Purpose
Through its activities, the Federation strives to support and advance Canada's research in the humanities and social sciences, which are important for social, cultural and economic understanding and addressing the most pressing public policy issues of today.
Research in the humanities and social sciences allows innovation in all areas to flourish. A better understanding of social, cultural and political issues ensures more effective technological innovation, medical discovery and economic growth.
The Federation:
- acts as a representative and convenor of the largest research community in Canada;
- hosts the largest multidisciplinary gathering of scholars in North America;
- administers a program that supports the publication of 150 scholarly books per year;
- awards scholarly book prizes each year;
- runs a series of lectures on Parliament Hill to bring humanities and social science research to policy makers;
- addresses professional matters, including equity issues;
- undertakes research projects to help advance Canada's humanities and social science fields.
The Federation is a non-profit, charitable organization, governed by an Executive Committee and Board of Directors made up of scholars from its member groups with a permanent secretariat based in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
The Federation's work is sustained by membership fees, revenue from its annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, project funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and other government bodies, and through the support of colleagues, institutional donors and other individuals through the Canadian Endowment for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
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