The Board of Directors of the CPA has opened nominations for the Editorship of the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology for the years 2022-2027.  Nominations should be submitted before December 3, 2021.  Click here for more information.

The Board of Directors of the CPA has opened nominations for the Editorship of Canadian Psychology for the years 2022-2027.  Nominations should be submitted before December 3, 2021.  Click here for more information.

Federal Election 2021: CPA’s Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Glenn Brimacombe, reviewed the platforms of the 4 political parties that run candidates in all regions of the country and have standing in the House of Commons. He created a table of excerpts from the parties’ platforms which speak to their respective commitments to a variety of policy topics relevant to psychological science and practice. To view the table, which can help inform members conversations with their candidates, go to 2021 Federal Election Platform Comparisons.pdf. For more information on the platforms, please go to:

• Conservative Party of Canada: https://cpcassets.conservative.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/08200659/e4cd8c0115c3ea0.pdf
• Green Party of Canada: https://www.greenparty.ca/sites/default/files/platform_2021_en_web_-_20210907.pdf
• Liberal Party of Canada: https://liberal.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/292/2021/09/Platform-Forward-For-Everyone.pdf
• New Democratic Party of Canada: https://xfer.ndp.ca/2021/Commitments/Ready%20for%20Better%20-%20NDP%202021%20commitments.pdf?_gl=1*h4mkhu*_ga*MzAwNjk1MTI1LjE2MjkxNTY3OTU.*_ga_97QLYMLC56*MTYzMTIxMjA3Ny4zLjAuMTYzMTIxMjA4NC4w

For a list of all Canada’s registered political parties and to access their websites and platforms, go to https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=pol&dir=par&document=index&lang=e

To familiarize yourself with the advocacy activities of the CPA, please go to cpa.ca/advocacy. If you have questions, please send them to PublicAffairs@cpa.ca.

Caryn Tong

Rohit Gupta

Last year Caryn Tong mentored Rohit Gupta through the CPA Student Mentorship Program. While both were looking for experiences that differed from their own, they found many similarities in one another.

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Strong Mind, Strong Kids Psychology Canada administers the awards and grants program for the CPA Foundation. They are looking for nominations for five student awards – the Dr. Harvey Brooker Award (supporting university travel expenses), the Jean and Dick Pettifor Award (supporting ethics research projects), the Dr. Mary J. Wright Award (History and Philospohy papers), the Dr. Bea Wickett Award (promoting mental health) and the Judy Hills Internship Award (work within an organization that fosters resilience in children and youth).

Deadline for submission is December 31^st, 2021.  For more information on each award and grant please click here.

If you have an idea that supports refugee child, youth, and family settlement, apply for our SPARK virtual workshop today.

Projects may focus on refugee health (including social determinants of health such as housing, food security, socio-economic status, etc.), mental health, schooling, language acquisition, employment, and social or cultural integration. (Other topics that support refugee settlement may also be considered).

Complete your online application by September 28, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

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Call for papers: Building a socially and culturally responsive psychology
Article due date: December 1, 2021; Authors are encouraged to reach out to the editors with an abstract prior to submission.

Special Issue Editors;
Dr. Vina Goghari, Editor, Canadian Psychology
Dr. Anusha Kassan, Editorial Board Member, Canadian Psychology

See here, https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/cap/building-socially-culturally-responsive-psychology, for more information on the special issue and call for papers.

Do you need to complete a history of psychology course for provincial licensing or to get your grad degree? Or maybe you are just interested in learning how historical concepts are relevant to current issues in psychology?

Either way, we have you covered.

Click here to learn more about the new HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY course and how to apply.