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The 2025 Canadian Venue Awards is now OPEN for entries. 2024 marked the inaugural program honouring venues across Canada. Now entering its 2nd year, the Canadian Venue Awards continue to spotlight the…
The first wave of insights is in from the Business of Events Survey, and the results are already telling a powerful story about where our industry stands and where it needs to…
In an industry built on connection, the events sector has too often failed to reflect the diversity of its audiences. The Black in Events Network, founded by Keneisha Williams, is working to…
What started as a bold, overdue conversation at CSE Live 2025 has evolved into something much bigger—a national movement to drive real, long-term change in the Canadian events industry. The idea…
This is awesome; talented, funny, personable, and all-around great guy Andrew Phung, presented by Speakers Spotlight, is hosting the 2025 Canadian Event Awards! Produced by e=mc² events and held at…
The Canadian Event Awards (CEA), Canada’s most esteemed recognition program for live events, experiential marketing, and hospitality, is proud to announce the 2025 award finalists. 👉 View the full list of 2025…
The Canadian Event Awards Judging Has Officially Begun! Thank you to our esteemed Awards Jury for dedicating their time and expertise to evaluate the best events from 2024. Over the next few…
On April 30, 2025, our community will come together to celebrate excellence, recognize outstanding achievements, and honour the Canadian event industry and the incredible people who drive its success. Hosted at Universal…
Canadian Special Events (CSE) is excited to announce that CSE Live 2025, taking place April 28-30, 2025, will be hosted at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto, Canada’s newest and largest casino resort.…
Canadian Special Events Magazine (CSE) proudly announces the Inaugural Canadian Venue Awards recipients. These awards celebrate outstanding achievements in venue management, catering, design, and hospitality and set a new benchmark, honouring…
What began as a scribble on a napkin during a red-eye flight from California to Toronto 28 years ago has grown into the pinnacle of recognition for Canada’s event industry: the Canadian…
If you haven’t heard, Chair-man Mills, Senik Events, E=mc2 and Fuze Entertainment have been making waves in the event world. Last week, Chair-Man Mills, the title sponsor of the Canadian Event Awards…
By Allison Freeman, CEO, Element Event Solutions. Our industry provides a deeply valuable service to Canadians. Those of us who live it know it. In our post-pandemic world, there is a rising…
On behalf of the team at CSE and all our partners we extend a heartfelt thank you to all the participants of CSE Live 2024, a one-of-a-kind event that showcased the pinnacle…
Eventex Awards, the global events and experiential marketing awards, recently unveiled the highly anticipated Eventex index covering the top 100 event organizers and agencies for 2023. The ranking represents consistent excellence in…
Canadian Special Events welcomes Chair-man Mills as Presenting Partner for CSE Live 2023 & the Canadian Event Awards. Toronto, March 29, 2023 – Canadian Special Events Magazine (CSE) announces it has concluded…
Who’s that out and about (in my best 50s game show voice)? Why that’s none other than our own Vicki Zeppa attending the SITE Canada summer social at the beautiful Island Yacht Club. There’s nothing…
Tourism Calgary is partnering with The Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners (CanSPEP) to bring an amazing opportunity to Canadian event professionals. Between now and April 30, 2022, Tourism Calgary, in conjunction…
Thank you and congratulations to everyone who participated in this year’s competition, and a special thank you to our esteemed panel of judges who remained committed to this process amid the challenges…