Wednesday and Thursday, and participation in the Wednesday evening reception to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ontario Biodiversity Council. Sign up for our emails to be notified when registration opens. Check back soon for fee structure, which will include discounted rates for students and others.
Optional field trips are being arranged for interested participants on Friday, May 23, 2025. Details and costs to participate will be available in December 2024.
The Summit will include a small-scale collaboration and learning space where relevant organizations can showcase their work. The exhibit space floor plan and pricing will be available in December 2024.
By Air
Pearson International Airport is serviced by Air Canada, WestJet, Porter Airlines and Flair.
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is serviced by Air Canada and Porter Airlines. Check with the airlines for flight options.
Train, Bus, and self-driving options are available to travel between the airports and Trent University. See below for more information.
By Via Rail
Via Rail has a stop at Durham College Station, 915 Bloor Street West, Oshawa, ON L1J 7E2. From there you can continue your journey to Trent via GO Transit (see below).
Check Via Rail’s website for schedules and rates.
By GO Transit
GO Transit offers a bus service between Oshawa’s Durham College Station and Trent University. Check Go Transit’s website for schedules and rates.
By Car
Peterborough is just a 90-minute drive from Toronto, three hours from Ottawa, and five hours from Montreal. On-site parking is available at Trent University.
Click here for driving directions to Trent University.
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