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Ways to attend

Individual passes

Single Event Pass – Attend a virtual or in-person event of your choice.
Annual Pass – Get access to all events plus recordings at a discounted rate.

Bulk passes

Bulk Pass (10+ tickets) – Save even more with grouped access to all events and recordings.

Departmental passes

Small Department (<800 employees) – All recordings, unlimited access to all virtual events in 2026, and seats for the in-person event.
Large Department (>800 employees) – The best value with expanded in-person access and full virtual coverage.

2026 Events

Unlock access to the upcoming virtual, in-person, and hybrid events by purchasing a pass below.

Single Event Pass: April 21, 2026
Upcoming Virtual Event - Purchase access to the event. Learn more.

Single Event Pass: May 26, 2026
Upcoming Virtual Event - Purchase access to the event. Learn more.

Single Event Pass: July 6-7, 2026
Upcoming Hybrid Event in Montréal and Online - Purchase access to the event. Learn more.

Single Event Pass: September 15, 2026
Upcoming Virtual Event - Purchase access to the event. Learn more.

Single Event Pass: November 9-10, 2026
Upcoming In-Person Event in Ottawa - Application Required. Learn more.

Annual Pass
Access to all 2026 virtual events and one in-person event. Includes round-trip bus transportation between Ottawa and Montreal for one day.
37.5% discount on the bundle.

Bulk Pass
Annual Passes for groups of 10 at reduced rates

Departmental Pass
All recordings, unlimited access to all virtual events in 2026, and seats for one in-person event.

Public Sector

$350 CAD
Buy Apr 21 Now

$350 CAD
Buy May 26 Now

$750 CAD
Buy Jul 6-7 Now

$350 CAD
Buy Sep 15 Now

$750 CAD
Application required for the Executive Cohort. Must be level EX -01 or higher to attend.
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$1,125 CAD
Includes Apr 21, May 26, and Sep 2 virtual events, and one of either the Jul 6-7 (Montréal) or Nov 9-10 (Ottawa) in person events.
Buy the Annual Pass now

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Private Sector

$490 CAD
Buy Apr 21 Now

$490 CAD
Buy May 26 Now

$1,500 CAD
Buy Jul 6-7 Now

$490 CAD
Buy Sep 15 Now

$1,856.25 CAD
Includes Apr 21, May 26, and Sep 2 virtual events, and the Jul 6-7 (Montréal) in person event.
Buy the Annual Pass now

Tickets are non-refundable, non-sharable, and only transferable up to one week before the event.

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For public servants

FWD50 is classified as a training event for Canadian Federal employees by the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).

If you're like most public servants, you need to give your manager a reason to invest in training resources. FWD50 gives you:

Inspiring keynotes from bestselling authors, top public servants, leading academics, and bold changemakers
Hands-on workshops, curated panels, and lively debates that tackle the biggest challenges in digital government
Built-in tools and structures to connect you with experts, mentors, and peers who can help move your work forward
A thriving, year-round community of thousands of public sector innovators
Full-day virtual and in-person quarterly events throughout
On-demand access to recordings from past events—perfect for catching missed sessions or revisiting insights with your team anytime

Include FWD50 in your performance plan and training budget.

Let your department training lead know about the conference, and suggest that they contact us about bulk or departmental tickets.

For industry partners, for academics and civic tech organizations

Industry partners:

FWD50 isn't like other government tech conferences. There's no expo hall, and we're not a media company. What we are is the best way to join genuine conversations about digital transformation, with the people making it happen.

For the sponsors and partners who make it possible for us to run the event, we're a trusted platform for executives to share their ideas. FWD50 is a place to run breakouts that showcase the latest industry innovations and to run workshops that demonstrate real value to public servants.

Academics and civic tech organizations:

Change, while necessary, is often uncomfortable. We work closely with foundations, civic tech organizations, and academics around the world who tackle some of society's most thorny problems.

On our stages you'll find leading thinkers on ethics, governance, security, culture, and psychology, all working to put resilient, human-centered design at the core of the public service. FWD50 isn't just a place to discuss the future, but also to shape it into what it can become with a global faculty of thinkers and activists.