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
Canadian Symposium of Scholarly Journals
About the Symposium | Meet the panelists About the Symposium From the emergence of digital publication to the rise of open access, scholarly communications have undergone deep and far-reaching change in the last 30 years. The Canadian Symposium of...
Federation President and CEO appearance before the Standing Committee on Science and Research
Yesterday, Federation President and CEO Karine Morin appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Science and Research (SRSR) to speak on its study of the mission, mandate, role, structure and financing of the new capstone research...
Congress in Conversation - Part III with Aliyah Datoo
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Aliyah Datoo's Research at Congress | Transcript | Follow us Introduction Welcome to Congress in Conversation, a special series presented by the Big Thinking Podcast in partnership...