The eighty-seventh Annual General Meeting of the members of the Canadian Psychological Association will be held on Friday, June 5, 2026 at 8:00 am (EDT) at Le Westin Montreal, for the purposes of:

1. receiving and considering the annual report of the President and Committees of the Association, and approving the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting;
2. receiving and considering the financial statements, the report of the Auditor and any change in Membership and Affiliation Fees;
3. appointing of an Auditor;
4. election of the Board of Directors

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, on the sixth day of May 2026.

Lisa Votta-Bleeker, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

For more information: https://cpa.ca/aboutcpa/annualgeneralmeetingsandreports/

Congratulations to Johanna Peetz, Corey LeBlanc, Tayler Wells, Emily Zohar, and David M. Sidhu for their article, On top of the hour: Preference for scheduling and starting tasks at the beginning of the hour (advance online publication), which was selected as the winner of the 2025 Best Article Award in the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology (CJEP) / Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale (RCPE).

The CJEP Best Article Award is co-sponsored by the CPA and the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS). The CJEP Editorial team nominates articles for this award, and the articles are adjudicated by CPA and CSBBCS appointed members.

This article is now Free to Read, to access it, click here.

Congratulations to Amélie Vallée, Maude Turgeon-Arès, Noémie Beaulieu, Audrey Brassard, and Katherine Péloquin for their article, Depressive symptoms as a potential mechanism for the association between perceived autonomy support and optimal commitment in long-term couples (2025, Vol. 57, Issue 3, pp. 181-189), which was selected as the winner of the 2025 CPA Best Article Award in the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science (CJBS) / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement (RCSC). 

The CJBS Editorial team nominates and adjudicates articles for this award.

This article is now Free to Read, to access it, click here.

Congratulations to Yao Zheng, Zachary Meyer, and Yiqun Wu for their article, Taking stock and moving forward: Synthesizing ethnic–racial diversity in Canadian social genomics research (2025, Vol. 66, Issue 3, pp. 247-263), which was selected as the winner of the 2025 CPA Best Article Award in Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne.

The CP Editorial team nominates articles for this award, and the articles are adjudicated by the CPA Board of Directors representing Science, Practice, and Education.

This article is now Free to Read, to access it, click here.

Drs. Rebecca Pillai Riddell and Melanie Badali invite Directors of Training, Directors of Clinical Training, and current or incoming residents to contribute to the updated Match Made on Earth, Canada’s trusted open-access residency application guide. Share your insights via a 10–20 minute survey to help shape the 2027 application cycle. Participants receive a Starbucks gift card. Deadline: May 12, 2026. For more information, including how to participate: https://cpa.ca/match-made-on-earth-call-for-contributors/

The CPA has created new “Psychology Works” Fact Sheets on Understanding Autism in Adulthood.

• Understanding Autism in Adulthood – PDF | HTML NEW 04/2026

You can find all of our “Psychology Works” Fact Sheets here

The Canadian Psychological Association and the Council of Professional Associations of Psychologists (CPAP) invite submissions from qualified individuals or firms for the purpose of developing and conducting a feasibility study re: the need for a Leadership Academy in Psychology in Canada. Please click here to access the full Request for Proposals.

Deadline for receipt of completed RFPs: May 11, 2026

The CPA’s Board of Directors has approved a new policy statement on AI in psychology. For more information: https://cpa.ca/aboutcpa/policystatements/#AI

The CPA has created new “Psychology Works” Fact Sheets on Coping with Geopolitical Crises.

• Coping with Geopolitical Crises – PDF | HTML NEW 03/2026

You can find all of our “Psychology Works” Fact Sheets here

The Asian Psychology Section is the winner of the 2026 CPA Section Newsletter Award for their December 2025 Newsletter.

The CPA recognizes the efforts that the Sections put into creating and maintaining their newsletters. Section newsletters serve as an important communication tool to help keep members informed and involved in the Section and in CPA.

This grant, valued at $500 per award, supports training, practice, and/or leadership-focused development in all areas of psychology.

Examples of activities that would qualify for this grant include:

• Course/workshop (in-person or virtual) through an existing Leadership Institute or recognized program
• Attending a conference with a specific focus on leadership development
• Course/workshop (in-person or virtual) on leadership development

For more information on the leadership grant including application requirements, eligibility criteria, and how to apply, click here.

The deadline to apply is Sunday, July 5, 2026

In a letter to the Hon. Lena Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada (IRCC), the CPA voiced their concern about the IRCC’s plan to introduce a copayment model for services provided under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).  The IFHP provides health services (including psychological services) to refugees and asylum-seekers in Canada, and the CPA argued that the introduction of a copayment model would equate to denying services to this vulnerable population.  You can read the letter here.

Mood disorders are complex, which means that both the diagnosis and the treatment can be complex. Such is the case with bipolar disorder, a mood disorder characterized by manic highs and depressive lows. Getting accurate, evidence-based information about the condition is essential, which is what led The Royal mental health centre in Ottawa to create a virtual health information tool for people living with the condition. Dr. Kelsey Collimore, the psychologist who led this initiative, joins the CPA podcast Mind Full to talk about it.

Podcasts and Profiles

The CPA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 CPA Student Research Grants. These grants recognize exceptional student research in all areas of psychology. This year, grants were provided by the CPA, jointly by the CPA and CSBBCS, and by BMS Canada.

Congratulations to all!