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Geological Association of Canada (GAC)

About Us

The Geological Association of Canada (GAC®) is a national multi-disciplinary geoscience organization with representatives in all Canadian provinces and territories as well as the United States, Europe and other parts of the world.

The Objects of the Association include:
  • to promote the science of geology and closely related fields of study and to promote the knowledge of the members in connection there with;
  • to hold conferences, meetings and exhibitions for the discussion of geological problems and the exchange of views in matters related to geology;
  • to publish various journals and collections of learned papers dealing with geology.
 
OUR MISSION
 
To facilitate the scientific well-being and professional development of its members, the learned discussion of geoscience in Canada, and the advancement, dissemination and wise use of geoscience in public, professional and academic life.
 
OUR VISION
 
To represent a geoscience community, which is knowledgeable, professionally competent and respected, whose input and advice are relevant, widely sought and utilized, and whose vital contribution to the economic prosperity and social wellbeing of the nation is widely acknowledged.
 
History of the Association
 
On February 14th, 1947, a group of geologists met at the Engineers’ Club in Toronto with the objective of creating the Geological Institute of Canada, an association of geologists which would, among other things, promote, discuss and disseminate geological knowledge. A second meeting on March 11th, 1947, resulted in a preliminary Constitution and Bylaws as well as the election of the first Councillors, a change of name to the Geological Association of Canada and 140 charter members. From the outset, the Association was designed to fill a role similar to that of the Geological Society of America, bridging a gap between the perceived industrial mineral orientation of the Geological Division of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and the purely scientific objectives of Section IV of the Royal Society of Canada.
 
Membership in the GAC® has expanded from a predominantly mineral-oriented, Toronto-based group to a truly national body with representatives in three territories and all provinces, with a reasonable membership in the United States, Europe and in other parts of the world.
 

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In partnership with Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd., the Geology Department at Lakehead University is looking to recruit an MSc student to investigate the shear zone hosted gold mineralization of the Eagle River Complex in the Mishibishu greenstone belt, Northern Ontario.
Roger E. Deane Postdoctoral Fellow University of Toronto, Department of Earth Sciences

The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto invites applications for the Roger E. Deane Postdoctoral Fellowship, a highly competitive fellowship in any field of Earth Science.
Chair in Economic Geology

The Faculty of Science at the University of Ottawa invites applications for an industry-supported Chair in Economic Geology, a permanent tenure-track position with expertise in mineral deposits, mineralogy, petrology, or allied fields.
Sessional Teaching Positions DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY

The Department of Geology invites applications for sessional teaching in the September 2021 to May 2022 academic terms.
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