# List of Canadian archives associations

This is a list of Canadian archives associations, i.e., professional associations in Canada that are relevant to the work of archives and archivists.
Included are provincial and territorial associations, national special-interest groups, and history/oral-history/built-heritage associations that are specific to a Canadian location.

## Canadian archives associations

| Association | Region of focus | Location | Archives or Archivist sector | Parent organization |
| Accessibility SIS (ASIS) | National | | Accessibility | ACA |
| Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC) | British Columbia | BC | Regional | ACA |
| Archives Association of Ontario (AAO) | Ontario | Toronto, ON | Regional | |
| Archives Association of Ontario East est (AAOEe) | Eastern Ontario | ON | Regional | AAO |
| Archives Council of Nunavummi | Nunavut | Toronto, ON | Regional | |
| Archives Council of Prince Edward Island (ACPEI) | Prince Edward Island | PEI | Regional | |
| Archives Society of Alberta (ASA) | Alberta | AB | Regional | |
| Association des archivistes du Québec [fr] (AAQ) | National | QC | Regional | |
| Association for Manitoba Archives (AMA) | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | Regional | |
| Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) | National | Ottawa, ON | | |
| ACA@UBC | University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | Student chapter | ACA |
| Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) | National | | Maps | |
| Association of Independent School Archivists (AISA) | Ontario | ON | Education | AAO |
| Association of Law Office Records Managers and Archivists (ALORMA) | Ontario | Toronto, ON | Records management, Law | |
| Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives (ANLA) | Newfoundland and Labrador | NL | Regional | |
| Association of Records Managers and Administrators Canada (ARMA) ARMA Calgary ARMA Edmonton ARMA Montreal ARMA National Capital Region (Ottawa) ARMA New Brunswick ARMA Northwestern Ontario ARMA Nova Scotia ARMA Prince Edward Island ARMA Saskatchewan ARMA Terra Nova ARMA Toronto ARMA Vancouver ARMA Vancouver Island ARMA Winnipeg | National | Multiple | Records management, with regional chapters | ARMA International |
| Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (CAML) | National | | Music | |
| Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) | National | ON | Advocacy body | |
| Canadian Historical Association | National | Ottawa, ON | History | |
| Canadian Museums Association | National | Ottawa, ON | Museum | |
| Canadian Oral History Association | National | | Oral history | |
| Catholic Archives Group (CAG) | National | | Religion (Catholicism) | |
| Council of Archives New Brunswick (CANB) | New Brunswick | NB | Regional | |
| Council of Nova Scotia Archives (CNSA) | Nova Scotia | NS | Regional | |
| Dal ACA | Dalhousie University | Halifax, NS | Student chapter | ACA |
| Durham Region Area Archives Group (DRAAG) | Durham Region | ON | Regional | AAO |
| Fonds d'archives culturelles francophones | National | | French | |
| Government Records Special Interest Section (GRSIS) | National | | Government | ACA |
| Group of Archivists of the Region of Montreal (GARM) | Montreal | Montreal, QC | Regional | |
| Historica Canada | National | | History | |
| McGill ACA | McGill University | Montreal, QC | Student chapter | ACA |
| Municipal Archives Interest Group (MAIG) | Ontario | ON | Municipal | AAO |
| Municipal Archives Special Interest Section (MASIS) | National | | Municipal | ACA |
| National Trust for Canada | National | Ottawa, ON | Built heritage | |
| Northwest Territories Archives Council | Northwest Territories | NT | Regional | |
| Northwestern Ontario Archivists' Association (NOAA) | Northwestern Ontario | ON | Regional | AAO |
| Photographic Historical Society of Canada | National | Etobicoke, ON | Photography | |
| Réseau des services d'archives du Québec | Quebec | Montreal, QC | Regional | |
| Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists (SCAA) | Saskatchewan | SK | Regional | |
| Saskatoon Area Archives Group (SAAG) | Saskatoon | Saskatoon, SK | Regional | SCAA |
| Sound/Moving Images Special Interest Section (SMISIS) | National | | Sound, Moving images | ACA |
| Southwestern Ontario Chapter (SWOC) | Southwestern Ontario | ON | Regional | AAO |
| SIS for Access & Privacy Issues (SISAPI) | National | | Access, Privacy | ACA |
| SIS for Archives of Religious Organizations (SISARO) | National | | Religion | ACA |
| SIS for Indigenous Archives (SISIA) | National | | Indigenous | ACA |
| SIS for Personal Archives (SISPA) | National | | Personal | ACA |
| Technology & Archives Special Interest Section (TaASIS) | National | | Technology | ACA |
| Toronto Area Archivists' Group (TAAG) | Toronto | Toronto, ON | Regional | AAO |
| University & Colleges Archives Special Interest Section (UCASIS) | National | | Education (post-secondary) | ACA |
| UofM ACA | University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | Student chapter | ACA |
| UofT ACA | University of Toronto | Toronto, ON | Student chapter | ACA |
| Visual Researchers' Society of Canada | National | | Visual resources | |
| Yukon Council of Archives (YCA) | Yukon | YT | Regional | |