The Canadian Geotechnical Society Young Professionals Conference (CGS YPC) is an event conjointly held with the CGS annual conference. The last CGS YPC was held in Banff, Alberta in the fall of 2022 and was attended by 40 delegates from across Canada. The CGS YPC typically begins with a day-long technical tour to highlight local geology, industry, and infrastructure. The technical tour is then followed by two days of delegate presentations, technical workshops, keynote presentations, panel discussions, and social events.

The aim of the conference is to provide early-career professionals with an inviting atmosphere to network, learn, and gain experience presenting technical material to an audience of peers. In doing so, the intent is for delegates to come out of the experience with more confidence and some familiar faces prior to attending the national conference or other, similar large-scale conferences. The networking opportunities offered by the CGS YPC foster a more connected early- career professional community and a stronger geotechnical and geoscientific community as a whole.

The 2025 CGS YPC (8th iteration) will be oriented toward fulfilling these goals in the beautiful location of Wasagaming, Manitoba at the Elkhorn Resort Spa & Conference Centre. It will take place from September 18 to 20, 2025, prior to the 78th CGS conference GeoManitoba which is taking place September 21 to 24, 2025, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.