Canadian Anthropology Society

What Canadian Anthropology Society does

The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA / Société canadienne d'anthropologie) is a Canada-based nonprofit professional membership association serving anthropologists across academic, applied, and practitioner settings. Bilingual in English and French, CASCA connects its members through a portfolio of community programs: the peer-reviewed journal Anthropologica, hosted via the University of Victoria; the biannual Culture electronic newsletter; an online job bank; the CASCA Presents multimedia initiative; specialized networks such as the Medical Anthropology Network and Women's Network; and annual conferences held at rotating Canadian universities, with occasional joint meetings alongside AAA, IUAES, and the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The society also administers a portfolio of awards, including the Weaver-Tremblay Award, Labrecque-Lee Book Prize, Richard F. Salisbury Award, CASCA Award for Teaching Excellence, and network-level paper awards.

CASCA's core technology footprint is intentionally minimal: a website at cas-sca.ca, a journal hosted on the University of Victoria platform, and newsletter/list-serv infrastructure operated by Federation HSS. There is no proprietary platform, native mobile app, API, or AI capability disclosed. The organization is governed by an elected Executive Board (President Liesl Gambold, President-Elect Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier, Past President Bernard Perley, Secretary Carole Therrien, Treasurer Lindsay Bell, Communications Officer Sarah Yems, and Members at Large) and is operated by volunteer anthropologists with a single Executive Coordinator role.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual membership dues and conference registration fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments are dominated by academic anthropologists in Canadian universities, with secondary segments of graduate students, applied/practicing anthropologists, and artists/activists. The society has no parent company, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no disclosed investors — it is independent and member-driven.

Name

Canadian Anthropology Society

Legal name

Canadian Anthropology Society | Société canadienne d'anthropologie CASCA

Website

https://cas-sca.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) is a Canada-based bilingual (English-French) nonprofit professional membership association that serves academic, applied, and practicing anthropologists through the Anthropologica journal, Culture newsletter, job bank, CASCA Presents multimedia initiative, annual conferences, specialized networks, and awards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Professional Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Professional anthropology association
• Academic anthropology society
• Anthropology peer-reviewed journal
• Anthropology annual conference
• Anthropology professional membership

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CASCA generates revenue through annual membership fees. Members receive priority access to information about jobs, awards, and conferences, as well as subscription to the Culture newsletter.
2. Conference Registration: Revenue is generated through conference registration fees for the annual CASCA conference, which is held at various Canadian university locations.

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Core offering

The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA / Société canadienne d'anthropologie) is a bilingual professional membership association that connects anthropologists across Canada through annual membership subscriptions, an annual conference, a peer-reviewed journal (Anthropologica), a biannual newsletter (Culture), an online job bank, and a multi-modal content initiative (CASCA Presents). The society also operates specialized professional networks (e.g., Medical Anthropology Network, Women's Network) and administers recognition programs such as book prizes, teaching awards, and dissertation fieldwork awards.

Product overview

The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) is a bilingual professional association for anthropologists in Canada, operating as a unified organization rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core offerings include Anthropologica, a peer-reviewed journal published jointly with the University of Victoria; the Culture newsletter, a biannual bilingual electronic publication; the CASCA Job Bank; and CASCA Presents, a multi-modal initiative showcasing member scholarship. The society also organizes annual conferences and administers multiple awards including the Weaver-Tremblay Award, Labrecque-Lee Book Prize, and Richard F. Salisbury Award. Professional networks such as the Medical Anthropology Network and Women's Network provide specialized community connections for members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anthropologica Journal A peer-reviewed academic journal publishing sociocultural anthropology research in English and French, hosted by the University of Victoria and provided to members of the Canadian Anthropology Society.
• Culture Newsletter A biannual bilingual electronic newsletter published in English and French, featuring original articles from members, calls for papers, and award news, delivered via the Federation HSS community hosting platform.
• CASCA Job Bank An online job board connecting anthropology professionals with employment opportunities in Canadian academia and related fields, accessible to members and the broader community.
• CASCA Annual Conference Annual multi-day conference gathering Canadian anthropologists for panels, roundtables, and poster sessions; held at rotating Canadian universities and occasionally jointly with AAA, IUAES, or the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (e.g., CASCA 2025 'Confluences' at McGill University, May 7-10, 2025).
• CASCA Presents A multi-modal content initiative that curates and promotes members' scholarship, advocacy, and activism through podcasts, interviews, lectures, and workshops.
• Professional Networks Specialized member communities including the Medical Anthropology Network, Women's Network, and other thematic networks that connect members with shared research interests through Facebook Groups, X (Twitter), and listservs.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• McGill UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2025Hosted the 2025 CASCA Conference 'Confluences' from May 7-10, 2025 in Montreal. McGill's Critical Media Lab served as the venue for showcasing member work including the Mackenzie Place exhibition.
• Federation HSScoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFederation HSS (Humanities and Social Sciences) serves as the community hosting platform for CASCA's newsletter subscriptions and email communications. Subscriptions to the Culture newsletter are handled through Federation HSS's platform.
• University of VictoriacoreOthersHosts the Anthropologica peer-reviewed journal, which is published through the University of Victoria's journal platform (cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca).
• Various Canadian UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCASCA partners with Canadian universities to host annual conferences. Past hosts include University of Guelph (2021 virtual), University of Western Ontario (2020), Universidad de Oriente Cuba (2018), and joint conferences with AAA at Vancouver (2019).

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Regional players

• Australian Anthropological Society: AAS is the national professional association for anthropologists in Australia, publishing Australian Anthropological Studies and running annual conferences. Comparable as a single-country national anthropology association but operating in a different geographic market.
• Société d'Ethnologie Française / French Society of Ethnology: The French Society of Ethnology is a Francophone academic anthropology association. CASCA's bilingual (French/English) operations and Francophone member representation make this a relevant regional peer in the Francophone academic world.

Direct peers

• Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth: ASA UK is a UK-based professional association for social anthropologists running conferences, networks, and publications. It is structurally and functionally analogous to CASCA at a national level.
• American Anthropological Association: The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is the largest professional anthropology association in North America. CASCA explicitly partners with AAA for joint conferences (e.g., Vancouver 2019), making AAA the most directly comparable peer in scope, structure, and member offerings.
• European Association of Social Anthropologists: EASA is the European counterpart professional association for social anthropologists, organizing conferences, publishing journals, and supporting networks. It is directly comparable in mission, GTM motion (community-led), and member services to CASCA.
• International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences: IUAES is the global international federation of anthropological and ethnological sciences. CASCA holds joint conferences with IUAES, indicating deep functional overlap as a membership-based scientific union organizing international anthropology collaboration.
• Society for Cultural Anthropology: SCA is a section of the AAA focused on sociocultural anthropology, publishing Cultural Anthropology journal and supporting member programming. Comparable to CASCA in disciplinary focus (sociocultural anthropology) and journal-driven member value.
• Royal Anthropological Institute: RAI is a UK-based learned society and the world's longest-established anthropological society, publishing journals (Man/JRAI) and supporting anthropological research and education. Comparable to CASCA as a national scholarly association with journal publishing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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