About CAGS(https://cags.ca/contact/)

English(https://cags.ca/about-2/2025-key-dates-and-events/)

French(https://cags.ca/about/2025-key-dates-and-events/?lang=fr)

About(https://cags.ca/about-2/)

About CAGS(https://cags.ca/contact)

Board of Directors(https://cags.ca/board-of-directors-2019-2020/)

By-Laws(https://cags.ca/bylaws/)

Membership(https://cags.ca/membership-information)

Key Dates and Events(https://cags.ca/about-2/2025-key-dates-and-events/)

Annual Conference(https://cags.ca/annualconference/)

Summer Leadership Program(https://cags.ca/summer-leadership-program/)

Awards & Prizes

National 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Showcase(https://cags.ca/3mt-2/)

CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award(https://cags.ca/proquest-distinguished-dissertation-award/)

Dr. Suning Wang Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship(https://cags.ca/outstanding-graduate-mentorship/)

Graduate Student Experience Award(https://cags.ca/cags-gse-award/)

Projects

National Community of Practice on Graduate Supervision(https://cags.ca/national-community-of-practice-on-graduate-supervision/)

Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Programs: Toward a National Strategy(https://cags.ca/graduate-and-postdoctoral-development-programs/)

Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS)(https://cags.ca/cgpss/)

CAGS Webinar Series – The Good and the Bad of Black Grad(https://cags.ca/cags-webinar-series/cags-launches-new-webinar-series-the-good-and-the-bad-of-black-grad/)

Rethinking the PHD(https://cags.ca/rethinkingphd/)

Publications

Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS)(https://cags.ca/cgpss/)

(Re)conciliation Task Force Report 2022(https://cags.ca/cags-news/the-canadian-association-for-graduate-studies-reconciliation-task-force-report-2022/)

CAGS Task Force on Excellence in Graduate Programs – Final Report 2022(https://cags.ca/cags-news/cags-task-force-on-excellence-in-graduate-programs-final-report-2022/)

CAGS Publications(https://cags.ca/cags-publications/)

Statistical Reports(https://cags.ca/statisticalreports/)

Partners

CAPA(http://postdoc.ca/)

GPDN(https://gpdn-rpesp.ca/)

ACFAS(https://www.acfas.ca/)

Select Page

2026 Key Dates and Events

Join Our Mailing List(https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/5JeKYPT)

2026 Key Dates and Events

January

CAGS Annual Membership Dues

27 January – Research Project Management for Graduate Students (English, online)

28 January – Research Project Management for Graduate Students (French, online)

29-30 January – Re: University, Marriott Hotel Ottawa

February

6 February – National Community of Practice on Graduate Supervision(https://cags.ca/national-community-of-practice-on-graduate-supervision/): Navigating Conflict and Power in Graduate Supervision (online)

19 February – Bridging the Skills Gap: Innovative Digital Training for the Canadian Research Community (Bilingual, online)

March

12 March – Information Webinar – The Potential of Online Learning in a Time of Change (online)

27 March – National Community of Practice on Graduate Supervision(https://cags.ca/national-community-of-practice-on-graduate-supervision/): Supervising Neurodivergent Students (online)

31 March – Submission Deadline for the 2026 CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award

April

15-18 April – NAGS Annual Conference, Montréal

30 April – Submission Deadline for the 2026 CAGS Award for Excellence and Innovation in Enhancing the Graduate Student Experience

May

1 May – National Community of Practice on Graduate Supervision(https://cags.ca/national-community-of-practice-on-graduate-supervision/): Supervision and Student Mental Health & Wellbeing (online)

8 May – National Online Supervision Conference at McGill (online)

13 May – Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180) National Final, Trois-Rivières

29 May – Submission Deadline for the 2026 Dr. Suning Wang Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship

June

1-2 June – Canadian Forum on Social Innovation, Calgary

3-5 June – 2026 Summer Leadership Program for Deans, Associate Deans, and Directors, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 June – 2026 Eastern Regional 3MT Competition, Saint Mary’s University in Halifax

9-11 June – Big Thinking Summit, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Edmonton Convention Centre, Alberta

July

August

September

28 September – Research Project Management for Graduate Students (French, online)

29 September – Research Project Management for Graduate Students (English, online)

October

14 October – 2026 THRIVE Summit(https://cags.ca/cags-news/launch-of-the-thrive-summit-2026/): Secrets to Success from Top Supervisors (English, online)

22 October – How to Integrate Industry Workforce Preparedness into the Graduate Curriculum (English, online)

November

3-6 November – 64th Annual CAGS Conference, Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina

5 November – 2025 National 3MT Showcase, Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina

6 November – CAGS Annual General Meeting, Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina

25 November – How to Publish a Book with a University Press: A Scholarly Publishing Seminar (English, online)

25-27 November – Canada Science Policy Conference, Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa

December

2-4 December – Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Annual Conference, Los Angeles

Search

Recent News

New Webinar – AI for All: Integrating Canada’s National AI Strategy into Graduate Career Preparedness(https://cags.ca/cags-news/new-webinar-ai-for-all-integrating-canadas-national-ai-strategy-into-graduate-career-preparedness/)

Oct 5, 2026 | CAGS News(https://cags.ca/category/cags-news/), CAGS Webinar Series(https://cags.ca/category/cags-webinar-series/), FEATURE POST SLIDER(https://cags.ca/category/feature-post-slider/)