The Federation is hiring!
We have immediate openings for a Communications Officer and a Manager, Congress and Events to join the Federation team.
Congress 2023 will take place at York University
Read about the theme Reckonings and Re-imaginings, discover the logo and its significance, and get ready to take part in the first in-person Congress since 2019.
Three new Directors elected to the Federation Board
We are pleased to announce the election of David Malloy, Charmain Levy, and Sylvia Bawa to the Board of Directors.
Giving voice to the humanities and social sciences across Canada
The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences promotes research and teaching for the advancement of an inclusive, democratic, and prosperous society.
With a membership now comprising over 160 universities, colleges, and scholarly associations, the Federation represents a diverse community of 91,000 researchers and graduate students across Canada. The Federation organizes Canada’s largest academic gathering, the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, bringing together more than 8,000 participants each year.
Your membership with us
Federation membership gives you the power to think, speak, and engage from platforms of national and international significance to the humanities and social sciences.
What is the ASPP?
The Awards to Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP), a key Federation activity, funds scholarly books in Canada that make an important contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
Latest resources
Petrocultures: Reflections on 10 years of research and advocacy for a world in crisis
Shift in thinking: It all begins with decolonization