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

March

  • 12 March – Information Webinar – Evidence-Based Expansion: Online Learning in a Time of Change (online)
  • 27 March – 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: 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

October

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

December

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