CSZ 2026 ottawa

The local organizing committee is delighted to be hosting the 65th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists in Ottawa.

The meeting will take place May 11th to 14th, 2026 at Carleton University on the traditional, unceded territories of the Algonquin nation.

Oral Presentation Award Competitions featuring finalists for society-wide student (William S. Hoar) and PDF (Presidents’) awards.
Award lectures from the winners of this year’s T. W. M. Cameron Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award, Robert G. Boutilier New Investigator Award and F. E. J. Fry Medal.
Symposia and section meetings for our society sections: Comparative Morphology, Development & Biomechanics (CMDB), Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (CPB), Integrative Ecology and Evolution (IEE), and Parasitism, Immunity and Environment (PIE).
Contributed sessions and poster presentations: students can apply to section-specific student oral and poster presentation prizes and our society wide awards. This includes the Mick Burt and A. Murray Fallis awards for the best student poster and oral presentations in the PIE section, the Cas C. Lindsey Prize for the best student presentation (oral or poster) in the IEE section, the Brian K. Hall award for the best oral presentation on a topic in CMDB, the George F. Holeton Prize for the most outstanding CPB student poster, the Helen I. Battle award for the best overall student poster at the annual meeting and the William S. Hoar award for the best overall student talk at the annual meeting.
Networking events including a Welcome Reception, Trainee Networking Mixer, Section lunches, and our closing Banquet.