Canadian Police Chaplain Association 
Annual Training Seminar

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Plans have come together to host an ATS in Vancouver, BC from October 20 - 24, 2025. Our Planning Committee Chaired by CPCA - BC Region Director Bill Ashbee and assisted by Co-Chair Registrar Dave Field has been working diligently alongside our CPCA Liaison John Siderius to develop and organize an ATS to remember in beautiful downtown Vancouver. The Beatty St. Armory at 620 Beatty Steet is the host location. Hotel details (and link) can be found below.

 

The theme of our 2025 ATS is "Better Together" and will be a venue for some amazing presenters covering topics that will equip and challenge our law enforcement chaplains. Registration is through our CPCA website and is now available through the link highlighted below. Registration through our website Events page is secured by payment through a credit card. For more details on prices please keep reading.  

 

The 2025 ATS Schedule, and Topics/Presenter BIOs may be viewed through the links below: 

• ATS 2025 Brochure can be found at this link ​

• ATS 2025 Schedule can be found at this link 

• ATS Topics & Presenter BIOs can be found at this link (currently inactive)​

• AGM 2025 Information Package can be found at this link which includes 2024 AGM Mins (currently inactive)

• AGM 2025 Nomination Package and Instructions can be found at this link

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Online Registration and payment by credit card is now available through our CPCA website Events page which you may access through this link.

Registration Cost is as follows:

• CPCA "Full" of "Affiliate" Member: Registration $400.00 (plus $10.00 WIX Event fee) - until 2025-10-19

• Non - CPCA Member (includes chaplains with unpaid memberships for 2025): Registration $500.00 (plus $12.50 WIX Event fee) - until 2025-10-19.

​Included in the Registration are lunch and snacks and the Thursday Banquet dinner. 

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Chaplains may register for single day attendance. This cost will not cover the cost of the banquet. Registration per day is as follows:

• CPCA Member: Single Day Registration $100.00 (plus $2.50 WIX Event fee)

• Non - CPCA Member: Single Day Registration $125.00 (plus $3.13 WIX Event fee)

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To begin your registration, please click on this link. To review further details click on the "read more" red text in the "About the Event" category on the previous link. To see all your "ticket" options, click on "more prices." Here you will find an option if you want to bring a guest or guests to the Banquet. Additional cost per guest is $50.00 and must be done using the "Tickets" option on our website Events page.

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A special price of $149.00/night plus taxes has been secured with the "Sandman Hotel Vancouver Downtown." To get this discounted rate, you must book your room by August 18, 2025. The rates are valid from Oct 16 to Oct 27 in case you want to come early and/or stay after the ATS. To reserve, call 1- 800 - SANDMAN (726-3626) and specify the Sandman Hotel Vancouver Downtown. Specify Group Name: Canadian Police Chaplain Training - 2025, and Block ID: 454190. To book online click on the following:  https://reservations.sandmanhotels.com/113060?groupID=4533626

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Chaplains flying into Vancouver International Airport will not be shuttled to their hotel. However SkyTrain is available to take you from the airport to your hotel. This will be at your own expense. Future details regarding SkyTrain will be added to this page once available.

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For the first time in our history, the 2025 ATS Planning Committee developed an ATS logo specific for the 2025 ATS in Vancouver. This logo has been pressed onto a high quality ATC unisex T-shirt which is available to all CPCA Members through a pre-order on our Merchandise page. If you want to own this commemorative T-shirt, you must pre-order it online prior to Sept 7th, 2025. If you are attending the ATS, the cost of the T-shirt is only $26.00. Here is a link to pre-order your T-shirt for pickup in Vancouver. If you require shipping, complete the order for shipping which at this link. The total of the "shipping" T-shirt is $44.00. Shipping will take place in October, 2025. These commemorative T-shirts will not be available for purchase at the ATS - you must pre-order by Sept 7th to receive one.

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​​​Any questions about the 2025 CPCA ATS in Vancouver should be directed to CPCA Registrar Dave Field at Registrar@the-cpca.ca or CPCA ATS Liaison John Siderius at johns1656@gmail.com

 

Here is a color brochure you can print off for quick reference regarding the ATS. 

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• AGM 2024 Information Package can be found at this Link which includes 2023 AGM Mins

• AGM 2024 Nomination Package and Instructions can be found at this Link

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