National Conference History

The Canadian Student Leadership Conference

The CSLC is the longest running national student leadership conference in Canada.

It is hosted by a secondary school (or school district) and students are billeted with host families for the duration of the conference. This provides students the opportunity to learn something about their host province as well as the leadership skills and activities that are presented at the conference.

If you are interested in hosting a CSLC, you can check here for more information.

1st Conference (1985)
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Youth Leadership in Action

2nd Conference (1986)
Sherwood Park, Alberta
Success Through Involvement

3rd Conference (1987)
London, Ontario
Youth Leadership in Action

4th Conference (1988)
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Youth Can Make a Difference

5th Conference (1989)
Pointe Claire, Québec
The Challenge of Leadership

6th Conference (1990)
Burnaby, British Columbia
Creating Tomorrow’s Needs by Leading Today

7th Conference (1991)
Brandon, Manitoba
T.N.T. – Tomorrow’s Needs Today

8th Conference (1992)
Kitchener, Ontario
The Future Starts Today

9th Conference (1993)
Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland
Youth Today Leading the Way

10th Conference (1994)
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Tip Your Hats to Our Leaders / Chapeau-Bas à nos Leaders

11th Conference (1995)
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Set Sail for New Horizons / À Pleines Voiles vers l'Avenir

12th Conference (1996)
Edmonton, Alberta
Leadership in Motion / Le Leadership — Ça Boug

13th Conference (1997)
Pierrefonds, Québec
Take Flight / Prends ton envol

14th Conference (1998)
Kamloops, British Columbia
One Nation—One Dream / Une Nation—Un Rêve

15th Conference (1999)
Waterloo, Ontario
Making It Work! / À l'Oeuvre!

16th Conference (2000)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow . . . Forever / Hier, Aujourd’hui, Demain . . . et Toujours

17th Conference (2001)
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Charting the Course 2001: A Leadership Odyssey / Traçons le parcours Odyssee de Leadership

18th Conference (2002)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
SPIRIT Students Putting Imagination, Resources & Ideas Together / ESPIRIT Éléves stimulant participations, ressources et idées tous ensemble

19th Conference (2003)
St. John's, Newfoundland
Unlock the Future / Ouvrez les portes à l’avenir

20th Conference (2004)
Mission and Abbotsford, British Columbia
A River Runs Through It

21st Conference (2005)
Lloydminster and Wainwright, Alberta
Plant a new Seed / Semez une nouvelle graine

22nd Conference (2006)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Ordinary Youth doing Extraordinary Things / La jeunesse ordinaire accomplissant des choses extraordinaires

23rd Conference (2007)
London, Ontario
Lead On!

24th Conference (2009)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
It All Starts Here!

25th Conference (2009)
Cochrane and Olds, Alberta
Lead the Stampede

26th Conference (2010)
Pierrefonds, Quebec
Big Top 2010: Canadian Youth Performing Above and Beyond / Grand Chapiteau 2010: Jeunesse canadienne plus haut, plus loin

27th Conference (2011)
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
A Newfound Energy

28th Conference (2012)
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Flat Out Leadership

29th Conference (2013)
Montague, Prince Edward Island
Light the Way