Canadian Association of Geographers. Objectives of CAG are to encourage geographical study and research particularly in relation to the Canadian environment. – Канадская ассоциация географов. Объектами КАГ являются увеличение географических знаний и изучение проблем, имеющих отношение в основном к Канаде.

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CAG Office

The Canadian Association of Geographers
Department of Geography, McGill University
805 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 425
Montreal QC Canada H3A 2K6
Tel: (514) 398-4946 Fax: (514) 398-7437
E-mail: cag@geog.mcgill.ca

Valerie Shoffey, Executive Secretary

Founded in 1951, The Canadian Association of Geographers is the only national organization in Canada representing practising geographers. A history of the Association can be found on our 50th Anniversary website .

Through our journal, The Canadian Geographer, and the presentation of papers at the national and regional meetings, the CAG is committed to the dissemination of geographic research.

Our membership includes those who work in the public and private sectors and in universities, and draws from 16 countries internationally.

We are a professional association of dedicated members providing high quality leadership for our discipline.

We especially encourage students to become members.

CAG Mission Statement

Dissemination of Geographic Research
Through The Canadian Geographer and the presentation of papers at the national and regional meetings, the CAG is committed to the dissemination of geographic research.
Promotion of Geographic Education at All Levels
Through the CAG Education Committee, individual members support of Summer Institutes for Geographic Education, the “Great Canadian Geography Challenge” and the monitoring of geography at colleges and universities across Canada, the CAG is committed to the promotion of geographic education at all levels.
Recognition of Geographic Excellence
Through the CAG awards for scholarship, service, contributions to the public and private sector, teaching excellence and undergraduate scholarship, the CAG is committed to the recognition of geographic excellence.
Increased Cooperation with Other National and International Geographic Organizations
Through our associate membership agreements with l’association professionelle des g?ographes du Qu?bec, the Association of American Geographers and the Institute of British Geographers, the Canadian Association of Geographers/Royal Canadian Geographical Society corresponding membership agreement and our membership in the International Geographical Union, the CAG is committed to working with other geographic associations to promote geography as a key discipline in education, research, and in the public and private sectors nationally and internationally.
Increased Participation in National Interdisciplinary Organizations
Through our membership in the Humanities and Social Science Federation of Canada and the Geoscience Council of Canada, the CAG is committed to working with our related disciplinary interest groups to promote the importance of scholarship and research in Canada.
Improved Service to the Membership
Through the CAG Newsletter, the home page on the World Wide Web, the CAG Directory, associate membership agreements, membership in national and international organizations, publishers’ discounts, and the organization of regional and national meetings, the CAG is committed to providing the highest level of service possible to all geographers regardless of whether they are students, teachers, professors, employed in the public or private sector, retired or non-waged.
Approved by the Executive Committee of the CAG – 1996.

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