List of Canadian archives associations

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This is a list of Canadian archives associations, i.e., professional associations in Canada that are relevant to the work of archives and archivists.

Included are provincial and territorial associations, national special-interest groups, and history/oral-history/built-heritage associations that are specific to a Canadian location.

Canadian archives associations

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! Association{{Cite web|title=Association of Canadian Archivists - Archival Organizations Directory|url=https://archivists.ca/Archival-Organizations-Directory|access-date=2021-11-07|website=archivists.ca|language=en}}

! Region of focus

!Location

! Archives or Archivist sector

! Parent organization

Accessibility SIS (ASIS){{Cite web|title=Association of Canadian Archivists - Special Interest Sections|url=https://archivists.ca/SIS|access-date=2021-11-07|website=archivists.ca|language=en}}National

|

AccessibilityACA
Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC){{Cite web|title=Archives Association of British Columbia - Home|url=https://aaobc.wildapricot.org/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=aaobc.wildapricot.org}}

|British Columbia

|BC

|Regional

|ACA

Archives Association of Ontario (AAO){{Cite web|title=Archives Association of Ontario - Home|url=https://aao-archivists.ca/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=aao-archivists.ca}}

|Ontario

|Toronto, ON

|Regional

|

Archives Association of Ontario East est (AAOEe){{Cite web|title=AAOEe|url=https://aao-archivists.ca/aaoee|access-date=2021-11-07|website=aao-archivists.ca}}Eastern Ontario

|ON

RegionalAAO
Archives Council of Nunavummi{{Cite web|title=Archives Council of Nunavummi|url=http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/nunavut.html|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.cdncouncilarchives.ca|archive-date=2021-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108003344/http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/nunavut.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Inuit Heritage Trust : Archives Council of Nunavut|url=http://www.ihti.ca/eng/iht-proj-coun.html|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.ihti.ca}}

|Nunavut

|Toronto, ON

|Regional

|

Archives Council of Prince Edward Island (ACPEI){{Cite web|title=Archives Council of Prince Edward Island: Archives Council|url=http://www.archives.pe.ca/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.archives.pe.ca}}Prince Edward Island

|PEI

Regional
Archives Society of Alberta (ASA){{Cite web|title=Archives Society of Alberta|url=http://www.archivesalberta.org/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.archivesalberta.org}}Alberta

|AB

Regional
{{Interlanguage link|Association des archivistes du Québec|lt=Association des archivistes du Québec|fr|Association des archivistes du Québec}} (AAQ)http://www.archivistes.qc.ca/National

|QC

Regional
Association for Manitoba Archives (AMA){{Cite web|title=Association for Manitoba Archives - Home|url=http://mbarchives.ca/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=mbarchives.ca}}Manitoba

|Winnipeg, MB

Regional
Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA)National

|Ottawa, ON

ACA@UBC[http://acaubc.wordpress.com/ Website]{{Cite web|title=Association of Canadian Archivists - Student Chapters|url=https://archivists.ca/Student-Chapters|access-date=2021-11-08|website=archivists.ca|language=en}}University of British Columbia

|Vancouver, BC

|Student chapter

ACA
Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA){{Cite web|title=Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives|url=https://acmla-acacc.ca/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=acmla-acacc.ca|language=en}}National

|

Maps
Association of Independent School Archivists (AISA){{Cite web|title=AISA|url=https://aao-archivists.ca/association-of-independent-school-archivists/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=aao-archivists.ca}}Ontario

|ON

EducationAAO
Association of Law Office Records Managers and Archivists (ALORMA){{Cite web|title=ALORMA – Association of Law Office Records Managers and Archivists|url=http://alorma.ca/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=alorma.ca}}Ontario

|Toronto, ON

|Records management, Law

Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives (ANLA){{Cite web|title=ANLA – Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives|url=http://anla.nf.ca/|access-date=2021-11-07|language=en-US}}Newfoundland and Labrador

|NL

Regional
Association of Records Managers and Administrators Canada (ARMA){{Cite web|title=ARMA Canada Region|url=https://armacanada.org/home|access-date=2021-11-07|website=armacanada.org|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://armacanada.org/home/arma-canada-chapters/|title = ARMA Canada Region - Canadian Chapters|date = 23 March 2019}}

  • ARMA Calgary
  • ARMA Edmonton
  • ARMA Montreal
  • ARMA National Capital Region (Ottawa)
  • ARMA New Brunswick
  • ARMA Northwestern Ontario
  • ARMA Nova Scotia
  • ARMA Prince Edward Island
  • ARMA Saskatchewan
  • ARMA Terra Nova
  • ARMA Toronto
  • ARMA Vancouver
  • ARMA Vancouver Island
  • ARMA Winnipeg

|National

|Multiple

Records management, with regional chaptersARMA International
Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (CAML){{Cite web |url=http://library.music.utoronto.ca/caml-acbm/ |title=Library.music.utoronto.ca/Caml-acbm |access-date=2015-08-17 |archive-date=2015-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623005236/http://library.music.utoronto.ca/caml-acbm/ |url-status=dead }}National

|

Music
Canadian Council of Archives (CCA)[http://www.archivescanada.ca/ Canadian Council of Archives website]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160816020252/http://archivescanada.ca/AboutCCA Archived].National

|ON

Advocacy body
Canadian Historical AssociationNational

|Ottawa, ON

History
Canadian Museums AssociationNational

|Ottawa, ON

Museum
Canadian Oral History Association[https://web.archive.org/web/20100117191848/http://www.canoha.ca/ Website]National

|

Oral history
Catholic Archives Group (CAG){{Cite web|title=Catholic Archives Group|url=https://catholicarchivesgroup.ca/|access-date=2021-11-07|language=en-US}}National

|

Religion (Catholicism)
Council of Archives New Brunswick (CANB){{Cite web|title=HOME|url=https://www.canbarchives.ca/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=canb|language=en}}New Brunswick

|NB

Regional
Council of Nova Scotia Archives (CNSA){{Cite web|title=Facebook|url=https://www.councilofnsarchives.ca/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Council of Nova Scotia Archives|language=en}}Nova Scotia

|NS

Regional
Dal ACA{{Cite web|title=Association of Canadian Archivists {{!}} Dalhousie University Student Chapter|url=http://simsa.dsu.dal.ca/aca/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=simsa.dsu.dal.ca|date=13 March 2015 }}Dalhousie University

|Halifax, NS

|Student chapter

ACA
Durham Region Area Archives Group (DRAAG){{Cite web|title=Durham Region Area Archives Group|url=https://durhamregionarchivesgroup.com/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Durham Region Area Archives Group|language=en}}Durham Region

|ON

RegionalAAO
Fonds d'archives culturelles francophonesNational

|

French
Government Records Special Interest Section (GRSIS)National

|

GovernmentACA
Group of Archivists of the Region of Montreal (GARM){{Cite web|title=Montréal Archives Portal - Home|url=http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/archives/500ans/portail_archives_en/accueil.html|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca}}Montreal

|Montreal, QC

Regional
Historica CanadaNational

|

History
McGill ACA{{cite web | url=https://www.mcgill.ca/sis-students/aca/ | title=Association of Canadian Archivists McGill Student Chapter }}McGill University

|Montreal, QC

Student chapterACA
Municipal Archives Interest Group (MAIG){{Cite web|title=MAIG|url=https://aao-archivists.ca/maig/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=aao-archivists.ca}}Ontario

|ON

MunicipalAAO
Municipal Archives Special Interest Section (MASIS)

|National

|

|Municipal

|ACA

National Trust for Canada{{Cite web|title=Home - National Trust for Canada - Bringing heritage to life|url=https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=National Trust for Canada|language=en-US}}National

|Ottawa, ON

Built heritage
Northwest Territories Archives Council{{Cite web|title=NWT Archives Council|url=http://www.nwtarchivescouncil.ca/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www.nwtarchivescouncil.ca}}Northwest Territories

|NT

Regional
Northwestern Ontario Archivists' Association (NOAA){{Cite web|title=NOAA|url=https://aao-archivists.ca/noaa/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=aao-archivists.ca}}Northwestern Ontario

|ON

RegionalAAO
Photographic Historical Society of Canada{{Cite web|title=phsc.ca {{!}} photographic history – cameras, images, processes, personalities|url=https://phsc.ca/|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US}}National

|Etobicoke, ON

Photography
Réseau des services d'archives du Québec{{Cite web|last=RAQ|title=Réseau des services d'archives du Québec|url=https://archivisteraq.com/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Réseau des services d'archives du Québec|language=fr-CA}}Quebec

|Montreal, QC

Regional
Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists (SCAA)Saskatchewan

|SK

Regional
Saskatoon Area Archives Group (SAAG)Saskatoon

|Saskatoon, SK

RegionalSCAA
Sound/Moving Images Special Interest Section (SMISIS)National

|

Sound, Moving imagesACA
Southwestern Ontario Chapter (SWOC){{Cite web|title=swoc|url=https://aao-archivists.ca/swoc/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=aao-archivists.ca}}Southwestern Ontario

|ON

RegionalAAO
SIS for Access & Privacy Issues (SISAPI)National

|

Access, PrivacyACA
SIS for Archives of Religious Organizations (SISARO)National

|

ReligionACA
SIS for Indigenous Archives (SISIA)

|National

|

|Indigenous

|ACA

SIS for Personal Archives (SISPA)National

|

PersonalACA
Technology & Archives Special Interest Section (TaASIS)National

|

TechnologyACA
Toronto Area Archivists' Group (TAAG){{Cite web|title=TAAG|url=https://aao-archivists.ca/taag/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=aao-archivists.ca}}Toronto

|Toronto, ON

RegionalAAO
University & Colleges Archives Special Interest Section (UCASIS)National

|

Education (post-secondary)ACA
UofM ACAhttp://uofmaca.wordpress.com/ {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}}University of Manitoba

|Winnipeg, MB

|Student chapter

ACA
UofT ACA{{cite web |url=http://aca.ischool.utoronto.ca/ |title=Archived copy |website=aca.ischool.utoronto.ca |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003004923/http://aca.ischool.utoronto.ca/ |archive-date=3 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}University of Toronto

|Toronto, ON

Student chapterACA
Visual Researchers' Society of Canada{{Cite web|title=VRSC ARAC – Visual Researchers' Society of Canada – Association des Recherchistes en audiovisuel du Canada|url=http://visualresearch.ca/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=visualresearch.ca}}National

|

Visual resources
Yukon Council of Archives (YCA){{Cite web|title=Yukon Council of Archives|url=https://www.yukoncouncilofarchives.ca/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Yukon Council of Archives|language=en-US}}Yukon

|YT

Regional

See also

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