International Council for Canadian Studies
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The International Council for Canadian Studies is a federation of twenty-one national and multi-national Canadian Studies
Canadian Studies
Canadian Studies is a Collegiate study of Canadian culture, Canadian languages, literature, Quebec, agriculture, history, and their government and politics. Most universities recommend that students take a double major and French, if not included in the course...

 associations and six associate members in thirty-nine countries. Established in 1981, the Council operates in both Official Languages of Canada. The establishment of the Council was subsequent to an international conference on Canadian Studies
Canadian Studies
Canadian Studies is a Collegiate study of Canadian culture, Canadian languages, literature, Quebec, agriculture, history, and their government and politics. Most universities recommend that students take a double major and French, if not included in the course...

, organized by the Association for Canadian Studies
Association for Canadian Studies
The Association for Canadian Studies is a non-profit organization, founded at Queen's University in 1973. Its activities are conducted in both Official Languages of Canada. Through the organization, its individual and institutional members initiate and support research and teaching in Canadian...

 in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting of the Learned Societies of Canada, held that year in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The mandate of the Council is "to promote worldwide scholarly study, research, teaching and publication about Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

in all disciplines and all countries."

It sponsors Canadian studies conferences in other countries.
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