Edmonton conference planning · Starting prices in CAD
Events run end to end.Campaigns run to win.
Event and campaign budgets often leak in the handoffs between a planner, a designer and an agency. We run events from venue hold to strike as one team, at published starting prices for events, political events and campaigns. We do not bill packages by the hour. Every package starts with the plan.
Proposal in 2 business days.
Who we work with
- AssociationsExecutive directors and conference chairs with a conference or AGM to run.The 2027 Conference Desk
- Agencies and public affairs firmsYour clients' events, produced under your lead.Production partners
- Campaigns and partiesAnnouncements, rallies and war rooms ahead of the October 18, 2027 Alberta election.Campaign services
- Cultural nonprofitsFestivals, galas and community events that need to fill the room.Event packages
Packages · CAD, before GST
Start with a plan. Stay for the season.
Three rungs for associations. Starting prices, published. Packages are never billed by the hour. Venue, catering and AV are paid by you, directly.
Rung 01 · The smaller first step
The 2027 Conference Plan
$1,500one time, two weeks
- Three venue options
- A budget and a backward timeline to event day
- 20 sponsor targets
- Credited in full if you sign the Desk by December 18, 2026
Not ready yet? Try the free Spring 2027 Conference Countdown.
Book a 20-minute callRung 02 · Three conferences a season
The 2027 Conference Desk
from$6,000/month, 6-month term
Your spring conference, run from venue hold to the report your board reads, with one producer you can call.
- Event management and communications, one producer
- Sponsor deck and tier sheet in the first 30 days
- AGM run of show and floor plan
- Board-ready wrap-up report and a 2028 date-hold plan
Book by December 18 to hold a January start. See everything the Desk covers.
Rung 03 · Next year, without starting over
Event Partner Retainer
from$4,000/month, 12-month term
For associations with a conference and an AGM every year. The next step after a Conference Desk, starting from your 2028 date-hold plan.
- Annual conference and AGM on one 12-month calendar
- Sponsor package carried year to year
- One producer who knows your members
Design and sponsorship commission extra.
Book a 20-minute callOur guarantees
We guarantee the plan. Never attendance, votes or coverage.
Plan guarantee: your full run of show and vendor plan within 30 days of the start date (14 days if your event is less than 60 days away), or your next monthly fee is waived. The start date is the day you confirm the event date, budget range and decision-maker; client delays extend the deadline day for day. Full terms.
Other events
Edmonton event production
For associations, cultural organizations and political parties: conferences, AGMs, conventions and festivals in Edmonton, across Alberta and Saskatchewan. Take one package or all four.
One event 4 packages
Event Day Support
Short-notice help on the day: registration, run of show, AV and volunteer leads, up to 10 hours on site, with a pre-event call and a run-of-show review. Travel extra outside Edmonton. More on Event Day Support.
$1,500/day$1,000 each extra day
AGM Production
Your annual general meeting: run of show and floor plan, agenda timing, registration and sign-in, AV coordination and a producer on the day. You run the vote. A member-notice email and agenda template within 5 business days of signing. More on AGMs.
From$3,500per AGM, travel extra outside Edmonton
Town Hall and Public Meeting Production
One town hall or public meeting: venue and room set, AV, sign-in, a moderator run of show and a producer on the night. More on town halls.
From$2,500per meeting, plus travel
Gala and Fundraising Dinner Production
Run of show, vendor plan, program and sponsor recognition, and a producer on the night. Every sponsor thanked from the stage, in the order you approve. You sign and pay vendors directly. More on galas.
From$7,500per gala
AGM, town hall and gala: run of show 14 days before the event, or $500 off (full terms). The fee is credited if you sign the Desk or Event Partner Retainer by December 18, 2026.
Build your own desk 6 packages
The Event Desk
Event Management and Event Communications together. One producer owns your event from venue booking to the wrap-up report. Plan guarantee: your full run of show and vendor plan within 30 days, or your next monthly fee is waived (full terms).
From$6,000/month3-month minimum
Event Management
Venues and vendors, budget, run of show, speaker and VIP logistics, volunteers, on-site management and wrap-up.
From$3,500/month3-month minimum
Event Communications
Social media, media relations, an on-site media desk, a crisis plan and an on-call crisis lead for event week. More on public relations.
From$2,500/month
Event Creative and Design
Event identity, event website or platform setup, program, signage, badges and on-site print. More on creative services.
From$4,500fixed fee, set by scope
Sponsorship and Funding
Sponsor deck and tiers, sponsor outreach and fulfilment, grant application support. Grant writing is a flat fee, never a commission. Sponsorship guarantee: the cash sponsorships we secure cover the $2,500 setup fee, or we refund the difference (full terms). More on sponsorship.
$2,500 setup+ 10% of cash sponsorships we secure
Full-Service Event Desk
All four packages, one team.
10% offthe four packages; add-ons not discounted
Announcements and rallies
Political events
Announcements and rallies run live on the evening news. Winston was Digital Strategist for every announcement of a winning provincial campaign.
Announcement and Rally Production
Site, staging, visuals, media riser, run of show and advance for one announcement or rally. Free: the announcement run-of-show template. More on announcements and rallies.
From$2,500per event, plus travel
Campaign Events Desk
Every announcement and rally for a campaign or writ period.
From$10,000/month
Recent work, by the numbers
Rooms we filled.
Worked with · client and contractor engagements
- Chinatown Transformation Collaborative
- Edmonton Dragon Festival
- Saskatchewan Party
- Conservative Party of Canada
- Kerry Diotte, Edmonton Griesbach
Campaigns and public affairs
Flipped a federal seat. Won a council ward on a recount.
Campaigns and public affairs for federal, provincial and municipal candidates, nomination races, advocacy groups and associations.
The race 6 packages
Campaign Readiness Audit
Two-week review of your message, brand, digital and team, plus a 90-day plan. Start with the free 2027 Campaign Readiness Checklist.
$2,500fixed price
Candidate Nomination Package
Nomination race strategy, membership sign-up drive, member outreach and call scripts, candidate brand and social kit, nomination speech and meeting-day floor plan, and turnout for the nomination meeting.
From$7,500fixed fee, set by riding size
Candidate Nomination Printing Package
Pairs with the Nomination Package. Design and printing of 2,500 6x9 literature cards, 1,000 business cards, 500 buttons, 1 pull-up banner and 1,000 4x9 get-out-the-vote cards.
From$3,000design included
Campaign Retainer
Strategy, messaging, brand, digital, print coordination, war room and GOTV through election day. Includes everything in the War Room Sprint and Turnout Push.
$6,000–$10,000per month
War Room Sprint
For campaigns not on a retainer: media monitoring, rapid response, ad management and daily reporting for the final weeks.
From$6,000
Turnout Push
For campaigns not on a retainer: get-out-the-vote plan, volunteer schedule, call and text scripts, turnout ads for the last 10 days.
From$3,500
Phones and polling 2 packages
IVR Polling
Automated phone (IVR) poll: questionnaire design, fieldwork through our research partner, and a topline and crosstab briefing.
From$3,750by sample size and length
Telephone Ring Test
Checks every phone number on your campaign's own list to confirm it is still in service, so volunteers and call programs skip dead numbers.
$1,250per test
Public affairs and growth 3 packages
Government Relations
Stakeholder mapping, meeting strategy, briefing notes and advocacy campaigns.
Quotedper project
Brand and Growth Sprint
30-day brand refresh, key message, and launch of one social or paid campaign.
$4,500fixed price
Growth Retainer
Strategy, content, social and paid ads, monthly report.
$3,000–$5,000per month
Marketing
One team on your marketing, all year.
For associations, nonprofits and campaigns that want the same team between events. Monthly, never billed by the hour.
Marketing agency 2 packages
Marketing Essentials
A monthly marketing plan, social content and posting on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook, one email newsletter a month, and a monthly report. More on digital marketing.
From$2,500per month
Marketing Full
Everything in Essentials, plus campaign planning, website updates and landing pages, paid ads management and a quarterly strategy review.
From$5,000per month
Add-ons
Quoted per project.
All suppliers, including venues, catering and AV, bill you directly, never through us. We find and manage them for you.
Photo, video and livestream
Event photography, video and livestreaming, in house or through our bench.
Quotedper project
Translation
Event materials and signage in another language, reviewed by us.
Quotedper project
Ad design
Print, digital and outdoor ads for your event.
Quotedper project
First call
20 minutes. Bring the date and the rough size.
Proposal
Scope, fee and timeline in writing. Work starts when you accept it.
Start date
You confirm the event date, budget range and decision-maker.
The plan
Full run of show and vendor plan within 30 days, or 14 if your event is under 60 days away.
The build
Venues, vendors, design, sponsors and media on one calendar, with weekly numbers.
Event week
One producer runs the show on site, from load-in to strike.
Wrap-up
A report with the numbers: attendance, sponsorship, media and budget.
For agencies and public affairs firms
Your clients' events, produced under your lead
Agencies and government relations firms bring us in to produce their clients' announcements, receptions, town halls and conferences. You keep the client and the strategy. We never pitch your clients for any other work.
- Option one
Refer the client
We contract and run the event at our published prices.
- Option two
Or bring us in
You contract your client. We produce under your lead, as your production team.
- Either way
One producer on the day
From venue hold to strike, with a name next to every job.
Free tools
Not ready to talk? Start here.
Every election tracker, free: churchillstrategy.ca/elections. Canada’s big-city councils, live: churchillstrategy.ca/big-cities
Questions
Before you book
Can you run our spring 2027 conference?
Yes. The 2027 Conference Desk runs your spring conference and AGM from venue hold to wrap-up, from $6,000/month on a 6-month term. We take three spring conferences a season. Book by December 18 to hold a January start.
Is there a smaller first step?
Yes. The 2027 Conference Plan is $1,500 for two weeks: three venue options, a budget, a backward timeline and 20 sponsor targets. It is credited in full if you sign the Desk by December 18, 2026.
What kinds of events do you produce?
Party conventions and AGMs, campaign announcements and rallies, association conferences, international conferences, festivals and championships.
Do you work outside Edmonton?
Yes. We are based in Edmonton and produce events across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Canada.
How do you price an event?
By scope and length: a monthly fee for management and communications, fixed prices for design, published above. Packages are never billed by the hour. Work outside your proposal is quoted first at $150 an hour, before GST, and starts only once you approve it in writing.
Who pays the venue, catering and AV?
You do, directly. We find and coordinate the vendors; you sign with them and pay them, so your event budget never runs through us.
Can you help find sponsors and funding?
Yes. We build the sponsor package, make the asks and support grant applications. We co-led outreach that brought in 54 hosts, funders, sponsors and partners for the 2026 International Chinatown Conference (CTC's recap).
Do you offer a guarantee?
Yes, two. On The 2027 Conference Desk and The Event Desk, you get your full run of show and vendor plan within 30 days of the start date (14 days if your event is less than 60 days away), or your next monthly fee is waived. The start date is the day you confirm the event date, budget range and decision-maker. Client delays extend the deadline day for day. If we miss it, you may also end the term on 30 days' written notice. On Sponsorship and Funding, the cash sponsorships we secure cover the $2,500 setup fee by your event date (or 120 days after setup, if that comes first or there is no event date), or we refund the difference. Only cash paid or committed in writing counts. We never guarantee attendance, votes or media coverage. Full terms.
Do you plan association AGMs and annual conferences?
Yes. The Event Partner Retainer puts your annual conference and AGM on one 12-month calendar, with the sponsor package carried year to year. From $4,000/month on a 12-month term.
Can you produce events for the 2027 Alberta election?
Yes. Announcement and Rally Production starts at $2,500 per event plus travel. The Campaign Events Desk covers every announcement and rally for a campaign or writ period, from $10,000/month. Alberta's next general election is scheduled for October 18, 2027.
Do you still run campaigns?
Yes. Campaigns are where our method comes from: strategy, war rooms and turnout, with one plan built backward from election day. Every event we produce draws on it. Political campaigns.
Not sure which fits?
Tell us your date. We'll match the package.
Book a 20-minute call. We'll tell you which package fits, with a timeline and a starting price.
Proposal in 2 business days.

