WinterCAPS 2027

We welcome you to participate in the work of CAPS at the WinterCAPS 2027 meeting!

WinterCAPS 2027 will be held at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, ON, Canada on February 8-9, 2027.

• The meeting will take place starting on the morning of Monday, Feb. 8, 2027 at SickKids (meeting room location TBA) and end on Tuesday, Feb. 9th in the afternoon. Detailed program to follow. Registration will open at the end of November.
• No meeting hotel will be assigned to the WinterCAPS meeting but the following hotels are all within walking distance to SickKids (no more than 3 blocks away from the hospital):
  • Chelsea Toronto starting at $189/night: Downtown Toronto Hotel | Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
  • Doubletree Hilton Toronto starting at $185/night: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Downtown
  • Marriott Toronto Eaton Centre starting at $307/night: Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre | Downtown Hotel near CN Tower (note that the hotel is not close to the CN Tower!!)
• If you choose to stay farther from the hospital, SickKids is very accessible by subway- a short walk from either Queen's Park and St. Patrick stations on the subway's University Line or College and TMU stations on the Yonge Line (see "M" on the city map and the TTC map below)

How to get here:

1. Flying into the city- Billy Bishop (Toronto Island) Airport (YTZ)- you can
   • Take a short cab/rideshare from YTZ into downtown Toronto or
   • Take the Porter Airlines airport shuttle to Union Station and take the subway to downtown Toronto (see below).
2. Flying into Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)- you can
   • Take the Union Pearson Express train that directly takes you from the airport to Union Station, from which you can take the subway to SickKids, or
   • Take an airport ride share/cab/limo to downtown (expect the cab/limo ride to be $60-80)
3. Take the Via train to Union Station, from which you can take the subway to SickKids.
4. If you drive, you may have difficulties parking at SickKids or at your hotel. Please check in advance and remember we will be meeting in the middle of winter!

The WinterCAPS 2027 meeting will include:

1. Invited speaker to initiate discussions on how to manage, adapt and thrive in times of change.
2. Small group break-out sessions and SWOT analysis- come with your ideas!
3. A group dinner for all attendees on Monday night at a local restaurant. This will be the meeting registration fee and you may select the dinner with or without wine pairing. Food sensitivities and other requirements will be included in the registration page. 

We encourage ALL CAPS members who are interested and invested in the work of CAPS and the future of CAPS to attend this meeting! We hope to see members from all Canadian centres represented at the meeting to contribute your thoughts and ideas!

See you in Toronto in February!