New Report from Environmental Commissioner of Ontario

Robarts Faculty Associate Christina Hoicka’s research has been referenced by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario. The 2018 Conservation Progress Report was released on April 10, 2018. Check out Making Connections: Straight Talk about Electricity in Ontario. The full report can be accessed Making Connections (pdf 322 pgs). Contract Christina Hoicka at Twitter: @cehoicka /Email: cehoicka@yorku.ca  

MA Thesis or Major Research Paper Award

The CSN offers a prize for the best MA-level paper (i.e. thesis or Major Research Paper) on a Canadian topic.  The Robarts Centre would also welcome nomination of one paper from your programme by 20 April 2018.  We will adjudicate the competition and forward a nomination to the CSN. More information is available on the […]

MA Thesis or Major Research Paper Award

The CSN offers a prize for the best MA-level paper (i.e. thesis or Major Research Paper) on a Canadian topic.  The Robarts Centre would also welcome nomination of one paper from your programme by 20 April 2018.  We will adjudicate the competition and forward a nomination to the CSN. More information is available on the […]

Barbara Godard Dissertation Prize: For the Best Dissertation on a Canadian Topic

The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies offers a prize for the best dissertation on a Canadian topic each year. This award is offered in memory of a former colleague who made substantial contributions to the study of Canada. The criteria are as follows: “This prize is awarded to the doctoral dissertation on a Canadian topic […]

YorkU's 16th Annual All Nations Pow Wow & Gathering, February 15-17

For 16 years now, the Aboriginal Students Association at York (ASAY) has hosted the All Nations Pow Wow & Gathering at the Keele Campus. Next week it will be returning, and will be celebrating Indigeneity and Academia with five events over three days.    Detailed information is below, and more on the Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/198263017412240/   The York […]

Ethics in Indigenous Research Workshop - Registration Open

The workshop will be held in Kaneff Tower 519 from 8:30am – 5:30pm on Friday March 16, 2018.  Opening remarks at 9am. We invite Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars, faculty, senior undergraduate, and graduate students to engage in a day of meaningful conversations about the responsibilities of ethical research engagements with Indigenous communities, including forms this […]

Northern Studies Master's Program Accepting Applications for 2018-19

The Northern Studies Program at Carleton University is a 1 year intensive Master's program and 2018-19 will be the 2nd year of our program. The purpose of the Northern Studies programs is to provide opportunities for students to learn how to recognize and support wise public and private-sector decision making in the dynamic North.  The program […]

Call for Participation - Model Arctic Council 2018

The Model Arctic Council is calling for participation. An excellent and exciting opportunity awaits university students interested in the Arctic and Arctic affairs. University of Lapland and University of Oulu (Finland), in cooperation with the Model Arctic Council Thematic Network, will host a Model Arctic Council 2018 in October 29 – November 2, 2018 in […]

CFP Robarts Centre Graduate Conference 2018

In view of the ongoing labour disruption at York the Annual Robarts Graduate Conference has been cancelled. We appreciate all your enthusiasm and support for the event. Canada on the Edge? What does it mean for Canada to be on the edge? Is it on the leading edge? Or is it falling off the edge? The conference […]

Call for Participants - Canadian Association for Theatre Research Conference

Conference Seminar — Performance Studies in Canada: Excavating Alternate Methodologies and Genealogies Convenors: Susan Bennett, Laura Levin, Marlis Schweitzer Date: Tuesday 29 May through Friday 1 June 2018 Location: The Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Submission Info: Please send a 250-word abstract and brief bio to Laura Levin (levin@yorku.ca) by 15 January 2018. More […]