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 Scholarly Book Awards?
The Scholarly Book Awards (ASPP), a key Federation activity, funds scholarly books in Canada that make an important contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
Latest resources
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Canada Prizes
Today, the Federation is proud to announce this year’s five Canada Prizes recipients, representing the most inspiring, impactful, and transformative scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences recently funded by the Scholarly Book Awards...
Navigating Canada's immigration and education nexus
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description In this episode, we’re exploring a topic that has grabbed headlines across Canada over this past year – the cap on international students enrolled in...
Prestigious Canada Prizes return as Federation’s flagship celebration of scholarly books
We are delighted to announce that the Canada Prizes, the Federation’s national book funding awards, return this month with a new vision to celebrate five winning books and their authors. Going forward, the annual Canada Prizes will recognize the...