2026 Great Lakes Commission
Annual Meeting

Thank you for joining us in Toronto!

Thank you for joining us this fall for the 2026 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, October 6-8 in Toronto, Ontario, at the Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre. Please save the date for our 2027 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C., to be held March 2-4, 2027!

Our meetings offer an opportunity for Great Lakes stakeholders to convene with colleagues and share perspectives on important Great Lakes issues. Join us as we continue to address issues of common concern, develop shared solutions and collectively advance an agenda to protect and enhance the region’s economic prosperity and environmental health. Click here to view information about past GLC meetings.

• News Release: Coming Soon
• GLC Resolution: Encouraging Progress on the Effort to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes Basin

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Meeting Materials: Online Meeting Folder

• Final  Agenda
• Great Lakes Water Workforce Recommendations
• Speaker Handouts
  • The Burke Center: Lake Superior Algal Blooms: A Call to Action – Fall 2026
  • Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers: The Future of Shipbuilding in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Region: Executive Summary and Final Report
  • David Lévesque: Reducing nitrate loads to the St. Lawrence river could mitigate hypoxia and acidification in its deep estuary and Gulf
  • Dr. Mike Shriberg: The Story of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Past, Present, and Future of Great Lakes Stewardship
• Attendee List
• 2025 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report
• Save the Date for the 2027 GLC Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C. – March 2-4, 2027