List of Canadian archives associations explained

See also: Association of Canadian Archivists.

This is a list of Canadian archives associations, i.e., professional associations in Canada that are relevant to the work of archives and archivists.

Included are provincial and territorial associations, national special-interest groups, and history/oral-history/built-heritage associations that are specific to a Canadian location.

Canadian archives associations

Association[1] Region of focusLocationArchives or Archivist sectorParent organization
Accessibility SIS (ASIS)[2] NationalAccessibilityACA
Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC)[3] British ColumbiaBCRegionalACA
Archives Association of Ontario (AAO)[4] OntarioToronto, ONRegional
Archives Association of Ontario East est (AAOEe)[5] Eastern OntarioONRegionalAAO
Archives Council of Nunavummi[6] [7] NunavutToronto, ONRegional
Archives Council of Prince Edward Island (ACPEI)[8] Prince Edward IslandPEIRegional
Archives Society of Alberta (ASA)[9] AlbertaABRegional
(AAQ)[10] NationalQCRegional
Association for Manitoba Archives (AMA)[11] ManitobaWinnipeg, MBRegional
Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA)NationalOttawa, ON
ACA@UBC[12] [13] University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BCStudent chapterACA
Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA)[14] NationalMaps
Association of Independent School Archivists (AISA)[15] OntarioONEducationAAO
Association of Law Office Records Managers and Archivists (ALORMA)[16] OntarioToronto, ONRecords management, Law
Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives (ANLA)[17] Newfoundland and LabradorNLRegional
Association of Records Managers and Administrators Canada (ARMA)[18] [19]
  • ARMA Calgary
  • ARMA Edmonton
  • ARMA Montreal
  • ARMA National Capital Region (Ottawa)
  • ARMA New Brunswick
  • ARMA Northwestern Ontario
  • ARMA Nova Scotia
  • ARMA Prince Edward Island
  • ARMA Saskatchewan
  • ARMA Terra Nova
  • ARMA Toronto
  • ARMA Vancouver
  • ARMA Vancouver Island
  • ARMA Winnipeg
NationalMultipleRecords management, with regional chaptersARMA International
Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (CAML)[20] NationalMusic
Canadian Council of Archives (CCA)[21] NationalONAdvocacy body
Canadian Historical AssociationNationalOttawa, ONHistory
Canadian Museums AssociationNationalOttawa, ONMuseum
Canadian Oral History Association[22] NationalOral history
Catholic Archives Group (CAG)[23] NationalReligion (Catholicism)
Council of Archives New Brunswick (CANB)[24] New BrunswickNBRegional
Council of Nova Scotia Archives (CNSA)[25] Nova ScotiaNSRegional
Dal ACA[26] Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NSStudent chapterACA
Durham Region Area Archives Group (DRAAG)[27] Durham RegionONRegionalAAO
Fonds d'archives culturelles francophonesNationalFrench
Government Records Special Interest Section (GRSIS)NationalGovernmentACA
Group of Archivists of the Region of Montreal (GARM)[28] MontrealMontreal, QCRegional
Historica CanadaNationalHistory
McGill ACA[29] McGill UniversityMontreal, QCStudent chapterACA
Municipal Archives Interest Group (MAIG)[30] OntarioONMunicipalAAO
Municipal Archives Special Interest Section (MASIS)NationalMunicipalACA
National Trust for Canada[31] NationalOttawa, ONBuilt heritage
Northwest Territories Archives Council[32] Northwest TerritoriesNTRegional
Northwestern Ontario Archivists' Association (NOAA)[33] Northwestern OntarioONRegionalAAO
Photographic Historical Society of Canada[34] NationalEtobicoke, ONPhotography
Réseau des services d'archives du Québec[35] QuebecMontreal, QCRegional
Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists (SCAA)SaskatchewanSKRegional
Saskatoon Area Archives Group (SAAG)SaskatoonSaskatoon, SKRegionalSCAA
Sound/Moving Images Special Interest Section (SMISIS)NationalSound, Moving imagesACA
Southwestern Ontario Chapter (SWOC)[36] Southwestern OntarioONRegionalAAO
SIS for Access & Privacy Issues (SISAPI)NationalAccess, PrivacyACA
SIS for Archives of Religious Organizations (SISARO)NationalReligionACA
SIS for Indigenous Archives (SISIA)NationalIndigenousACA
SIS for Personal Archives (SISPA)NationalPersonalACA
Technology & Archives Special Interest Section (TaASIS)NationalTechnologyACA
Toronto Area Archivists' Group (TAAG)[37] TorontoToronto, ONRegionalAAO
University & Colleges Archives Special Interest Section (UCASIS)NationalEducation (post-secondary)ACA
UofM ACA[38] University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MBStudent chapterACA
UofT ACA[39] University of TorontoToronto, ONStudent chapterACA
Visual Researchers' Society of Canada[40] NationalVisual resources
Yukon Council of Archives (YCA)[41] YukonYTRegional

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Association of Canadian Archivists - Archival Organizations Directory. 2021-11-07. archivists.ca. en.
  2. Web site: Association of Canadian Archivists - Special Interest Sections. 2021-11-07. archivists.ca. en.
  3. Web site: Archives Association of British Columbia - Home. 2021-11-07. aaobc.wildapricot.org.
  4. Web site: Archives Association of Ontario - Home. 2021-11-07. aao-archivists.ca.
  5. Web site: AAOEe. 2021-11-07. aao-archivists.ca.
  6. Web site: Archives Council of Nunavummi. 2021-11-07. www.cdncouncilarchives.ca.
  7. Web site: Inuit Heritage Trust : Archives Council of Nunavut. 2021-11-07. www.ihti.ca.
  8. Web site: Archives Council of Prince Edward Island: Archives Council. 2021-11-07. www.archives.pe.ca.
  9. Web site: Archives Society of Alberta. 2021-11-07. www.archivesalberta.org.
  10. http://www.archivistes.qc.ca/
  11. Web site: Association for Manitoba Archives - Home. 2021-11-07. mbarchives.ca.
  12. http://acaubc.wordpress.com/ Website
  13. Web site: Association of Canadian Archivists - Student Chapters. 2021-11-08. archivists.ca. en.
  14. Web site: Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives. 2021-11-07. acmla-acacc.ca. en.
  15. Web site: AISA. 2021-11-07. aao-archivists.ca.
  16. Web site: ALORMA – Association of Law Office Records Managers and Archivists. 2021-11-07. alorma.ca.
  17. Web site: ANLA – Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives. 2021-11-07. en-US.
  18. Web site: ARMA Canada Region. 2021-11-07. armacanada.org. en-US.
  19. News: ARMA Canada Region - Canadian Chapters. 23 March 2019.
  20. Web site: Library.music.utoronto.ca/Caml-acbm . 2015-08-17 . 2015-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623005236/http://library.music.utoronto.ca/caml-acbm/ . dead .
  21. http://www.archivescanada.ca/ Canadian Council of Archives website
  22. https://web.archive.org/web/20100117191848/http://www.canoha.ca/ Website
  23. Web site: Catholic Archives Group. 2021-11-07. en-US.
  24. Web site: HOME. 2021-11-07. canb. en.
  25. Web site: Facebook. 2021-11-07. Council of Nova Scotia Archives. en.
  26. Web site: Association of Canadian Archivists Dalhousie University Student Chapter. 2021-11-07. simsa.dsu.dal.ca. 13 March 2015 .
  27. Web site: Durham Region Area Archives Group. 2021-11-07. Durham Region Area Archives Group. en.
  28. Web site: Montréal Archives Portal - Home. 2021-11-08. www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca.
  29. Web site: Association of Canadian Archivists McGill Student Chapter .
  30. Web site: MAIG. 2021-11-08. aao-archivists.ca.
  31. Web site: Home - National Trust for Canada - Bringing heritage to life. 2021-11-08. National Trust for Canada. en-US.
  32. Web site: NWT Archives Council. 2021-11-08. www.nwtarchivescouncil.ca.
  33. Web site: NOAA. 2021-11-08. aao-archivists.ca.
  34. Web site: phsc.ca photographic history – cameras, images, processes, personalities. 2021-11-08. en-US.
  35. Web site: RAQ. Réseau des services d'archives du Québec. 2021-11-08. Réseau des services d'archives du Québec. fr-CA.
  36. Web site: swoc. 2021-11-08. aao-archivists.ca.
  37. Web site: TAAG. 2021-11-08. aao-archivists.ca.
  38. http://uofmaca.wordpress.com/
  39. Web site: Archived copy . aca.ischool.utoronto.ca . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003004923/http://aca.ischool.utoronto.ca/ . 3 October 2012 . dead.
  40. Web site: VRSC ARAC – Visual Researchers' Society of Canada – Association des Recherchistes en audiovisuel du Canada. 2021-11-08. visualresearch.ca.
  41. Web site: Yukon Council of Archives. 2021-11-08. Yukon Council of Archives. en-US.