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CPA National Dialogue on the Future of Psychology

Over a two-week period from November 24th through December 4th, the CPA will be leading a national dialogue on the challenges and opportunities facing the future of psychological science, practice, and education.

Click here to learn more about the dialogue and to register to participate in a session.

Should you have questions about the national dialogue, please direct them to executiveoffice@cpa.ca

Spring 2026 Newsletter of the CPA Section for Students

The Spring 2026 edition of the CPA Student Section Newsletter is now available.

This issue covers the CPA 2026 Convention, highlights Student Section programming, and provides a day-by-day breakdown of events.

Psynopsis Vol.48, Issue 2 now available online

Psynopsis Volume 48, Issue 2 on Behavioural Addictions is now available.

Find all of our issues of Psynopsis here.

Loan Forgiveness for Psychology Students

The Government of Canada offers Canada Student Loan Forgiveness (for outstanding parts of one’s federal student loan) to borrowers who work in eligible occupations in eligible communities. This helps ensure more Canadians get the services they deserve.

Effective December 31, 2025, Psychologists are one of the eligible occupations.

CPA’s Indigenous Student Award: Scholarship in Psychology

The purpose of this program is to encourage and support Indigenous (Inuit, First Nations, or Métis) students in psychology in Canadian universities. This is an academic merit-based award that also takes into consideration life factors such as motivation to excel in the field of psychology and level of need in overcoming barriers to attending university.

Application requirements include official transcript, CV or resume, personal statement, and one letter of support.

This year, the CPA welcome applications for one (1) graduate scholarship. Eligible students must be:

Indigenous;
a CPA student affiliate in good standing at time of application, and if successful for the duration of the scholarship length; and
entering graduate studies or be a current graduate student at a Canadian university.

Value of the scholarship is $4000.00 per year, renewable for up to five additional years.

CLOSED for 2025 – Deadline for applications is May 10th, 2025.