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Explore GLOCAL information sessions, workshops and community events. Open an event in the calendar for its current time, location and joining instructions.

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New to the National Service Network (NSN), our online volunteering program? Look for an information session below. Event details may change; the calendar has the latest information.

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From the photo archive

Many ways to come together

Participants standing beside project displays.A room filled with guests listening at a GLOCAL gathering.A past orientation session.Participants outside the Franco-Centre and in roundtable conversations at the Nunavut Regional Showcase.Guests listening to remarks at the Hill.Conversation continuing around a shared table.Guests gathered among project displays in a large hall.Presenters speaking at a lectern.Project posters and participants throughout the event hall.Guests listening to a presentation in the event hall.A speaker in conversation with participants around a table.GLOCAL outreach table at a volunteer fair.School Green Club growing and recycling activities.Volleyball at the Kugaaruk Open Gym initiative.Two participants playing accordion and guitar.GLOCAL team taking part in Canada Day in Iqaluit.A collection of sports and music activities.Nunavut Day community activities in Arctic Bay and Iqaluit.Community members exchanging ideas around a table.Conversation around a shared table.GLOCAL group outside Parliament.Participants gathering for a group photograph.A speaker addressing guests beside project posters.Youth and guests together at a previous gathering.A group photograph at the 2024 Hill gathering.Remarks at the February 2024 GLOCAL on the Hill gathering.A community group outside Parliament in winter.Participants beside youth project posters.Participants listening together in a meeting room.A group exchanging ideas around a table.Participants gathered for a roundtable conversation.A group photograph in a parliamentary meeting room.A collage of footwear photographed in different places.A circle of participants’ shoes.Participants sharing a break together.A group photograph after a community gathering.
GLOCAL community photo archive · Outreach, projects and gatherings from previous years.

Listen and exchange ideas

Panels, orientations and roundtable conversations create space to explore civic questions and hear different perspectives. The archive illustrates past formats; use the calendar above for current dates and availability.

Share work with others

Showcases bring project displays, short presentations and conversations together. Read about the 2026 National Showcase, including its purpose and participation arrangements.

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Past events

Regional showcases

GLOCAL brings youth work to the public through regional showcases across Canada.

Audience watching a panel discussion on Guaranteed Livable Basic Income.
A conversation on Guaranteed Livable Basic Income · GLOCAL event archive

2025 Vancouver Regional Showcase

Celebrating youth-led civic leadership, with welcoming remarks from Dr. Fred Cutler, a keynote by MP Wade Grant, and a fireside panel on Guaranteed Livable Basic Income featuring Senators Kim Pate and Yuen Pau Woo and Dr. Jiaying Zhao.

The Youth Civic Initiatives Showcase featured short presentations from local GLOCAL members and CANConnect microgrant recipients.

See the community showcase