One of the major activities of the CES is its Annual Conference. This provides a forum for the discussion of major theoretical, philosophical, and practical issues in evaluation.
June 19 to 21, 2023
| Year | Date | City | Title | Chair(s) | |
| 2023 | June 19 to 21 | Quebec City | Evaluation in a changing world | Jean Serge Quesnel, Anna Gueye | |
| 2022 | June 13 to 15 | Winnipeg | Diversity, Our Interwoven Experiences | Ryan Catte, Matthew Sanscartier | |
| 2021 | May 10, 12, and 14 | Ottawa | Evaluation utilization: reaching our potential? | J. Birch-Jones, B. Gauthier | |
| 2019 | May 26 to 29 | Halifax | Presentations | Bridges | Andrealisa Belzer, Louise Adongo, Nancy Carter |
| 2018 | May 26 to 29 | Calgary and Yellowknife | Co-creation | Debbie DeLancey, Trish Paton, Tara Preston | |
| 2017 | April 30 to May 3 | Vancouver | Presentations | Facing Forward: Innovation, Action, and Reflection | Sarah Farina, Chris Lovato |
| 2016 | June 5 to 8 | St. John's | Photos Presentations |
Evaluation on the edge | Susan Hollett, Monique Campbell |
| 2015 | May 24 to 27 | Montreal | Photos Presentations Report Sponsorship info |
Evaluation for the world we want | Natalie Kishchuk, Johann Jacob |
| 2014 | June 15 to 18 | Ottawa | Photos Presentations |
35 Years: Celebrating Contributions to Canadian Evaluation | Isabelle Bourgeois, Jane Whynot |
| 2013 | June 9 to 12 | Toronto | Presentations | Evaluation Across Boundaries | Shirley Von Sychowski |
| 2012 | May 13 to 16 | Halifax | Photos Presentations |
Valuing Difference | Patricia Saunders, Tracy Fiander-Trask |
| 2011 | May 1 to 4 | Edmonton | Photos Presentations |
Generations: multi-generational approach to evaluation | Wendy Doughty |
| 2010 | May 1 to 4 | Victoria | Photos Presentations Report |
Going Green, Gold and Global | Reed Early, Sandra Sellick |
| 2009 | May 31 to June 3 | Ottawa | Presentations Report |
Value in Evaluation | Geraldine Cooney, Simon Roy |
| 2008 | May 11 to 14 | Québec | Photos Presentations Report |
Sharing Heritages | Félix Meisels |
| 2007 | June 3 to 6 | Winnipeg | Presentations Report |
Culture, Community and Social Justice in Evaluation — Do the Pieces Fit? | Denise Belanger, Linda E. Lee |
| 2006 | June 4 to 7 | Charlottetown | Presentations | Improving the human condition: critiquing the past, confronting the future | Micheline Charest Stephanie Mowry |
| 2005 | October 26 to 29 | Toronto | Presentations Report |
Crossing borders, crossing boundaries | Arnold Love |
| 2004 | May 17 to 19 | Saskatoon | Presentations Report |
Evaluation, a co-operative enterprise | Alan Ryan |
| 2003 | June 2 to 4 | Vancouver | Presentations Photos |
In the Public's Best Interest: Evaluation, Accountability and Transparency | Karen Stierhoff |
| 2002 | May 5 to 8 | Halifax | Photos | Evidence for Better Decision-Making | Tracy Fiander-Trask Heather Perkins |
| 2001 | May 20 to 23 | Banff | Presentations Photos |
The Odyssey Continues: Powering Up for Evaluation in the New Millennium | Gail Barrington Penny Mosmann |
| 2000 | May 14 to 17 | Montréal | Presentations | Evaluation and the New Governance: The Challenge of Reconciling Humanism and Technology | Natalie Kishchuk Jim Cullen |
| 1999 | May 16 to 19 | Toronto | Evaluation: An Essential Contribution | Arnold Love | |
| 1998 | June 3 to 7 | St.John's | Hard Times: Evaluation Works | Abe Ross | |
| 1997 | May 4 to 7 | Ottawa | Evaluation in Partnership | Shelley Borys Heather Hopwood |
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| 1996 | May 29 to 31 | Winnipeg | Communities in Transition: The Evaluation Perspective | Eileen Shewchuk | |
| 1995 | November 15 to 17 | Vancouver | International Evaluation - Evaluation for a New Century: A Global Perspective (co-hosted with the American Evaluation Association) | Karen Stierhoff | |
| 1994 | May 24 to 26 | Québec | Diversity in Practice and Culture | Cherif Ferah | |
| 1993 | May 25 to 28 | Banff | The Changing Face of Evaluation | Sandra Woodhead-Lyons | |
| 1992 | May 10 to 13 | Ottawa | Program Evaluation and the Service Culture | Nancy Staisey | |
| 1991 | May 5 to 8 | Vancouver | The Politics of Evaluation: A Challenge to Ethics, Issues & Skills | Kathleen Bigsby | |
| 1990 | May 14 to 16 | Toronto | New Perspectives on Evaluation for the 90's (co-hosted with the American Evaluation Association) | ||
| 1989 | May 28 to 31 | Fredericton | Evaluation Towards Accountability | ||
| 1988 | May 16 to 18 | Montréal | Evaluation with Limited Resources | ||
| 1987 | May 25 to 27 | Ottawa | Evaluation: An Integral Part of Management | ||
| 1986 | April 28-30 | Banff | Making Evaluation Work: Threat, Challenge or Value in Evaluation? | ||
| 1985 | October 16 to 19 | Toronto | Exploring the Uses and Contributions of Evaluation (co-hosted with the Evaluation Research Society and the Evaluation Network) | ||
| 1984 | Ottawa | Linking Program Evaluation to Decision-Making | |||
| 1983 | May 5 to 6 | Victoria | Competing Perspectives in Evaluation | ||
| 1982 | May 6 to 7 | Toronto | The Bottom Line: Utilization of What, By Whom? | ||
| 1981 | Toronto | The Conduct of Evaluation - Planning, Implementing and Utilizing Evaluations | |||
| 1980 | May 8 to 9 | Toronto | Presentations | Evaluation: The Canadian Challenge |