General Information
Conference Information
The CSA will be participating in the 2025 Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) Congress at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario from Sunday, June 1 through Thursday, June 5. This Conference will be held fully in-person at the Waterfront Campus. Learn More
We will also hold a second section of the Conference outside of Congress with fully virtual sessions from Monday, June 9 through Friday, June 13. Learn More
Information on the Conference is summarized below.
General
Helpful information for all Conference attendees and participants.
The Canadian Sociological Association, Research Clusters, and Congress sponsored awards featured as part of the annual Conference.
Learn more about the CSA Conference Awards
Best Student Paper Award - deadline April 15, 2025
Congress Student Merit Award - deadline April 4, 2025
Research Cluster Best Student Paper Awards - deadlines vary April through May 2025
Participation Policy Compliance Deadline: April 15, 2025.
All session chairs, moderators, discussants, presenters, and panelists must be members of the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) and register for the applicable Conference section. Those not in compliance by the deadline will be removed from the Conference Program.
Learn more about the Conference Participation Policies
Complete the Registration Confirmation form to be listed as a ‘Participant’ on the Conference website.
Program information is now posted
For presenters and panelists:
Verify the time and date of your presentation using the schedule or through your profile.
The Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) strives to support member participation in the annual Conference.
Learn more about the CSA Funding Programs
Black and Indigenous Student Delegates
Childcare Funding Program - deadline April 11, 2025
Conference Participation Subsidy - deadline March 14, 2025
International Delegates - deadline March 14, 2025
Student Travel Grant Program - deadline March 7, 2025
Several clusters will be holding meetings during the in-person and/or virtual Conference sections. Anyone interested in learning more about the clusters may attend.
Refer to the Conference Program and search the schedule by Track for specific Research Cluster sessions or view the list of Meetings.
Learn more about the CSA Research Clusters
Complete the Registration Confirmation form which will enable you to be listed as a 'Participant' on this Conference website and have access to additional event information.
Set up your Conference website profile (bio and image)
The CSA Office will be verifying the information and reserves the right to withdraw participants from the Conference Program and/or website for non-compliance with our Conference Participation Policies.
Presentation Sessions
Sessions are 90 minutes which includes time for the welcome and introductions (10 minutes), presentations (60 minutes), and audience question period (20 minutes).
In-person participants typically present orally with slides using audio-visual equipment set up in the room (a projector, screen, computer, and internet access).
Virtual participants will be utilizing Zoom to share their screen and slides while presenting orally.
Each session will have between 3 and 5 presentations.
Presentations must proceed in the order listed in the program.
Presenters will be given between 12-20 minutes each depending on the number of presentations in the session: 3 presentations - 20 minutes each; 4 presentations - 15 minutes each; 5 presentations - 12 minutes each.
Roundtable Sessions
Approximately 6-8 sessions will be held concurrently in one large room.
Each session will be assigned to one table in the room and will seat 8 people.
Audio-visual equipment will not be available for slides. In-person participants will present orally and may include hand-outs.
Each session will have between 3 and 6 presentations.
Presentations must proceed in the order listed in the program.
Sessions are 90 minutes which includes time for the welcome and introductions (10 minutes), presentations (60 minutes), and discussion period (20 minutes).
Presenters will be given a certain amount of time set by the session organizer to discuss their work and allow time for group discussion among the roundtable participants.
Poster Sessions
In-person and virtual presenters will be scheduled for a specific day and time-period to speak about their work with delegates in an informal group setting.
Posters may be uploaded to the Conference website in advance along with an optional pre-recorded video about the work being presented. Details will be posted once finalized.
Panel Sessions
Sessions are 90 minutes which includes time for the welcome and introductions (10 minutes), group discussion (60 minutes), and audience question period (20 minutes).
Sessions will be scheduled during the time slots listed below (Eastern Time zone). There will be 30-minute breaks between sessions in the morning and afternoon and a 90-minute break over the lunch period.
In-person sessions at George Brown College - Sunday, June 1 to Thursday, June 5, 2025
o 9:00am - 10:30am
o 11:00am - 12:30pm
o 2:00pm - 3:30pm
o 4:00pm - 5:30pm
o Research Cluster meetings and special events will be scheduled over the lunch break or after 5:30pm
Virtual sessions - Monday, June 9 to Friday, June 13, 2025
o 11:00am - 12:30pm
o 1:00pm - 2:30pm
o 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Information for those attending the Conference from June 1 - June 5, 2025 held as part of the FHSS Congress at George Brown College.
Visit the In-person Conference page for details on; participant guidelines, accessibility, maps, technology, trip planning, etc
Information for those participating in the virtual Conference from June 9-13, 2025 hosted by the CSA.
Visit the Virtual Conference page for details on: participant guidelines, accessibility, technology, session access, etc.