About us
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Centre for Inquiry Canada - Eastern Canada's meetup provides information about our in-person events for humanists, secularists, rationalists, and skeptics, from Ontario east to Newfoundland. If you are looking for events in western regions, please visit CFIC-West
For online meetings and webinars, please visit our Virtual Branch
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Are There Limits To Free Inquiry? Where Do Values And Ethics Come From? Does Science Have All The Answers? Should Multicultural Rights Trump Universal Human Rights?
You’ve Got Answers? We’ve Got Questions.
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NOTICE: CFIC DOES NOT POST ANY OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT ON THIS MEETUP. PLEASE IGNORE ALL SUCH OFFERS, AS THEY ARE ILLEGAL SCAMS
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Centre for Inquiry Canada runs open and friendly events and discussions. Please help us to keep it that way!
CFIC wants to ensure that anyone attending our events and/or discussions is able to participate in them fully, and we are committed to providing a safe and hospitable environment for everyone, regardless of sex/gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion.
We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please notify an organizer or member of the leadership team and we will work to resolve the issue. (You can also reach us by email at cficanada@centreforinquiry.ca.)
The CFIC event organizers and leadership team reserve the right to remove anyone from an event if we deem their actions to be disruptive to the event and/or its participants.
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Centre for Inquiry Canada is the largest Freethought, Skeptic and Scientific Advocacy group in Canada. We operate through 10 branches across the Country and incorporate the tireless efforts of hundreds of volunteers in our daily mission to advance knowledge and education in all areas of human endeavor. - See more at: http://centreforinquiry.ca/about-us/
We have a variety of meetings and events - lectures, discussion groups, as well as social activities.
Please feel free to go ahead and suggest lectures, social activities and discussions if you think it would interest other members of this meetup. You do not need to be an organizer to do so.
We are a branch of CFI Canada
Did you know that CFIC relies on memberships and donations?
We are glad you are here! Obviously, you have committed to critical thinking and applying critical thinking to make the world a better place. We need more people like you to promote critical thinking, science and secularism. But we need more than that. To run an organization like CFIC requires funds.
If you can afford to help us financially, we would really appreciate it. Please visit our website to see all of our amazing content and then, why not join CFIC?
CFIC is a registered charity in Canada. Your membership fee and all donations are eligible for a charitable tax receipt.
Upcoming events
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Skeptics in the Pub: Ottawa
The Lieutenants Pump, 361 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON, CAMeet friendly skeptics, atheists, humanists and freethinkers for Skeptics in the Pub. If you’re tired of listening to people make unlikely claims or outlandish theories, come out and meet new friends instead.
Co-hosted by Humanist Ottawa and Centre for Inquiry Canada, we meet regularly on the first Tuesday of each month. It’s an informal, warm and fun atmosphere. Join the free-wheeling conversation.
FOR ALL RETURNING SKEPTICS: you already know the fun involved so bring a friend.Alternative Meetings and Support: If you can’t make it to the park, CFIC offers several other ways to connect:
- Online Secular Chat - Ottawa West is hosted by the CFI Secular Community Network every Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm (Sept 2).
- Skeptics in the Park meets nearby this Saturday (Sept 5).
- Living Without Religion is CFIC's monthly online support group held on the first Sunday of every month (Sept 6).
- Secular groups in Ottawa lists local and like-minded organizations.
- Recovering from Religion (RfR) is setting up an Ottawa branch this fall in cooperation with CFIC. If you're interested in volunteering, go to their website or ask one of the organizers at the event.
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CFIC Volunteer Academy
·OnlineOnline# Where Are the People You Want at Your Event?
CFIC Volunteer Academy: Getting People to Your Events
Week 2 — WHERE: Finding and Reaching Your AudienceYou know who would be interested in your event. Now comes the next challenge:
How do you actually reach them?
The answer isn't simply “post it everywhere.” Effective promotion means finding the communities, organizations, networks and platforms where your audience already exists—and getting your event in front of them.
You don't have to be an event organizer to benefit. This session is for anyone who organizes CFIC events, helps promote or support them, wants practical ways to contribute as a volunteer, or simply wants to understand how effective event promotion works.
### In just 30 minutes, you'll learn how to:
- Identify the best free and low-cost places to promote an event.
- Reach new audiences through community groups, event platforms and social media.
- Use speakers, volunteers, partners and other organizations to expand your reach.
- Find local calendars, universities, libraries and other community channels that are often overlooked.
- Build a simple multi-channel campaign instead of relying on one announcement.
The central principle is:
Don't try to build an audience from scratch. Find the places where your audience already exists.
A small, highly relevant community can be much more valuable than thousands of people who have little reason to care.
### Event Details
📅 Date: Friday, October 9th, 2026
🕒 Time: 4:00 PM PT (7:00 PM ET)
⏰ Length: 30 minutes
💻 Location: Zoom (Online)
🎟️ Cost: Free
👥 Who can attend: EveryoneNo marketing experience is required.
### Three Weeks. Three Questions.
Week 1 — WHO: Who should we reach, and why should they care?
Week 2 — WHERE: Where can we find and reach those people?
Week 3 — WHAT: What do we say to get their attention and move them to action?
Ready to stop hoping people discover your events and start putting them where the right people will actually see them?Register free → Learn where to find the audiences your events are missing.
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Past events
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