Association of Canadian Archivists

Association of Canadian Archivists Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Association of Canadian Archivists, Community Organization, Suite 1912/130 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON.
(1)

The Association of Canadian Archives (ACA) began prior to 1975 when members of the Archives Section of the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) developed and ratified an independent mandate.

As we bid goodbye to our 2026 ACA Conference, we say hello to another ACA Hashtag Party! This month's party will take pl...
06/11/2026

As we bid goodbye to our 2026 ACA Conference, we say hello to another ACA Hashtag Party! This month's party will take place on Thursday, June 25th and the theme will be Archives Fashion!

In need of some fashion inspiration this season? Lets delve into our archives for some ideas! On the day, join us across social media to share the wildest, wackiest, and most beautiful clothing items in your collections — and don't forget to tag us so we can see you what you've got. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Alt-text: Graphic with beige background and an ornate gold border. Centre, gold text reads: "June 25, ACA Hashtag Party." Underneath, large blue text reads: "Hashtag Archives Fashion". Below, blue silhouettes show individuals in various fashions. The ACA logo is pictured bottom-centre.

Day 4 of ACA's 2026 Virtual Conference, How Does That Help Me? Making Archival Theory Relevant to Daily Practice, brough...
06/11/2026

Day 4 of ACA's 2026 Virtual Conference, How Does That Help Me? Making Archival Theory Relevant to Daily Practice, brought our conference to a close with another day of insightful presentations, emerging research, and meaningful conversations.

We started the day with our final ACA Office Hours and then moved into our Poster Session, where presenters explored topics including born-digital government records, web archiving q***r and trans histories, international perspectives on rethinking archival practice, computational approaches to oral history, and modernizing health sciences archives.

In the afternoon, attendees joined two concurrent Emerging Voices sessions featuring new and emerging professionals sharing research on archival education, records management, digital preservation, archival narratives, and community-based archival initiatives. These sessions highlighted the innovative work and fresh perspectives shaping the future of the archival profession.

We concluded the conference with our keynote roundtable, The Reconciliation Framework: From Theory to Practice, featuring Sadie Anderson, Erica Hernandez-Read, Ellyn Vanderkerkhove, and Lillanohna (Lily) Naytowhowcon. Through thoughtful discussion and reflection, the panel explored how archival institutions can move reconciliation from theory into meaningful action.

In case you missed it – 2027 ACA Conference details were announced! We are looking forward to hosting you at the Fort Garry Hotel next year in Winnipeg June14-17th. We will be doing a call for ACA Program and Host Team Members. Stay tuned for details!

Please keep an eye on your inbox for a Post Conference Survey. We sincerely appreciate your participation and feedback.

Thank you to everyone who attended, presented, volunteered, sponsored, and supported ACA's 2026 Virtual Conference. Your engagement, generosity, and willingness to share knowledge made this event a success. We hope you'll continue the conversations and connections that began this week.

IN THE COMMENTS - What was your favourite session, takeaway, or memorable moment from ACA 2026? We'd love to hear what resonated most with you!

Huge congratulations to the Association of Canadian Archivists Foundation’s 2026 Emerging Voices Award Winners. Please t...
06/10/2026

Huge congratulations to the Association of Canadian Archivists Foundation’s 2026 Emerging Voices Award Winners. Please tune in tomorrow at 2pm EDT for their conference presentations!

*edited to fix a university affiliation*

Happy International Archives Day and Day 2 of the ACA's 2026 virtual conference!We kicked off the day with ACA Office Ho...
06/09/2026

Happy International Archives Day and Day 2 of the ACA's 2026 virtual conference!

We kicked off the day with ACA Office Hours, just as we’ll do again on Wednesday and Thursday morning. If you have questions, ideas, or concerns, this is your opportunity to connect with ACA staff.

Our Opening Plenary, How does that help us? Unlearning "hungry listening" in the archives, reflected on listening, knowledge sharing, and sensory archival practice. Thank you to moderator Hadley Howes and panelists Anna Robinson-Sweet, Kennedi Johnson, Stephanie Niu, and Temple Marucci-Campbell for their flexibility today and for delivering such thoughtful and engagement presentations. You can see some highlights from their presentations in our stories.

The afternoon featured 12 fantastic presentations this afternoon from 29 presenters. They explored topics including making women more visible in archival records, biographical research and description, approaches to cataloguing visual and material culture, preserving and amplifying underrepresented histories, digitization and digital preservation, archival processing and accessioning practices, sustainability and funding challenges, student engagement and representation, archives in higher education, and the experiences of community archives interns navigating the relationship between theory and practice.

A huge thank you to all of today’s presenters, chairs, volunteers, staff, and attendees today for making these discussion happen; this is what International Archives Day is all about!

Join us again tomorrow and let’s do it all again!

IN THE COMMENTS 💬👇 What was your favourite takeaway, memorable moment, or highlight from Day 2? Share it in the comments - we'd love to hear from you!

Day 1 of the ACA's 2026 virtual conference, How Does That Help Me? Making Archival Theory Relevant to Daily Practice, is...
06/08/2026

Day 1 of the ACA's 2026 virtual conference, How Does That Help Me? Making Archival Theory Relevant to Daily Practice, is in the books - and what a great start!

We kicked things off with The Archives and Technology Unconference (TAATU) which brought archives professionals, newcomers, and thought-leaders together to share ideas, explore technology and digital culture, tackle real-world challenges in real time, and have some geeky fun along the way.

Two pre-conference workshops were held, 1) Collaborative Strategies on Addressing Accessibility Barriers within Canada’s Archives with Michael Marlatt, and 2) “How Do I Make This Work for Me?” Utilizing Transcription Tools to Enhance Collection Discoverability, by Caitlin Bakker, Crista Bradley, and Alyssa Hyduk.

ACA Student Chapter leaders also met to exchange ideas, discuss successful events and engagement strategies, and explore new ways to connect and collaborate throughout the year.

The day also included an informative update from Library and Archives Canada, with discussions on the Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP) and the current state of archival advocacy in Canada.

We wrapped up the day with a welcome reception and a screening of Parade: Q***r Acts of Love & Resistance.

Thank you to everyone who joined us today! We can't wait to continue the conversations this week.

IN THE COMMENTS 💬👇 What was your favourite takeaway, memorable moment, or highlight from Day 1? Share it in the comments - we'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to tag us at .

06/08/2026

The Great ACA Treasure Hunt awaits!

Keep your eyes open throughout the conference for hidden codes tucked into sessions, slides, profiles, social media, and the ACA website. Each code you find earns you points, and you can keep an eye on the leaderboard for your competition.

Have a look at the hints on Pheedloop, play along, explore the conference spaces, and compete for prizes!

Welcome to Day 1 of the ACA 2026 Virtual Conference.While this week's proceedings will be presented virtually, we would ...
06/08/2026

Welcome to Day 1 of the ACA 2026 Virtual Conference.

While this week's proceedings will be presented virtually, we would like to gratefully acknowledge that the ACA Office, and its employees work on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation whose presence here reaches back to time immemorial.

We recognize the Algonquins as the customary keepers and defenders of the Ottawa River Watershed and its tributaries. We honour their long history of welcoming many Nations to this beautiful territory and uphold and uplift the voice and values of our Host Nation. We respect and affirm the inherent and Treaty Rights of all Indigenous Peoples across this land. We honour the commitments to self- determination and sovereignty we have made to Indigenous Nations and Peoples. We recognize the historical oppression of lands, cultures and the original Peoples in what we now know as Canada. We believe education and learning about the past contributes to the healing and decolonization - a long and difficult process here and in other nations.



Alt-text: Maroon background overlayed with a graphic map. Centre, a white box includes an excerpt acknowledging the land upon which the ACA office is gathered is the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. Underneath, the ACA logo is pictured.

The ACA Blog, In the Field, is kicking off our first ACA 2026 blog with an exclusive Q&A with ACA Executive Director, Ma...
06/06/2026

The ACA Blog, In the Field, is kicking off our first ACA 2026 blog with an exclusive Q&A with ACA Executive Director, Mab! Read now to learn more about them and what to look forward to at next week’s virtual conference - including an informal IRL meet-up!

Read here: https://archivists.ca/Blog/13639815.

Still need to register? Late rates are in effect and registration closes soon on June 8th - the first day of the conference! Don't miss out and register now: https://archivists.ca/event-6607342.

Alt-text: Graphic with a maroon background and a mockup of a post in a social media feed. Inside the post, large black text reads: "New blog post! Get to know Mab Coates-Davies!" Underneath, a photograph of Mab standing in front of a brick building is featured. Underneath, a blurb about the blog post is included.

This year's ACA Conference will be fully virtually. To help get you ready for a smooth experience, we're happy to share ...
06/05/2026

This year's ACA Conference will be fully virtually. To help get you ready for a smooth experience, we're happy to share a step-by-step video guide on how to use the Pheedloop platform. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/CbfA-2CWO9Q

Haven't secured your spot at the conference quite yet? Late rates are now in effect, don't miss out! Register now: https://archivists.ca/2026-Virtual-Conference.

Alt text: Yellow background with image on the right side showing blue lights representing the web 2.0. Red text on the left side reads "ACA Conference Prep you tech." Below this text there is a blue icon of a calendar and red text next to it reads in red "June 8-11, 2026" Below this, a blue icon of the web and red text next to it reads "https://archivists.ca/2026-Virtual-Conference" The ACA logo is on the top left corner.

Archivaria is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Dodds Prize!The Gordon Dodds Prize recognizes superior research and...
06/05/2026

Archivaria is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Dodds Prize!

The Gordon Dodds Prize recognizes superior research and writing on an archival topic by a student enrolled in a Master’s level archival studies program. Nominations must be submitted by a faculty member or instructor associated with the archival studies program.

Nominations must be received before June 30th.

To learn more, visit https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/awards -submission.

Alt-text: Graphic divided into maroon and white halves. Maroon header contains the Archivaria logo. Underneath, in white block, black text reads, "Nominations open, Gordon Dodds Prize:. A maroon text box reads in white text, "Until June 30th, 2026". Underneath, black text reads, "Details available at www.archivaria.ca".

Address

Suite 1912/130 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON
K1P5G4

Telephone

+16132346977

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Association of Canadian Archivists posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Featured

Share

Category