28-29 May 2023 at York University

The conference is again being held as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences and will bring together leading academic researchers, students, practitioners, consultants, policymakers and community organizations from Canada and across the world to discuss current and emergent issues and challenges in the fields of civil society, social economy, and non-profit research and practice.

In this year’s Congress theme, “Reckonings and Re-Imaginings,” the Congress community is invited to pause and reflect on the lessons we have learned, but also to begin the work of imagining and enacting the terms under which we might create a radically different world. What might it mean for us to commit to knowing and caring for each other across our differences, understanding that the world we want to live in tomorrow is dependent on the action we take together today? Can we re-imagine a new set of social relationships grounded in decoloniality, anti-racism, justice, and preservation of the earth? This invitation for both reflection and action requires a genuine investment in the project of learning and growing, a willingness to participate in active and meaningful co-engagement, and a commitment to exercising patience and care in doing the hard work of changing belief systems and the world.

Read more about this year’s Congress theme and logo on the Congress website.

Key Dates

January 9 Extended! January 20	Call for proposals closes	Read the call Submit a proposal
End of February	Review decisions sent to proposal authors
March 31	Early bird registration deadline	Register for Congress and the ANSER-ARES conference
April 21	Deadline for accepted authors to register – authors not registered after this date may be removed from the conference program	Register for Congress and the ANSER-ARES conference
May 12	Conference program finalized	Program to come
May 27 (Saturday)	Congress opens
May 28 (Sunday)	ANSER-ARES Conference Day 1
May 29 (Monday)	ANSER-ARES Conference Day 2

Fees

• All registrations for Congress and the ANSER-ARES annual conference are through the Congress registration portal
• International registrants from outside Canada who plan to attend in-person and who are travelling from a country that requires a letter of invitation should contact the conference program chair at christopherdougherty@cmail.carleton.ca as soon as possible to arrange for a letter.
• Fees are the same for in-person and virtual participation; the costs of providing a virtual option are higher than the costs of an in-person only conference.
• Currently registered students who are Black or Indigenous who want to access the complementary fee must email the conference program chair at christopherdougherty@cmail.carleton.ca for a registration link.

	ANSER-ARES Member Rates			Non-Member Rates
	Member Early-bird (until March 31)	Member Regular (April 1 – May 26)	Member On-site	Non-Member Early-bird (until March 31)	Non-Member Regular (April 1 – May 26)	Non-Member On-site
Regular	250 Conference 190 Congress 440 Total	300 Conference 225 Congress 525 Total	300 Conference 250 Congress 550 Total	350 Conference 190 Congress 540 Total	400 Conference 225 Congress 625 Total	400 Conference 250 Congress 650 Total
Underemployed	190 Conference 150 Congress 340 Total	250 Conference 190 Congress 440 Total	250 Conference 215 Congress 465 Total	235 Conference 150 Congress 385 Total	300 Conference 190 Congress 490 Total	300 Conference 215 Congress 515 Total
Student or K-12 Educator	190 Conference 80 Congress 270 Total	250 Conference 105 Congress 355 Total	250 Conference 130 Congress 380 Total	235 Conference 80 Congress 315 Total	300 Conference 105 Congress 405 Total	300 Conference 130 Congress 430 Total
Retired	190 Conference 80 Congress 270 Total	250 Conference 105 Congress 355 Total	250 Conference 130 Congress 380 Total	235 Conference 80 Congress 315 Total	300 Conference 105 Congress 405 Total	300 Conference 130 Congress 430 Total
Unemployed	190 Conference 80 Congress 270 Total	250 Conference 105 Congress 355 Total	250 Conference 130 Congress 380 Total	235 Conference 80 Congress 315 Total	300 Conference 105 Congress 405 Total	300 Conference 130 Congress 430 Total
Black or Indigenous Student	0 Conference 0 Congress 0 Total	0 Conference 0 Congress 0 Total	0 Conference 0 Congress 0 Total	0 Conference 0 Congress 0 Total	0 Conference 0 Congress 0 Total	0 Conference 0 Congress 0 Total

Plan your trip

Congress 2023 regularly releases information to help conference participants plan their trips to Toronto. Visit https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress/congress-2023/plan-your-trip for the most up to date information.