When: October 1 – 4, 2026
Where: Delta Hotels Beausejour (750 Main St, Moncton, NB E1C 1E6)
Join more than 325 elected officials from across the province for UMNB’s 2026 Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting.
Our conference is the perfect opportunity to network with your peers, partners and bother provincial and federal representatives while providing resources and insights to address and embrace new challenges. This year’s conference will be four days will provide four days of training, advocacy work and important networking as you begin a new four-year term as elected officials.
Registration IS NOW OPEN!
You can register through our online form found HERE, or if your community is doing a council rate registration, you can use the excel document HERE and send it to info@umnb.ca once complete.
Cancellation Policy:
Due to the costs that have been incurred, the cancellation policy is as stated below;
– if you cancel before August 7, 2026 there will be a 75% refund
– if you cancel before September 4, 2026 there will be a 50% refund
– ANY cancellations after September 4, 2026 will only be able to transfer their registration to another member in their municipality
**Please note any registration made under the council rate is only transferable and IS NOT refundable**
Event Schedule
| TIME | ROOM | TITLE |
| 9:00am – 4:00 pm | Mezz I Petitcodiac | Registration |
| 10:00 – 4:00 pm | Shediac | Municipal Cafe Meetings (must be pre-registered) |
| 9:00 – 5:00 pm | Mezz C | Weekend booths |
| 10:30 – 11:00am | Ballroom | UMNB: Welcome and Opening Session |
| 11:00 – 12:00 pm | Ballroom | Canada /USA trade agreements and tariff talks – what’s happening now and how this may impact your municipality |
| 12:00 – 12:45 pm | Mezz A | Lunch presented by NWMO |
| 12:45 – 1:00 pm | Ballroom | Platinum Sponsor: NWMO |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Ballroom | Key note : Building a Winning Culture with Coach Gardiner MacDougall of the Moncton Wildcats |
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Ballroom | Taskforce on Homelessness (Panel Discussion) |
| 3:30 – 3:45 pm | Mezz A | Networking Break |
| 3:45 – 5:00 pm | Ballroom | Fireside Chat with Premier Susan Holt and Minister Aaron Kennedy |
| 5:00 – 6:30 pm | Shediac | Networking and Social Hour |
| 6:30 pm – on | Free Time |
| TIME | ROOM | TITLE |
| 8:00 am – 4:00 pm | Mezz I Petitcodiac | Registration |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Mezz A | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 4:00 pm | Mezz C | Weekend booths |
| 10:00 am – 4:30 pm | Restigouche | RCMP Meetings (must be pre-registered) |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Shediac | Building an Accessible New Brunswick |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Beausejour | Council’s role in Asset Management Governance |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Transition | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am | Shediac | RTIPPA: Practical implications for Municipalities |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am | Beausejour | Code of Conduct |
| 11:15 – 11:30 am | Mezz A | Networking Break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 pm | Shediac | Regional Awakening: The Urgent Need for a Development Policy in New Brunswick |
| 11:30 – 12:30 pm | Beausejour | Building Municipal Readiness: Training and Exercising for Emergency Preparedness |
| 12:30 – 1:15 pm | Mezz A I Ballroom A | Lunch |
| 1:15 – 2:15 pm | Shediac | Place Name and Asset Policy in New Brunswick Municipalities |
| 1:15 – 2:15 pm | Beausejour | Preparing for More Than the Weather: Municipalities, Relationships, and Climate Readiness |
| 2:15 – 2:30 pm | Transition | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Shediac | Non-profit and municipal partnerships: Collaborative solutions for stronger communities |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Beausejour | Partnerships in Community Housing: A conversation with the NB Housing Alliance |
| 3:30 – 6:00 pm | Free Time | |
| 6:00 – 6:30 pm | Shediac | Opening Reception |
| 6:30 – 9:00 pm | Mezz C and Ballroom BC | Trade Show |
| 9:00 – 11:00 pm | TBD | Canoe Hospitality Evening |
| TIME | ROOM | TITLE |
| 7:30 am – 12:00 pm | Mezz | Registration |
| 7:30 – 8:30 am | Mezz A | Breakfast presented by CN |
| 9:00 – 4:00 pm | Mezz C | Weekend booths |
| 8:30 – 8:45 am | Ballroom | Platinum Sponsor: CN |
| 8:45 – 10:00 am | Ballroom | UMNB Member Engagement: 2027 Strategic Planning Session |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Mezz A | Networking Break |
| 10:15 – 11:00 am | Ballroom | Panel Discussion: Advocacy That Makes an Impact |
| 11:00 – 11:15 am | Transition | |
| 11:15am – 12:15 pm | Ballroom | Property Tax: Fiscal Tools in Other Jurisdictions |
| 12:15 am – 1:00 pm | Mezz A | Lunch presented by NB Power |
| 1:00 – 1:15 pm | Ballroom | Platinum Sponsor: NB Power |
| 1:15 – 2:45 pm | Ballroom | NB Municipal Spotlight |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Mezz A | Networking Break |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Regional Meetings | |
| 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Free Time | |
| 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Mezz ABC | UMNB Reception |
| 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Ballroom | UMNB Awards Banquet |
| 9:00 – 11:00 pm | Night in Moncton | |
| TIME | ROOM | TITLE |
| 7:30 – 8:30 am | Mezz A C | Breakfast presented by Irving Woodlands |
| 8:30 – 8:45 am | Ballroom | Platinum Sponsor: Irving Woodlands |
| 8:45 – 9:00 am | Transition | |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Ballroom | Annual General Meeting |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Mezz A C | Networking Break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 pm | Ballroom | Annual General Meeting |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Shediac A | Board Meeting (Board members only) |
Why Sponsor or Exhibit?
Thank you 2026 Sponsors!
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