{"id":172036,"date":"2026-04-30T18:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/?page_id=172036"},"modified":"2026-05-06T00:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:27:26","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/fr\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre histoire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-0\"><div class=\"row-background background-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-29wyvvlja.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;background-attachment: scroll;background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bg-overlay style-color-navy-bg\" style=\"opacity: 0.5;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row triple-top-padding triple-bottom-padding quad-h-padding full-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 half-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-spec style-dark\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap \"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><h1 class=\"h4 text-uppercase\" ><span>From our beginnings to today<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap \"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><h1 class=\"h1\" ><span>Our History<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-0\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-0\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-0\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-1\"><div class=\"row-background background-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/topography-1.png);background-repeat: repeat;background-position: center center;background-attachment: scroll;background-size: 30%;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bg-overlay style-color-xsdn-bg\" style=\"opacity: 0.4;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row unequal col-double-gutter triple-top-padding one-bottom-padding exa-h-padding full-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 half-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><\/p>\n<h4>The story of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) begins in a time when geography was still a developing discipline in Canada, with only a handful of scholars and institutions recognizing its importance.<\/h4>\n<p>Emerging from post-war efforts to strengthen national research and policy, a small group of dedicated geographers gathered in Ottawa in 1950 with a shared vision\u2014to establish a unified organization that would advance the study and application of geography across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Driven by the belief that geographic knowledge was essential to understanding Canada\u2019s vast and complex landscape, these pioneers laid the foundation for what would become a national association. From its formal creation in 1951 at McGill University, the CAG aimed to promote collaboration, support research, and elevate the role of geography in education and public life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-1\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-1\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-2\"><div class=\"row-background background-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/topography-1.png);background-repeat: repeat;background-position: center center;background-attachment: scroll;background-size: 30%;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bg-overlay style-color-xsdn-bg\" style=\"opacity: 0.4;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row unequal col-double-gutter single-top-padding single-bottom-padding exa-h-padding full-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-6 half-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p>Over the decades, the Association grew alongside the discipline itself\u2014expanding from a small network of academics into a nationwide community of scholars, educators, and students. While it faced challenges in membership and evolving relevance, its contributions to research, education, and the development of geographic thought in Canada remain significant.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the history of the CAG reflects not only the growth of an organization, but also the transformation of geography in Canada\u2014from a niche field into a dynamic and evolving discipline that continues to shape how we understand our world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-6 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media  text-center\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  img-round tmb-img-ratio tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper img-round\"><div class=\"dummy\" style=\"padding-top: 42.8%;\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-172064\" src=\"https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zeh-ljawhtg-uai-1600x685.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"685\" alt=\"book lot on black wooden shelf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zeh-ljawhtg-uai-1600x685.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zeh-ljawhtg-uai-720x308.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/zeh-ljawhtg-uai-1032x442.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-2\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-2\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-2\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-3\"><div class=\"row-background background-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cag-acg.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/topography-1.png);background-repeat: repeat;background-position: center center;background-attachment: scroll;background-size: 30%;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bg-overlay style-color-xsdn-bg\" style=\"opacity: 0.4;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row unequal col-double-gutter one-top-padding triple-bottom-padding exa-h-padding full-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-middle pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 half-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap \"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><h1 class=\"h4 text-uppercase\" ><span>History Timeline<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap \"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><h3 class=\"h2\" ><span>Pre-Formation (1940s\u20131950)<\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" >        \r\n            <!-- Timeline Meta Data -->\r\n                    \r\n            <!-- Start Parent Container -->\r\n            <div id=\"btimeline-172038\">\r\n                <div class=\"timeline bp_titleline\" data-timeline='{&quot;timeline_type&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;content_position&quot;:&quot;end&quot;,&quot;date_location&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;item_datas&quot;:[{&quot;date_label&quot;:&quot;1940s (World War II era)&quot;,&quot;item_details&quot;:&quot;&lt;ul&gt;\\r\\n \\t&lt;li&gt;Hugh L. 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Keenleyside recognizes the importance of geography in government and international affairs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>He facilitates hiring of J. 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class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"timeline__content\">\r\n                                                <p class=\"title\">Key criticisms of CAG: <\/p>\r\n                                                <p><ul>\r\n \t<li>Failed initiatives:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>National wall map project<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Geographic excursions program<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Comprehensive bibliographyPolicy influence on national issues<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul> <\/p>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                                    \r\n                                <div class=\"timeline__item  fadeIn\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"timeline__item__inner\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"timeline__content__wrap\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"timeline__content\">\r\n                                                <p class=\"title\">Despite this: <\/p>\r\n                                                <p><ul>\r\n \t<li>Growth continues in academic geography.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul> <\/p>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div> <!-- End Parent Container -->\r\n            <style>\r\n                #btimeline-172048                .timeline__content {\r\n                    background:\r\n                        #ffffff                    ;\r\n                    border:\r\n                        1                        px solid\r\n                        #cccccc         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Beauregard (1979) R\u00e9trospective 1951-1976. The Canadian Association of Geographers Directory 2000 compiled and edited by Harun Rasid was also a useful source. And Volume 45, Number 1 (Apring 2001) of The Canadian Geographer should not be missed, especially the introduction by guest-editor and Association President Audrey Kobayashi, &#8220;Truly our own: Canadian geography 50 years after\/Un symbole national: le G\u00e9ographe canadien apr\u00e8s 50 ans&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The individual papers in this now-scarce volume are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Objectifs de la r\u00e9union&#8221; par Louis-Edmond Hamelin<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The development of the Canadian Association of Geographers 1951-1976&#8221; by J. Keith Fraser<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Geography in Canada 25 years ago&#8221; by J. Lewis Robinson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;On neoclassicism in economic geography theory&#8221; by Leslie J. 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