CSSE Annual Conference

About CSSE

The Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) annual conference is Canada’s largest gathering of researchers, scholars, graduate students, and practitioners in education. The mandate is to build connections among educational researchers and those in the field, including teachers, education assistants, school psychologists, school and school district administrators, and others. This dynamic four-day conference focuses on theory and praxis in every facet of education, including teacher education, educational psychology, curriculum studies, Indigenous education, women in education, educational foundations, educational research, and comparative & international education. Teachers, school psychologists, education assistants, principals, superintendents, and more are very welcome at the CSSE conference.
The CSSE Conference is part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, which is Canada’s largest gathering of academics, and one of the largest in the world. Congress is the convergence of scholarly associations, each holding their annual conference under one umbrella at a Canadian university. Every year, for over 90 years, Congress has collaborated with a partner university, participating scholarly associations, and partners to bring you inspiring presentations, panels, workshops, and cultural events. 

CSSE Conference 2025

CSSE’s 53rd Annual Conference is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, May 31 (pre-conference day) to Thursday, June 5 (post-conference day). The conference will be held at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario, with online presentations occurring on Tuesday, June 10 for those unable to attend in person. CSSE will be part of Congress 2025, hosted by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, which brings together more than 65 scholarly associations from across the humanities and social sciences. 
CSSE features multiple session formats that are intended to reflect the diversity of research and scholarship in education. Submitters should select the format that best reflects the goals of their proposal (p. 4). Participatory and interactive sessions are encouraged, and some format examples are: Multi-paper sessions; symposia and panels; roundtables; and posters. CASIE Conference Program Chairs will make the final decision regarding the presentation format, and this will be communicated in their acceptance notification.

CSSE/CASIE Membership

Membership in CSSE has many benefits including an annual conference, professional networking, representation to several national groups with direct access to decision makers, and a subscription to the leading Canadian educational journal (CJE).
Current Rates for CSSE annual individual membership rates are:
  • Regular: $120.00
  • Student / Low Income: $50.00
  • Retired: $60.00
  • International: $72.00

In addition to the basic CSSE membership rate, members are required to join and pay the membership fee for at least one constituent association. Rates for constituent associations range from $10 to $39. The current cost to join CASIE is:
  • Regular: $10.00
  • Student / Low Income: $5.00
  • Retired: $5.00
  • International: $10.00

Click here to visit the CSSE Member Services website

Registration Fees for the Conference

General Registration 


Registration for CSSE and Congress will open in January. All delegates attending or presenting at CSSE are required to register and pay for both the CSSE Conference Registration Fee and the Congress Registration Fee. CSSE conference registration does not include CSSE membership. You can renew or submit your CSSE and CASIE memberships on the Member’s Portal.

Black & Indigenous Graduate Students and Community Participants


CSSE and Congress registration fees have been waived for Black and Indigenous graduate students and for Black and Indigenous invited community speakers and have reduced fees for K-12 educators and un(der)employed delegates (pp. 18-19). 
Invited community speakers include any Black or Indigenous community participant who is not otherwise attending Congress or CSSE but is involved/invited as part of a presentation or session at the conference. Examples of invited community speakers include Elders, knowledge keepers, and community members supporting presentations at CSSE. (p. 19)