Did you know that renewing your 2026 ACA membership early enters you in our annual Early Bird Prize Draw? Renewing before December 31st secures your membership for the full year with extra perks! For more details and to renew today, please visit archivists.ca/2026-Early-B....

Enrolment for the ACA's 2026 Mentorship Program closes in exactly one week on Dec15th! Participating in the mentorship program is a wonderfully enriching experience. This year also marks the return of the BIPOC Mentorship option. For more details and to apply, please visit: archivists.ca/Mentorship

We're looking for volunteers! This is a great opportunity to meet colleagues across the country and help create the strategic direction of the Association. For details on our committee vacancies and volunteer opportunities, please visit the ACA website.

The #ACAhashtagparty for this month is #ArchivesEnclosures! This special box is part of the Women's Kit, from the Dr. Fiona Joy Green fonds. The kit was developed by Pamela Harris and Becky Kane with numerous contributors and features materials on Feminism and Women's Rights.

Enclosures are structures that protect archival materials from damage caused by environmental influences. In years gone by, this one was made for us by conservators at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. #ArchivesEnclosures #ACAHashtagParty

Today's the day for another ACA Hashtag Party, and today we're exploring some of the materials around archival materials! Occasionally, archival materials get donated to us inside of enclosures that are themselves somewhat archival, or at least unique, interesting, and maybe even beautiful.

The ACA's Mentorship Program is now open for enrollment. Whether you're an emerging professional or a seasoned archivist, participating in the mentorship program is a wonderfully enriching experience! Registration closes on December 15th. For more details, visit archivists.ca/Mentorship.

The ACA's Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives (SISIA) invites fellow First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultural memory keepers, record managers, organization, and community-based archivists to join them on the November 28th meeting. To register, please visit archivists.ca/event-6317573.

For this month’s ACA Hashtag Party, we want to see your favourite enclosure that came to you as a vessel for historical materials. #ACAHashtagParty #ArchivesEnclosures

Following its success last year, the ACA Mentorship Program is happy to re-launch the BIPOC Mentorship Program. Individuals who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) are welcome to opt-in to the program as mentors or mentees. Mentees may choose to be paired with a BIPOC mentor or not.

Opportunity in Stony Plain, AB - Records & Information Manager, Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community Association Deadline: November 27, 2025 archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

Enrolment for the 2026 Mentorship Program is now open! This program is a great way to get connected with other archivists and expand your professional relationships. Enrolment closes on December 15th. For more details visit archivists.ca/Mentorship.

Opportunity in Toronto, ON - Digital Archivist, The ArQuives Deadline: December 2, 2025 archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

Opportunity in New Westminster, BC - Records Archivist, Health Sciences Association of BC Deadline: December 7, 2025 archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

Opportunity in Vancouver, BC - Executive Director, Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia Deadline: Until a suitable candidate is found archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

The latest issue of the ACA's monthly newsletter, Scope & Content, is now available straight to your inboxes or on the ACA website! In this issue, you can find info on upcoming ACA events, our forthcoming mentorship program, grants for archival programs, and more! archivists.ca/Scope-and-Co...

As our 50th anniversary comes to an end, the PDC invites you to attend a panel discussion with five archivists to reflect on the past and present state of archives in Canada, while considering some of their hopes for our profession. To register, please visit archivists.ca/event-6411193.

While a national organization, CWPC maintained a strong presence in Manitoba after the opening of a Winnipeg branch in 1907. Notable members of the branch include; Cora Hind, Francis and Lillian Beynon, Kate Simpson Hayes, and Nellie McClung.

This month's #ACAhashtagparty is #ArchivesWomensHistory! These images depict the Canadian Women's Press Club (CWPC). From 1904 to the early 1990's, it was a organization of Canadian journalists that prior to 1971 was only open to women. In 1971 the group was renamed to The Media Club of Canada.

Dr. Joan Bronskill (1924-1978) at her microscope in the Entomological Research Institute in Belleville. She was a founder of the Quinte Ballet School, a member of the Belleville Theatre Guild, and a charter member of the Quinte Arts Council. #ArchivesWomensHistory www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc...

It's another ACA Hashtag Party, and today we're helping to celebrate Women's History Month in Canada! #ArchivesWomensHistory

As the 50th Anniversary of the ACA comes to an end, our Professional Development Committee invites you to attend a panel discussion with five archivists reflecting on the past, present, and future of archives in Canada. To register, please visit archivists.ca/event-6411193.

Opportunity in Victoria, BC - Archival Projects Coordinator, Panneton & Associates Deadline: November 7, 2025 archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

Opportunité à Sudbury, ON - Archiviste universitaire, Université Laurentienne La Date Limite: November 15, 2025 ou jusqu'à ce que le poste soit pourvu archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

Opportunity in Sudbury, ON - Institutional Archivist, Laurentian University Deadline: November 15, 2025 or until position is filled archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

Opportunity in Victoria, BC - Chief Executive Officer, Royal BC Museum Deadline: December 2, 2025 archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

What does a municipal archivist do in a typical day? #AskAnArchivist

Continuing education opportunities are available for new graduates and seasoned professionals. One of the projects I work on delivers free training webinars www.youtube.com/@saa-arcsres... @saa-official.bsky.social and @archivistsdotca.bsky.social deliver great training webinars too!

What I loved about being an archivist was the variety of tasks, and the continual learning curve. There are always new things to learn how to do, and new approaches, and new technologies, plus workflows to design. There is still so much to learn after getting a degree in archival/library science!

People always asked me what a typical day was like in the life of an archivist. I always said there was no such thing! It may involve processing work, answering reference inquiries, digitization, doing outreach, digital preservation, training students, and administration. #AskAnArchivist

Today is Ask An Archivist Day, created by our friends at the Society of American Archivists! Today, archivists will answer questions across social media. You can participate by asking and answering questions all day. Just follow the hashtag to see what folks want to know! #AskAnArchivistDay

The Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) invites applications from qualified individuals for the full-time, permanent position of Executive Director of the ACA. For more details, visit: archivists.ca/Job-Opportun.... Posting closes November 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST.

Opportunity in Yellowknife, NT - Digital Records Archivist, Northwest Territories Archives Deadline: October 14th, 2025 archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

Opportunity in Barrie, ON - Records Administrator, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Deadline: October 14th, 2025 archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

Opportunity in Burnaby, BC - Records and Information Specialist, City of Burnaby, Corporate Services Deadline: October 16th, 2025 archivists.ca/Job-Opportun...

Fresh off the press, Scope & Content issue 6.10 is now available! This issue features an update from ACA President Anna Gibson Hollow, details on upcoming meetings and opportunities, info on upcoming ACA Hashtag Parties, and more! archivists.ca/Scope-and-Co....

Each year, our colleagues at the Society of American Archivists dedicate a day of American Archives Month to Ask An Archivist Day, a public initiative during which archivists answer all your archives-related questions on social media.

CCA is happy to contribute our item “Crimean Flowers” to #archivesuniqueitems! Created by Fred W. Parker for his mother, Mrs. Neville Parker in St. Andrews, the album contains forty-one pressed flowers gathered in Crimea in the first spring after the Crimean war, in 1856. #acahashtagparty

This month's #ArchivesHashtagParty is #ArchivesUniqueItems! 1862 letter from George Butler 1920 Brackman-Ker Milling invoice➡️JA Bell “Buy Canadian” flyer tucked in a BC Cement Co receipt➡️Richard Nimmo in 1934 1976 greeting card by Willard Michell #LogCabinMuseumAndArchives

Bay of Quinte tartan from 1967: "The dark blue blocks of the fabric represented the Bay, lighter blue blocks local rivers and streams, green blocks local fields and parks and the gold threads the golden future of the Quinte area." www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc... #ACAHashtagParty #ArchivesUniqueItems

✨ This #ACAHashtagParty theme is #ArchivesUniqueItems! We’re spotlighting the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics Reports on Non-Meteoric Sightings (1965–1981). heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.... #ufo

The Wesmen were first named in 1966, when the University of Winnipeg was still known as the United College, which explains the the UC patch on the front of the jacket. #ArchivesUniqueItems

While we collect many archival records, we also have some unique and unusual artifacts preserved! This includes artifacts from UW's sports teams, the Wesmen. Highlighted from their collection is a light-box sign from 2001, as well as a 1963-1964 jacket from alumnus and Basketball player Bob Law.

These shoes were worn by Peter Cox as part of his Town Crier uniform and are made of black leather and a metal buckle showing the coat of arms of Canada. Peter Cox was Town Crier from 1974 to 2009. #ArchivesUniqueItems

Today is the day for a new ACA Hashtag Party, and we're celebrating all your Unique Items!

The Students and Early Career Special Interest Section is excited to be hosting their first event, "KASAYSAYAN, KARAPATAN, AT KALAYAAN: RECORDKEEPING & HUMAN RIGHTS," in partnership with the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP). archivists.ca/event-6337215.

Opportunity in Toronto, ON - Archives Digitization Intern - 2 Positions, Canadian National Exhibition Foundation, Toronto, ON - 26 September 2025 archivists.ca/Job-Opportun... @archivistsdotca.bsky.social

The Conference Planning Committee is currently seeking volunteers! As part of this committee, you will participate in the long-term planning of the ACA’s conferences. For more information, please contact Max Otte, CPC Chair, at conference.planning(at)archivists.ca.

Fresh off the press, Scope & Content issue 6.9 is now available straight to your inboxes or on the ACA website! In this issue, you will find info on exciting new features on the ACA website, opportunities to join committees and sections, and archival community news from across the world.

You're heard of #NightAtTheMuseum? We're doing #NightAtTheArchives for the Archives Hashtag Party - #ArchivesArchitecture! We've got a range of #SaanichPeninsula architecture examples for you. #LogCabinMuseum