No engagement is complete unless it is live, two-way, and direct.
Converso has run 600+ telephone town halls for Canada's governments — budget consultations, constituency engagement, emergency communications, and stakeholder campaigns. Fully managed. Every voice on the record.
Canadians want to be consulted. They don't feel heard.
The gap between what the public expects and what they experience is what every government is now paying for — at the ballot box, in the news cycle, and in the trust deficit. Converso closes that gap.
We are the direct channel between government and the public.
Not a survey. Not a comment box. A live, two-way conversation on the phone, at scale, with every voice on the record. In a single Alberta budget consultation, over 285,000 Albertans connected directly with their government. That infrastructure is available for your next engagement.
Every engagement type, fully managed.
From pre-budget consultations to wildfire emergency response, Converso handles every detail so your team can focus on the conversation.
Constituency Town Halls
MLAs, MPPs, and MPs connect directly with constituents. Live, two-way, with guest speaker support, live Q&A, and full transcription. Attendance from hundreds to tens of thousands.
Explore Meetings →Budget Consultations
Pre- and post-budget engagements for provincial, federal, and municipal governments. Structured Q&A, live polling, and a comprehensive report covering 16 data points.
Explore Meetings →Emergency Response
Multi-agency daily town halls during wildfire, flood, and public-health crises. Telephone-first reach means no one is left out — regardless of internet access or mobility.
Explore Emergency Response →Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo: Fort McMurray Emergency Response
When the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire forced mass evacuations, the RMWB turned to Converso for daily multi-agency town halls. For 17 consecutive days during active emergency, Converso ran live, two-way briefings — connecting displaced residents with the Premier, Deputy-Premier, Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Public Affairs Bureau, and utility providers simultaneously.
Four years later, when floods struck the region in 2020, the RMWB called Converso again — running 26 events from May through September, engaging 40,000 citizens through the crisis.
Government of Alberta — Budget Town Halls & Multi-Year Engagement
A provincial government with repeated, large-scale public engagement needs. A partner who had to be right, every time.
The Government of Alberta engaged Converso as its primary telephone town hall provider across multiple ministries and multi-year campaigns. The Annual Budget Town Hall series alone spans 21 events (2016, 2018–2024), reaching out to and connecting with millions of Albertans. Post-budget consultations (2023–2024) added 10 more events, reaching 2,000,000 unique numbers.
Trust built event by event.
Converso's 98% repeat rate isn't an accident. It's the result of events that run on time, on budget, and deliver results the first time — every time.
"I have had experience working with Converso and their primary contacts for more than seven years on numerous projects and roles. Across the variety of interactions, I can confidently express complete satisfaction with their services provided. I have used Converso's services during times of urgency (wildfires, floods, Covid, etc.), and have experienced firsthand their ability to adjust, pivot and execute professional services regardless of the changing details, timelines or urgency. In my experience, the products, tools, and services provided by Converso allowed for the successful delivery of engagement for projects with complex information, diverse stakeholders and multiple elected officials. The customer service offered and provided by Converso regularly exceeded my expectations, including being highly responsive, providing timely advice, and rapidly completing deliverables. They have been a valued engagement partner for many complex projects in the past, and I can attest to their ability to continue to deliver outstanding engagement services in the future."
You show up and speak to your audience. We handle everything else.
Converso is not a platform your team learns to configure. It's a fully managed service, staffed by experienced professionals from the first call to the final report.
Discovery & Estimate
We scope your audience, objectives, timeline, language, and accessibility requirements. Detailed estimate signed off before anything starts.
Production Planning
Scripts, Q&A frameworks, moderator guides, speaker briefings, poll questions. Every detail prepared and rehearsed.
Pre-Event Outreach
Robocalls, SMS, IVR, and email to maximize attendance. Multi-lingual options. Dial-in instructions on every channel.
Live Event
Two-way, on the record. Every comment captured. Live operator and automated support. Real questions answered by real people — not filtered by a chatbot.
Post-Event Report
Comprehensive report: participation rates, question themes, poll results, demographic breakdowns. 16 data points — ready for cabinet or council.
Canada's governments trust Converso.
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Tell us about your next engagement.
Whether it's a constituency town hall, a budget consultation, or an emergency — we'll scope it, staff it, and deliver it. Most quotes are returned within one business day.
- Sole-source eligible — no RFP required in most cases
- CRTC-compliant dialing and outreach
- Canadian-owned and operated
- Scales 100 to 150,000+ attendees
- WCAG AA and AODA-compliant
- Multi-lingual events available
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