Important Dates and Deadlines
2026 Dates and Deadlines
Membership Services Office (MSO): ipac@ipac-canada.org
DATE – 2026 |
ACTIVITY |
| JANUARY | |
| January 14 | Chapter Presidents Orientation |
| January 14 | Interest Group Chair/Co-Chair Orientation |
| January 22 | Chapter Treasurers Spring Accounting Orientation |
| January 31 | Board and Committees 2025 Annual Report (see Policy Form #21C) |
| January 31 | 2025 Chapter Annual Report (see Policy Form #21) |
| January 31 | Interest Group 2025 Annual Report (see Policy Form #21A) |
| January 31 |
Deadline: Form 14 Chapter Financial Report |
| January 31 |
Deadline for 2026 Ecolab Poster Contest entries Theme: IPAC -Powered by You/PCI -propulsée par vous |
| January 31 |
Deadline for 2025 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Poster Contest Theme: DEI –Why it matters |
| January 31 |
Deadline: Mentorship Award |
| January 31 |
Deadline: 2026 Diversey – A Solenis Company Scholarship |
| FEBRUARY | |
| February 2 | Deadline: Abstracts Submissions for 2026 Conference IPAC Canada Annual Conference |
| February 12 | New Members Orientation |
| February 13 |
Deadline: CloroxPro Scholarship |
| February 13 |
Deadline: Metrex CaviWipes Canada Scholarship |
| February 14 |
Deadline – Additional Nominations for Board positions: Secretary/Membership Director, Director (Chapters and Interest Groups), Director (Education) |
| February 17 | Chapter and Interest Group Secretaries Orientation |
| February 19 | Chapter Membership Director Orientation |
| February 27 | Announcement of slate of candidates for 2026 elections |
| MARCH | |
| March 1 |
Deadline – 2025 Chapter Achievement Submission |
| March 1 |
Deadline: Chapter Presidents Fund Application (Policy 15.50 and 15.60 |
| March 1 |
Deadline – Nominations for Champions of Infection Prevention and Control Champion of Infection Prevention and Control Award – IPAC-Canada |
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March 1
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Deadline – 2026 Julie Larose Scholarship application |
| March 15 |
Deadline for submissions to spring 2026 spring Association News (including Chapter news) |
| March 15 |
Deadline: 2025-2026 New Member Contest |
| March 28 | Chapter Presidents Networking |
| March 31 | Deadline –Chapter Certification Achievement Award Chapter Certification Achievement Award – IPAC-Canada |
| March 31 |
Deadline – 2026 Moira Walker Memorial Award for International Service |
| APRIL | |
| April 1-30 |
Submissions for October 1/25-March 31/26 Certification Award |
| April 9 | Mentorship Program Webinar |
| April 30 | Deadline: Chapter Finance Audit 2023_AnnualAuditReportTemplate.docx |
| MAY | |
| May 24 | Chapter Presidents Meeting in Toronto |
| May 25 | Chapter Treasurers and Standards & Guidelines Committee meet in Toronto |
| May 26 | Membership and Education Committees meet in Toronto |
| May 27 | 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration |
| May 24-27 | IPAC Canada Annual Conference, Toronto |
| May 26 | Breakfast of Champions, Toronto |
| May 27 | IPAC Canada AGM and Elections, Toronto |
| JUNE | |
| June 4 | New and Current Board of Directors Orientation |
| June 5 | 2025 and 2026 Scientific Program Committees Debrief |
| JULY | |
| AUGUST | |
| August 14 | Deadline for informal suggestions to Nominating Committee. Positions open in 2027:President-elect, Finance Director, Physician Director |
| SEPTEMBER | |
| September 10 | Chapter Treasurers Networking |
| September 11 | Chapter Presidents Networking |
| September 30 |
Deadline – Nominations for Honourary Membership and Awards of Merit |
| OCTOBER | |
| October 1-30 |
Submissions for April 1/26-September 30/26 Certification Award |
| October 10 |
Deadline for submissions to fall 2026 Association News (including Chapter news) |
| October 19-23 |
National Infection Control Week Theme: IPAC -Powered by You/PCI -propulsée par vous |
| NOVEMBER | |
| November 5 | Chapter Treasurer Fall Accounting |
| November 13 | Chapter Presidents Fall Update |
| November 13 | Interest Group Chair/Co-Chair Fall Update |
| DECEMBER | |
| December 18 | 2027 Chapter Executive and Committee Lists due |
| December 18 | Chapters to advise of 2027 Chapter Treasurer contact – a requirement of Canada Revenue Agency |
| December 21 | 2027 Slate of Candidates for Board of Directors announced (Deadline for additional nominations: February 12, 2027 |
| December 31 | Deadline for revisions to 2027-2028 Membership Directory |



