Folklife Sourcebook: A Directory of Folklife Resources in the United States

Introduction to Folklife Resources in Canada

Canadian folklife resources are extensive and exist in far greater numbers than the following introductory list. University programs and archives, along with the nation's principal professional organization, the Folklore Studies Association of Canada, provide a network that will lead researchers to a wide range of resources.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Canadian Folk Art Council of Toronto
173B Front street East
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA

Canadian Heritage
15 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Québec K1A 0M5
CANADA

HIGHER EDUCATION IN FOLKLORE AND FOLKLIFE

Cape Breton University
Center for Cape Breton Studies
P.O.Box 5300
1250 Grand Lake Road
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Canada B1P 6L2
BA in folklore, minor or certificate in ethnomusicology.
Opportunities to study in the UK and Ireland.

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Department of Folklore
St. John's, NL A1C 5S7
Newfoundland, CANADA
B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in folklore
Telephone 709-737-8000
Fax 709-737-4569

Peter and Doris Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore
MLCS 200, Arts Building
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2E6
Telephone: (780)492-6906
Fax: (780)492-2051

SOCIETIES

British Columbia Folklore Society
7345 Seabrook Road,
Central Saanich, BC
V8M 1M9
Canada

Canadian Society for Traditional Music
(La Société Canadienne pour les Traditions Musicales)
Box 4232, Station C
Calgary, Alberta T2T 5N1
CANADA

Old Sod Folk Society of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada

Vancouver Folk Song Society
Vancouver, British Columbia
CANADA

Victoria Folk Music Society
email: info[at]victoriafolkmusic.ca

Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg, Inc.
2nd Floor - 183 Kennedy Street
Winnipeg MB, Canada
R3C 1S6

Folklore Studies Association of Canada
email: cfc[at]celat.ulaval.ca

Harbour Folk Society
Box 21006
4 Forest Hills Parkway
Dartmouth, NS
B2W 5G0
CANADA

Georgian Bay Folk Society
Georgian Bay Folk Society
P.O. Box 521
Owen Sound, ON N4K 5R1
CANADA

Ontario Folk Dance Association
Ontario, Canada

MUN Student Folklore Society
Department of Folklore
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL A1C 5S7
P.O. Box 4200
CANADA
E-mail folku[at]mun.ca

SERIAL PUBLICATIONS

Canadian Folk Music
4907 54th Street
Athabasca, AB
T9S 1L2

Canadian Folk Music Bulletin

Canadian Journal for Traditional Music / La Revue de musique folklorique canadienne
Canadian Society for Traditional Music
(La Société Canadienne pour les Traditions Musicales)
Box 4232, Station C
Calgary, Alberta T2T 5N1
CANADA
(See web site for contact information.)

Ethnologies (Formerly Canadian Folklore Canadien)
Folklore Studies Association of Canada
Université de Sudbury
Département de folklore et d'ethnologie
Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6

Culture and Tradition
Department of Folklore
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL A1C 5S7
P.O. Box 4200
CANADA
E-mail culture[at]mun.ca

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