The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) bestows annually an international award of merit as a means to recognize the contribution of individuals to the development of Canadian Studies in Canada and abroad. In most instances, the awards recognize institutional and organizational work. The ICCS Certificates of Merit were established in 1988 and the first certificates awarded in 1989.
The award consists of a certificate, which is usually presented to the winner during an event held during the annual ICCS meetings if the recipient is able to attend. Unfortunately, the ICCS is not able to disburse for travel or accommodation, in order for the recipient to receive the Certificate of Merit. If the person cannot attend, the ICCS will send the certificate to the nominator and encourage him/her to identify an event organized by the national Canadian Studies Association ,which would be suitable for presenting the certificate.
Nominations may come from any ICCS member organization. Posthumous or self-nominations will not be considered. The selection of winners is made by the ICCS Executive Committee. All nominations are treated confidentially.
Nominations must include:
- One-page nomination letter explaining the reasons for the nomination.
- 200–250 word citation (which will be reproduced on the certificate).
- One letter of recommendation by an individual other than the nominator.
- One letter of support from a Member Association or of an Associate Member Association of the ICCS
The deadline to submit a nomination is 05 May 2025.
Nominations should be sent to: iccsciec[at]yorku.ca.
RECIPIENTS
- Rani-Henrik Andersson : Nordic Association for Canadian Studies
- Munroe Eagles : Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
- Christoph Premat : Association internationale des études québécoises
- Yuki Shimomura : Japanese Association for Canadian Studies
- Anna Branach-Kallas : Polish Association for Canadian Studies
- Jason Blake : Central European Association for Canadian Studies
- Ewa Krasnodebska : Polish Association for Canadian Studies
- André Senécal : Professor, United States
- Petr Kylousek : Professor, Czech Republic
- Seung Ryul Lee : Professor, South Korea
- Signe Katz : Canadian Embassy in Israel
- Kevin Spooner : Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
- Anna Reczynska : Jagiellonian University, Poland
- Colin Coates : Glendon College, York University
- Milena Santoro : Georgetown University, United States
- Eugenia Sojka : University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Beatriz Diaz : Universidad de la Habana, Cuba
- John W. Graham : Canada
- Bernhard Metz : University of Freiburg, Germany
- Licia Soares de Souza : Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Brazil
- Myrna Delson-Karan : St John’s University in New York City
- Salvador Cervantes Cervantes : Universidad del Valle de Atemajac, Mexico
- Józef Kwaterko : Institute of Romanic Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland
- Jane Moss : Director Center for Canadian Studies, Duke University, United States
- David Staines : Department of English, University of Ottawa, Canada
- Janos Kenyeres : Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
- Chelva Kanaganayakam : Department of English, University of Toronto
- Markku Henriksson : University of Helsinki, Finland
- Dennis Duffy : Department of English, University of Toronto
- Mark Kassof : Department of Economics, Bowling Green State University, United States
- Harmut Lutz : American and Canadian Studies, University of Greifswald, Germany
- Ranjana Harish : Canadian Study Centre at Gujarat University, India
- Dennis Moore : Consulate General of Canada, Detroit, United States
- Jacques-Guy Petit : French Association for Canadian Studies
- Conny Steenman-Marcusse : Association for Canadian Studies in the Netherlands
- Keith Battarbee : Nordic Association for Canadian Studies
- Wang Li : Embassy of Canada, China
- Robert Thacker : St. Lawrence University, United States and ACSUS Council
- Albert Rau : University of Cologne, Germany
- Katalin Kürtösi : University of Szeged, Hungary
- Misako Terauchi : Embassy of Canada in Japan
- Jean Ko : Canadian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea
- Nadine Fabbi : University of Washington, United States
- Joseph Glass : Toronto, Ontario
- Delia Montero : Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana – Iztapalapa, Mexico
- Raul Rodriguez Rodriguez : Universidad de la Habana, Cuba
- David Archibald : Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
- Judith Costello : Canadian Consulate General in Atlanta, United States
- Daphna Oren : Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Beatriz Ventura : Canadian Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Daniel Abele : Embassy of Canada in the United States, Washington, D.C., United States
- Donald K. Alper : Western Washington University, United States
- Melanie Ter-Meulen : Canadian Embassy in the Hague, the Netherlands
- Silvia Bertoni Reis : Embassy of Canada, Brazil
- Vivien Hughes : Canadian High Commission, United Kingdom
- Yutaka Takenaka : Caritas College, Yokohama, Japan
- FAC Canadian Studies Team : Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
- Claude Denis, François Rocher and Linda Jones
- Denise M. Gurgel Lavallée : ABECAN
- Robert Schwartzwald : International Journal of Canadian Studies
- Dennis Drummond : University of New England, Australia
- Lisa Lavoie : Embassy of Canada, Belgium
- Don Sparling : Central European Canadian Studies Association
- Elza Zareceansky : Canada-Córdoba Centre, Argentina
- Jodie Robson : British Association for Canadian Studies
- Natalie Amar : Embassy of Canada, Israel
- Peter Walker : former Canadian High Commissioner to India
- David Biette : Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
- Pierre Sved : Embassy of Canada, Mexico
- Donald Beer : Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand
- Giovanni Bonanno : Università di Messina
- Gaëtan Vallières : ICCS
- Ulla Amsinck : Nordic Association for Canadian Studies
- Annekatrin Metz : Universität Trier, Germany
- Chandra Mohan : Indian Association for Canadian Studies
- Claudia Glöckner : Universität Augsburg, Germany
- Donald R. MacPhee : Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
- Paulette Montaigne : Canadian High Commission (Canberra), Australia
- Cornelius H.W. Remie : European Network for Canadian Studies and Association for Canadian Studies in the Netherlands
- Tatyana Kuzmina : President of RACS
- Lucette Nobell : Canadian Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden
- Richard Beach : State University of New York, Plattsburgh, United States
- John Halstead : Former Canadian Ambassador to Germany (deceased)
- Ginette Kurgan-van Hentenryk : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Marra Messinger : Embassy of Canada (Tel Aviv), Israel
- Bengt Streijffert : Nordic Association for Canadian Studies
- Marisa Calés : Spanish Association for Canadian Studies
- Om Juneja : M.S. University of Baroda, India
- Annick Monnerie : French Association for Canadian Studies
- Hans-Josef Niederehe : Universität Trier, Germany
- Alan Artibise : Past President of the ICCS and the Association for Canadian Studies
- Orietta Doucet-Mugnier : Canadian Embassy in Paris, France
- Jörn Carlsen : Past President, Nordic Association for Canadian Studies
- Louise Bakker : Association for Canadian Studies in The Netherlands (deceased)
- Fernand Tanguay : External Affairs and International Trade Canada
- Donald Simpson : Royal Commonwealth Society and founding member of the British Association for Canadian Studies (deceased)
- Walter Larink : Embassy of Canada, Bonn, Germany
- Norman London : Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C., United States
- Marianne Scott : National Library of Canada
- Per Seyersted : University of Oslo, Norway and founding member of the Nordic Association for Canadian Studies
- Claude-Yves Charron : Embassy of Canada, Beijing, China
- Ralph Halbert : Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Brian Long : External Affairs and International Trade Canada
- James E. Page : Past President of the ICCS
- William E. Taylor : Canadian Museum of Civilization and former President of Social Science and Humanities Research Council (deceased)
- Michael Hellyer : Canadian High Commission, London, United Kingdom
- Claude Corbo : Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
- Richard G. Seaborn : Canadian Consulate, Seattle, United States
- Donald S. Rickerd : Canadian Donner Foundation
- Daniel Ben-Natan : Israel Association for Canadian Studies
- He Xin : Embassy of Canada, Beijing, China