Our members
The Federation unites more than 91,000 scholars, students, and practitioners across the humanities and social sciences. Our robust and diverse membership includes over 150 institutions, scholarly associations, and affiliates from across Canada.
Learn more about the value of membershipand how to become a member.
Institutions
Institution members represent the universities and colleges that form the foundation of research and education in Canada’s humanities and social sciences. Federation membership connects and empowers these institutions nationwide.
- Acadia University
- Athabasca University
- Bishop's University
- Brandon University
- Brock University
- Cape Breton University
- Carleton University
- Concordia University
- Concordia University of Edmonton
- Dalhousie University
- Dominican University College
- École nationale d'administration publique
- First Nations University of Canada
- George Brown College
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique
- King's University College at the University of Western Ontario
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Lakehead University
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Mount Allison University
- Mount Royal University
- Mount Saint Vincent University
- Nipissing University
- NSCAD University
- Ontario Tech University
- OCAD University
- Polytechnique Montréal
- Queen's University
- Royal Military College of Canada
- Royal Roads University
- Saint Mary's University
- Saint-Paul University
- Simon Fraser University
- St. Francis Xavier University
- St. Thomas More College
- St. Thomas University
- TÉLUQ
- The University of British Columbia
- The University of Winnipeg
- Thompson Rivers University
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Trent University
- Université de l’Ontario français
- Université de Moncton
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Saint-Boniface
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Université Laval
- Université Sainte-Anne
- University of Alberta
- University of Calgary
- University of Guelph
- University of King's College
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Manitoba
- University of New Brunswick
- University of Northern British Columbia
- University of Ottawa
- University of Prince Edward Island
- University of Regina
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of St. Michael's College
- University of the Fraser Valley
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- University of Windsor
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University
Scholarly associations
Scholarly association members span the breadth of the humanities and social sciences – from theatre arts, literature, and history, to sociology, education, and political science. Through Federation membership, they demonstrate the rich and diverse perspectives that make up our disciplines, contributing their insight to inform national conversations.
- Association canadienne d'études francophones du XIXe siècle (ACÉF XIX)
- Association des professeur.e.s de français des universités et collèges canadiens (APFUCC)
- Association for Canadian and Québec Literatures (ACQL)
- Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER)
- Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada (AASSC)
- Association internationale d'étude des littératures et cultures de l'espace francophone (AIELCEF)
- Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE)
- Bibliographical Society of Canada (BSC)
- Black Canadian Studies Association (BCSA)
- Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA)
- Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS)
- Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS)
- Canadian Association for Irish Studies (CAIS)
- Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS)
- Canadian Association for Postcolonial Studies (CAPS)
- Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS)
- Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE)
- Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC)
- Canadian Association for the Advancement of Netherlandic Studies (CAANS)
- Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)
- Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing (CASDW)
- Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID)
- Canadian Association for Theatre Research (CATR)
- Canadian Association for Translation Studies (CATS)
- Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS)
- Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (ACLA)
- Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG)
- Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT)
- Canadian Association of Learned Journals (CALJ)
- Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (CAML)
- Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL)
- Canadian Association of Slavists (CAS)
- Canadian Catholic Historical Association (CCHA)
- Canadian Communication Association (CCA)
- Canadian Comparative Literature Association (CCLA)
- Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA)
- Canadian Historical Association (CHA)
- Canadian Law and Society Association (CLSA)
- Canadian Linguistic Association (CLA)
- Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA)
- Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA)
- Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA)
- Canadian Population Society (CPS)
- Canadian Society for Aesthetics (CSA)
- Canadian Society for Digital Humanities (CSDH)
- Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies (CSRS)
- Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics (CSHPM)
- Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS)
- Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (CSHM)
- Canadian Society for Iranian and Persian Studies (CSIPS)
- Canadian Society for the Study of Comics (CSSC)
- Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE)
- Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE)
- Canadian Society for the Study of Names (CSSN)
- Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics (CSSPE)
- Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR)
- Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric (RhetCanada)
- Canadian Society of Biblical Studies (CSBS)
- Canadian Society of Church History (CSCH)
- Canadian Society of Medievalists (CSM)
- Canadian Society of Patristic Studies (CSPS)
- Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
- Canadian South Asian Studies Association (CSASA)
- Canadian Theological Society (CTS)
- Classical Association of Canada (CAC)
- Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC)
- Film and Media Studies Association of Canada (FMSAC)
- Folklore Studies Association of Canada (FSAC)
- German Studies Canada/Études Allemandes Canada (GSC/EAC)
- Hungarian Studies Association of Canada (HSAC)
- Indigenous Literary Studies Association (ILSA)
- Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA)
- Sexuality Studies Association (SSA)
- Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture (EPTC)
- Society for Socialist Studies (SSS)
- Women's gender and social justice (WGSJ)
Affiliates
Affiliates are partner organizations that are mission-aligned with the Federation. Together, we advance shared key issues in postsecondary education and societal progress.
- American Council of Learned Societies
- Association of Canadian Deans of Education
- Association pour la recherche au collégial
- Canadian Association for Graduate Studies
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries
- Canadian Institute for Military & Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR)
- Canadian Research Knowledge Network