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The Association of Canadian Archivists represents archivists across Canada. Our mission is to provide leadership & community.
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Enrolment for the ACA's 2026 Mentorship Program closes in exactly one week on Dec15th!
Participating in the mentorship program is a wonderfully enriching experience. This year also marks the return of the BIPOC Mentorship option.

For more details and to apply, please visit: archivists.ca/Mentorship
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December 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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We're looking for volunteers! This is a great opportunity to meet colleagues across the country and help create the strategic direction of the Association.

For details on our committee vacancies and volunteer opportunities, please visit the ACA website.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Ciaran Purdome (they/them) is the first Digital Archivist at Acadia University, where they have implemented digital preservation and access infrastructure and workflows.
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Tom Nesmith began his archival career in 1978 at the then Public Archives of Canada. In 1990, he became the founding professor of the University of Manitoba's archival studies master's program in the Department of History.
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Today's the day for another ACA Hashtag Party, and today we're exploring some of the materials around archival materials! Occasionally, archival materials get donated to us inside of enclosures that are themselves somewhat archival, or at least unique, interesting, and maybe even beautiful.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The ACA's Mentorship Program is now open for enrollment. Whether you're an emerging professional or a seasoned archivist, participating in the mentorship program is a wonderfully enriching experience!

Registration closes on December 15th. For more details, visit archivists.ca/Mentorship.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Laura Millar has worked as a records, archives, and information management consultant, educator, and writer for over 40 years. She is the author of dozens of publications and presentations.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The ACA's Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives (SISIA) invites fellow First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultural memory keepers, record managers, organization, and community-based archivists to join them on the November 28th meeting.
To register, please visit archivists.ca/event-6317573.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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For this month’s ACA Hashtag Party, we want to see your favourite enclosure that came to you as a vessel for historical materials. #ACAHashtagParty #ArchivesEnclosures
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November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Following its success last year, the ACA Mentorship Program is happy to re-launch the BIPOC Mentorship Program.
Individuals who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) are welcome to opt-in to the program as mentors or mentees. Mentees may choose to be paired with a BIPOC mentor or not.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Enrolment for the 2026 Mentorship Program is now open! This program is a great way to get connected with other archivists and expand your professional relationships. Enrolment closes on December 15th. For more details visit archivists.ca/Mentorship.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Donald Johnson was a co-lead of the Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce (TRC-TF). The Taskforce created the Reconciliation Framework addressing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Call to Action #70.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The latest issue of the ACA's monthly newsletter, Scope & Content, is now available straight to your inboxes or on the ACA website! In this issue, you can find info on upcoming ACA events, our forthcoming mentorship program, grants for archival programs, and more! archivists.ca/Scope-and-Co...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Jazmine Aldrich is an early career archivist, living and working on the traditional and unceded territory of the Abenaki people and the W8banaki Confederacy. She holds a Master of Information Studies degree from McGill University.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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As our 50th anniversary comes to an end, the PDC invites you to attend a panel discussion with five archivists to reflect on the past and present state of archives in Canada, while considering some of their hopes for our profession.

To register, please visit archivists.ca/event-6411193.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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It's another ACA Hashtag Party, and today we're helping to celebrate Women's History Month in Canada! #ArchivesWomensHistory
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October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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As the 50th Anniversary of the ACA comes to an end, our Professional Development Committee invites you to attend a panel discussion with five archivists reflecting on the past, present, and future of archives in Canada.

To register, please visit archivists.ca/event-6411193.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Today is Ask An Archivist Day, created by our friends at the Society of American Archivists! Today, archivists will answer questions across social media. You can participate by asking and answering questions all day. Just follow the hashtag to see what folks want to know!

#AskAnArchivistDay
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October 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Fresh off the press, Scope & Content issue 6.10 is now available! This issue features an update from ACA President Anna Gibson Hollow, details on upcoming meetings and opportunities, info on upcoming ACA Hashtag Parties, and more! archivists.ca/Scope-and-Co....
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October 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Each year, our colleagues at the Society of American Archivists dedicate a day of American Archives Month to Ask An Archivist Day, a public initiative during which archivists answer all your archives-related questions on social media.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Today is the day for a new ACA Hashtag Party, and we're celebrating all your Unique Items!
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September 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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The Students and Early Career Special Interest Section is excited to be hosting their first event, "KASAYSAYAN, KARAPATAN, AT KALAYAAN: RECORDKEEPING & HUMAN RIGHTS," in partnership with the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP). archivists.ca/event-6337215.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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The Conference Planning Committee is currently seeking volunteers! As part of this committee, you will participate in the long-term planning of the ACA’s conferences. For more information, please contact Max Otte, CPC Chair, at conference.planning(at)archivists.ca.
September 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Fresh off the press, Scope & Content issue 6.9 is now available straight to your inboxes or on the ACA website! In this issue, you will find info on exciting new features on the ACA website, opportunities to join committees and sections, and archival community news from across the world.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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It's another ACA Hashtag Party, and today the theme is Archives Architecture! We're looking forward to seeing all the examples in your archives of interesting, unique, or strange architecture — including maybe even the architecture of your own archives! #ACAHashtagParty #ArchivesArchitecture
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August 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM