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The Canada Seminar examines Canadian social, economic, cultural, and political issues in their domestic and international dimensions. Presentations are made by public figures, scholars, artists, and experts in various fields. The Canada Seminar provides Harvard faculty and students, and the broader community, a look at Canadian scholarly and public life; it seeks to enhance the understanding of one of the United States’ closest allies and largest trading partners and to provide a forum for the lively exchange of ideas on a wide range of issues. Because Canada and the United States must respond to similar economic and social challenges with distinctly different frameworks and historical legacies, the study of Canadian issues offers rich opportunities for scholars engaged in comparative studies. The chair of the seminar each year is the William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies. Gérard Bouchard, professor of sociology at the Université du Québec at Chicoutimi, will chair the seminar during 2008–2009.

Visit the Canada Program page for more information on other Canada related activies and research at the Weatherhead Center.

Current Academic Year

• 2008-2009 Overview
• 2008-2009 Schedule
• 2008-2009 Bios

Past Canada Seminars

• 2007-2008: Schedule
• 2007-2008: Bios

Contact Information

Clayton, Helen