Five events. One national community.
One decision.
The engineers, inspectors, contractors and regulators who specify erosion and sediment control in Canada gather at CANIECA. Sponsor once, and your name travels with them — coast to coast, all year.
Sediment control · silt fence
Riprap armoring in progress
Streambank protection
The people who matter most aren't on a trade show floor.
They're engineers specifying BMP products on infrastructure projects. Inspectors signing off on compliance plans. Contractors making product decisions in the field, and consultants advising developers on grading and revegetation strategy.
CANIECA — the Canadian Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association — is where those professionals gather. It's Canada's only national, bilingual organisation dedicated exclusively to erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, streambank restoration, and land rehabilitation.
Sponsoring CANIECA isn't buying impressions from a general audience. It's putting your name in front of the people who buy, specify, approve, and recommend — repeatedly, across the country, over a full year. This is not a trade show. It's a practitioner community, self-selected and professionally accountable for the decisions they make.
The full spectrum of the Canadian ESC industry.
Engineering firms, environmental consultants, geotechnical specialists, project managers.
Municipal engineers, provincial regulators, Crown agency reviewers, NWT/Nunavut territorial staff.
ESC product suppliers, distributors, contractors, hydroseeding companies, revegetation specialists.
A single sponsorship gets you one room. Annual gets you a reputation.
The practitioners at September's virtual conference are often the same people in Moncton in November and Ottawa in April. Your name becoming a constant — at every event, in every email, on the CANIECA website — is how brand association turns into purchase preference. That doesn't happen with a one-time booth booking.
Annual sponsors are acknowledged in event materials before event-only sponsors, hold first right of refusal on premium activations like lunch and social hour sponsorship, and receive more social and digital exposure than any single-event package can match. The company present all year is the one practitioners come to trust.
Canada's only national ESC conference series.
No other platform offers comparable access to the ESC practitioner community across Québec, Atlantic Canada, Ontario, and Western Canada in a single programme year.
| Event | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Annual Virtual Conference | Online | September 24, 2026 |
| 9th Canadian Symposium — Longueuil (Montréal area), QC | In‑Person | October 8, 2026 |
| 3rd Atlantic Canada Conference — Moncton, NB | In‑Person | November 5, 2026 |
| 1st Western Canadian Conference — Saskatoon, SK | In‑Person | Late Winter / Early Spring 2027 |
| 1st National Capital Region Conference — Ottawa, ON | In‑Person | Mid‑April 2027 |
The Virtual Conference draws participants from coast to coast. Longueuil is Canada's largest French-language ESC event — critical for credibility in the Québec market. Moncton and Ottawa serve Atlantic and Ontario practitioners; Saskatoon opens the Western Canadian market, where ESC demand is growing with infrastructure investment. Annual sponsors are notified of confirmed dates for TBC events before event-specific outreach begins.
Built for a niche professional community — not a mailing list.
None of these assets depend on a large email list to deliver value. They put your brand in the room, on the stage, and in front of the right people.
At Every In‑Person Event
- Exhibitor table with prime floor placement — Presenting, Gold & Silver
- Verbal acknowledgement at opening and closing
- Logo in the printed conference program
- Logo on break-time presentation slides
- Welcome bag inserts
- Complimentary registrations for your team
Year‑Round Digital & Social
- Logo with direct link on the CANIECA website, 12 months
- Logo in every event-specific email communication
- Dedicated posts on CANIECA's Facebook & LinkedIn, written by OED
- Gold+: sponsor profile in the September campaign — 41 posts over 14 weeks
At the Virtual Conference
- Logo on the virtual platform, visible all day
- Verbal acknowledgement in opening remarks
- Presenting/Gold: session intro + sponsor thank-you email
- Sponsor profile (100–150 words) on the conference website
- Option to play a 60‑second promotional video
All packages cover July 2026 – June 2027, in CAD.
Sponsors confirmed by August 15, 2026 receive priority placement in the September Virtual Conference campaign.
- Primary billing at every event & on all materials
- Homepage logo, above all other sponsors
- 5‑min on‑agenda address at in‑person events
- Lanyard branding at one event of choice
- Session intro + promo video at Virtual Conference
- Newsletter sponsor profile article
- Exhibitor table at every in‑person event
- 45‑sec session intro at each event
- Integrated into the 14‑week Virtual campaign
- Sponsor profile on Virtual Conference website
- 2 dedicated Facebook + 1 LinkedIn post
34.5% savings vs. buying 5 events individually.
Enquire- Exhibitor table at 2 events of choice
- Year‑round website logo + link
- Logo in all event email communications
- 1 complimentary registration per event attended
The right entry point for first‑time annual sponsors.
Enquire- Year‑round website logo + link
- Acknowledged as an Annual Sponsor in all materials
- 1 complimentary virtual registration
Add event-only upgrades as needed.
Enquire- Listed in the annual sponsor acknowledgement
- 1 complimentary virtual registration
- Acknowledged in the sponsor roll call
For individual practitioners & small firms.
Enquire| Benefit | Presenting | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Supporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (CAD) | $12,000 | $9,500 | $4,200 | $1,000 | $500 |
| Website logo + link (year‑round) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Name only |
| Logo on all event pages | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Logo in event email communications | All events | All events | All events | — | — |
| Dedicated social media posts | 3 FB + 3 LI | 2 FB + 1 LI | 1 FB | 1 FB | — |
| Exhibitor table (in‑person) | All events | All events | 2 events | — | — |
| Complimentary registrations / in‑person event | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Welcome bag insert | All events | All events | Events attended | — | — |
| Session introduction (in‑person) | All events | All events | — | — | — |
| 5‑minute on‑agenda address | All events | — | — | — | — |
| Lanyard branding (1 event of choice) | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Session intro + promo video | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Sponsor website profile | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Dedicated thank‑you email | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Complimentary virtual registrations | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Newsletter sponsor article | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
Event‑only packages, available at every conference.
Designed as a starting point — a way to experience the CANIECA community before committing to an annual partnership.
| Package | Price | Availability | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting (event) | $4,000 | 1 per event | Exhibitor table, 3 tickets, 5‑min address, main-sponsor logo on all materials, social post, program listing, welcome bag insert |
| Gold (event) | $3,000 | 3 per event | Exhibitor table, 2 tickets, 45‑sec session intro, social post, program listing, welcome bag insert, logo in event email |
| Silver (event) | $2,000 | 4 per event | Exhibitor table, 1 ticket, social post, program listing, welcome bag insert |
| Bronze (event) | $1,000 | Unlimited | 1 ticket, social post, program listing, welcome bag insert |
| Lunch Sponsorship | $5,000 | 1 per event | 3 tickets, 5‑min address, exclusive lunch naming, main-sponsor logo, social post, opening & closing acknowledgement |
| Social Hour Sponsorship | $1,000 | 1 per event | 1 ticket, exclusive naming of the networking hour, social post, program listing |
| Break Sponsorship | $750 | 2 per event | Logo on break signage, social post, program listing |
Deepen your presence at a single event or across the year.
Available to annual sponsors at Silver and above, or event-only sponsors at Gold and above. Not available as standalone purchases.
Sponsored Social Series
$7504‑week themed content series on Facebook + LinkedIn, branded with your logo. CANIECA writes and schedules; you provide one approved graphic or quote.
Sponsored Field Resource
$1,000A co-branded 1–2 page downloadable field guide, checklist, or BMP reference card. Promoted via email, pinned to the website for 6 months.
Award / Scholarship Naming
$1,500Fund and name a student or practitioner recognition award at one conference. CANIECA administers selection; you present it on stage.
Lanyard Branding — Longueuil
$1,000Logo printed on all attendee lanyards at the Longueuil Symposium. Sponsor supplies artwork and coordinates production.
Sponsor Spotlight Session
$500A 30‑minute virtual session for members and contacts. Present a real project case study — no product sales. Positioned as professional development.
Conference Display Content
$500Your sponsored graphic or 60‑second video displayed on screen during breaks at one in‑person event.
"State of ESC in Canada" Report
$2,500OED produces a 4–6 page annual industry summary, CANIECA-branded, with your name as presenting supporter. One available per year.
How to become a CANIECA sponsor.
To confirm your sponsorship
- Contact CANIECA to indicate your interest and preferred tier.
- CANIECA issues a confirmation letter and invoice within 5 business days.
- Payment accepted by cheque (payable to CANIECA / AICE Canada), e‑transfer, or credit card upon request.
- Placement is confirmed upon payment or signed commitment letter, and asset delivery begins.
- You'll receive an onboarding checklist confirming which assets need your input — logo files, profile text, speaker information.
- Social posts are drafted by OED and shared with you for approval before publication.
- Your logo appears on the CANIECA website within 5 business days of payment confirmation.
If a standard tier doesn't precisely match your objectives, let's design one.
A multi‑year arrangement, a bilingual activation for the Québec market, a joint content project, or something else entirely — CANIECA welcomes the conversation.
