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

Artificial Intelligence law: the importance of fair regulation
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Does ChatGPT, DALL-E and Midjourney ring a bell? These platforms are just a few examples of the many new artificial intelligence...

Putting the Humanities to Work for Canadians' Health
COVID-19 has been a stark reminder that understanding a novel pathogen is essential but insufficient to protect us from disease. Biomedical and technical solutions are necessary, but they do not prevent or resolve misinformation, vaccine hesitancy...

She-cession: unveiling the pandemic’s impact on women in the workforce
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Historically, most recessions have been described as being "he-cessions"; most jobs lost were male dominated industries, and the...