Meeting of the Minds 2026
REGISTRATION OPENS June 9, 2026!
DATE: Friday November 6, 2026 - Saturday, November 7, 2026
LOCATION: Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, ON
JOIN US FOR THE DEFINITIVE EDUCATIONAL EVENT OF THE YEAR IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE!
The 14th annual Meeting of the Minds conference returns with Mentoring in IBD XXVII on Friday, November 6th and Canada Future Directions on Saturday, November 7th, 2026.
The 12th Annual Canadian IBD Nurses (CANIBD) Annual Conference will take place on Saturday, November 7th.
We look forward to bringing another exceptional and unique three days of continuing health education in IBD to Canadian gastroenterologists, allied healthcare professionals, and researchers.
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada will launch a national campaign in support of the upcoming IBD Precision Medicine Research Program during a special cocktail hour hosted alongside Meeting of the Minds. This milestone will mark the beginning of a long-term national effort to advance a new era in IBD care, bringing researchers, clinicians, donors, partners, government and media representatives, and community voices together around one shared goal: faster answers, more personalized treatment, and more time back for people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
We look forward to seeing you at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto!
Co-Chairs
Mentoring in IBD
Alain Bitton, MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
McGill University
Montreal, QC
John K. Marshall, MD MSc FRCPC CAGF AGAF
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
Canada Future Directions in IBD
Remo Panaccione, MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
A. Hillary Steinhart, MD MSc FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON