Canadian Email Summit 2026
The Canadian Email Summit is an annual conference focused on email marketing. The event brings together Canadian marketers, email specialists and digital leaders to share practical strategies, case studies and emerging trends. The 2026 summit will be held in Toronto, Ontario.
September 24, 2026
A one day conference covering email marketing, deliverability, privacy, compliance, customer engagement and emerging email technology.
The summit takes place at St. Paul’s Bloor Street, 227 Bloor St E, Toronto, Ontario. It is designed for email marketers, CRM specialists, growth marketers and marketing leaders responsible for customer communication and retention. The programme combines practical sessions, panel discussions, case studies and conversations around the technical and regulatory issues affecting email programmes.
Email Deliverability and Inbox Placement
The agenda examines the changing email deliverability environment, including authentication standards, filtering technologies, sender reputation and mailbox provider requirements. A dedicated panel looks at Google Postmaster Tools, DMARCbis, DKIM2, blocklists and developments across Gmail, Yahoo and Comcast.
Privacy, Compliance and CASL
Privacy and regulatory compliance are central themes throughout the programme. Sessions cover AI governance, Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), consent, unsubscribe requirements and the responsibilities of marketers using AI.
Email Strategy and Customer Engagement
The summit also focuses on how marketers can create more effective email programmes. Topics include creating anticipation in the inbox, customer motivation, email engagement, personalisation and using customer data to improve lifecycle marketing.
Email Technology and Infrastructure
Technical sessions explore email infrastructure, sending systems and the data marketers can use to understand deliverability. The agenda also looks at owning tuneable infrastructure and the role of authentication in protecting sending domains.
Business Growth Through Email
The programme connects email marketing with wider business objectives, including referrals, revenue growth, customer acquisition and lifecycle performance. Speakers share practical approaches that can be applied to email and marketing programmes.
Speakers Include:
- Geoffrey Blanc, General Manager, Cyberimpact
- Matthew Vernhout, Principal Email Advisor / Founder, Email Industries / Canadian Email Summit
- Raymond Dijkxhoorn, Founder, SURBL
- Attila Domokos, Founder, RefineEmail
- Mary-Juen Sohn, Email Deliverability Specialist, Shopify
- Garin Hobbs, VP of Client Success and Strategy, InboxArmy
- Tom Mairs, Co-Founder, KumoMTA
- Laura Atkins, Co-Founder, Word to the Wise
The Canadian Email Summit 2026 provides a focused programme for professionals working with email marketing, deliverability, privacy and customer communication. It is particularly relevant to Canadian marketing teams looking to improve email performance while keeping pace with technical and regulatory changes.