We are proud to have had amazing keynotes with such innovative ideas and knowledge in their field. In the past years our keynotes have included:
| Year | Keynote |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Linda Oakleaf (Missouri State University) and Kevn Eshkawkogan (President and CEO of Indigenous Tourism Ontario) |
| 2021 | Fenton Litwiller (University of Manitoba) |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2019 | Erin Sharpe (Brock University) |
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2018 |
Darla Fortune (Concordia University), Paul Heintzman (University of Ottawa), & Elizabeth Halpenny (University of Alberta) |
| 2017 | Symposium ocurred as part of CCLR 15 - Waterloo |
| 2016 | Brett Lashua (University of Leeds) |
| 2015 | Troy Glover (University of Waterloo) |
| 2014 | Kellee Caton (Thompson Rivers University) |
| 2013 | Dawn Trussell (Brock University) |
| 2012 | Mark Havitz (University of Waterloo) and John Haddock (YMCA Kitchener-Waterloo) |
| 2011 | Deborah Bialeschki (American Camp Association) |
| 2010 | Karen Fox (University of Alberta) |
| 2009 | Chris Rojek (Sage Publications) |
| 2008 | Corey Johnson (University of Georgia) |
| 2007 | Kate Connolly (Concordia University) |
| 2006 | Karla Henderson (North Carolina State University) |
| 2005 | Bill Stewart (University of Illinois) |
| 2004 | Jennifer MacTavish (University of Manitoba) |
| 2003 | Robert Stebbins (University of Calgary) |
| 2002 | Tom Goodale (George Mason University) and Dorothy Dowling (Traveloge Canada) |
| 2001 | Doug Kleiber (University of Georgia) and Judith Cukier (University of Waterloo) |
| 2000 | Dan Dustin (Florida International University) and Nancy Theberge (University of Waterloo) |
| 1999 | Ed Jackson (University of Alberta) and Val Freysinger (Miami University) |