February 5 & 12, 2026 – 2-part webinar series
Members: $170 or sign up for both for only $320 (save $20)
Non-Members: $250 or sign up for both for only $480 (save $20)
The launch of Ontario’s Long-Term Care Capital Funding Policy is sparking fresh new build activity — and the money questions that come with it. Our experts are ready to help, giving you practical guidance for pro-active and informed budget and funding planning, including a simplified financial model. You’ll come away with actionable strategies and tools that prepare your budget for the unexpected and help you make sense of the province’s new funding formulas. Set up your capital development or redevelopment project for success — register today!
Day 1
Thursday, February 5, 2026
10:00 am – 11:30 am EST
Webinar 1 – Build Your Best Budget: Planning for Costs, Contingencies and More
> Explore key components of a comprehensive budget that accounts for all project stages and considers the full scope of costs.
> Learn how to anticipate and manage financial risks through contingency planning, aligning with Ministry requirements and preparing for cost escalations or unexpected delays.
> Discover additional strategies to manage risks, contingencies and stakeholder expectations to ensure projects open on time and on budget.
Team Lead – Eastern Ontario, Colliers Project Leaders
Kaitlyn Mauracher has 15+ years of experience in project delivery and execution, with expertise spanning engineering design, contract administration and project management. She has provided leadership across a wide range of projects, developing accurate forecasts to control costs and deliver high-caliber results. Her career includes managing complex contracts, facilitating effective team collaboration, and guiding projects through approvals, budgeting and execution phases. As Team Lead – Eastern Ontario at Colliers Project Leaders, Kaitlyn draws on her broad experience to lead and support teams, navigate complex projects and implement practical solutions.
Project Director, Colliers Project Leaders
Jamie Cook is a skilled Project Director with over 20 years of experience delivering project management, space planning and functional programming services within the healthcare sector. Since joining Colliers Project Leaders, she has led several functional programming projects for a wide variety of our firm’s public and private sector clients. Jamie has experience leading small and large functional programming, space planning, estimating, project management, and construction management assignments. She has applied her leadership experience and evidence-based research to support a variety of healthcare and government institutions to develop space standards or apply existing standards for many multi-disciplinary departments.
Senior Project Manager, Colliers Project Leaders
Megumi Kimura Sandoval is a Senior Project Manager with the Furniture, Equipment and Move Readiness (FEMR) team at Colliers Project Leaders. She has a background in Interior Design and Furniture planning, successfully delivering projects to clients throughout Canada with projects of varying scale, budget and application, including a variety of healthcare projects. These experiences have given her a thorough understanding of furniture and equipment, from design and planning, to space planning, specifications and procurement. She is passionate about Interior Design and Furniture and is always learning as she believes in delivering projects that are beautiful, functional, sustainable and intuitive.
Day 2
Thursday, February 12, 2026
10:00 am – 11:30 am EST
Webinar 2 – Funding Unlocked: A Guide to Calculating Your LTC Capital Dollars
> Understand the key components of Ontario’s 2025 Long-Term Care Capital Funding Policy (CFP) funding formula including how per-bed funding is calculated, clawbacks to funding based on home size and construction cost, timing of funding, premiums and cost eligibility criteria.
> Learn how to use and interpret a simplified financial model mirroring the CFP’s framework to estimate total funding for new builds and redevelopments.
> Gain insight into what to watch for when preparing submissions or engaging lenders as well as how changes in project scope, construction cost, geography, and resident populations impact funding entitlements and debt financing requirements.
Founder and President, Sencap
Omer Malik is the Founder and President of Sencap, bringing over 25 years of experience in structuring and executing complex financings and transforming project concepts into fully realized infrastructure assets. Omer’s career spans senior roles across commercial and corporate banking, loan restructuring, public fixed income ratings, private placements, and project finance. He has held leadership positions at several leading financial institutions, including TD Bank Financial Group, BMO Bank of Montreal, Rabobank S.A., DBRS Morningstar, and Sun Life Investment Management. For the past 17 years, Omer has specialized in project finance, managing a $1 billion portfolio of power and infrastructure investments and leading financial advisory mandates across Canada. His advisory work includes over 25 public-private partnership (PPP) transactions, the financing of more than 5,000 long-term care beds, and the arrangement of over $4.5 billion in debt financings. His clients span the full spectrum of Canada’s infrastructure and long-term care sectors, including for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, charities, private equity firms, and REITs. Omer holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Western University and both a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from the University of Windsor.
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