At its AGM on Tuesday, March 31, CADSI president, Christyn Cianfarani, announced that its board has decided to cancel CANSEC 2020.

The next CANSEC will now be held June 2-3, 2021. Cianfarani made a point of stating that exhibiting companies will be given a full refund on deposits around CANSEC 2020.

The CADSI president acknowledged that the announcement was a long time in coming but explained that it was a difficult decision to make given the $10 million economic impact on the Ottawa community.

With regard to other CADSI events in 2020, Cianfarani said the organization is looking for suitable dates for the, already postponed, CAF Outlook in the Fall time period.

With respect CDR’s partnership with CADSI for CANSEC, it will continue to be responsible for the CANSEC Show Daily in 2021 as originally planned for this year and will reach out to participating companies for input in the coming months.