Annual Meeting

The CHA hosts an annual meeting in May/June in coordination with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences which is held in a different Canadian city each year. Between 350-500 historians gather to share their research on themes representing the full diversity of the discipline and to network with colleagues. Presenters must be members of the society. The CHA offers travel grants to allow students and the precariously employed to attend the annual meeting.

2020

2020 CHA Annual Meeting – Western University

Bridging Divides - Confronting Colonialism and Anti-Black Racism

The CHA Annual Meeting has been cancelled

Cancelled Program
The CHA Council made the difficult decision to cancel the annual meeting, originally scheduled to take place during Congress at Western University in early June. In reaching this decision, we listened to our members as well as to the position taken by other Associations, and weighed a number of alternative ways of moving forward, including participating in the on-line Congress now being planned, or mounting our own CHA on-line conference. In the end, we decided that there remain enough obstacles and uncertainties to make cancellation the most realistic option.

The Federation of the Social Sciences and Humanities is arranging an on-line conference to take the place of the traditional in-person meeting. From our perspective, however, this was not a viable option for the CHA. The cost to members, the awkwardness of the on-line platform, the difficulty of shifting what was designed to be an in-person conference to a virtual conference, the inability of presenters to complete the work required to prepare their presentations, and the continuing uncertainty of what life will be like in Canada and around the world in early June, all factored into our decision.

For these reasons as well, we have chosen not to host our own on-line conference. Designing an on-line program when members are working remotely, and juggling family internet usage and health issues in isolation, is far from an ideal situation. Although we remain committed to exploring ways that CHA members can meet virtually and present ideas on-line, these are avenues that were always designed to augment, not replace, the annual in-person conference.

Some of the work that would normally happen at Congress will need to be done virtually, and in time members will receive notification of the Annual General Meeting and the election results. Our prizes will also be awarded – watch our website for more details in the coming weeks on these and other issues.

These are extraordinary times. Every one of our members is affected by the global pandemic. For now, historians will take a break, even as history marches forward.

Penny Bryden
President
Canadian Historical Association

THE FEDERATION'S CONGRESS REFUND POLICY

The refund deadline has been extended from April 15 to April 30, 2020 and the Federation is waiving the $25 administration fee. If your association has withdrawn their Congress participation, there is no need to email us; we will process individual Congress fee refunds as soon as possible and send you a confirmation email. Refunds of association conference fees will be managed on a case-by-case basis, in consultation with associations.

2019

2019 CHA Annual Meeting – University of British Columbia

Conversations across time, place, and culture

2019 Congress Logo
June 3-5, 2019

A Beginner's Guide to the 2019 CHA Annual Meeting

Have a look at the CHA's program.

The Program at a glance

2018

2018 CHA Annual Meeting – University of Regina

Gathering Diversities

2017

2017 CHA Annual Meeting – Ryerson University

From Far and Wide: The Next 150

2016

2016 CHA Annual Meeting – University of Calgary

The Stories

The Program at a glance
Sunday & Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Recording of the Panel on Access to Information: Historical Research under Bill C-59

2015

2015 CHA Annual Meeting – University of Ottawa

Rethinking History

Listen to the podcast of CHA President Dominique Marshall's address entitled "Children's Drawings and Humanitarian Aid".

History Slam: Canadian Mysteries with John Lutz and Ruth Sandwell - http://activehistory.ca/2015/07/history-slam-episode-sixty-five-canadian-mysteries/

History Slam: Metis and the Medicine Line with Michel Hogue - http://activehistory.ca/2015/06/history-slam-episode-sixty-three-metis-and-the-medicine-line/

History Slam: Congress Recap with Michel Duquet, executive director of the Canadian Historical Association, and Benoit Longval, a graduate student at the University of Ottawa, about the graduate student experience at Congress, the pros and cons of roundtables, and the logistics of the CHA. http://activehistory.ca/2015/06/history-slam-episode-sixty-two-congress-recap-2015/

Dean Oliver's Keynote - http://activehistory.ca/2015/06/podcast-isnt-all-history-public-knowledge-wisdom-and-utility-in-the-great-age-of-storytelling/

Roundtable on Charitable Organizations and Citizen Engagement - http://activehistory.ca/2015/07/podcast-public-private-political-charitable-organizations-and-citizen-engagement/

History Slam: Commemorations in the National Capital Region: Evolution and Findings - http://activehistory.ca/2015/08/podcast-commemorations-in-the-national-capital-region-evolution-and-findings/

History Slam: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights - http://activehistory.ca/2015/08/history-slam-episode-sixty-seven-the-canadian-museum-for-human-rights/

History Slam: First Nations, Calgary Stampede, and the 1923 Raid on City Hall - http://activehistory.ca/2015/09/history-slam-episode-seventy-first-nations-the-calgary-stampede-and-the-1923-raid-on-city-hall/

2014

2014 CHA Annual Meeting – Brock University

Boundaries of Historical Inquiry

Participants share their experience at the CHA Annual Meeting.

You can listen to this podcast on ActiveHistory.

2013

2013 CHA Annual Meeting – University of Victoria

Intersections and Edges

Lyle Dick's Presidential Address
http://activehistory.ca/2013/07/podcast-lyle-dicks-cha-presidential-address/

Tweets during Lyle Dick's Presidential Address
http://storify.com/jomac1867/chashc2013-president-s-address

Active History
Sean Graham of ActiveHistory interviews the president of the CHA Graduate Student Committee; Jo-Anne McCutcheon, treasurer of the CHA; and Jodey Nurse from Guelph University http://activehistory.ca/2013/06/history-slam-episode-twenty-three-congress-recap/#more-11367

2012

2012 CHA Annual Meeting – University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University

Scholarship at a Crossroads

CHA Keynote Address

2011

2011 CHA Annual Meeting – Fredericton (University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University)

History, Memory, People and Place

2010

2010 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal (Concordia University)

Telling Stories/Storytelling

2009

2009 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa (Carleton University)

Authority in the Past, Authority of the Past

2008

2008 CHA Annual Meeting – Vancouver (University of British Columbia)

2007

2007 CHA Annual Meeting – Saskatoon (University of Saskatchewan)

2006

2006 CHA Annual Meeting – Toronto (York University)

2005

2005 CHA Annual Meeting – London (University of Western Ontario)

2004

2004 CHA Annual Meeting – Winnipeg (University of Manitoba)

2003

2003 CHA Annual Meeting – Halifax (Dalhousie University)

2002

2002 CHA Annual Meeting – Toronto (University of Toronto)

2001

2001 CHA Annual Meeting – Quebec City (Laval University)

2000

2000 CHA Annual Meeting – Edmonton (University of Alberta)

1999

1999 CHA Annual Meeting – Sherbrooke, Quebec

1998

1998 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1997

1997 CHA Annual Meeting – St. John’s, Newfoundland

1996

1996 CHA Annual Meeting – St. Catharines, Ontario

1995

1995 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1994

1994 CHA Annual Meeting – Calgary, Alberta

1993

1993 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1992

1992 CHA Annual Meeting – Charlottetown, PEI

1991

1991 CHA Annual Meeting – Kingston, Ontario

1990

1990 CHA Annual Meeting – Victoria, B.C.

1989

1989 CHA Annual Meeting – Quebec City, Quebec

1988

1988 CHA Annual Meeting – Windsor, Ontario

1987

1987 CHA Annual Meeting – Hamilton, Ontario

1986

1986 CHA Annual Meeting – Winnipeg, Manitoba

1985

1985 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1984

1984 CHA Annual Meeting – Guelph, Ontario

1983

1983 CHA Annual Meeting – Victoria, B.C.

1982

1982 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1981

1981 CHA Annual Meeting – Hamilton, Ontario

1980

1980 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1979

1979 CHA Annual Meeting – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

1978

1978 CHA Annual Meeting – London, Ontario

1977

1977 CHA Annual Meeting – Fredericton, New-Brunswick

1976

1976 CHA Annual Meeting – Quebec City, Quebec

1975

1975 CHA Annual Meeting – Edmonton, Alberta

1974

1974 CHA Annual Meeting – Toronto, Ontario

1973

1973 CHA Annual Meeting – Kingston, Ontario

1972

1972 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1971

1971 CHA Annual Meeting – St. John's, Newfoundland

1970

1970 CHA Annual Meeting – Winnipeg, Manitoba

1969

1969 CHA Annual Meeting – Toronto, Ontario

1968

1968 CHA Annual Meeting – Calgary, Alberta

1967

1967 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1966

1966 CHA Annual Meeting – Sherbrooke, Quebec

1965

1965 CHA Annual Meeting – Vancouver, B.C.

1964

1964 CHA Annual Meeting – Charlottetown, PEI

1963

1963 CHA Annual Meeting – Quebec City, Quebec

1962

1962 CHA Annual Meeting – Hamilton, Ontario

1961

1961 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1960

1960 CHA Annual Meeting – Kingston, Ontario

1959

1959 CHA Annual Meeting – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

1958

1958 CHA Annual Meeting – Edmonton, Alberta

1957

1957 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1956

1956 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1955

1955 CHA Annual Meeting – Toronto, Ontario

1954

1954 CHA Annual Meeting – Winnipeg, Manitoba

1953

1953 CHA Annual Meeting – London, Ontario

1952

1952 CHA Annual Meeting – Quebec City, Quebec

1951

1951 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1950

1950 CHA Annual Meeting – Kingston, Ontario

1949

1949 CHA Annual Meeting – Halifax, Nova Scotia

1948

1948 CHA Annual Meeting – Victoria & Vancouver, British Columbia

1947

1947 CHA Annual Meeting – Quebec City, Quebec

1946

1946 CHA Annual Meeting – Toronto, Ontario

1945

1945 CHA Annual Meeting – Kingston, Ontario

1944

1944 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1943

1943 CHA Annual Meeting – Hamilton, Ontario

1942

1942 CHA Annual Meeting – Toronto, Ontario

1941

1941 CHA Annual Meeting – Kingston, Ontario

1940

1940 CHA Annual Meeting – London, Ontario

1939

1939 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1938

1938 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1937

1937 CHA Annual Meeting – Hamilton, Ontario

1936

1936 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1935

1935 CHA Annual Meeting – Kingston, Ontario

1934

1934 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1933

1933 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1932

1932 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1931

1931 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1930

1930 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1929

1929 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1928

1928 CHA Annual Meeting – Winnipeg, Manitoba

1927

1927 CHA Annual Meeting – Toronto, Ontario

1926

1926 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1925

1925 CHA Annual Meeting – Montreal, Quebec

1924

1924 CHA Annual Meeting – Quebec City, Quebec

1923

1923 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario

1922

1922 CHA Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario