Join us for the EMH Toronto Energy Modelling Exchange, a free, half-day, in-person symposium taking place on February 27, 2026, from 8:30 to 12:30, followed by a networking lunch, at the Schulich Executive Learning Centre at York University.
The event focuses on assessing energy and electricity modelling capacities and needs in Ontario in an environment of growing uncertainty. Ontario’s energy system is facing converging pressures—from shifting trade relationships and rapid technological change to the increasing impacts of climate change—placing new demands on how modelling tools, data, and expertise are mobilized across institutions, and how analytical evidence informs real-world planning and policy decisions. The symposium will bring together system planners, policymakers, utilities, academics, and independent analysts for a focused exchange on how modelling capacity in Ontario can evolve to better support future decision-making.
The program features two moderated panels: the first examines modelling practices, needs, and challenges within Ontario’s energy agencies, utilities, and planning institutions; the second highlights modelling work from post-secondary institutions and civil society, and explores how independent analysis can complement official planning processes.
Speakers from IESO, the Ontario Ministry of Energy and Mines, York University, the University of Toronto, The Atmospheric Fund, and Toronto Metropolitan University are already confirmed.