The Canadian Law and Society Association supports the exchange of ideas and the promotion of critical socio-legal scholarship.
The Canadian Law and Society Association (CLSA) operates across the country.  Since the 1980s we have regularly held conferences,  awarded various prizes recognizing top socio-legal scholarship, and provided support to graduate students.
You can join CLSA as a member! Members can participate in annual and mid-year meetings, have voting privileges at our AGM, and receive our bi-annual Bulletins.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Our 2026 annual meeting will be held on 10-12 June 2026 at Acadia University (Wolfville, Nova Scotia) with the support of Dalhousie University.
The 2025 mid-year meeting took place 21-22 February and was hosted by the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario. Stay tuned for details about 2026! 

LATEST NEWS

Check out the upcoming conference page for information about booking accommodation for our 2026 annual meeting being held at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia!
We are delighted to announce the winners of the CLSA prizes! Scroll through below for the winners and honourable mentions for the 2025 Wesley Pue Book Prize, 2023 and 2024 English Article Prizes, and 2025 Roderick A. Macdonald Graduate Student Essay Prize! 
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