Spring Convention

RMA 2023 Spring Convention

The RMA’s 2023 Spring Convention is March 20-22 at the Edmonton Convention Centre. We look forward to welcoming our elected officials, members, and guests together for an action-packed agenda.

Download the App

On the device you’re bringing to the event, access the App Store or Google Play Store. The app is called “Cvent Events”. Once you’ve found the app, download it.

• Open the app. Enter the event name “RMA 2023 Spring Convention” in the search bar.
• Tap the Download Event Icon icon to download the event.
• If you aren’t automatically prompted to log in, tap the profile icon at the bottom of the screen to access the Profile tab, then tap Log in.
• Enter your first name, last name, and email. Then tap the arrow.
• You’ll either receive an email and text message containing a verification code (or both). Read it, then return to the app, enter the code, and tap the arrow.
• After entering the verification code, you’ll be logged in and taken to the event’s Home page, or back to the Profile tab. Please note, you don’t have to be logged in to see the event information. Being logged in just means you can see other attendees and connect with them via the app.

Agenda

The event agenda can be found at the link below (PDF).

• 2023 Spring Convention Agenda (as of March 15, 2023)

Accommodations

We have room blocks at several hotels in and around the convention centre in downtown Edmonton. Please visit our accommodations page for all the details.

Speakers

The 2023 Spring Convention will feature several speakers, ranging from political leaders to experts in various fields who will provide insight during the educational breakout sessions. Education sessions topics are still being finalized. We will update information as it is confirmed. Our keynote speaker is Jody Wilson-Raybould.

The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC, OBC, KC, was raised to be a leader. The daughter of a hereditary chief and Indigenous leader, she always knew that she would seek leadership roles and responsibilities. As a lawyer, an advocate, and a leader among Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, she’s built a strong reputation as a bridge builder and champion of good governance and accountability. She shares her unique perspective as both a community and political leader on topics such as Indigenous rights and reconciliation, democracy and governance, leadership, and justice.

Wilson-Raybould was first elected as a Member of Parliament for the new constituency of Vancouver Granville in 2015. She was then appointed the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada making her the first Indigenous person to serve in this portfolio. In January 2019, she was appointed the Minister of Veterans Affairs of Canada and Associate Minister of National Defence, positions she held until her resignation from cabinet in February 2019.

Wilson-Raybould is the national #1 bestselling author of political memoir “Indian” in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power, which was a finalist for The Writers’ Trust Balsillie Prize for Public Policy and the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. She is also the author of From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada. Wilson-Raybould is set to release her third book entitled True Reconciliation: How to be a Force For Change in November 2022.