Tours Education Sessions Program Keynote Speakers Sponsors and Exhibitors
The 2026 CSLA-APALA Congress will be hosted in partnership with the Atlantic Provinces Association of Landscape Architects, and will be taking place at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront from June 4-6, 2026
Special thanks to our Title Sponsor, Maglin Site Furniture!
Registration is now open!
How to register for congress:
1. Learn about the keynote speakers and educational sessions, and decide if you wish to buy a ticket to the awards gala
2. Decide which tours you would like to book
3. Click the "Register here" button below to access the portal, and click "Register Now"
4. Select your registration ticket based on your membership category with the CSLA. Are you a student or intern/associate? If so, check out our travel grant program information, below.
On this same page, select your gala tickets. You can:
a) purchase a ticket for yourself as a registered delegate
b) purchase a plus-one ticket for your guest, or
c) purchase a gala ticket only, with no congress registration (This ticket will not grant you access to other congress events)
Click the "Checkout" button
5. Select the tour tickets you would like to purchase. You can choose more than one ticket to bring a guest.
6. Complete the contact information, payment information and the important questions about dietary restrictions, etc.
If you have any questions about registration, please contact awards@csla-aapc.ca
Accommodations
Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel
Rate: $339 CAD per night
Last Day to Book : Thursday, May 07, 2026
Student & Emerging Professionals Travel Grant Program
This year we are opening our Travel Grant Program to emerging professionals as well as students to apply for funding in order to travel to and pay for accommodations to attend congress.
Cancellation, Refund, and Important Information Policy
Cancellations and refunds will be granted according to the following guidelines:
After registration deadline (May 22nd): No refunds will be provided.
No Shows (those who register but do not attend or cancel): No refunds will be issued.
Refunds will be processed in the order they are received, or after the event has concluded, depending on the timing of the cancellation. Please allow five (5) to seven (7) business days for refunds to be processed.
Additional Information
Allergies and accommodations: If you have any allergies, dietary restrictions or have specific accessibility needs, please inform us during registration.
Photo Consent: By attending, you grant us permission to take photographs or videos during the event. If you do not wish to be photographed, please notify us during registration.
Event Code of Conduct
We expect that everyone will be on their best behavior!
Read the event code of conduct
Theme – Blurred Edges: Celebrating Thresholds of Change
Shifting shorelines, expanding cities, landscapes on fire, and an evolving profession place landscape architects at thresholds of visible and urgent change. Coastlines transform, migration reshapes communities, and technology redefines our roles as professionals. We must respond with creativity, courage, and collaboration - expanding boundaries where inclusivity is needed, reinforcing resilience through flexible and layered systems, and cultivating edges as places of exchange, adaptation, and innovation.
Edges are spaces where diversity and intersection can thrive. Where resilience can grow not through resistance, but through adaptability. Justice and creativity emerge at these crossings, reminding us that inclusion is not about softening conflict but about designing for mutual success.
The 2026 CSLA-APALA Congress will explore boundaries as catalysts for new relationships. This theme brings us into the spaces between land and water, culture and nature, public and private, tradition and innovation and challenges us to embrace change as an opportunity.
Planning Committee:
Hayden Poehl / Sue Sirrs / Chelsea Dawn Robins / Ed Versteeg / Hans Pfeil / Benjamin Motte
Co-Chairs: Thalia Smith and Melissa Barker
Program Committee: Karly Do / Emily Sinclair / Matthew Brown / Thalia Smith
Tours Committee: Ming Lin / Andrea Montgomery / Sandra Cooke / Christine Keller / Mehrnoosh Mohammadi
Trade Show and Sponsorship Committee: Christine Keller / Melissa Barker / Andrea Montgomery / Ming Lin / Mehrnoosh Mohammadi
Ex officio: Michelle Legault, Katherine Velluso, Andrea Montgomery