CONVENTIONS (CANADIAN)
— This is meant as a handy-dandy reference to when & where. The nature of each Con will eventually be detailed under their own headings.
This is no doubt an incompleat listing with many gaps, especially regarding Maritime and Quebec conventions. But all in all, not a bad result from one week’s intensive research among the zines & folders of the BCSFA/WCSFA archive! Feel free to contact me to correct mistakes or add info.
I chose to list the following types of Canadian SF cons: General Interest SF Cons, Literary SF Cons, Media SF Cons including Anime Cons, SF Awards Cons, Star Trek Cons, Creation Cons, Worldcons, Costume Cons, Filk Cons, SF Club Open Houses, University SF Cons, & Relaxicons.
I chose NOT to list the following types of Cons on the grounds that they are only marginally related to SF: Gaming Cons, Furry Cons, & Comic Cons. ( However, they do have a strong Fantasy element so I may wind up listing them eventually, but for now the focus of my list is on traditional Fannish SF Cons.)
Note: ( ? ) after the title of a Con means I’m not sure if I’ve placed the Con in the correct year, or if I have it numbered correctly.
1948:
Toronto – ( TORCON 1 – WORLDCON 6 ).
1967:
Kingston – KINGCON.
1968:
Toronto – TORONTO TRIPLE-FAN FAIR 1.
1970:
Toronto – FAN FAIR 2.
Oromocto – OROMOCTOCON.
1971:
Vancouver – VANCOUVER SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION 1 ( VCON 1 ).
Calgary – ALBERTA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE 1.
1972:
Vancouver – VANCOUVER SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION 2 ( VCON 2 ).
Calgary – ALBERTA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE 2.
1973:
Toronto – ( TORCON 2 – WORLDCON 31 )
1974:
Vancouver – VCON 3.
1975:
Vancouver – VCON 4.
Calgary – UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY SCIENCE FICTION WEEK.
Toronto – FAN FAIR 3.
1976:
Vancouver – VCON 5.
Toronto – TORONTO STAR TREK CON 1976 (1st Cdn ST Con), ALPHA DRACONIS.
1977:
Vancouver – WESTERCON 30.
Toronto – SUMMERCON ( FAN FAIR 4 ).
1978:
Vancouver – VCON 6, RAIN 1.
Edmonton – NONCON 1.
Winnipeg – UNCON.
Ottawa – MAPLECON 1.
Toronto – OZYMANDIUS 1, PRUNECON, SCIENCE FICTION WEEKEND.
Halifax – HALCON 1 ( ? ).
1979:
Vancouver – VCON 7, KULACON 1.
Edmonton – NONCON 2.
Ottawa – MAPLECON 2.
Toronto – BETA DRACONIS ( ? ), NASFACON 1 ( ? ), OZYMANDIUS 2.
Montreal – BOREAL 1 ( ? ).
Halifax – HALCON 2 ( ? ).
1980:
Delta – VCON 8.
Vancouver – RAIN TOO ( 2 ).
Edmonton – NONCON 3.
Ottawa – MAPLECON 3.
Toronto – GAMMA DRACONIS ( ? ), NASFACON 2 ( ? ), TORQUE 1.
Montreal – BOREAL 2 ( ? ).
Halifax – ( HALCON 3 – CANVENTION 1 ).3
1981:
Victoria – FAIR ISLE.
Vancouver – ( VCON 9 – CANVENTION 2 ), RAIN TREE ( 3 ).
Calgary – NONCON 4.
Ottawa – MAPLECON 4.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 1 ( ? ), DELTA DRACONIS, TORQUE 2.
Montreal – BOREAL 3 ( ? ).
Halifax – HALCON 4.
1982:
Victoria – IMAGINE.
Vancouver – VCON 10, RAIN FORE ( 4 ).
Edmonton – ( NONCON 5 – CANVENTION 3 ).
Ottawa – GALLIFREY.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 2, EPISILON DRACONIS, NASFACON 3, TORQUE 3.
Chicoutimi – CHICOUTICON ( BOREAL 4 ).
Halifax – HALCON 5.
1983:
Victoria – CONSTELLATION.
Richmond – VCON 11.
Vancouver – RAIN CINQ ( 5 ).
Calgary – NONCON 6.
Ottawa – ( MAPLECON 5 – CANVENTION 4 ), INCOGNICON.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 3, MILLENIUM CON.
Halifax – HALCON 6.
1984:
Vancouver – CONCENTRIC, VCON 12, RAIN FINALE ( 6 )
Calgary – CONVERSION 1.
Edmonton – NONCON 7.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 1.
Ottawa – MAPLECON 6, WORLD FANTASY CON.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 4, INCOGNICON.
Waterloo – WILFCON 1.
Halifax – HALCON 7.
1985:
Vancouver – VCON 13.
Calgary – CONVERSION 2, ONOCON 1.
Red Deer – NONCON 8.
Edmonton – MICRON 1.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 2.
Ottawa – MAPLECON 7.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 5, TORQUE 4.
Oakville – OPUSCON 1.4
Kitchener – WHO PARTY 7.
Quebec City – BOREAL 7.
Halifax – ( HALCON 8 – CANVENTION 5 ).
1986:
Vancouver – ( VCON 14 – CANVENTION 6
Drumheller – HOODOOCON 1 ( ? ).
Edmonton – CONTROVERSY 1, MICRON 2, NONCON 9 (& VIRUSCON 2)
Drayton Valley – DRACON.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 3.
Ottawa – MAPLECON 8, BYCON 1.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 6, OPUSCON 2.
Rexdale – WHO PARTY 8.
Waterloo – ( WILFCON 2 – BLIZZARD CON ).
London – LONDON ANNUAL FANTASY MEDIA CONVENTION ( ? ).
Longueil – BOREAL 8.
Halifax – HALCON 9.
1987:
Vancouver – VCON 15, UNICON.
Campbell River – GENERIC CON 1.
Calgary – CONVERSION 4 (& VIRUSCON 4), ONOCON 3 (&VIRUSCON 3).
Drumheller – HOODOOCON 2.
Edmonton – NONCON 10.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 4.
Ottawa – MAPLECON 9, OTTAWA SF FESTIVAL.
Toronto – ( AD ASTRA 7 – CANVENTION 7 ), OPUSCON 3, TORONTO TREK CELEBRATION 1 ( ? ),WHO PARTY 9.
London – LONDON ANNUAL FANTASY MEDIA CONVENTION ( ? ).
Waterloo – WILFCON 3.
Montreal – BOREAL 9.
Halifax – HALCON 10.
1988:
Vancouver – VCON 16.
Calgary – CONVERSION 5, NONCON 11, STAR TREK CON 1988.
Edmonton – 25 YEARS OF DR. WHO, NONOCON 1.
Winnipeg – ( KEYCON 5 – CANVENTION 8 ).
Ottawa – FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE FICTION, MAPLECON 10, PINEKONE 1.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 8, DITTO 1, TORONTO TREK CELEBRATION 2.
Chicoutimi – BOREAL 10.
Waterloo – WILFCON 4.5
1989:
Vancouver – MYTHCON 20, VCON 17.
Banff – ( BANFF INTERNATIONAL 1 – NONCON 12 ).
Calgary – CANCON 2 ( ? ), CONVERSION 6, STAR TREK CON 1989.
Edmonton – CONTEXT 1989, FIRST CONTACT, NONOCON TOO ( 2 ).
Winnipeg – KEYCON 6.
Ottawa – BOREAL 11, MAPLECON 11, ( PINEKONE 2 – CANVENTION 9 ).
Toronto – AD ASTRA 9, TORONTO TREK CELEBRATION 3, SMOFCON 6.
Waterloo – WILFCON 5.
Montreal – CONCEPT 1 ( ? ).
1990:
Victoria – ICON 1.
Vancouver – VCON 18, WHO PARTY WEST.
Calgary – ( CONVERSION 7 – CANVENTION 10 ), NONCON 13, STAR TREK CON1990.
Edmonton – NONOCON 3.
Winnipeg – CREATION CON, KEYCON 7.
Regina – CONBINE 0.
Ottawa – CONVALESCENCE 1 , PINEKONE 3.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 10, CANCON 3, CREATION CON, TORONTO TREK CELEBRATION 4.
Waterloo – WILFCON 6.
Montreal – CONCEPT 2 ( ? ).
Wolfville – WOLFCON 1990.
Halifax – NOVACON 4 ( ? ).
1991:
Victoria – ICON 2.
Richmond – VCON 18.5.
Vancouver – CREATION CON, ( VCON 19 – WESTERCON 44 ).
Calgary – CON-FEDERATION, CONVERSION 8, CREATION CON, STAR TREK CON 1991.
Edmonton – ( CONTEXT 91 – CANVENTION 11 ), CREATION CON, NONCON 14, 25 YEARS OF STAR TREK CON.
Hinton – OUT OF CONTEXT.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 8.
Brandon – BEACON.
Ottawa – CREATION CON, ( MAPLECON 11.5 – BIZARRE BAZAAR ), ( O’CANADA: Downsized MAPLECON 12 ),
Toronto – AD ASTRA 11, CREATION CON, TORONTO TREK 5.
Kitchener – WILFCON 7.
London – RHINO 1.
Mississauga – FILKONTARIO 1.
Montreal – CREATION CON, CONCEPT 1991.
Wolfville – COMUNICON.
Halifax – NOVACON 5.6
1992:
Victoria – ICON 3.
Richmond – VCON 19.5.
Vancouver – CREATION CON, NONCON 15.
Calgary – CONVERSION 9, STAR TREK CON 1992.
Edmonton – CREATION CON.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 9.
Ottawa – CANCON, CREATION CON, MAPLECON 13.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 12, CREATION CON, TORONTO TREK 6, WHO PARTY 10.
Kitchener – ( WILFCON 8 – CANVENTION 12 ).
London – RHINOCON 2.
Mississauga – FILKONTARIO 2.
Montreal – CONVICTION, CREATION CON, TRANSWARP.
Wolfville – WOLFCON 5, COMUNICON 2.
Halifax – NOVACON 6.
1993:
Vancouver – CREATION CON, VCON 20.
Prince George – SPRUCECON.
Calgary – CONVERSION 10, CREATION CON, NONCON 16, STAR TREK CON 1993.
Edmonton – CREATION CON.
Vulcan – VULCON 1.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 10.
Saskatoon – CREATION CON.
Ottawa – CANCON 1993, CREATION CON, RELAPSE.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 13, CHRONIC HYSTERESIS, CREATION CON, STAR TREK EARTH TOUR,TORONTO TREK 7.
Bellville – CONSANITY.
Kitchener – WILFCON 9 ( ? ).
Mississauga – FILKONTARIO 3.
Oakwood – PSEUDO-OPUSCON.
Montreal – CONCEPT 1993, CONVICTION 1993, CREATION CON, K&L SCI-FI MEDIA CELEBRATION, MONTREAL SCIENCE FICTION FESTIVAL 1, TRANSWARP, WHO CON 1993.
Wolfville – ( WOLFCON 6 – CANVENTION 13 ).
Halifax – NOVACON 7.
St. John – KINGCON
1994:
Vancouver – CREATION CON, SCIENCE OF MURDER.
Calgary – CONVERSION 11, ONOCON 1994, STAR TREK CON 1994.
Edmonton – CREATION CON, NONCON 17, TERRACON 1994.
Vulcan – VULCON 2.
Winnipeg – ( CONADIAN WORLDCON – CANVENTION 14 ), KEYCON 11, KEYCLONE 1994.
Ottawa – CONCINNITY 1, CANCON 1994, RELAPSE.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 14, CREATION CON, EYE OF ORION 2, TORONTO TREK 8.
Brampton – PRIMEDIA 1.
Etobicoke – FILKONTARIO 4.
Waterloo – WILFCON 10.7
Woodstock – NOVA TREK.
Montreal – CREATION CON, FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE FICTION 2, TRANSWARP.
Laval – CONVICTION 1994.
Halifax – TREK CON.
1995:
Victoria – PACIFICON 1995.
Vancouver – SCIENCE OF SURVIVAL, SF SATURDAY (EV CON), X-FILES CREATION CON.
Kamloops – INTERCON 1995.
Banff – ( BANFFCON 2 – NONCON 18 ).
Calgary – CALCON 10, CONVERSION 12, ONOCON 1995, STAR TREK CON 1995.
Edmonton – CREATION CON.
Vulcan – VULCON 3.
Saskatoon – STAR EXPO.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 12.
Ottawa – ( BOREAL 12 – CANCON 1995 – CANVENTION 15 ), CONCINNITY 2, QUADCON 6.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 15, COSTUME CON 13, CREATION CON, EYE OF ORION 3, PRIMEDIA 2, TORONTO TREK 9, X-FILES CREATION CON.
Guelph – FILKONTARIO 5.
Montreal – CREATION CON, CONCEPT 1995.
Laval – CONVICTION 1995.
St. John – KINGCON 1995.
1996:
Richmond – VCON 21.
Calgary – ( CONVERSION 13 – CANVENTION 16 ), STAR TREK CON 1996.
Vulcan – VULCON 4.
Winnipeg – ( KEYCON 13 – NONCON 19 ), OURCON 1.
Saskatoon – ECLIPSECON ( ? ), BATCON ( ? ).
Ottawa – CANCON 1996, CONCINNITY 3.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 16, FLEET ACADEMY NORTH, FILKONTARIO 6, ( PRIMEDIA 3 – EYE OF ORION 4 ), TORONTO TREK 10.
Brampton – SCIENCE FICTION SATURDAY.
Hamilton – STARBASE ENDEAVOUR.
London – RHINOCON 3.
Montreal – ( CONCEPT – BOREAL ).
Wolfville – WOLFCON 7.
Halifax – FALCON 2 ( ? ), MARITIME SF FESTIVAL 1, TREKCON 4 ( ? ).
St. John – KINGCON 1996.
1997:
Surrey – VCON 22.
Calgary – CONVERSION 14.
Lethbridge – NONCON 20.
Winnipeg – CONQUEST, KEYCON 14.
Ottawa – CONCINNITY 4 ( ? ).
Toronto – AD ASTRA 17, ECLIPTICON ( ? ), FILK ONTARIO 7, TORONTO TREK 11, ( PRIMEDIA 4 – CANVENTION 17 ).
Montreal – ( CONCEPT 1997 – BOREAL 1997 ).
Wolfville – WOLFCON 8.
Truro – FIRST CONTACT.
Halifax – FALCON 3.
St. John – KINGCON 1997.
1998:
Surrey – VCON 23.
Calgary – CONVERSION15.
Edmonton – EARTHSTATION 1998.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 15, OURCON 2.
Ottawa – CONCINNITY 5 ( ? ).
Toronto – AD ASTRA 18, ANIME NORTH, FILKONTARIO 8, PRIMEDIA 5, TORONTO TREK 12.
Montreal – ( CONCEPT 1998 – BOREAL 1998 – CANVENTION 18 ).
Dartmouth – MARITIME SF FESTIVAL.
Halifax – MARFEST 1998.
Fredericton – INCONSEQUENTIAL.
St. John – KINGCON 1998.
1999:
Surrey – VCON 24.
Calgary – CONVERSION 16.
Edmonton – CONSPEC 1.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 16.
Ottawa – CONCINNITY 6 ( ? ).
Toronto – AD ASTRA 19, CANADIAN NATIONAL SF EXPO 1 ( ? ), COSTUME CONFERENCE NORTH 2, FILKONTARIO 9, PRIMEDIA 6, TORONTO TREK 13.
Montreal – ( CONCEPT 1999 – BOREAL 1999 ), EMPIRECON 1, EMPIRECON 2.
Fredericton – ( INCONSEQUENTIAL 2 – CANVENTION 19 ).
2000:
Surrey – VCON 25.
Calgary – CONVERSION 17.
Edmonton – CONSPEC 2K.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 17.
Ottawa – CONCINNITY 7 ( ? ).
Toronto – AD ASTRA 20, ANIME NORTH, CANADIAN NATIONAL SF EXPO 2 ( ? ), COSTUME CONFERENCE NORTH 3, PRIMEDIA 7, ( TORONTO TREK 14 – CANVENTION 20 ), WHO PARTY 12.
Mississauga – CON-MONALITY 2, FILKONTARIO 10.
Montreal – ( CONCEPT 2000 – BOREAL 2000 ).
2001:
Victoria – COMIC BOOK, SCI-FI & FANTASY CON.
Vancouver – AKA KON 2001, MERLIN’S MADNESS 2, SEATREK 2001.
Burnaby – ( VCON 26 – CANVENTION 21 ).
Richmond – GATECON 2001.9
Calgary – CONVERSION 18, COSTUME CON 19.
Edmonton – ANIMETHON 8, CONFUSION, CONSPEC 3.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 18.
Ottawa – CANCON 2001.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 21, ANIME NORTH, TORONTO TREK 15.
Mississauga – FILKONTARIO 11.
Montreal – WORLD FANTASY CON 27.
2002:
Vancouver – GATECON 2002, VCON 27.
Calgary – ANIMETHON 9, ( CONVERSION 19 – CANVENTION 22 ).
Winnipeg – KEYCON 19.
Toronto – ANIME NORTH 2002, DITTO 15, FILKONTARIO 12, TORONTO TREK 16.
Mississauga – CTHULHU CON.
Montreal – CONCEPT 2002.
2003:
Vancouver – VCON 28.
Burnaby – ANIME EVOLUTION 2003.
Richmond – GATECON 2003.
Calgary – CONVERSION 20, OTAFEST.
Edmonton – ANIMETHON 10.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 20.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 22, FILKONTARIO 13, ( TORCON 3 WORLDCON 61 – CANVENTION 23), TORONTO TREK 17.
2004:
Burnaby – GATECON 2004, VCON 29.
Richmond – ANIME EVOLUTION 2004.
Calgary – CONVERSION 21, OTAFEST 2004.
Winnipeg – AI-KON 2004, KEYCON 21.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 23, ANIME NORTH 2004, FILKONTARIO 14, TORONTO ANIMECON, TORONTO SCI-FI CON.
Montreal – ( BOREAL 2004 – CANVENTION 24 ).
2005:
Victoria – KEICON.
Vancouver – ANIME EVOLUTION 2005.
Richmond – VCON 30.
Calgary – ( WESTERCON 58 – CANVENTION 25 ).
Edmonton – ANIMETHON 2005.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 22.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 24.
2006:
Victoria – KEI-CON IV: A NEW HOPE, RIMCON VICTORIA.
Vancouver – OFFICIAL STARGATE SG-1 & STARGATE ATLANTIS CONVENTION.
Richmond – TIMELESS DESTINATIONS, VCON 31.
Burnaby – ANIME EVOLUTION.
Calgary – CON-VERSION 22, OTAFEST 06.
Edmonton – ANIMETHON 13.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 23.
Toronto – AD ASTRA 25, CORFLU 23, (TORONTO TREK 20 – CANVENTION 26).
2007:
Richmond – (VCON 32 – CANVENTION 27), TIMELESS DESTINATIONS (STARGATE)
Burnaby – ANIME EVOLUTION.
Calgary – CON-VERSION 23.
Edmonton – PURE SPECULATION 3.
Winnipeg – KEYCON 24.
Toronto – WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2007.
Montreal – CON*CEPT 2007.
St. John’s – SCI-FI ON THE ROCK 1.
2008:
Surrey – VCON 33.
Burnaby – ANIME EVOLUTION.
Calgary – WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION 2008.
Winnipeg – (KEYCON 25 – CANVENTION 28).
Toronto – AD ASTRA 2008.
St. John’s – SCI-FI ON THE ROCK 2.