The 9th Annual Bridging the Barriers Conference

Start date: September 14, 2026
End date: September 15, 2026
All-day event
Location: Oakville, Ontario

Each year, the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada’s Annual Bridging the Barriers Conference, educational seminar and networking event welcomes a diverse group of keynote speakers and front-line panelists who dispel myths and raise awareness of industry challenges. The overall goal of the event is to bring all areas of the industry together in one space, from frontline workers to safety professionals, up to and including senior decision-makers and government officials. The objective is to educate from all vantage points, facilitate collaboration, and ultimately bridge gaps by developing a greater understanding from one end of the spectrum to the next, where it relates to challenges we all face together in individual and collective facets of the industry