ESA 2025 Annual Licence Holder Meeting

December 8, 2025

This year marked ESA’s 20^th Annual Licence Holder Meeting — a milestone celebrating two decades of collaboration, innovation and safety leadership made possible by Ontario’s licence holder community.

The meeting was held on Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Agenda Highlights

• COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS: Hear the creative, data-informed ways ESA are educating and empowering consumers on the value of hiring licensed professionals.
• DIRECTOR OF LICENSING: Get a review of the past fiscal year and a preview of ESA strategic direction, aimed at evolving service delivery and fostering compliance.
• UNDERGROUND ECONOMY: Learn how ESA are using data-driven approaches to identify and disrupt unlicensed activity.
• LICENSING PLATFORM: Find out more about ESA’s digital transformation and the new licensing self-serve platform.
• Q&A SESSION: Submitted questions answered by ESA technical experts.
• KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Insights from Candice White, CEO & Registrar at STO, on the future of skilled trades.

Watch a recording of the 2025 Licence Holder Meeting.