Indian Association for Canadian Studies was established at the first international conference on Canadian Studies held at the MS University of Baroda, in February, 1985. IACS is a voluntary, non-profit, scholarly organization the objectives of which are to promote and encourage teaching, research and publications related to Canadian/Indo-Canadian Studies. IACS attempts to achieve these objectives through its publications, a network of contacts and exchanges between Indian and Canadian universities and the organization of seminars, conferences and workshops. The 800 plus life members of IACS come from different fields of studies in the disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences and from different regions and universities across the country. The membership spread indicates the deep penetration of Canadian Studies in all part of India.

IACS has, since its inception in 1985, organized fifteen international conferences, more than a hundred national seminars and four international workshops on Canadian Studies at different universities of India. These academic events indicate emphatically the widespread interest in Canadian Studies Programmes in the Indian sub-continent and IACS has played a major role in generating, supporting and sustaining this interest through its promotional activities and endeavours through a comparative and multi-disciplinary approach.

Annual Conferences and Seminars focus on themes of contemporary relevance to both Canada and India which in turn is aimed at developing a greater understanding of the socio-cultural milieu in both the countries. These conferences have over the years become prestigious events which attract participants not only from India and Canada but a very large number from various parts of the globe such as Israel, USA, Germany, France, Italy, China and Japan.

 

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