The François-Xavier Garneau Medal, awarded every five years, is the most prestigious of the CHA prizes. It honours an outstanding Canadian contribution to historical research.

The prize is given to the non-fiction work of Canadian history judged to have made the most significant contribution to an understanding of the Canadian past.

Here are the five shortlisted books for this year's prize. The winner will be announced at the CHA's Annual Meeting on 18 May.

Pierre Anctil, Antijudaïsme et influence nazie au Québec:  cas du journal L'Action catholique (1931-1939), Les Presses De L'Université De Montréal, 2021 https://www.pum.umontreal.ca/catalogue/antijudaisme_et_influence_nazie_au_quebec 

Benjamin Hoy, A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States Border across Indigenous Lands (Oxford University Press, 2021 https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-line-of-blood-and-dirt-9780197528693?cc=ca&lang=en& 

Catherine Larochelle, L'école du racisme: La construction de l’altérité à l’école québécoise (1830-1915 ), Les Presses De L'Université De Montréal, 2021 https://www.pum.umontreal.ca/catalogue/lecole_du_racisme 

Martin Pâquet et Stéphane Savard, Brève histoire de la Révolution tranquille.  Boréal, 2021. https://express.editionsboreal.qc.ca/articles/martin-paquet-stephane-savard-breve-histoire-revolution-tranquille/?slug=essais-et-documents 

Allyson Stevenson, Intimate Integration: A History of the Sixties Scoop and the colonization of Indigenous Kinship, University of Toronto Press, 2021. https://utorontopress.com/9781487520458/intimate-integration/ 

The Wallace K. Ferguson Prize recognises the outstanding scholarly book in a field of history other than Canadian history. 

Here are the five shortlisted books for this year's prize. The winner will be announced at the CHA's Annual Meeting on 18 May.

Catherine L. Evans, Unsound Empire: Civilization and Madness in Late-Victorian Law (Yale UP, 2021). https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300242744/unsound-empire   

Yunxiang Gao, Arise Africa, Roar China: Black and Chinese Citizens of the World in the Twentieth Century (U of North Carolina Press, 2021). https://uncpress.org/book/9781469664606/arise-africa-roar-china/  

Jocelyn Hendrickson, Leaving Iberia: Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa (Harvard UP, 2021). https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674248205  

Paul Kellogg, Truth Behind Bars: Reflections on the Fate of the Russian Revolution (Athabasca UP, 2021). https://www.ubcpress.ca/truth-behind-bars 

Royden Loewen, Mennonite Farmers. A Global History of Place and Sustainability (Johns Hopkins UP/ U. of Manitoba Press, 2021) https://uofmpress.ca/books/detail/mennonite-farmers 

The CHA awards its Clio Awards to the best books in regional history, as well as to individuals or historical societies who have made significant contributions to local and regional history.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prizes will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The biennial Albert B. Corey prize is jointly sponsored by the American Historical Association (AHA) and Canadian Historical Association (CHA) for the best book on the history of Canadian-American relations or the history of both countries. 

The 2022 prize will be administered by the AHA

The John Bullen Prize honours the outstanding Ph.D. thesis on a historical topic submitted in a Canadian university.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The CHA Journal Prize is awarded every year for the best essay published each year in the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. 

CHA Student Prize

The prize is awarded for the best article published in a peer-reviewed journal (including peer-reviewed student journals) by a PhD of MA-level student, in French or in English.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

This annual prize seeks 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 engagement with primary sources in their courses in effective, critical, sustained, and, possibly, innovative ways. Effective teaching about the question of primary sources and how people today should contend with them are the central aspects of this award.

Call for submissions: 

The CHA Teaching and Learning Committee is pleased to call for submissions for its teaching awards that honour excellence in teaching with an emphasis on the use of primary sources. These unique post-secondary teaching awards for history instructors recognize the importance of teaching across departments and universities and respond to CHA members that have supported a greater recognition of teaching and learning among members. 

We are happy to announce that nominations for the CHA Teaching Awards are open until 31 March, 2022. These awards will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the CHA that will be online this year. The committee is also grateful to the CHA Council that has added a monetary prize of $250 for each prize to the winners.

FOUR (4) winners will be chosen: two in the category of “Early or Alternative Career”: one in Canadian history and one in other than Canadian history and two in “Open Career State”: one in Canadian and one in other than Canadian history.

These awards are open to any post-secondary instructor teaching in any geographical, thematic, or temporal field in historical studies who has a record of excellence in emphasizing student engagement with primary sources in their courses. A recognition of teaching extends beyond full-time faculty and is open to all members who teach history. These awards are not just for Canadianists, not just people teaching courses in and for history departments. The deadline for applications is 31 March, 2022 and specific details can be found below and on the CHA Prizes website. 

The CHA Teaching and Learning Committee once again congratulates the 2021 CHA Teaching Awards winners: 

Mary Chaktsiris (Early or Alternative Career, Canadian history)

Mairi Cowan (Open Career State, other than Canadian history)

Also the winner of the 2020-2021 OCUFA Teaching Award! Read more about her teaching at the CHA Teaching & Learning Blog!

Gordon Barker (honourable mention, Open Career State, other than Canadian history).

Please consider applying or bringing this to the attention of a colleague who you think deserves to be recognized for their teaching excellence. 

More details about the CHA’s Teaching Awards

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 engagement with primary sources in their courses in effective, critical, sustained, and, possibly, innovative ways. Effective teaching about the question of primary sources and how people today should contend with them are the central aspects of this award. 

• Our definition of “primary sources” should be understood in the broadest terms and includes visual, aural, verbal, material, digital, and memorized or remembered items.
• These prizes do not preclude the consideration of historiographical teaching (i.e./ approaching secondary and tertiary sources as primary sources).
• These prizes do not preclude, and indeed encourage, pedagogy that fosters critical approaches to historical empiricism and “the archive” as embroiled in past and present political struggles.

Category 1) Early or Alternative Career Award (one in Canadian history and one in other than Canadian history)

• open to any post-secondary part-time or contract instructor, adjunct professor, or early career (0-5 year), untenured full-time instructor/professor who can
•     demonstrate excellence in teaching with primary sources across a minimum of THREE (3) courses (note: this includes the same course being taught three times, even if all three iterations happened in the same semester)
• the courses do NOT have to be taught out of a history department but should feature an ongoing historical component to them
• this category is not open to emeritus faculty
• people can nominate themselves for this award or be nominated by a peer or department/unit chair 
• nomination packages can be up to 15 pages long, exclusive of syllabi and the nomination cover page, and must be submitted as a single pdf file

Nomination packages may include (this list is not exhaustive or mandatory, just meant to offer examples):

• a 500-word statement from the instructor outlining and explaining their approach to teaching with primary sources and the three courses (minimum) with which they are applying;
• a letter of support from the department chair or other full-time faculty member in which the instructor has taught who has witnessed the instructor’s teaching with primary sources and can provide a detailed qualitative assessment of the instructor’s teaching effectiveness;
• one or more course outlines/syllabi, complete with details of the number of people in the class, assigned readings, and the structure of assignments;
• testimonies from students who were registered in one or more classes about the teaching effectiveness of the instructor, ideally focused on engagement with primary sources;
• a detailed assignment from a syllabus that showcases primary source engagement and how this was assessed by the instructor;
• a detailed lesson plan with a paragraph or more reflecting on the success of the plan
• formal teaching evaluation reports, or information culled from them (note: this is not mandatory and the adjudicators will be made aware of the numerous critiques that exist about the validity of teaching evaluations)   

Adjudication criteria:

• teaching how to be critical about primary source engagement
• depth of focus on primary sources in specific sessions or with specific assignments
• consistency of focus on primary sources throughout a course and/or throughout 3 courses
• “focus on primary sources” can mean teaching about: “silences” in the archive, the range of sources available, where to find sources and how to work with them, historical or archival theory especially via specific primary source examples, and/or assignments that incorporate the critical use of primary sources
• other criteria taken into consideration may include: ability to incorporate a focus on primary sources across a range of courses (i.e./ from low-enrollment seminars to high-enrollment survey courses); ability to teach about a range of types of sources; innovation (factoring in what this might mean for different types of courses); evidence of student satisfaction and teaching effectiveness; the incorporation of non-written, non-English, non-Western, non-modern sources in effective ways. 

Nomination packages can be up to 15 pages long, exclusive of syllabi and the nomination cover page, and must be submitted as a single pdf file. Packages should be emailed to teachingblog@cha-shc.ca.   

The due date for packages to be received is 31 March 2022. Winners will be announced at the 2022 CHA Annual Meeting. 

Category 2) Open Career State Awards (one in Canadian history and one in other than Canadian history)

• open to any post-secondary instructor (part-time, full-time, contingent, untenured, tenured, emeritus, et cetera) who can demonstrate
•     a record of excellence in teaching with primary sources across at least SEVEN (7) courses, of which THREE (3) have to be entirely different courses
•     team-taught courses can count and, in instances where teams have been teaching for FIVE (5) or more courses, teams can apply for this award
• the courses do NOT have to be taught out of a history department but should feature an ongoing historical component to them
• people can nominate themselves for this award or be nominated by a peer or department/unit chair. 
• nomination packages can be up to 25 pages long, exclusive of syllabi and the nomination cover page, and must be submitted as a single pdf file

Nomination packages may include (this list is not exhaustive or mandatory, just meant to offer examples):

• a 500-word statement from the instructor outlining and explaining their approach to teaching with primary sources and the courses with which they are applying;
• up to two letters of support from full-time faculty members in the department in which the instructor has taught who have witnessed the instructor’s teaching with primary sources and can provide a detailed qualitative assessment of the instructor’s teaching effectiveness;
• three or more course outlines/syllabi, complete with details of the number of people in the class, assigned readings, and the structure of assignments;
• testimonies from students who were registered in one or more classes about the teaching effectiveness of the instructor, ideally focused on engagement with primary sources;
• a detailed assignment from a syllabus that showcases primary source engagement and how this was assessed by the instructor;
• a detailed lesson plan with a paragraph or more reflecting on the success of the plan
• formal teaching evaluation reports, or information culled from them (note: this is not mandatory and the adjudicators will be made aware of the numerous critiques that exist about the validity of teaching evaluations)  

Adjudication criteria:

• teaching how to be critical about primary source engagement
• depth of focus on primary sources in specific sessions or with specific assignments
• consistency of focus on primary sources throughout a course and/or throughout 7 courses
• “focus on primary sources” can mean teaching about: “silences” in the archive, the range of sources available, where to find sources and how to work with them, historical or archival theory especially via specific primary source examples, and/or assignments that incorporate the critical use of primary sources
• other criteria taken into consideration may include: ability to incorporate a focus on primary sources across a range of courses (i.e./ from low-enrollment seminars to high-enrollment survey courses); ability to teach about a range of types of sources; innovation (factoring in what this might mean for different types of courses); ability to teach about primary sources to different levels (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th-year, MA, PhD; taking into consideration how not all instructors have access to graduate teaching); evidence of student satisfaction and teaching effectiveness; the incorporation of non-written, non-English, non-Western, non-modern sources in effective ways. 

Nomination packages can be up to 25 pages long, exclusive of syllabi and the nomination cover page, and must be submitted as a single pdf file. Packages should be emailed to teachingblog@cha-shc.ca.   

The due date for packages to be received is 31 March 2022. Winners will be announced at the 2022 CHA Annual Meeting.

The Indigenous History Group, a committee affiliated with the Canadian Historical Association, is pleased to offer a prize for the best book in aboriginal history.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The Indigenous History Group, a committee affiliated with the Canadian Historical Association, is pleased to offer a prize for the best article in aboriginal history.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The CCWH 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. Books in Canadian history are eligible for the prize. Books in other national fields are also eligible for the prize, provided that their authors live and work in Canada. 

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

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 English. Books in Canadian history are eligible for the prize. Books in other national fields are also eligible for the prize, provided that their authors live and work in Canada. 

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The purpose of the Hilda Neatby Prize in Women's and Gender History, awarded since 1982 by the Canadian Committee in Women's History at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association, is to encourage the publication of scholarly articles on women's and gender history. 

Two prizes are awarded, one for the best article in English, the other for the best article in French. Any academic article published in a journal and deemed to make an original and scholarly contribution to the field of women’s and gender history in Canada is eligible.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The purpose of the Hilda Neatby Prize in Women's and Gender History, awarded since 1982 by the Canadian Committee in Women's History at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association, is to encourage the publication of scholarly articles on women's and gender history. 

Two prizes are awarded, one for the best article in English, the other for the best article in French. Any academic article published in a journal and deemed to make an original and scholarly contribution to the field of women’s and gender history in Canada is eligible.

Send nominations, with 1 PDF copy of the nominated article, before February 28th, 2022 to Ashleigh Androsoff, Chair, Hilda Neatby Prize Committee.

Email address: ashleigh.androsoff@usask.ca 

For further information contact or visit the website for the CCWGH: https://ccwgh- cchfg.com/prizesprix/hilda-neatby-prizeprix-hilda-neatby/ 

The 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.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The Political History Group (PHG), a committee affiliated with the Canadian Historical Association, is pleased to offer a prize for the best article in Canadian political history.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The Political History Group (PHG), a committee affiliated with the Canadian Historical Association, is pleased to offer a prize for the best article in Canadian political history. The next prize will be awarded in 2023.

The 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 Public History Group of the Canadian Historical Association invites nominations for the 11th annual Public History Prize, to be awarded in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association 16-18 May 2022. The award will recognize work that brings an innovative public history contribution to its audience and that will serve as a model for future work, advancing the field of public history in Canada.

Nominations are invited for public history projects that explore historical topics and the nature of public history. Projects produced in 2021 are eligible for consideration for the prize and may fall under any of the following areas of assessment:

1/ Outreach: public histories that engage audiences and facilitate engagement with the past, including participatory experiences, community-based research and/or work intended to document or commemorate a community, person, group or event. 

2/ Practice: works that expand the practice, understanding and/or intellectual terrain of public history, including projects or material created for public history practitioners. This may also include programs related to public history training. 

3/ Products and Projects: public history projects created for the public to consume, such as exhibitions (digital or physical), apps or visual art. 

Works beyond the field of Canadian History are welcome. All residents of Canada, or Canadian citizens living outside Canada, are eligible. The prize may be awarded to individuals or to groups of historians where the principal is a Canadian resident or citizen.

The deadline for receipt of nominations is 10 April 2022. To apply, please include only the following:

1) A one-page letter addressed to the Committee that outlines how the project fits under one (or more) of the criteria for the prize, and includes information about the scope of the project, its intended audience and the outcomes of the project(s).

2) A sample of the work that illustrates the scope of the project, and/or demonstrates the planning and/or outcomes identified in the letter. This sample may also include links to a digital repository with more content related to the project(s). If applicants are unsure about what to include in the sample, please do not hesitate to contact the Committee at the email below for more guidance.

Please submit electronically as one file (letter and sample) to the email provided below. Also use that email to direct any questions about the application process. Please use the subject line: “CHA Public History Prize Nomination 2022.” You will receive a confirmation email to notify you the nomination has been received and is complete. 

If that is not possible, please send three (3) hard copies of the application to the address below. Please note that there are currently regular interruptions to mail service on Carleton University’s campus due to pandemic restrictions and so electronic submissions are strongly encouraged.

 CHA Public History Prize Committee
Carleton Centre for Public History
Attn: Dr. John C. Walsh
400 Paterson Hall
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6 | pubhist@gmail.com 

The Canadian Committee on Labour History is proud to award a prize for the best thesis on labour history.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The Canadian Committee on Labour History is proud to award a prize for the best thesis on labour history written by undergraduate students.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The prize recognizes the best article in labour history.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

This award honours the pioneering work of Canadian historian Neil Sutherland in the history of children and youth by recognizing outstanding contributions to the field. The prize is given out on a biennial basis under the auspices of the History of Children and Youth Group of the Canadian Historical Association.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

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 and ethnicity. The winners receive a certificate of achievement and their names are published on the Canadian Historical Association website. A monetary award will be given, pending the results of the fundraising campaign. The prize will be awarded annually by the Canadian Committee on Migration, Ethnicity and Transnationalism of the Canadian Historical Association.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The CCHS prize is designed to recognize excellence in and encourage the growth of scholarly work in the field of the history of sexuality in Canada.Prize for Best article on the history of Sexuality.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

The biennial prize is awarded to the book that offers the best exploration of Canadian business history.

 It will next be offered in 2023.

The CBHA/ACHA Award for Best Scholarly Article in Canadian Business History.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting. 

The Network in Canadian History and Environment wishes to announce that it is soliciting nominations for its 2022 NiCHE Prize for Best Book. This prize is awarded every other year for meritorious publications that make important and innovative contributions to the field of Canadian environmental history, broadly conceived.

The 2022 Competition is now closed. The prize will be awarded at the CHA Annual Meeting.

This new prize is awarded every other year for meritorious publications that make important and innovative contributions to the field of Canadian environmental history, broadly conceived. This prize was generously sponsored by a donation from founding NiCHE Director, Alan MacEachern.

The Canadian Oral History Association (COHA) Prize is awarded to an outstanding example of oral history practice.

The Media and Communication History Article Prize was awarded to a graduate student. The committee that awarded the prize suspended its operations in 2019.