Registration

Registration Information
Canadian Unitarian Council's National Symposium
May 19 - 21, 2023

Registration is now closed. We look forward to welcoming you to the symposium soon.

Join the Canadian Unitarian Universalist (CUC) community for a rich, transformative weekend. Engage in meaningful discussions, multigenerational activities, social events, and worship services at the 2023 National Symposium on Living into the 8th Principle. 

You can register to attend the symposium online or–for the first time since 2018–in person.  

Bring the family with you! We are pleased to offer a children’s program and youth conference (CanUUdle). These programs are only available in-person. 

Hybrid Participation
Please check the CUC symposium menu page for descriptions of the various formats of symposium events.

In-person Participation

In-person adult and young adult registration gives you access to all symposium events and programming. Explore all the sessions we offer including the opening ceremony, the Confluence Lecture,  Saturday streams, Sunday worship, multigenerational Sunday, networking and social opportunities. In-person participants will be placed into onsite Chalice Circles. 

Virtual Participation

Those who choose not to travel to Ottawa can participate virtually. Paid registration gives you Zoom access to the Confluence Lecture, Keynote, Saturday Streams,  and conversation with the Board, in addition to those events that will be livestreamed (Opening Ceremony, Confluence Lecture and Sunday service). 

Subsidies
Money should not be a barrier to your participation in the symposium. You may apply for a subsidy if needed. Subsidies are available for all ages. 

Adult subsidies are available to help with registration and travel costs for adults (19 years+) through the E.B. Ratcliffe Leadership Development Fund. Applications for assistance for the symposium must be received by April 5 (sooner is better) to give enough time for processing and booking travel. Visit the EB Ratcliffe subsidies page to read more and apply with the easy online application form. 

Youth (14-19 years) and Young Adult Subsidies (18-35 years): Subsidies are available to help with registration and travel costs for youth, advisors, and young adults through the Dawning Future Youth and Young Adult Subsidy Fund. Applications for assistance for CanUUdle and the symposium must be received by April 5 (sooner is better) to give enough time for processing and booking travel. Visit the Dawning Future subsidies page to read more and complete the easy online application form. 

Payment Options

We offer a sliding scale for payment options. The sliding scale information offers some guidelines to help you determine where you might land on the scale.

Adult and Young Adult:

In-person Registration for Adults(>35) and Young Adults (18-35): The registration fee includes the Sunday dinner for everyone, and additionally for young adults, the Bridging Dinner and Multigen Lunch. Accommodations are not included (please refer to Travel & Accommodations for information). Registration closes on May 1, 2023. 

$75 - $150 - $200 - $250 - $300 -  $350 - $400-  $450 - Because the symposium site has fixed costs, we are not able to offer a $0 option.

Virtual Registration for Adults (>35) and Young Adults - Registration closes May 1, 2023

$25 - $50 - $75 - $100 - $150 - $200 

CanUUdle:  In-person only - Registration closes on May 1, 2023

Youth and advisors attending CanUUdle at Ottawa First - your registration fee includes all meals and accommodations.  
Please note: CanUUdle runs from May 19 to May 22, 2023. 

$75 - $110 - $140 - $170

Children’s Program (< 14 years): In-person only - Registration closes on May 1, 2023 

These are the prices for each child/junior youth for Saturday and Sunday; meal and accommodation costs are separate.

$10 -$25 - $50 - $75 - $100 

How to Register

1 ) Follow the links below for your category of registration.  The links lead to the Canadian Unitarian Council website.  Please read ALL program, meals and accommodations information before registering.

2) When filling out your registration form, please consider having two pages open on your device, one with the form and the other page with this symposium website so that you can easily review the various options available. You can also download the symposium schedule for review.  

3) Young Adults 18-35 years old must complete the general registration form; you will have the option to register for young-adult-only (Chorus) events.

 4) After submitting the registration form and payment, you'll receive confirmation of your registration and a link to a password-protected page on the CUC website where you'll find links to all the sessions plus other relevant information for your virtual and in-person participation. Save or print that email!

Symposium registration links on the Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC) website:

Adult registration (ages >35) & Young Adult (Chorus) registration (ages 18-35) - register children (ages <14)  on the adult/ young adult registration form)

CanUUdle Youth and Youth Advisors registration (ages 14-19 and advisors 25+)

OWL Facilitator Training registration

After registering for the symposium, please book your accommodations through Algonquin College Residence at:
Residence & Conference Centre - Ottawa West (direct-book.com)
More information is available on the accommodations page.
Note: CanUUdle youth conference participants will sleep onsite at the First Unitarian Church of Ottawa.