WELCOME to Windsor, Essex County and Pelee Island, a cosmopolitan area of almost 400,000 people strategically located in the southernmost part of Canada. A rich peninsula, bordered on all three sides by Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River, we are in the heart of North America’s business and industrial markets. Our unique location, with extensive road, air and water networks, provides excellent accessibility to 60% of the entire population of the United States and Canada. Windsor Essex has everything you need to make your next meeting or event a complete success. We boast a wide array of excellent meeting and hotel facilities, complemented by our fabulous parks and gardens, off-site venues, and abundance of excellent entertainment, dining and shopping establishments.
Past Events
- 2011 Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
- 2011 Ontario Motor Coach Association, 700 delegates (November)
- 2010 – AMO Conference, 2000 delegates
- 2009/2010 – Red Bull Air Race World Championship, 900,000 spectators
- 2009 – Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, 15,000 spectators
- 2009 – Ontario Provincial Special Olympic Summer Games, 900 delegates
- 2008 – Rotary World Peace Summit, 2000 delegates
- 2008 – Canadian Urban Transit Conference & Trade Show, 400 delegates
- 2008 – Ladies Auxiliary of Ontario Command, 1000 delegates
- 2008 – Canadian Track and Field Olympic Trials
- 2007 – Canadian Union of Public Employees, 900 delegates
- 2006 – Firefighters Association of Ontario, 1200 delegates
- 2006 – North American Federation of Celtic Supporters, 1000 delegates
- 2004 – Ontario Chiefs of Police Conference (hosted in 1998 as well), 300 delegates
- 2004 – Lions Club International – Jointly with Detroit, Michigan – 15,000 – 20,000 delegates
- 2000 – Organization of American States (OAS) Summit, 12,000 delegates