Events

CAFIID will seek to collectively address and influence impact investment for development in Canada by:

> Increasing member knowledge through webinars, events and papers
> Acting as a collective voice to aggregate Canada’s outsized influence in impact investment for development

Upcoming Events

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Events Calendar

Sep 22

September 22, 2026

CAFIID Virtual Open House

September 22, 2026

Back to School Special: Open House for Impact Investing Professionals

September 22, 2026

Event Recaps

Featured: ADVANCING SDG FOCUSED INVESTING IN EMERGING MARKETS

On June 14th, 2023, CAFIID convened 97 stakeholders to explore opportunities to advance the commitments CAFIID made in its 2021 State of the Sector Report and to address the barriers inhibiting its growth in an effort to contribute to the development of the global impact investing ecosystem with a focus on emerging economies. Through a series of working groups, the participants examined a variety of issues related to SDG focused impact investing and developed recommendations for CAFIID and the sector. The event also featured the launch of an Impact Measurement and Management Community of Practice (IMM CoP) and working closely with other Canadian impact investing organizations to advance a National Advisory Board on impact investing. These two areas will be critical for advancing impact investing in Canada and around the globe.

Read the summary report here.

Events Calendar

Jul 9

The Business of Play: Catalyzing Capital for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Sports

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

Jun 16

AI in Impact Investing and Development Finance: A Practitioner Conversation

Join us for this public webinar

May 7

Advancing Gender Lens Investing: Canada’s Domestic and International Priorities

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

Apr 23

Climate Disaster Risk Mitigation: Tools, Approaches, and Practical Lessons

All are welcome to join this webinar

Apr 1

Capital at Home, Impact Abroad: Aligning Canada’s Trade and Investment Ecosystems (Vancouver)

Join us in Vancouver!

Mar 5

Gender Equity and AI - GLI CoP Member Session

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

Feb 24

From Insight to Action: The State of the Sector Report as a Launchpad for Policy Dialogue (Ottawa/hybrid)

Join us in Ottawa or online

Dec 5

CAFIID State of the Sector Report Launch (Virtual)*

Join the *virtual launch CAFIID’s 2025 State of the Sector

*Nairobi watch party

Nov 13

Building Impact Investment Bridges Between Australia and Canada: Unlock Global Opportunities. Scale Impact. Shape the Future

Join leading voices from Australia and Canada for a dynamic, forward-looking conversation on how two of the world’s most vibrant impact investment ecosystems are working together to scale change—both at home and across emerging markets.

Oct 14

Language, Legitimacy, and Impact: Navigating Pushback in an Evolving Sector

CAFIID Members are welcome to our joint community of practice session and pre-launch of the State of the Sector report

Jun 5

EHA Impact Ventures and MotherFood International join our Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

May 15

Montréal: Au-delà du climat : investir pour un impact intégré / Beyond Climate: Investing for Integrated Impact

CAFIID Special Event in Montreal - Open to all!

Apr 10

Ottawa/Hybrid Event: Innovative Financing for Nature-based Solutions in Mangrove Communities

A hybrid AKFC Climate Speaker Series event with CAFIID, exploring innovative financing to scale community-led Nature-based Solutions in mangrove ecosystems

Mar 25

Aligning Private and Public Funds for SDG Impact: A Dialogue with UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub

This webinar will focus on standards and guidelines for managing and optimizing impact on sustainable development and explore their crucial role in aligning private and public funds to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Feb 25

Impact Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets 101

Dec 5

Driving decision-making based on risk, return, and impact

CAFIID’s Impact Measurement and Management CoP hosts a public webinar with the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI)

Oct 8

Driving Global Health Innovation through Impact Investing

Sep 15

CAFIID Connects Nairobi: Trends In Gender Lens Investing (in person and virtual)

Join CAFIID, Supivaa and leading impact investing players to learn and share GLI trends at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi.

Jun 11

Scaling Impact Investing: Overcoming Barriers in Measuring Impact

Join CAFIID’s Impact Measurement and Management Community of Practice (IMM CoP) in Toronto for a stimulating discussion on scaling impact investing and advancing the adoption of impact measurement and management.