National Forum

This is CKCA’s flagship event and is held in a different province each year with an East, West, Central rotation. This event typically draws more than 100 attendees from across the country. A mix of both kitchen cabinet manufacturers, suppliers, dealers and associates. All membership categories are welcome to attend. Non-members are welcome to join the association to attend these sold out events.

Format of the National Forum:

Day 1 – Wednesday

  • Evening Welcome Reception

Day 2 – Thursday

  • Breakfast, opening, start tours
  • Luncheon
  • Afternoon education sessions and more tours
  • Group dinner

Day 3 – Friday

  • Breakfast
  • Plant tours & Education sessions
  • Manufacturers Roundtable
  • Presidents Dinner
  • Adjournment of National Forum

Regional Events

Regional event is held once a year and is held in a different province/location to the National Forum. The program is slightly shorter in length and can draw the same number of attendees. The program is very similar to maximize learning and networking opportunities.

The format for a regional event is shorter in duration. Usually a Monday/Tuesday format

Day 1

  • Welcome Reception (evening) – NEW as of 2024

Day 2

  • Welcome and depart on plant tours
  • Lunch and presenter
  • Afternoon plant tour/education sessions
  • Networking dinner

Day 3

  • Breakfast and presenter
  • Plant tours and education sessions
  • Manufacturers Roundtable
  • Conclusion is at the end of day 2 (afternoon) – no dinner – event will adjourn by 5pm (latest)

Local MeetUps

CKCA now hosts FREE local meetups to bring members and non-members together for a few hours. These events take place based on availability of locations to host as well as sufficient demand by the region to hold the event. They are typically from 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm in length on a Thursday evening. They will be held quarterly or as often as the members in that particular area would like to host them.

Webinars

CKCA uses the Zoom platform to deliver Webinars that feature guest speakers who are industry experts. These are typically 1.5 hours in length, held at 1pm Eastern Time so they are accessible to members both East and West.

Roundtable Discussions via Zoom

In addition, CKCA hosts monthly Manufacturer Roundtables (last Thursday of every month at 1pm ET) discussions that kitchen cabinet manufacturing members are welcome to attend. They are informal gatherings and do not have a specific agenda. The idea is for free-flow conversations amongst participants. They are for manufacturing members only.