The François-Xavier Garneau Prize
Awarded every two years, the François-Xavier Garneau Prize is a career prize to honour and recognize a sustained and exceptional contribution to the discipline of history.
The prize will be next awarded in 2027.
The CHA Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize (English)
This prize is given to the English-language non-fiction scholarly work of Canadian history judged to have made the most significant contribution to an understanding of the Canadian past.
The CHA Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize (French)
This prize is given to the French-language non-fiction scholarly work of Canadian history judged to have made the most significant contribution to an understanding of the Canadian past.
The Wallace K. Ferguson Prize
The Wallace K. Ferguson Prize is awarded for the best scholarly book in a field of history other than Canadian history.
The Clio Prizes
The CHA awards its Clio Prizes to the best books in regional history, as well as to individuals or historical societies that have made significant contributions to local and regional history.
The Albert B. Corey Prize
The biennial Albert B. Corey prize is jointly sponsored by the American Historical Association and the Canadian Historical Association for the best book on the history of Canadian-American relations or the history of both countries.
The John Bullen Prize
The John Bullen Prize honours the outstanding PhD thesis on a historical topic submitted in a Canadian university.
The CHA Journal Prize
The CHA Journal Prize is awarded every year for the best article published each year in the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association.
All articles published in the JCHA are automatically considered for this prize. No application is necessary.
The Jean-Marie Fecteau Prize
This prize is awarded for the best article published in a peer-reviewed journal (including peer-reviewed student journals) by a PhD or MA-level student, in French or in English.
The CHA's Teaching Prizes
These annual prizes seek to recognize post-secondary instructors teaching in any geographical, thematic, or temporal field in historical studies who have a record of excellence in emphasizing student experience.
The Indigenous History Book Prize
This award, presented by the Indigenous History Group, a committee affiliated with the CHA, recognizes the best book in Indigenous history.
The Indigenous History Best Article Prize
This award, presented by the Indigenous History Group, a committee affiliated with the CHA, recognizes the best article in Indigenous history.
The Canadian Committee on Women's and Gender History English-Language Book Prize
The CCWGH English-Language Book Prize in Women’s and Gender History is awarded every two years to the best book published in the field in the previous two years, in English.
The Canadian Committee on Women's and Gender History French-Language Book Prize
The CCWGH French-Language Book Prize in Women’s and Gender History is awarded every two years to the best book published in the field in the previous two years, in French.
The Hilda Neatby Prize - English Article
The Hilda Neatby Prize in Women’s and Gender History has been awarded since 1982 by the CCWGH to encourage the publication of scholarly articles on women’s and gender history in Canada.
The Hilda Neatby Prize - French Article
The Hilda Neatby Prize in Women’s and Gender History has been awarded since 1982 by the CCWGH to encourage the publication of scholarly articles on women’s and gender history in Canada.
Best Book in Political History Prize
This prize is awarded for an outstanding, well-written book judged to have made an original, significant, and meritorious contribution to the field of Canadian political history.
Political History Prize - Best Article (English Language)
The Political History Group offers a biennial prize for the best English-language article in Canadian political history.
Political History Prize - Best Article (French Language)
The Political History Group offers a biennial prize for the best French-language article in Canadian political history.
This prize will be next awarded in 2027.
Public History Prize
This award recognizes work that achieves high standards of original research, scholarship, and presentation; brings an innovative public history contribution to its audience; and serves as a model for future work advancing the field of public history in Canada.
The Eugene A. Forsey Prize
The Canadian Committee on Labour History offers the Eugene A. Forsey Prize for the best graduate thesis on Canadian labour and working-class history.
The Eugene Forsey Undergraduate Prize
The Canadian Committee on Labour History offers the Eugene A. Forsey Undergraduate Prize for the best undergraduate thesis on Canadian labour and working-class history.
Best Article Prize in Labour History
This Canadian Committee on Labour History prize recognizes the best article in labour history that contributes to an understanding of the history of labour, work, and society in Canada.
The Neil Sutherland Article Prize
This biennial award from the History of Children and Youth Group honours the pioneering work of Canadian historian Neil Sutherland in the history of children and youth by recognizing outstanding contributions to the field.
Canadian Committee on Migration, Ethnicity and Transnationalism Article Prize
The CCMET Article Prize acknowledges scholarly articles and book chapters, in English and French, judged to have made an original, significant, and meritorious contribution to the historical study of migration, ethnicity, and transnationalism.
The 2026 competition will open soon.
Prize for Best Article on the History of Sexuality
The biennial prize of the Canadian Committee on the History of Sexuality is designed to recognize excellence in and encourage the growth of scholarly work in the field of the history of sexuality in Canada.
Public Engagement Prize in Business History
This prize, offered by the Canadian Business History Association, aims to advance the study and understanding of business history in Canada.
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Best Scholarly Article in Canadian Business History
This article prize, offered by the Canadian Business History Association, aims to advance the study and understanding of business history in Canada.
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Network in Canadian History and Environment Prize for Best Book
This biennial prize recognizes a meritorious publication that makes important and innovative contributions to the field of Canadian environmental history.
Network in Canadian History and Environment Prize for Best Article or Book Chapter
This biennial prize recognizes a meritorious publication that makes important and innovative contributions to the field of Canadian environmental history.
This prize will be next awarded in 2027.
The Canadian Oral History Association Prize
The Canadian Oral History Association Prize is awarded to an outstanding example of oral history practice. As this committee is no longer active, the prize is not currently awarded.
Media and Communication History Committee Prize
The Media and Communication History Article Prize was awarded to a graduate student. The committee that awarded the prize suspended its operations in 2019.