The 51st Annual Conference of the ACEA will be hosted by Memorial University from October 17 to 19, 2025.
The 52nd Annual Conference of the ACEA will be hosted by Acadia University in the fall of 2026.
As available, information about upcoming conferences will be available here.
Conference Theme: Demographic Changes in Canada: Promises and Challenges.
Keynote Lecture: Transgender and Nonbinary Economic Outcomes: New Data, New Evidence
Speaker: Kitt Carpenter, Vanderbilt University
Graham Lecture: Personalized Support at Scale
Speaker: Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto
For the second consecutive year, the conference included a mentoring session for students and junior faculty. We are grateful to the mentees who enthusiastically participated in this session, and to the mentors who generously shared their time and advice. We hope everyone enjoyed and benefitted from the discussions.
The conference also featured a panel discussion about long-term care for seniors, as well as a large number of parallel sessions, spanning many fields of economics (including sessions on diversity, gender and sexual orientation), with researchers coming from around the world to present their work.
Conference Theme: Labour Market Challenges and the Role of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Atlantic Canada.
Keynote Lecture: EDI and Education in Canada: Where Are We at and What Can We Do About It?
Speaker: Audra Bowlus, University of Western Ontario
Moderator: Ye Jia, University of Prince Edward Island
Mentoring Session for Students and Junior Faculty
We are grateful to the mentees who enthusiastically participated in this session, and to the mentors who generously shared their time and advice. We hope everyone enjoyed and benefitted from the discussions.
Keynote Lecture: Historical Treaty-Making, Indigenous Outcomes and the Role of Economics in Reconciliation
Speaker: Rob Gillezeau, University of Toronto
Moderator: Mohammad Hajizadeh, Dalhousie University
Panel Discussion: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Atlantic Canada's Labour Market: Current State and Considerations for the Economics Profession
Speakers: Fred Bergman, Atlantic Provinces Economic Council; Angela Daley, University of Maine; Emmanuel Yiridoe, Dalhousie University
Moderator: Melvin Cross, Dalhousie University
Interposing Session: ACEA’s Efforts to Improve Equity, Inclusion and Diversity in the Economics Profession
Speaker: Angela Daley, University of Maine
Moderator: Melvin Cross, Dalhousie University
A recording of the session is available here.