Panel Sessions & Presentations

March 20, 2026. 

We spoke at the Privacy and Access Council's Conference, on a panel with Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Soloway and Deputy Commissioner Brian Radford.  The topic was Lifting the Mask on Whistleblowing Laws and Practice in Canada.  Read a Summary of Pamela's presentation here.

November 25th, 2025. 

Whistleblowing Canada was invited to address a meeting of the Canadian Bar Association - Alberta.  Pamela spoke on Blowing the Whistle on Canada's Whistleblowing Laws and Culture. Can this be fixed?  The webinar is now posted under Professional Development for members on their website.

September 17th - 19th, 2025. 

Whistleblowing Canada attended Whistleblowers of America's Workplace Promise Institute Conference in Washington DC again this year.  Pamela spoke on The Struggle for Adequate Protection for Whistleblowers in Canada.  A New Era? The audience was international and once again, the opportunity to learn about experiences in the field globally was enlightening and important.

September 18th, 2025. 

A very pleasant surprise occurred at Whistleblowers of America's Conference this year.  Pamela was very pleased and honored to receive, on behalf of Whistleblowing Canada the International Giraffe Award for Human Rights Promotion.

June 20 -21st, 2025. 

We were delighted to attend the International Whistleblowing Research Network's conference at the University of Colorado-Boulder, USA. The networking opportunities to meet, discuss and learn from experts from around the world was invaluable. 

Jan. 22, 2025.  

Whistleblowing Canada presented a webinar for the BC Museums Association called Learning to be Better:  creating a healthy, ethical climate in your organization.  As a result, the webinar is posted on their website as part of their On-line Learning Tools under Accountability Resources.  And more, Whistleblowing Canada and it's web-site are a Featured Resource.

Dec. 5, 2024.

Whistleblowing Canada was invited to speak at an event organized by the Conflict and Resilience Research Institute Canada.  Winnipeg, Manitoba – Virtual. The topic of Pamela's talk was Whistleblowing in Canada: Is it Safe?  Why Care?

September 12 – 13, 2024. 

Whistleblowing Canada spoke at a Conference organized by Whistleblowers of America's Workplace Promise Institute.  Pamela spoke on Why Reprisals Occur and How to Prevent them.

July 18-19, 2024.

Whistleblowing Canada presented at University of Johannesburg Colloquium, Johannesburg, South Africa - in person. The topic of Pamela's talk was Protecting and Supporting Whistleblowers in Canada – a role for civil society organizations.

November 1, 2023

Whistleblowing Canada participated in a Panel discussion organized by Queen`s University, Smith School of Business on Managing and Auditing Whistleblowing Systems. You can watch the video of the session here. Pamela`s presentation titled Whistleblowing Advocacy and Whistleblowing:  A good citizen's responsibility and burden begins at 5:17.  The Panel was moderated by Prof. Bertrand Malsch.

Participants were, Pamela Forward, Danny Weil and Charles Cron.

September  2023

Whistleblowing Canada participated in Whistleblowers of America, Workplace Promise Institute Conference – Global NGO Panel discussion on Protecting Whistleblowers from a country perspective.

June 29, 2023

Whistleblowing Canada was invited to present at the XX International Sociology Association, World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia. Virtual.  Topic of Pamela's presentation: Organizational Culture and Whistleblowing - the invisible forces driving reprisals.

February 16, 2023

Whistleblowing Canada participated in a panel discussion at an Ethics conference organized by the Association of Canadian Financial Officers.  The topic was "De-stigmatizing Whistle-blowing".  Participants were Pamela Forward and Kelly Donovan with Moderator Joe Boughner.  Seen here with keynote speaker Marc Tasse.

July 30, 2021

Panel Discussion: International Whistleblowing - Challenges and Opportunities
During National Whistleblower Appreciation Day in the United States - Moderated by Mark Worth

- with Pamela Forward, Gilbert Sendugwa, and Darko Ivanovitch

Watch the Video here.