Call for Abstracts

2026 CPS-ADQ Joint Annual Meeting 

Canadian Population Society and l’Association des Démographes du Québec 

May 25-28, 2026, Jean Talon Conference Room, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, ON 

Deadline for submission: February 13, 2026 

The Canadian Population Society (CPS) and l’Association des démographes du Québec (ADQ) invite submissions for the 2026 special joint conference to be held at Statistics Canada headquarters in Ottawa from May 25-28. This year’s conference is a special event, the first fully joint CPS-ADQ conference in over 10 years, and hosted for the first time at Statistics Canada. The conference program welcomes submissions on a broad range of subjects, and aims to promote a vibrant exchange among researchers, students, and public servants about topics in demography, population dynamics, and socio-economic trends. Selected papers will be considered for inclusion in special journal editions of Canadian Studies in Population (CSiP) and Cahiers québécois de démographie (CQD). 

Instructions for submitting an abstract 

1. Deadline: Authors must submit an abstract using the online submission form by 23:59 on Friday, February 13, 2026. The submitting author will be considered the corresponding author. Applicants requiring approval from their organization to attend the conference should submit their abstract by the deadline, then notify CPS-ADQ when they receive approval from their organization to attend. 

2. Length: Abstracts should be 200-500 words and sufficiently detailed to allow the program chair to evaluate their merits for inclusion in the conference program. 

3. Required information: The author submitting the abstract must provide the following information in the abstract submission form: 

   1. Full name, affiliation, and email address of the author, presenter, and co-authors. 

   2. Presentation title and abstract (max 500 words). 

   3. Two or more preferred session themes (from the list below). 

4. Announcement of results: Conference organizers will notify authors about the acceptance of abstracts beginning on March 9, 2026. Session chairs will be announced in April 2026. 

5. Registration deadline: Presenting authors of an accepted abstract must register for the CPS-ADQ annual meeting by April 24, 2026. Submissions for which no author has registered by this deadline will be dropped from the final program. Completed papers and/or presentations must be submitted to the conference portal by May 15, 2026. 

6. Membership requirement: At least one author of each accepted paper must hold a valid membership in CPS or ADQ and register for the conference. Membership and registration fees are harmonized to ensure members of either association pay the same total cost to participate. 

CPS-ADQ 2026 Session Themes: 

• Mortality 

• Health and Morbidity 

• Family 

• Immigration and Migration 

• Social Diversity 

• Labour and Education 

• Fertility 

• Gender and Sexuality 

• Inequality 

• Other topics in population science 

• Poster session   

The program chair may reorganize sessions depending on the abstract submissions.  

Meeting format: The 4-day conference will take place from May 25-28, 2026. Each day will consist of several regular sessions of 75-90 minutes (3-4 presentations followed by questions and discussion) and thematic sessions or panel discussions. Presentations will be in-person, and hybrid access will be available for remote audience members. Participants are encouraged to attend in-person to take advantage of networking and social events such as the poster session and the banquet (Day 2, May 26). Sessions are bilingual to foster exchange across the English and French demographic communities, and presentations may be given in either official language. 

Student participation: The CPS and ADQ enthusiastically encourage student participation. Students submitting an abstract should indicate their degree program, field, and institution to confirm their eligibility for the Student Paper Competition and Travel Awards. 

Student paper competition: Student abstracts that are accepted for presentation at the 2026 CPS-ADQ conference are eligible for the Student Paper Competition. One $500 award will be presented to a student participant from CPS.

Poster session and best poster award: Applicants whose abstracts cannot be accommodated in a regular session may be invited to present a research poster. The poster session will follow Day 2 of regular conference sessions on the afternoon of May 26, 2026, in conjunction with the reception. The CPS and ADQ will each award a prize for the best poster presentation. The deadline for students to submit posters to the award committee is May 1, 2026. 

Student Travel Awards: The CPS-ADQ has applied for financial support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to supplement the cost of travel and accommodations for student conference participants. If SSHRC funding is received, students with an accepted presentation or poster will automatically be considered for a travel award. Awards will be allocated based on the quality of the abstract, travel distance, and other available funding.