President’s Report
Dear Members,
I hope the year is off to a strong start for all of you. CAVPA started the year on a high note in January with our best-attended AGM to date, and I want to thank everyone who made the time to join, participate, and share ideas. The level of engagement we’re seeing across the country is truly encouraging, and it reinforces the importance of the work we’re doing together.
Looking back on 2025, it was a year of steady progress. From ongoing advocacy and industry events to the growing visibility of our Buy Canada message, CAVPA stayed active and present in meaningful ways, while also significantly expanding our engagement with event planners on LinkedIn.
Earlier this month, I returned to the Go West Conference in Edmonton for a main-stage panel discussion on safety, ethics, and transparency in our industry. It was a thoughtful conversation, and I appreciated the opportunity to help raise the profile of the challenges and expectations facing our members, as well as the industry more broadly. We also hosted a CAVPA meetup for members attending the conference, and it was great to connect in person, compare notes, and share a bit of industry news.
I also want to share an update on the 2026 AV Industry Data Survey. We’ve issued an RFP and are now awaiting proposals so we can determine what’s realistic within our budget and select the right approach. At the same time, we’ve started discussions with Destination Canada and Meetings Mean Business Canada to explore where our work might align, especially around economic impact and national-level data. The goal is to ensure the story of our sector is backed by solid numbers, not just anecdotes.
At the end of January, I had a productive call with MP Terry Beech on several CAVPA priorities, including competition issues and what Buy Canada should mean in federal procurement. It was an encouraging discussion. He understood the challenges we outlined and committed to bringing these concerns forward to colleagues and the appropriate legislative committees.
Platinum Sponsors: Continued…
Canadian Audio Visual Providers Association | Association Canadienne des fournisseurs de services audiovisuels
PRESIDENT
Tim Lang
Marketing
Proshow Audiovisual
Burnaby, BC
T: 604-293-1771
E: timlang@proshow.com
VICE–PRESIDENT
Bruce DeMond
Advanced Systems
Halifax, NS
T: 902-454-4742
E: bruce@advancedsystems.ca
TREASURER
Cal McCarthy
Marketing SW Event Technology
Kelowna, BC
T: 250-868-3333 ext 2233
E: cmccarthy@sw-online.com
DIRECTORS
Martin Blanchard Sponsorship Expert’Ease Productions
Montreal, QC
T: 514-444-7723
E: martin@expertease.ca
Kyle Brooks Marketing Chair, Strategy Bespoke Audio Visual
Etobicoke, ON
T: 647-797-9911
E: kyle.brooks@bespokeav.ca
Garry Hale AVentPro
Winnipeg, MB
T: 204-226-5565
E: hale@aventpro.com
Jim Harris
Membership Eastern Audio Limited
St. John’s, NFLD
T: 709 722 0864
Tyler Tardiff TKNL Boucherville, QC
T: 514-777-7335
Jason Wagner
Marketing Fifty North Events
Winnipeg, MB
T: 204-227-8951
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Carolyne Vigon
T: 416-491-2886
E: carolyne@cavpa.ca
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS (Ottawa Consultants)
Michael Wood
T: 613-265-9967
E: mike@cavpa.ca
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SC Media Canada is a Montreal-based high-end Audio/Video Distributor. We opened our doors in 1983 and have continued to grow ever since. We believe in providing value to our customers at every turn, whether it be through the products we distribute, or the services we provide.
www.theatrixx.com
Based in Montreal, Theatrixx Technologies is a manufacturer and distributor of technical equipment specially adapted for the performing arts, events and entertainment sectors.
We manufacture custom equipment which offers innovative solutions to video, lighting, power and cabling challenges.
As we look ahead, I want to wish everyone a successful and busy spring season. I hope to see many of you at Expo-Scène in Montréal on April 15–16, at our InfoComm reception in Las Vegas on June 18, and later this summer at our annual get-together and Town Hall once we finalize the date and location. If you haven’t made it out to a CAVPA event yet, I encourage you to join us. There’s no substitute for connecting in person with Canadian-owned peers and putting faces to names. These in-person connections are one of my favourite parts of CAVPA, and I genuinely look forward to them every year.
Thank you again for your ongoing support and participation. It makes a real difference in what we’re able to do on behalf of Canadian-owned AV companies across the country.
Tim Lang President, CAVPA
Event Highlights
Go West Conference, Edmondon AB - February 1-3, 2026
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Kiwi Productions
Bruce Lambert 13119 208 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5S 0L5
T – 780-860-0547
House-Front Production Services Inc.
Lee Forster 14D Exhibition Drive
Charlottetown, PE C1A 5Z5
T - 902-566-1760
Member News
In 2026 Proshow Audiovisual is celebrating 35 years of delivering exceptional experiences.
Founded in 1991 by Tim Lewis as Western Pro Show Rentals Ltd., Proshow began with a vision to elevate audiovisual and production support for conferences, conventions, and special events. Thirty-five years later, that vision has grown into a trusted Canadian brand supporting events of every size across the country and around the world. While Proshow has expanded, adapted, and refined its services over the years, the commitment to doing things the right way has never changed. Today, Proshow is known for boutique-level care, technical excellence, and a team dedicated to bringing clients’ ideas to life.
Expo-Scène
Infocomm 2026
CanSPEP Conference
Montreal
Las Vegas
April 15-16, 2026
June 17-19, 2026
Regina, SK June 22-24, 2026
NOTE: CAVPA has no involvement with this event but please advise if your company will be participating
CAVPA Summer Get Together
Who Are We?
CAVPA is a non-profit association representing Canadian-owned audio visual, sound, and lighting companies from coast to coast by engaging with the event industry, facilitating government advocacy, and creating career awareness.
Government Advocacy
l Facilitate and conduct direct government advocacy at the Provincial and Federal levels on issues of importance to our members.
l Educate governments on the significance of our industry and its economic and employment contributions.
l Promote recognition of our sector as a critical supply chain service provider supporting live events and communications for many other key sectors.
l Challenge monopolistic and anti-competitive practices that seek to harm the competitiveness and viability of Canadian owned AV companies.
l Collaborate with other aligned organizations’ advocacy efforts to help amplify our messages and goals.
Industry Engagement
l Engage with event planners, venues, and other industry stakeholders.
l Promote the benefits and value provided by Canadian-owned audio visual companies.
l Promote a fair opportunity for Canadian owned AV businesses to provide their services at events and venues across the country.
l Educate event planners on the options available when booking venues to help enable freedom of choice in AV vendor selection.
Career Awareness & Education
l Raise awareness of the many career opportunities with our members and industry.
l Engage with post secondary institutions to identify existing programs applicable to, but not targeted at, our industry such as stagecraft, film & television and recording programs, and work to promote our industry as a viable career option for graduates of these programs.
When you join CAVPA, you also get a membership in CFIB!
With 97,000 members, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is Canada’s largest association dedicated to increasing the odds of success for business owners. All CAVPA members can enjoy exclusive CFIB savings on essential business services like payment processing, banking, shipping, and payroll processing. Plus, you can get expert advice on virtually any HR, compliance, or business issue - and a stronger voice at all levels of government!
Platinum Sponsors:
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Platinum
l Maximum of 5 sponsors in this tier
l Sector protection
l 3 year commitment and first right of refusal for renewals
l Logo on CAVPA signage, website, newsletter & other promotional materials
l Optional participation at AGM & member events
l Complimentary advertisements in CAVPA newsletters (large size)
l Complimentary email distribution to CAVPA members (max once per month)
l $10,000/year ($CAD) annual sponsorship (paid annually)
Gold
l Sector protection
l 2 year commitment
l Logo on CAVPA website, newsletters and other select promotional materials
l Optional participation at AGM & member events
l Complimentary advertisements in CAVPA newsletters (medium size)
l Complimentary email distribution to CAVPA members (max once per quarter)
l $6,000/year ($CAD) annual sponsorship (paid annually)
Silver
l 2 year commitment
l Logo on CAVPA website, newsletters and other select promotional materials
l Optional participation at AGM & select member events
l Complimentary advertisements in CAVPA newsletters (small size)
l $3,000/year ($CAD) annual sponsorship (2yrs paid up front)
CAVPA MEMBER ROSTER
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Lumera Productions Inc.
Shane Archer 1563 Fremont Pl. Victoria, BC V8N 4R4 T - 250-412-7159
Proshow Audiovisual
Tim Lang
Unit A – 8105 North Fraser Way Burnaby, BC V5J 5M8 T – 604-612-7129
Riggit Services Inc.
Rick Smith 8021 Enterprise St. Burnaby, BC V5A 1V5 T – 604-653-9391
SW Event Technology
Cal McCarthy 1-325 Bay Avenue Lake Country, BC V4V 1N2 T – 250-868-3333 Ext. 2233
ALBERTA
Black Cab Productions
Oli Kiddell 23 Covecreek Close Calgary, AB T3K 0J4 T - 587-664-9802
EK Productions
Darrell Garton 4709 14ST NE Unit 8 Calgary, AB T2E6S4 T - 403-680-0145
Event Technology Solutions
Brent Taylor 52-9903 209 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5T 5X9 T – 780-446-9495
invert720 Productions Inc.
Justin Armstrong 101, 17628 103 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5S 1J9 T – 780-999-5792
KDL Audio Ltd.
Kyle Lupul PO box 3301 Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T2 T - 780-498-6336
Orange Frog Productions Inc.
Pierre Marleau 2880 45 Avenue SE, Suite 285 Calgary, AB T2B 3M1 T - 403-703-7730
Production World Inc.
Kelly Kimo 12410B – 142 Street Edmonton, AB T5L 4K2 T - 780-918-8606
Kiwi Productions
Bryce Lambert 13119 208 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5S 0L5 T - 780-860-0547
SASKATCHEWAN
ProAV LTD
(Professional Audio Visual Ltd)
Mark Kowalyk 1370 Cornwall Street Regina, SK S4R 2H5 T - 306-565-0100
Saskatoon Audio Visual
Chris Lawrie
324C 105th St East
Saskatoon, SK S7N 1Z3 T - 306-261-4055
MANITOBA
AVentPro Inc.
Garry Hale
B-635 Camiel Sys Street
Winnipeg, MB R2J 1B5 T – 204-226-5565
EventLight.ca Inc.
Cameron Friesen 1051 Marion Street
Winnipeg, MB R3M 3M9 T – 204-232-5165
Fifty North Events
Jason Wagner Unit 2 – 1051 Marion street
Winnipeg, MB R2J 0L1 T - 204-227-8951
CAVPA MEMBER ROSTER CONT’D
ONTARIO
AV-Canada Inc.
Danny Dobriansky 1655 Queensway East Mississauga, ON L4X 2Z5 T – 905-566-5500 x222
Baldwin Studio Alex Coon
9 Capella Court, Ottawa, ON K2E 8A7 T – 613-227-3645
bb Blanc Inc.
Rennie Colelli
41 Keyes Court, Unit 2, Vaughan, ON L4H 4V6 T – 416-360-0440
Bespoke Audio Visual
Michael Wilson 907 Oxford St., Toronto, ON M8Z 5T1 T – 647-797-9911
Carbon Arc Projects Inc.
Sean Hooper
8-290 Thompson Dr., Cambridge, ON N1T 2E3 T - 416-492-1063
Impact AV Solutions
Randy Woolman 86 Guided Court – Unit M, Toronto, ON M9V 4K6 T – 877-462-3174 Continued…
Stagevision Inc.
Bryce Engelman 5915 Coopers Avenue
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1R9 T - 905-890-8200
CAVPA MEMBER ROSTER CONT’D
NEW BRUNSWICK
Signature Sound Ltd
Mike Jones 1995 Route 640 Hanwell, NB E3C1Z5 T - 506-459-7977
Straight Street Event Services
Keith Kissner C1-115 Saltsman Drive Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7 keith@straightst.com T - 519-893-3668
Systech AV Canada
Mark Cabuenas 715 Fenmar Drive North York, ON, M9L 1C8 T – 416 741-5994
QUEBEC
Duoson Multimedia
Héléne Drolet 6120 Rue Christophe - Pélissier Trois Riviéres, QC G9A 5C9 T – 1-819-373-4701
NOVA SCOTIA
Advanced Systems
Bruce DeMond Box 31005 Halifax, NS B3K 5T9 T – 902-454-4742
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Pater Audio
Phil Pater 355 York Point Road Cornwall, PE C0A1H4 902-629-5737
House-Front Production
Services Inc.
Lee Forster 14D Exhibition Drive Charlottetown, PE C1A 5Z5 902-566-1760
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
CanadianAV Inc
Andy Jordan 22 Pearl Place
St. John’s, NL A1E4P3 T - 709-739-6666
Eastern Audio Limited Jim Harris 5 Waterford Bridge Road St. John’s, NL, A1E 1C5 jim@easternaudio.com T - 709-722-0864
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
CITT/ICTS
Bureau national 1200 Avenue McGill College Suite 1100
Montréal, QC. H3B 4G7
Direct: 514 504-9997
Canada: 1-888-271-3383
Les Productions expert’ease
Martin Blanchard
7836 rue Jarry Est, Montreal, QC H1J 2A1 T – 514-444-7723
TKNL Tyler Tardiff 1349 Rue Gay-Lussac Boucherville, QC J4B7K1 T - 514-777-7335
