Advancing Financial Wellbeing in Canada: Working Across Sectors for Greater Impact
November 26, 2026
Virtual event hosted by the Centre for Healthy Communities, School of Public Health with funding support from Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and KIAS | Kule Institute for Advanced Study
An engaged event to share insights and experiences, generate ideas for action, and network
In the Centre for Healthy Communities, we believe in bridging organizations, people, places and communities, knowledge and research across multiple disciplines and sectors. By working with passionate people in this way, we hope to help to advance financial wellbeing efforts in Canada.
The affordability crisis across Alberta and Canada, including escalating costs of living, continues to negatively impact health, wellbeing, and quality of life. Many sectors are taking action on this critical issue. The Innovation Forum will focus on intersectoral opportunities for collective action and downstream and upstream interventions to support financial wellbeing across populations and settings.
Learn more about why it is critical to focus on financial wellbeing now more than ever.
The Forum is an opportunity to gain connections and build relationships that can enhance your work.
You will:- be inspired by, learn about, and understand the unique needs and diverse contexts of others working on similar issues:
- share knowledge and experiences with different stakeholders;
- explore novel and synergistic approaches to define, achieve, and sustain a healthy community that helps to advance financial wellbeing for all;
- foster new opportunities for networking and collaboration;
- create connections to help bridge knowledge and resource gaps; and
- develop relationships to support the development of actionable steps in your work.
Let's bring our ideas and work together
By coming together, we are catalysts to forging a healthy and flourishing future for every community. On November 26, 2026, you will engage in visionary conversations that will spark insights, ideas, and actions about financial wellbeing and the affordability crisis – a critical topic facing communities across Alberta and Canada.
Let's make relationships that last
You can expect to connect with a variety of people working in areas related to financial wellbeing and affordability. The network we will create together will allow you to build connections with:- health, education, financial services, recreation, social services, and transportation professionals;
- government officials;
- private and not-for-profit organizations employees and volunteers;
- researchers and academics;
- corporate leaders and industry professionals; and
- citizens and communities interested in the topic.
*Please note there is a $25 registration fee. Please contact us at healthy.communities@ualberta.ca for alternative registration options if the fee is a barrier to you participating.
