Archival Associations

The Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) is English Canada's national archival organization; membership is open to individuals or institutions engaged in the acquisition, care, and preservation of archival materials and those interested in archival activities. The association publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, the ACA Bulletin; organizes a yearly conference; and coordinates several projects, such as the publication of the twice-yearly journal Archivaria and the management of various committees, including ones on education, publications, copyright, strategic planning, and regional affairs. For information, write to:

Association of Canadian Archivists
P.O. Box 2596, Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1 P 5W6

The Bureau of Canadian Archivists (BCA) is the organization that brings together the English and French archival organizations: the Association of Canadian Archivists and L'Association des archivistes du Québec. A secretariat made up of executive officers from both organizations meets several times a year to discuss national activities. Programmes are developed jointly; a notable example is the Directory of Canadian Archives. The Bureau was also responsible for the production of the publication Toward Descriptive Standards: Report and Recommendations of the Canadian Working Group on Archival Descriptive Standards mentioned throughout this manual. For information, write to:

Bureau of Canadian Archivists
c/o National Archives of Canada
344 Wellington Street Room 4101
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N3

The Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) was founded in 1985 to further the development of a Canadian archival system. Working in cooperation with the National Archives of Canada, the CCA has been active in areas such as conservation and regional affairs and has assisted in programmes for professional development and training, academic internship, backlog reduction, and Canadian studies. For information, write to:

Canadian Council of Archives
c/o National Archives of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N3

The Society of American Archivists (SAA), founded in 1936, is a professional association of individuals and institutions interested in the preservation and use of archival materials of all types. The society represents individual and institutional archivists and others interested in archival activity; membership is concentrated in the United States and Canada, but the society includes members from a total of sixty countries. The SAA publishes a quarterly journal, The American Archivist, and a bimonthly SAA Newsletter; it also organizes an annual conference, workshops, publications, and special interest groups, such as sections on business or religious archives or on conservation, description, or acquisition. For information, write to:

Society of American Archivists
600 S. Federal, Suite 504
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
60605

Provincial associations exist across Canada. For those without fixed addresses the address of the provincial archives is given instead.

Archives Association of British Columbia
P.O. Box 78530
University Post Office
Vancouver, B.C.
V6T 1Z4

Archives Society of Alberta
c/o Provincial Archives of Alberta
8555 Roper Road
Edmonton, Alberta
T6E 5W1

Association des archivistes du Québec
c/o Archives nationales du Québec
C.P. 10450, Sainte-Foy, Québec
G1 V 4N1

Association of Manitoba Archivists
do Provincial Archives of Manitoba
200 Vaughan Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
RX 1T5

Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archivists
c/o Colonial Building, Military Road
St. John's, Newfoundland
Al C 2C9

Council of New Brunswick Archives
do Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
P.B. 600
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E313 5H1

Council of Nova Scotia Archives
c/o Provincial Archives of Nova Scotia
6016 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 1W4

Eastern Ontario Archivists Association
c/6 National Archives of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A ON3

Ontario Association of Archivists
c/6 Archives of Ontario
77 Grenville Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 3H9

Saskatchewan Council of Archives
University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4S OA2

Toronto Area Archivists Group
Box 97, Station F
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 2L4

For information about archival activities in Prince Edward island, contact:

Public Archives of Prince Edward island
P.O. Box 1000
Charlottetown, Prince Edward island
C1A 7M4

For information about archival activities in the Northwest Territories, contact:

Northwest Territories Archives
c/o Northern Heritage Centre
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2L9

For information about archival activities in the Yukon, contact:

Yukon Archives
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2C6