Outstanding Contribution to Sociology Award
Nomination Deadline: March 14, 2025
Mandate
The Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Outstanding Contribution Award honours colleagues who have significantly contributed to Sociology in Canada.
The Outstanding Contribution Award shall be a means of recognizing exceptional scholarly merit. The contribution should extend beyond the specialization(s) in which the candidate has primarily worked and their scope should be widely recognized within the Canadian sociological community. The award provides recognition of outstanding scholarly contributions, and will normally be awarded to scholars at an advanced stage in their career, with a well-established record of multiple contributions throughout his or her career.
We accept nominations in English and French.
Submitting Nominations
Download the nomination instructions and requirements.
Nominations must be emailed to the CSA office (office@csa-scs.ca) by March 14, 2025.
Equity Statement
The Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) is committed to the values and principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization. We recognize and honour the intersectionality of equity-based identities. The CSA therefore invites and encourages the nomination (including self-nomination) of members from marginalized groups, including Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or LGBTQ2+.
Honouring Award Recipients
The award recipient will receive a plaque and be recognized through the Canadian Sociological Association communications and website.
Recipients
Year: 2020 - current
| Year | Recipients |
Affiliation |
| 2024 | Howard Ramos | Western University |
| 2023 | Xiaobei Chen | Carleton University |
| 2023 | Cora Voyageur | University of Calgary |
| 2022 | No Recipient | |
| 2021 | Terry Wotherspoon | University of Saskatchewan |
| 2020 | Carl E. James | York University |
Year: 2010 to 2019
| Year | Recipients | Affiliation |
| 2019 | Agnes Calliste | St. Francis Xavier University |
| 2018 | Patrizia Albanese | Ryerson University |
| 2017 | Robert Andersen | Western University |
| 2017 | Simon Langlois | Université Laval |
| 2016 | Neil Guppy | University of British Columbia |
| 2015 | Monica Boyd | University of Toronto |
| 2014 | Pamela Sugiman | Ryerson University |
| 2013 | John Myles | University of Toronto |
| 2012 | Ralph Matthews | University of British Columbia |
| 2012 | David Lyon | Queen's University |
| 2011 | William K. Caroll | University of Victoria |
| 2010 | James Frideres | University of Calgary |
Year: 2000 to 2009
| Year | Recipients | Affiliation |
| 2009 | Harvey Krahn | University of Alberta |
| 2008 | No recipient / le prix n'a pas été décerné | |
| 2007 | Victor Satzewich | McMaster University |
| 2006 | Heribert Adam | Simon Fraser University |
| 2006 | Neena L. Chappell | University of Victoria |
| 2005 | Jeffrey G. Reitz | University of Toronto |
| 2005 | Peter Sinclair | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| 2004 | Shiva Halli | University of Manitoba |
| 2004 | Frances Henry | York University |
| 2004 | Susan A. McDaniel | University of Alberta |
| 2003 | Bonnie Fox | University of Toronto |
| 2003 | Lorne Tepperman | University of Toronto |
| 2003 | Maurice Pinard | McGill University |
| 2002 | Patricia Armstrong | York University |
| 2002 | Peter Li | University of Saskatchewan |
| 2002 | Meg Luxton | York University |
| 2002 | William Shaffir | McMaster University |
| 2001 | Paul Bernard | Université de Montréal |
| 2001 | Ellen Gee | Simon Fraser University |
| 2001 | Anthony Richmond | York University |
| 2001 | Nico Stehr | University of Alberta |
| 2001 | Barry Wellman | University of Toronto |
| 2000 | Donald Clairmont | Dalhousie University |
| 2000 | James Curtis | University of Waterloo |
| 2000 | James Richardson | University of New Brunswick |
Year: 1990 to 1999
| Year | Recipients | Affiliation |
| 1999 | Leo Dreidger | University of Manitoba |
| 1999 | Peta Tancred | McGill University |
| 1998 | No recipient / le prix n'a pas été décerné | |
| 1997 | Warren Kalbach | University of Calgary |
| 1997 | Georges-Henri Lévesque | Université Laval |
| 1997 | Marlene Mackie | University of Calgary |
| 1997 | Robert Stebbins | University of Calgary |
| 1996 | Margrit Eichler | OISE - University of Toronto |
| 1995 | Menno Boldt | Lethbridge University |
| 1995 | Robert Brym | University of Toronto |
| 1995 | Arthur K. Davis | University of Alberta |
| 1994 | Linda Christiansen-Ruffman | St. Mary's University |
| 1994 | Raymond Currie | University of Manitoba |
| 1994 | Alanis Obomsawin | National Film Board |
| 1993 | Peter Pineo | McMaster University |
| 1992 | Frank Jones | McMaster University |
| 1992 | Thelma McCormack | York University |
| 1991 | Frederick Elkin | York University |
| 1991 | Gillian Sankoff | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1991 | Frank Vallée | Carleton University |
| 1990 | Bernard Blishen | York University |
| 1990 | Raymond Breton | University of Toronto |
| 1990 | Jean Burnet | Glendon College, York University |
| 1990 | S.D. Clark | University of Toronto |
| 1990 | Hubert Guindon | Concordia University |
| 1990 | Oswald Hall | University of Toronto |
| 1990 | Gordon Inglis | Memorial University |
| 1990 | John D. Jackson | Concordia University |
| 1990 | Patricia Marchak | The University of British Columbia |
| 1990 | Bruce A. McFarlane | Carleton University |
| 1990 | Guy Rocher | Université de Montréal |
| 1990 | Aileen Ross | McGill University |
| 1990 | Dorothy Smith | OISE - University of Toronto |
| 1990 | Marc-Adélard Tremblay | Université Laval |