Explore New Regulatory Insights atHYBRID ANNUAL EDUCATION DAY 2025
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Join us at the CAPRA Annual Education Day 2025 to hear from Health Canada and Industry on current hot topics of interest in Regulatory Affairs.
Hybrid Annual Education Day 2025
CAPRA remains committed to educating and connecting our members.
The Annual Education Day will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the Pearson Convention Centre, Brampton ON.
This is an opportunity to hear from Health Canada and Industry on current hot topics of interest in regulatory affairs.
Topics will include:
- How to reduce Labelling Clairfaxes (Non-Rx)
- Health Canada and International Collaboration Initiatives (i.e., ORBIS, ACCESS and areas of collaboration such as the WHO reliance)
- Rare Disease (Health Canada perspective)
- Rare Disease (Industry speaker)
- New Substances Notifications for cell and gene therapies
- Regulatory Affairs and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- DEL Developments: Where We Stand and What's Next
See you soon.
CAPRA Education Day Committee
Annual Education Day Speakers
Ravneet Kaur
Health Canada
MPharm,Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer, NNHPD
Dr. Maxime Sasseville
Health Canada
Manager, Oncology Division 2, PDD
Jennifer Grandy
Health Canada
Director, Governance and Bilateral Agreements, Office of Pharmaceuticals ManagementStrategies
Oxana Iliach
Certara
Senior Director Regulatory Strategy
Catherine Sullivan
Health Canada
Regulatory Affairs Specialist, New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau
Doris Simcich
AstraZeneca
Global Senior Director Operational Excellence
Betsy Luo
AstraZeneca
R&D IT Business Analyst
Brian Randall
Innomar Strategies Inc. (a division of Cencora)
Director Quality Assurance
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Guest Speaker | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Registration, Networking and Breakfast | 60 mins | |
| 9:00 - 9:15 am | Welcoming Remarks | 15 mins | |
| 9:15 - 10:00 am | How to Reduce Labelling Clarifaxes | Ravneet
Kaur, | 45 mins |
| 10:00 - 10:40 am | Health Canada and International Collaboration Initiatives (i.e., ORBIS, ACCESS, etc.) | Dr. Maxime
Sasseville, | 40 mins |
| 10:40 - 11:00 am | Coffee Break, Networking and Visit Vendor Booths | 20 mins | |
| 11:00 - 11:40 am | Rare Diseases (focus on national strategy at a higher-level strategic policy) | Jennifer Grandy, | 40 mins |
| 11:40 - 12:20 pm | Rare Disease Update | Oxana Iliach, | 40 mins |
| 12:20 - 1:20 pm | Lunch Break, Networking and Visit Vendor Booths | 60 mins | |
| 1:20 - 2:00 pm | New Substances Notifications for Cell and Gene Therapies | Catherine
Sullivan, | 40 mins |
| 2:00 - 2:40 pm | Artificial Intelligence – A Regulatory Affairs Perspective | Doris
Simcich, | 40 mins |
| 2:40 - 3:00 pm | Coffee Break, Networking and Visit Vendor Booths | 20 mins | |
| 3:00 - 3:40 pm | DEL Developments: Where We Stand and What’s Next? | Brian
Randall,
Director Quality Assurance, Innomar Strategies Inc. (a division of
Cencora) | 40 mins |
| 3:40 - 4:00 pm | Closing Remarks | CAPRA Education Day Committee | 20 mins |
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Registration, Networking and Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 am | Welcoming Remarks |
| 9:15 - 10:00 am | Topic: How to Reduce Labelling Clarifaxes Health Canada (HC) Speaker: Ravneet Kaur, MPharm, Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer, NNHPD followed by Questions and Answers |
| 10:00 - 10:40 am | Topic: Health Canada and International Collaboration Initiatives (i.e., ORBIS, ACCESS, etc.) Health Canda (HC) Speaker: Dr. Maxime Sasseville, Manager, Oncology Division 2, PDD followed by Questions and Answers |
| 10:40 - 11:00 am | Coffee Break, Networking and Visit Vendor Booths |
| 11:00 - 11:40 am | Topic: Rare Diseases (focus on national strategy at a higher-level strategic policy) Health Canada (HC) Speaker: Jennifer Grandy, Director, Governance and Bilateral Agreements, Office of Pharmaceuticals Management Strategies |
| 11:40 - 12:20 pm | Topic: Rare Disease Update Industry Speaker: Oxana Iliach, Senior Director Regulatory Strategy, Certara followed by Questions and Answers |
| 12:20 - 1:20 pm | Lunch Break, Networking and Visit Vendir Booths |
| 1:20 - 2:00 pm | Topic: New Substances Notifications for Cell and Gene Therapies Health Canada (HC) Speaker: Catherine Sullivan, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau followed by Questions and Answers |
| 2:00 - 2:40 pm | Topic: Artificial Intelligence – A Regulatory Affairs Perspective Industry Speaker: Doris Simcich, Global Senior Director Operational Excellence, AstraZeneca Industry Speaker: Betsy Luo, R&D IT Business Analyst, AstraZeneca followed by Questions and Answers |
| 2:40 - 3:00 pm | Coffee Break, Networking and Visit Vendor Booths |
| 3:00 - 3:40 pm | Topic: DEL Developments: Where We Stand and What’s Next? Industry Speaker: Brian Randall, Director Quality Assurance, Innomar Strategies Inc. (a division of Cencora) followed by Questions and Answers |
| 3:40 - 4:00 pm | Closing Remarks CAPRA Education Day Committee |
Registration & Tickets
(HST will be added at time of checkout)
(HST will be added at time of checkout)
| Category | In-Person Attendance | Online Access |
|---|---|---|
| CAPRA Members | $500 | $400 |
| Non-Members | $600 | $500 |
| CAPRA Student Members | $275 | $275 |
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration Deadline | June 10, 2025 |
Our sponsorship and vendor packages include registration tickets.
For further assistance, please contact CAPRA at administrator@capra.ca.
Registration
| Non Member In Person Not a member yet? Join and save! |
$600.00 + tax | |
| Non Member Online Access Not a member yet? Join and save! |
$500.00 + tax | |
| Platinum Event Sponsorship Two (2) attendee tickets, Booth, Company logo and hyperlink on all event media broadcasts and the CAPRA event webpage, Promotion of the company logo before and during the event, One page of digital collateral material sent to all attendees by the event ho |
$2,300.00 + tax | |
| Gold Event Sponsorship Two (2) attendee tickets, Booth, Company logo and hyperlink on all event media broadcasts and the CAPRA event webpage. |
$1,920.00 + tax | |
| Vendor Booth Two (2) attendee passes. |
$1,620.00 + tax | |
| Vendor Booth One (1) attendee passes. |
$1,010.00 + tax | |
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Sponsorship & Vendor Booth Opportunities
For any questions you may have, please email administrator@capra.ca.
HST will be added at the time of checkout.
Platinum Sponsorship
$2,300
$2,300
Benefits:
- Booth, Two (2) attendee tickets
- Company logo and hyperlink on all event media broadcasts and the CAPRA event webpage
- Promotion of the company logo before and during the event
- One page of digital collateral material sent to all attendees by the event host
- excludes HST
Gold Sponsorship
$1,920
$1,920
Benefits:
- Booth, Two (2) attendee tickets
- Company logo and hyperlink on all event media broadcasts and the CAPRA event webpage
- excludes HST
Vendor Booth Options
$1,620 | $1,010
$1,620 | $1,010
Benefits
- Booth, Two (2) attendee passes: $1,620
excludes HST - Booth, One (1) attendee passes: $1,010
excludes HST