| Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric | |
| Native Name: | Société Canadienne pour l’Étude de la Rhétorique |
| Native Name Lang: | fr |
| Abbreviation: | CSSR |
| Purpose: | Advocate and public voice, educator and network for the study of rhetoric |
| Headquarters: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Region Served: | Canada |
The Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric (CSSR; French: Société Canadienne pour l’Étude de la Rhétorique [{{lang|fr|SCÉR}}]) is a bilingual scholarly society based in Canada that is open to scholars involved in the teaching or researching of rhetoric. While the CSSR was founded as a Canadian version of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric, and while—as implied by its original name, the Canadian Seminar on the History of Rhetoric (CSHR)[1] —it originally focused on the history of rhetoric, the CSSR now focuses on a range of rhetorical scholarship. Its membership typically includes scholars from North America and Europe (not just Canada) and its conferences typically include joint sessions with other societies as a "natural reflection of the interdisciplinary interests of [its] members."[2]
The CSSR publishes an online refereed journal, Rhetor,[3] and meets annually for an academic conference, usually as part of the annual Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences run by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.[4]