The François-Xavier Garneau Medal
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 François-Xavier Garneau Medal
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 CHA Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize
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.
The CHA Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize
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.
The 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
The Wallace K. Ferguson Prize
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.
The Wallace K. Ferguson Prize
The Wallace K. Ferguson Prize recognises the outstanding scholarly book in a field of history other than Canadian history.
The 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
The Clio Prizes
The Clio Prizes
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 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
The Albert B. Corey Prize
The Albert B. Corey Prize
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 2024 prize will be administered by the CHA
The John Bullen Prize
The John Bullen Prize
The John Bullen Prize honours the outstanding Ph.D. thesis on a historical topic submitted in a Canadian university.
The 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
The CHA Journal Prize ( The best article from #1 and #2 issues)
The CHA Journal Prize is awarded every year for the best essay published each year in the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association.
The CHA Journal Prize ( The best article from #1 and #2 issues)
The CHA Journal Prize is awarded every year for the best essay published each year in the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association.
The Jean-Marie Fecteau Prize
The Jean-Marie Fecteau Prize
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 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
The CHA's Teaching Prizes
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 e…
The CHA's Teaching Prizes
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 Nominations
CHA Teaching Awards – 2023
Excellence in Teaching with Primary Sources
Since 2019, in response to a long-standing request from members, the CHA Council approved four teaching awards. These four awards recognize excellence and innovation in teaching with primary sources and are open to all university and college teachers who teach history in Canada.
The Teaching and Learning Committee on the CHA Council is pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 CHA’s Teaching Award:
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.
- Our definition of “primary sources” should be understood in the broadest terms and includes visual, aural, verbal, material, digital, and memorized or remembered items.
- This prize does not preclude the consideration of historiographical teaching (i.e./ approaching secondary and tertiary sources as primary sources).
- This prize does not preclude, and indeed encourages, pedagogy that fosters critical approaches to historical empiricism and “the archive” as embroiled in past and present political struggles.
FOUR (4) winners will be chosen, annually, for this prize: 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. Winners will be announced during the 2023 CHA Annual Meeting. The deadline for nomination packages is March 1, 2023. Nomination packages must be sent to teachingblog@cha-shc.ca on or before the deadline. For information about nomination package content and judging criteria, see below.
1) Early or Alternative Career Award
- 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 must include:
- Nomination cover page
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 is March 1, 2023. Winners will be announced at the 2023 CHA Annual Meeting.
2) Open Career State Awards
- 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
- 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
Nomination packages must include:
- Nomination cover page
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 1 March 2023. Winners will be announced at the 2023 CHA Annual Meeting, hosted by York University.
The Indigenous History Book Prize
The Indigenous History Book Prize
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.
Call for nominations for the 2023 Prize
Book Prize: The Indigenous History Studies Group, an affiliated committee of the Canadian Historical Association, is pleased to solicit submissions for the award for English or French language scholarly books with a publication date of 2022 in the area of Indigenous History in Canada (i.e. scholarly books concerning the history of Indigenous peoples whose territory overlaps with that of the current Canadian state, and/or books concerning Indigenous people whose history involves significant interaction with institutions -- state, ecclesiastic, corporate, or other -- that are closely associated with what would become Canada). The submitted title will build on theoretical, interpretive, and descriptive understandings of the past; contribute to the creation and transmission of knowledge; and show potential readability by a wider audience. Criteria by which the committee evaluates entries include that historical analysis form the central basis of the book’s approach (i.e. attention to historical context; primacy of historical sources be they oral, textual, or material; situated within relevant historiography); that it may feature innovative methodology or creative use of source materials, including respect for Indigenous epistemologies alongside or in conjunction with academic scholarship and established academic canon; and that it demonstrates excellence overall, including, of course, the effective and compelling nature of the book’s thesis. The prize will be awarded at the annual meeting of the CHA in May 2023. To enter this competition, a copy of any book you wish to be considered for this prize should be sent to committee members by 31 January 2023. Questions can be directed to Kristin Burnett at kburnett@lakeheadu.ca.
Committee Members:
Kristin Burnett (non-voting committee chair)
Lakehead University
Cody Groat
Western University
Jackson Pind
Trent University
Omeasoo Wahpasiw
Carleton University
*For the mailing addresses of committee members please contact Kristin Burnett at kburnett@lakeheadu.ca
The Indigenous History Best Article Prize
The Indigenous History Best Article Prize
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 Canadian Committee on Women's and Gender History English-Language Book Prize
The Canadian Committee on Women's and Gender History English-Language Book Prize
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 Canadian Committee on Women's and Gender History French-Language Book Prize
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 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 Hilda Neatby Prize - English Article
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…
The Hilda Neatby Prize - French Article
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 in Canadian journals and books.
Two prizes are awarded, one for the best article in English, the other for the best article in French. Any academic article published in Canada and deemed to make an original and scholarly contribution to the field of women's history is eligible.
** The deadline to submit an article is 31 January **
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRIZE: Any English-language academic article published in a Canadian or international journal during 2022 and deemed to make an original and scholarly contribution to the field of women's and gender history as it relates to women is eligible for nomination for the 2023 Hilda Neatby Prize.
Send nominations, with 1 PDF copy of the nominated article, to Mélanie Morin-Pelletier, Chair, Hilda Neatby Prize Committee.
Email address: melmope@yahoo.com
For further information contact or visit the website for the
The Hilda Neatby Prize - French Article
The Hilda Neatby Prize - English Article
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 in Canadian journals and books.
Two prizes are awarded, one for the best article in English, the other for the best article in French. Any academic article published in Canada and deemed to make an original and scholarly contribution to the field of women's history is eligible.
** The deadline to submit an article is 31 January **
FRENCH LANGUAGE PRIZE: Any French-language academic article published in a Canadian or international journal during 2022 and deemed to make an original and scholarly contribution to the field of women's and gender history as it relates to women is eligible for nomination for the 2023 Hilda Neatby Prize.
Send nominations, with 1 PDF copy of the nominated article, to Mélanie Morin-Pelletier, Chair, Hilda Neatby Prize Committee.
Email address: melmope@yahoo.com
For further information contact or visit the website for the
Best Book in Political History Prize
Best Book in Political History Prize
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 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
Political History Prize - Best Article (English Language)
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.
Political History Prize - Best Article (English Language)
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.
Political History Prize - Best Article (French Language)
Political History Prize - Best Article (French Language)
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 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
Public History Prize
Public History Prize
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 Eugene A. Forsey Prize
The Canadian Committee on Labour History is proud to award a prize for the best thesis on labour history.
The Eugene A. Forsey Prize
The Canadian Committee on Labour History invites submissions for the Eugene A. Forsey Prize for graduate work on Canadian labour and working-class history.
The 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
The Eugene Forsey Undergraduate Prize
The Canadian Committee on Labour History is proud to award a prize for the best thesis on labour history written by undergraduate students.
The Eugene Forsey Undergraduate Prize
The Canadian Committee on Labour History invites submissions for the Eugene A. Forsey Prize for undergraduate work on Canadian labour and working-class history.
The 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
Best Article Prize in Labour History
The prize recognizes the best article in labour history.
Best Article Prize in Labour History
The Canadian Committee on Labour History (CCLH) Article Prize is awarded annually for the best article, published in a journal or book, that contributes to our understanding of the history of labour, work and society in Canada. The article may be published in English or French.
The 2023 competition is now closed. The award winner(s) will be announced at the CHA Annual Meeting at York University in May.
The Neil Sutherland Article Prize
The Neil Sutherland Article Prize
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.
Canadian Committee on Migration, Ethnicity and Transnationalism Article Prize
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 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.
Prize for Best article on the history of Sexuality
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.
Prize for Best article on the history of Sexuality
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.
Business History Book Prize
Business History Book Prize
The CBHA/ACHA, Canada’s leading organization for the study of business in Canada, offers a bi-annual prize for the Best Book in Canadian Business History, broadly defined. The prize committee encourages the submission of books from all methodological perspectives. It is particularly interested in innovative studies that have the potential to expand the boundaries of the discipline. Scholars, publishers, and other interested parties may submit nominations. Eligible books can have either a Canadian or an international focus, which includes a Canadian perspective. They must be written in English or French and be published during the two years prior to the award, that is, in 2021 and 2022. Thanks to the generous donation of an anonymous donor, the award includes a prize of $10,000.
Four copies of a book must accompany a nomination and be submitted to the CBHA/ACHA Prize Coordinator, Professor Dimitry Anastakis, University of Toronto, Department of History, 100 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G3. Enquires and applications can also be sent to dimitry.anastakis@utoronto.ca The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2023.
About the CBHA/ACHA: Created in 2015, the CBHA/ACHA brings together academics from a wide range of disciplines, archivists and business leaders in the common pursuit of advancing the study and understanding of business history in Canada. Learn more about the CBHA/ACHA at our website, http://cbha-acha.ca/
The biennial award recognizes the book that provides the best study of Canadian business history.
Best Scholarly Article in Canadian Business History
The CBHA/ACHA Award for Best Scholarly Article in Canadian Business History.
Best Scholarly Article in Canadian Business History
The CBHA/ACHA Award for Best Scholarly Article in Canadian Business History.
The 2023 CBHA/ACHA Award for Best Scholarly Article in Canadian Business History
The Canadian Business History Association, Canada’s leading organization for the study of business in Canada, invites submissions for its annual $1000 Award for Best Scholarly Article in Canadian Business History. The prize committee encourages the submission of articles from all methodological perspectives, and from any scholarly journal or journalistic source (provided the article has the necessary diligence and detail). It is particularly interested in innovative studies that have the potential to expand the boundaries of the discipline. Scholars, publishers, journalists, and other interested parties may submit nominations. Eligible articles can have either a Canadian or an international focus, which includes a Canadian perspective. They must be written in English or French and be published during the year prior to the award.
To be eligible of the award, the author of the article and/or nominator must be a current member of the CBHA/ACHA. In the event that the article is co-authored, at least one of the authors must be a current member. For the 2023 award, articles published in 2022 will be considered. The prize includes a certificate, a $1000 award, and an announcement in the CBHA/ACHA Prospectus.
Annually, the prize may be announced and awarded at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association (June), though it may be announced prior to that event.
An electronic copy of the article must accompany a nomination and be submitted to the CBHA/ACHA Prize Coordinator, Professor Dimitry Anastakis, University of Toronto, Department of History, dimitry.anastakis@utoronto.ca. The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2023.
About the CBHA/ACHA: Created in 2015, the CBHA/ACHA brings together academics from a wide range of disciplines, archivists and business leaders in the common pursuit of advancing the study and understanding of business history in Canada. Learn more about the CBHA/ACHA at our website, http://cbha-acha.ca/
Network in Canadian History and Environment Prize for Best Book
Network in Canadian History and Environment Prize for Best Book
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.
Network in Canadian History and Environment Prize for Best Article or Book Chapter
Network in Canadian History and Environment Prize for Best Article or Book Chapter
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
The Canadian Oral History Association (COHA) Prize
The Canadian Oral History Association (COHA) Prize is awarded to an outstanding example of oral history practice.
Media and Communication History Committee Prize
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.