ACDS/CLSA

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.

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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.

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

Annual Meeting

The 2025 Annual Meeting will be held in-person on 11-13 June 2025 at the University of Saskatchewan. Registration is now open!

Mid-Year Meeting

The upcoming mid-year meeting took place 21-22 February 2025 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

Registration for the annual conference is open now!

Reduced Fee

CA$90.00

(For Students, Post-Docs, and Contract Teaching Faculty)

Full fee

CA$260.00

(For Full-Time Professors)

Joint CLSA-CALT Conference Banquet (Regular)

CA$95.00

For Full-Time Professors
The last day to purchase tickets is June 1st 2025

Joint CLSA-CALT Conference Banquet (Reduced)

CA$40.00

For Students, Post-Docs, and Contract Teaching Faculty
The last day to purchase tickets is June 1st 2025

Note: All participants must also be members of the Canadian Law and Society Association. You can purchase memberships here.

Are you a member who is interested in serving on our Board of Directors? Please see below for more information.

Call for Submissions: Roderick A. Macdonald Graduate Student Essay Prize (2024-2025)
The Canadian Law and Society Association invites students to participate in the 2024-2025 Roderick A. Macdonald Graduate Student Essay Prize! This prize is awarded annually for the best essay on a topic in law and society written by a graduate student at a Canadian university.

Appel à candidatures : Prix Roderick A. Macdonald pour les étudiants diplômés (2024-2025)
L'Association canadienne Droit et Société/Canadian Law and Society Association invite les étudiants à participer au Prix Roderick A. Macdonald pour la rédaction d'un essai par un étudiant diplômé (2024-2025) ! Ce prix est décerné annuellement pour le meilleur essai sur un sujet en droit et société écrit par un étudiant diplômé d'une université canadienne.