Canada's Succession Summit
Bringing together business leaders, advisors, investors, capital providers, and policy makers to improve Canada's ETA ecosystem, inform policy recommendations, and make acquisition more accessible for all.
- Date
- October 17, 2026
- City
- Calgary, AB
- Format
- In-person
- Attendees
- By invitation only
Canada's succession challenge requires more than buyers.
Canada is entering one of the largest ownership transitions in its history. Over the next decade, thousands of business owners will retire — trillions of dollars in assets and decades of economic activity embedded in communities across the country.
The question is not whether these transitions will occur. The question is whether Canada is prepared for them.
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) offers one of the most promising pathways to keep businesses operating, growing, and rooted in the communities they serve — but that ecosystem remains fragmented, with uneven access to capital, expertise, and relationships.
Make acquisition a real path for the next generation of Canadian owners.
To bring together business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, policymakers, and ecosystem builders to improve the conditions for business succession and ownership transitions across Canada.
Curated rooms where searchers, sellers, capital, policymakers, advisors, and academics can find each other.
Workshops and panels grounded in real Canadian transactions and structures.
Policy recommendations developed with the people closest to the work.
A Canada where business ownership transitions strengthen communities, create opportunities, and shape the policy foundations that sustain long-term economic prosperity for the next generation.
#MyVisionForCanada
One day. One room. The full ETA stack.
A focused agenda for Saturday, October 17, 2026, bringing together leaders to strengthen business succession across Canada.
- 8:30 – 9:00Registration
- 9:00 – 9:15Landing & Opening Remarks
- 9:15 – 10:30Panel — Barriers to Capital: Futures in Financing for Canadian Deals
- 10:30 – 10:45Break
- 10:45 – 11:45Case Study — Where ETA Silos Stall Deals
- 11:45 – 12:00Break
- 12:00 – 1:00The Seller Perspective in Business Transition
- 1:00 – 2:30Networking Lunch
- 2:30 – 3:30The Tax Realities of ETA — Buyers, Sellers, and the Deal in Between
- 3:30 – 3:45Break
- 3:45 – 4:45Building ETA Readiness — Skills, Training, and Ecosystem Capacity
- 4:45 – 5:00Closing Remarks
Everything you need to partner with us.
Sponsor Package
Tiers, audience, deliverables, and how your brand shows up at the Summit.
Media Kit
Logos, brand guidelines, photography, and approved messaging.
The Summit is made possible by leaders who believe in Canadian business.
We are deeply grateful to the partners who make this convening possible.
Hosted by Venture for Canada.
Venture for Canada is a national charity fostering entrepreneurial skills, mindset, and impact in Canadians. The Succession Summit is part of our work building the next generation of Canadian owners and operators.
Foster entrepreneurial skills and mindset in Canadians through experiential learning, training, and connection to entrepreneurial work.
A Canada where every person has the entrepreneurial skills and opportunity to build a meaningful career and contribute to a thriving economy.
Questions, partnerships, or press?
We'd love to hear from you. Reach out and someone from the Summit team will reply within two business days.