CALL FOR PAPERS

REQUIREMENTS

19th Canadian Symposium | February 26 - 28, 2027

You are invited to submit a proposal to present a paper.

* The deadline for abstracts/ proposals has been extended to Monday, 30 November, 2026.

*Please read the Proposal Requirements and and Proceedings Requirements below before submitting your proposal.

INFORMATION For presenters - 2027

Proposal Requirements

A proposal is to include the following:

  • Title of presentation

  • Author/s

  • Statement of purpose, main findings, arguments, or points made

  • References if appropriate

  • 250-300 word limit

  • Contact details: mail, e-mail, & phone

You will be informed of the acceptance of your proposal ASAP, no later than December 1st, 2026.

If your proposal is accepted, you are required to:

  1. Register for the Symposium

  2. Agree to present in person

  3. Submit a copy of your paper for publication in the Conference Proceedings.

Publication options | You have two options for publication – either in the peer-reviewed proceedings or the non-peer-reviewed proceedings.

Proceedings Requirements

FOR PRESENTERS

Submitting your paper to the 19th Symposium Proceedings

Your paper needs to be:

  1. formatted as: .doc or docx format, 1.5 spacing, Times New Roman, min 2 cm margins;

  2. fully referenced using APA style;

  3. word limit, a maximum of 4000 including references

  4. clearly identified as for peer-review OR non-peer-review;

  5. author/s detail/s: name, affiliations, contact, email;

  6. submitted to the symposium committee canadiansymposium@gmail.com by April 3, 2027.

The Proceedings from past Symposia are available at www.canadiansymposium.ca/
Please review these for guidance about topic selection and writing format. APA reference-style is required.