Up until 1977 it was called the Canadian Catholic Conference.

Press release from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops at cccb.

For a time it was the Canadian Conference of the Arts before being purchased by the Angolans in the late 1990s.

A further action was taken in December 1994, which merged the four Canadian Annual Conferences.

The Canadian Conference of the Arts is established.

The centre is supported by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Also during this time, Crosby held various position within the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Sinclair served as vice-president of the Canadian Conference of the Arts in the 1980s.

From 1997 to 2000 he was president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The organization was founded in 2008 as a result of the national Independent Jewish Canadian Conference.