What’s in store at the Big Thinking Summit? Here’s what your three-day pass includes! 👨‍🏫 Daily keynotes spotlighting prominent voices from the HSS and beyond. 🤝 Presentations, discussions, and workshops exploring our three presentation streams.

Let’s think forward about HSS talent. As conversations about Canada’s future focus on building a strong workforce and a flourishing economy, the HSS are a critical part of that picture.

Hope doesn’t happen on its own. It’s built through shared effort and clear direction. In her recent 'Illuminating Hope' essay for Academica Group, Karine Morin reflects on what the HSS make possible amid real pressure on postsecondary education and what that asks of us now.

“Why should I get a three-day pass?” 🎫 Along with saving up to $190 with our early bird rates, a three-day pass grants you full access to the Big Thinking Summit.

As global conflicts intensify, Canada’s security posture is shifting. But what happens to its Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) commitments in the process?

🌟Help advance solutions to Canada’s most pressing questions. At the Big Thinking Summit: Inflection Point, you can explore new possibilities for Canada at the crossroads. From June 9 – 11, 2026, in Edmonton, the Summit brings the HSS to the forefront, giving your ideas a stage to spark change.

[1/2] Registration for the Big Thinking Summit 2026: Inflection Point opens next week 👀 Don’t miss out on early bird pricing for three-day passes, granting you full access to roundtable discussions, research presentations, networking opportunities, and keynote lectures. Learn more 🔗 buff.ly/IgyiUHo

🧵As 2025 comes to an end, we are looking forward to the possibilities the new year brings for the HSS. The Big Thinking Summit: Inflection Point will invite the HSS community and beyond to engage with questions of knowledge sharing, legitimacy, and collaboration, sparking solutions for Canada.

📯Last call! Submit your proposal for the Big Thinking Summit: Inflection Point by Monday, November 24. Details on who can apply, submission streams, formats, and more can be found at the link 👉 buff.ly/rDYEVHr

Canada has an opportunity to lead in AI. This moment calls for every kind of expertise at the table. Read our submission to the federal AI Strategy Task Force 👉 buff.ly/kgLA2PS

We heard you; big ideas take time. To support this, we’ve extended the Call for Proposals deadline for the Big Thinking Summit 2026: Inflection Point to November 24 📅 We hope that this extension will allow more voices to be heard and ideas to be shared. Submit your proposal📥 buff.ly/rDYEVHr

[1/4] Budget 2025: Canada Strong reinforces federal commitments to publicly funded research and talent development, with important implications for the humanities and social sciences.

🧵This month, nearly 100 research, policy, and graduate student advocates convened at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social for the Big Thinking Summit: Future-ready graduate education in Canada.

The deadline for the call for proposals for the Big Thinking Summit 2026 is fast approaching! We’re calling for bold ideas, creative collaborations, and diverse voices from across academia, community, and policy that show the power of HSS today. Submit your proposal by November 17 🔗 buff.ly/Y0ciuZe

Day two of the Big Thinking Summit: Future-ready graduate education in Canada, live at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social! 💡 Key takeaway: preparing for the future isn’t just about transforming postsecondary education in Canada; it calls for a willingness to evolve alongside the world we seek to shape.

[1/6] The Big Thinking Summit: Future-ready graduate education in Canada at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social started today!

[1/4] The first brief of our new series Think forward is now available. ‘Democracy’ explores how the humanities and social sciences strengthen democratic dialogue, support evidence-based policy, and equip citizens for meaningful participation.

New series launch! ‘Think forward: our future, shaped by the humanities and social sciences’ explores how HSS disciplines are essential to shaping Canada’s future, addressing emerging challenges, and fostering a more democratic and innovative society. 🔗 buff.ly/ZER3G5x

[1/6] National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, is an important opportunity to reflect on settler-colonialism in Canada, including the residential school system.

Dans notre nouvel épisode du balado Voir Grand, Karine Morin s'entretient avec Magaly Brodeur afin d'explorer comment l'extraordinaire se produit lorsque nous combinons des perspectives issues de différents domaines pour mieux appréhender la complexité des défis en santé publique. 🔗 buff.ly/B2GQ26X

[1/5] The Coalition for Canadian Research is issuing a joint call: uphold Budget 2024’s commitment to Canadian researchers by strengthening scholarships and fellowships and increasing the core budgets of the federal granting councils.

HSS, this is our moment. In Edmonton from June 9-11, 2026, the Federation’s Big Thinking Summit: Inflection Point will bring the HSS to the forefront. Together, we must draw on historical, linguistic, cultural, and practice-based perspectives to open new possibilities for a Canada at the crossroads.

Ne manquez pas le dernier épisode du #CongrèsenConversation! Rejoignez Martine Turenne (@laconversationca.bsky.social) et Megan Cotnam-Kappel (@uottawa.ca, @uottawaedu.bsky.social) qui explorent ce que signifie la citoyenneté numérique pour les jeunes Canadien.ne.s d’aujourd’hui. 🔗 buff.ly/z1TOK72

Are you passionate about advancing scholarship in Canada? Join the Scholarly Book Awards’ Publication Committee! It's your chance to engage with innovative research in your field while uplifting original Canadian work in the humanities and social sciences. 🔗 ow.ly/REPt50WAISO

[1/6] La Fédération s’engage à faire progresser la recherche et la diffusion des connaissances en français à travers le Canada. Notre récente consultation présentée au Patrimoine canadien souligne la nécessité d’un soutien plus fort et plus équitable pour les chercheur.euse.s francophones.

[1/5] We’re making meaningful progress, and learning along the way, in advancing our commitments to equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization. Our 2024 EDID Progress Update shares where we’ve made strides, the initiatives still underway, and the areas we know require continued focus.

[1/6] We’re making sure the voice of Canada’s humanities and social sciences is part of shaping the nation’s research and innovation agenda.

How genuine is corporate allyship during Pride Month? Join Eleni Vlahiotis and @danielconway.bsky.social for the first episode of Congress in Conversation as they explore the global rise of Pride branding: how it’s used, who it includes, and what it says about activism today. 🎧 ow.ly/vZmO50Wvi1A

📖 Cette année, les #PrixduCanada de la @federationhss.ca soulignent la diversité de la recherche canadienne tout en réaffirmant l'importance des sciences humaines et sociales pour approfondir notre compréhension du monde 📌 Découvrez les cinq livres lauréats : www.federationhss.ca/fr/programme...

"Social Innovation for Canada’s Future" Read new editorial by @baileedobson.bsky.social, Karine Morin and @diannelalonde.bsky.social for CSPC's 2025 National Conversation on Canada's Innovation Strategy: sciencepolicy.ca/posts/social... #CdnSci #CdnInnovation @federationhss.ca

[1/4] 🏆 Rencontrez Julien Simard, lauréat des #PrixduCanada et gérontologue social dont l’œuvre explore la précarité des personnes âgées en gentrification et leurs stratégies de résistance face à l’exclusion sociale. 👉 ow.ly/VWcR50WaamO

🎓 Did you miss our webinar with @federationhss.ca‬? Catch From Peer Review to the Public — a timely convo on how the humanities + social sciences can shape civic life, power & participation. 📺 Now on YouTube: buff.ly/LWJ80LL

[1/4] 🏆 Rencontrez Charlotte Biron, lauréate des #PrixduCanada et professeure à l'Université du Québec à Montréal dont l’œuvre explore l’histoire du reportage littéraire au Québec. 👉 ow.ly/tA0p50WaamP

[1/4]🏆Rencontrez le lauréat des #PrixduCanada Pierre Lavoie, professeur à l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières dont l’œuvre explore comment la migration, les médias et les artistes populaires ont façonné l’identité canadienne-française dans le Nord-Est américain au XXe siècle. 👉 ow.ly/FbRw50W8wPp

[1/4] 🏆 Meet #CanadaPrizes winners @jenrinaldi.bsky.social, socio-legal scholar and Kate Rossiter, Associate Professor whose book explores the relational conditions that give rise to institutional violence – whether in residential schools or correctional facilities. 👉 ow.ly/8GIO50W8wPl

[1/4] 🏆 Meet #CanadaPrizes winner Candace Brunette-Debassige, Professor at Laurentian University whose book provides a model for how reconciliation and Indigenization can be done at an institutional level. Learn more about Candace Brunette-Debassige and her book at the link 👉 ow.ly/rpKE50W8wQ2

Today marks the final day of Congress@GBC, and we couldn’t be prouder to be the 1st college ever to host Canada’s largest academic gathering! For over a week, we've welcomed colleagues from across Canada & the world for the 94th Annual Congress of the Humanities & Social Sciences. @federationhss.ca

[1/2] 📬 Congress Digest no.2 is live! This edition delves into Black sonic imagination, facial recognition technologies, and the politics of memory: what we honour, and what we overlook. #congressh 🔗 Read now: ow.ly/rOp850W5p1b

As part of Congress @GBC, President Dr. Gervan Fearon joined Mitchell Cohen, President & CEO of The Daniels Corporation, for a thought-provoking conversation on the transformation of Regent Park, inspired by Cohen’s book Rhythms of Change. #Congress2025 #Congressh @federationhss.ca

[1/4] ✨ Welcome to the last day of #congressh! Explore today’s programming brought to you by @gbcollege.bsky.social , open from 8:00 to 17:00: 👚 Fasion Futures: Showcase of emerging talent 👉 ow.ly/MObj50W570p 🔍 Research and Innovation pop-up 👉 ow.ly/khhY50W570r

[1/2] "Walking through the new, redesigned community we are all enjoying in Regent Park, from the vibrant new green spaces, to the sports fields, to the aquatic centre."

"Over the last 10 years we worked hard together to revitalize Regent Park and make sure it is a good, vibrant community for all of its residents, creating a process map and a toolbox that could be used by decision makers to change and develop urban communities across the country." - Mitchell Cohen

"Seeing students have the ability to actively audit and study their own learning methods showed me how powerful Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) could be." - Ethan Pohl #congressh

"[We] as a community would love to have a hub and have that kind of support. It's very hard to be sustainable, even spaces are very difficult to get to. And we're also aware as community members not to infringe upon [other neighboring communities] resources, because they are scarce." - Leah Yuyitung

"How do I reach these people? How do I promote this cause? How do I break through?...I could really use the power of research to do a lot of great things." - Allen Davidov, on using his marketing background in support of charities. #congressh

"Community-led research is not just effective. [For me] it was transformative. But, when we move from being just consulted to being in control, I think research becomes a space for building an environment for communities.” - Ahmad Ezzeddine #congressh

“We sometimes have this perception that a career is linear… the reality is, most careers, and even if the people you see as being super successful, are very scattershot. There’s ups, there’s downs, there’s backwards, they’re forward.” - Kofi Hope #congressh

"Realizing that equal doesn't mean that we were the same, or that we had the same skill sets, or were interchangeable, but we each had a unique and important perspective that we brought to the table and that it made it a richer and deeper experience." Leah Yuyitung #congressh

"[I have] experience in frontline community work. I myself am a newcomer. I've been in Canada for five years, queer, with a disability and through navigating all these intersectionalities, I see a gap that there's a lot of missing pieces when it comes to health, access, equity."- Ahmad Ezzeddine

“I’m a resident of Jane and Finch, so [I was] always thinking about community connection. In terms of my first research involvement, it would have been coming out of graduating from a university and working in a project that was focused on how Black youth access health care.” - Alexander Lovell