Return Our Children Home Canada is excited to announce its fourth annual conference.
Date: May 12-14, 2025
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Goals
At this event, we will:
- Gather together in the nation’s capital as parents of internationally abducted children
- Meet with the Canadian government
- Meet with representatives of the countries to which our children have been abducted
- Raise public awareness of our cases and the failures of international law to address them
- Demand concrete changes that will bring our children home and save the next generation from these destructive acts.
Schedule
| Sunday, May 11 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Arrival (informal) For registrants only. |
| Monday, May 12 | 9:00am – 10:00am | Meetings: Welcome For registrants only. |
| 10:00am – 12:00pm | Speaker Session: “Parental Alienation – Junk Science or Child Abuse?” Nicholas C. Bala William R. Lederman Distinguished University Professor Remote attendees welcome. Zoom link | |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch Break (light snacks & drinks provided) For registrants only. | |
| 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Speaker Session: “Consular Assistance and Human Rights” Alex Neve, OC Adjunct and Visiting Professor of International Human Rights Law, University of Ottawa and Dalhousie University Remote attendees welcome. Zoom link | |
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Open Discussion For registrants only. | |
| 3:00pm – 6:00pm | Break | |
| 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Social Event & Art Night Video Testimonial Collection Boccato Crepe & Gelato (map) For registrants only. | |
| Tuesday, May 13 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Embassy Walk Paraguay: 9:00am For registrants only. |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Speaker Session: Lindsay Lobb – MissingKids.ca Remote attendees welcome. Zoom link | |
| 4:30pm – 6:00pm | Vigil on the Hill (map). Arrival at 4:30pm; speeches at 5:00pm The public is welcome to attend. | |
| 6:30pm – 9:00pm | Fundraiser Dinner East India Company Pub & Eatery (map) The public is welcome to attend. | |
| Wednesday, May 14 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Embassy Walk India: 9:00 (to be confirmed) Lebanon: 11:00 For registrants only. |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Government of Canada Multi-Stakeholder Meeting For registrants only. | |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Social Event (Informal) For registrants only. |
Registration/Contact
If you are interested in attending, please use the contact form below to reach the organizers. In order to simplify our planning, please register by April 1st, 2024.
If you have any questions, or are interested in sponsoring or presenting, please use the form below to contact the organizers.
If you are able to support attending parents financially, please see Donations.
Thanks for your interest, and we hope you will be able to join us!