La fermeture en douce d’un centre d’archives de Parcs Canada choque les historiens Environ 200 000 documents ne seront plus disponibles pour consultation en raison de la fermeture du Centre d’archives de Parcs Canada.

More on the closure of the Parks Canada Library @juliedabrusin.bsky.social #cdnhist #envhist www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/04/18/l...

The @cndhistassoc.bsky.social has written to Minister @JulieDabrusin to take issue with this attack on knowledge. You should too! cha-shc.ca/advocacy/cha... #cdnhist #envhist

I’m only the humble co-Editor in Chief at @nichecanada.bsky.social , but consider us “unofficial” signatories of this letter too.
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Colin Coates, président de la SHC, et Thomas Wien, président de l’IHAF, ont adressé une lettre à la ministre Julie Dabrusin, avec Richard Dennis (bibliothécaire en chef, Parcs Canada) et le service des relations avec les médias en copie. #cdnhist #histoire #parcscanada

CHA president Colin Coates and IHAF president Thomas Wien have sent a letter to Minister Julie Dabrusin, with Richard Dennis (Chief Librarian, Parks Canada) and Media Relations in CC. #cdnhist #parkscanada

Invitation to an Advocacy Meeting for Heritage Funding, April 17th A few weeks ago I wrote a blog on the cuts to memory and knowledge institutions by the Canadian Government. I called on people to come together and do something. I have been urged by many to be the…

Don't forget the advocacy meeting being held tomorrow concerning the cuts to memory and knowledge institutions in the federal budget. Everyone welcome.
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Call for Papers - Resisting Abandonment: Language, Culture, and Ecology Resisting Abandonment will foreground the idea that languages, like ecosystems, are sites of relationality and care.

Colloque international - Résister à l’abandon: langue, culture et écologie

Centre de recherche sur le contact des langues et des cultures
Collège universitaire Glendon, Université York
15 et 16 octobre 2026

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#ecology #language #envhist #envhum #envstudies

Daniel R. Meister explores the life and work of John Carr Munro, federal minister for multiculturalism under Pierre Trudeau.

Professeur.e régulièr.e – Histoire atlantique. Date limite : le 15 mai 2026. #histoire #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...

Professor – Atlantic History. Deadline: May 15, 2026. #history #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...

Finalistes pour le prix Wallace-K.-Ferguson | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada La SHC est fière d’annoncer les finalistes pour le prix Wallace-K.-Ferguson de cette année. (Par ordre alphabétique). Eric T. Jennings, Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean. Yale University P...

La SHC est fière d’annoncer les finalistes pour le prix Wallace-K.-Ferguson de cette année! #histoire #prix #cdnhist

Shortlist: Wallace K. Ferguson Prize | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada The CHA is proud to announce the books that are shortlisted for this year’s Wallace K. Ferguson prize. (In alphabetical order). Eric T. Jennings, Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean. Yale Un...

The CHA is proud to announce the books that are shortlisted for this year’s Wallace K. Ferguson prize! #cdnhist #prize

Finalistes pour le prix du meilleur livre savant (de langue française) en histoire du Canada | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada La SHC est fière d’annoncer les finalistes pour le prix du meilleur livre savant (de langue française) en histoire du Canada de cette année. (Par ordre alphabétique). Frédéric Mercure Jolette, Réinven...

La SHC est fière d’annoncer les finalistes pour le prix du meilleur livre savant (de langue française) en histoire du Canada de cette année! #histoire #prix #cdnhist

Shortlist: Best (French-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada The CHA is proud to announce the books that are shortlisted for this year’s Best (French-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian History prize. (In alphabetical order). Frédéric Mercure Jolette, Réinvent...

The CHA is proud to announce the books that are shortlisted for this year’s Best (French-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian History prize! #cdnhist #prize

Finalistes pour le prix du meilleur livre savant (de langue anglaise) en histoire du Canada | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada La SHC est fière d’annoncer les finalistes pour le prix du meilleur livre savant (de langue anglaise) en histoire du Canada de cette année. (Par ordre alphabétique). Cheryl Troupe, Putting Down Roots:...

La SHC est fière d’annoncer les finalistes pour le prix du meilleur livre savant (de langue anglaise) en histoire du Canada de cette année! #histoire #prix #cdnhist

Shortlist: Best (English-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada The CHA is proud to announce the books that are shortlisted for this year’s Best (English-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian History prize. (In alphabetical order). Cheryl Troupe, Putting Down Roots...

The CHA is proud to announce the books that are shortlisted for this year’s Best (English-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian History prize! #cdnhist #prize

Tenure-track position in Canadian history at Lakehead!

Vous pouvez maintenant accéder au numéro d’avril du bulletin d'information numérique de la SHC, La rubrique Histoire! #histoire #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/fr/publicati...

The April issue of the CHA's digital newsletter, Historians' Corner, is now online! #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/publications...

Political Culture in Louis XIV’s Canada Nicole O’Byrne speaks with Colin Coates about his book, Political Culture in Louis XIV’s Canada.

"Essential for anyone interested in questions of political legitimacy and the performative aspects of power in a colonial context." Some informative weekend listening, courtesy of the Champlain Society podcast and MQUP author Colin Coates:

I interviewed @cndhistassoc.bsky.social president Colin Coates about his wonderful book - Political Culture in Louis XIV's Canada for the Witness to Yesterday podcast. You can listen here: champlainsociety.utppublishing.com/digital-cont...

Today in 1975, the Canadian government officially adopted the beaver 🦫 as a symbol. Interested in knowing how and why this happened? I have an article coming out in the summer 2026 issue (vol 49) of the Canadian Parliamentary Review.

Atlantic Canada Studies 2026 UPEI - The GeoREACH Lab at UPEI The UPEI Faculty of Arts and Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities are pleased to welcome the Atlantic Canada Studies 2026 Conference to Charlottetown, from 2-5 June, 2026. The conference overlaps with the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) and the Canadian … Continue reading →

The program for the upcoming Atlantic Canada Studies Conference has been posted. Looking forward to seeing some folks in Charlottetown this summer!

Shekon Neechie An Indigenous History Site

On the impact of federal government cuts to institutions linked to heritage research and preservation for Indigenous scholars and communities, please read the excellent Mary Jane Logan McCallum: shekonneechie.ca.

There's something so repugnant and insulting when such a generic letter, filled with bland platitudes, is sent to an association of historians who know full well who is to blame for these cutbacks. Many of us specialize in the histories of government, politics, and the state, for goodness sakes!

The tripling of Canadian military spending is coming at a huge cost to Canadian historical institutions, museums, archives, and heritage. Canada is going to be all elbows. What are we even protecting?

In light of recent federal and provincial budget cuts, CHA president Colin Coates has written a letter to CHA members and to the public. The letter can be read here. #cdnhist

@nichecanada.bsky.social has just published my "5 minute read" about the reduction/closure of #ParksCanada library services. Take a look.

#envhist #cdnhist

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Survey - Shaping the Future of the Canadian Register of Historic Places The current Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) will be decommissioned in Spring 2026. This transition creates a genuine opportunity to shape a Register that better serves Canadians.

Survey – Shaping the Future of the Canadian Register of Historic Places

The current Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) will be decommissioned in Spring 2026. This is your chance to influence how the Register’s data is housed, managed, and accessed #cdnhist

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Hey #envhist! Parks Canada is ending its library services+ “decommissioning” its collection. We stand to lose a valuable set of materials that reveal if and how the Agency fulfilled its mandate (or didn’t). Read more here+write the Minister @juliedabrusin.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/03/10/c...