A man with two hiking poles crosses a snowy field under towering spruce trees. The air is full of fluffy white snow flakes.
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The Canadian Botanical Association (CBA/ABC) is the national organization for botanists in Canada, including academia, government and industry, as well as students, technicians and amateurs.
A man with two hiking poles crosses a snowy field under towering spruce trees. The air is full of fluffy white snow flakes.
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Interested in plants, lichen, caribou and/moose? Check out this fully-funded MSc opportunity with Dr. Gagnon and Dr. Webber at University of Guelph! Apply by March 20, 2026.
Check out these photos from the 2025 field trip to Cape Spear in Newfoundland!
At our 2026 annual meeting in Ottawa, CBA will be running FOUR field trips! Which one will you be attending? Register now! Field trips are also open to interested members of the public.
Three images: a flat of potted plants; a wooded hedgerow, and four women working in a vineyard.
Vasseur’s Ecology Lab is offering funded graduate student (MSc, possibly PhD) positions in the
Departments of Biological Sciences at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, contributing to ecological assessment of biodiversity in agroecosystems.
For details: lvasseur@brocku.ca
Two heavily-dressed women standing on a trail of loosely-packed snow between a stand of spruce trees. The branches are heavy with snow, which is deep on the ground, with large flakes floating downward through the trees.
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Two morel mushrooms on a smooth white surface.
Royal Ontario Museum Job opening: Collections Technician -- Plants & Fungi
We are seeking a Collections Technician 2 – Plants & Fungi (CT2) to support the long-term care, preservation, digitization, and accessibility of ROM’s plant and fungal collections.
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Two photos, a caribou on the left, and a close-up of lichen on the right.
Recruiting one fully funded MSc student ($27,000/yr)!
The MSc student will work on estimating dietary partitioning of caribou and moose using molecular genomics tools to be co-advised by Dr. Edeline Gagnon and Dr. Quinn Webber at the University of Guelph.
More details:
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A colourful poster: The Canadian Botanical Association Conference Ottawa 2026 Supporting Diversity in All its Forms Soutenir la diversité sous toutes ses formes June 2-5, Carleton University Featured Speakers: Herbaria: The foundation of botanical science -- Kathleen Pryer The changing roles of women in plant science -- Erin Zimmerman Flora of the Ottawa Valley -- Dan Brunton National Collections Tour The Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural Heritage Campus in Aylmer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Saunders Herbarium Field Trips Burnt Lands Alvar -- Holly Bickerton Rare Plants of the Pontiac -- Étienne Léveillé-Bourret Mer Bleue Bog -- Sarah Mainguy Gatineau Park, Pink Lake -- Park Staff Registration Early-bird prices until April 15 (member/non-member) Students $250 / $300 Regular $500 / $600 Remote $50 / $70 Abstract Deadline March 31 Registration, abstract submission, and additional information: site.pheedloop.com/event/CBAABC2026
Abstract submission deadline for the Canadian Botanical Association conference is four weeks away!
A colourful poster: The Canadian Botanical Association Conference Ottawa 2026 Supporting Diversity in All its Forms Soutenir la diversité sous toutes ses formes June 2-5, Carleton University Featured Speakers: Herbaria: The foundation of botanical science -- Kathleen Pryer The changing roles of women in plant science -- Erin Zimmerman Flora of the Ottawa Valley -- Dan Brunton National Collections Tour The Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural Heritage Campus in Aylmer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Saunders Herbarium Field Trips Burnt Lands Alvar -- Holly Bickerton Rare Plants of the Pontiac -- Étienne Léveillé-Bourret Mer Bleue Bog -- Sarah Mainguy Gatineau Park, Pink Lake -- Park Staff Registration Early-bird prices until April 15 (member/non-member) Students $250 / $300 Regular $500 / $600 Remote $50 / $70 Abstract Deadline March 31 Registration, abstract submission, and additional information: site.pheedloop.com/event/CBAABC2026
Registration is now open for the 2026 Canadian Botanical Association annual conference!
June 2-5 at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.
Full details at the conference website: site.pheedloop.com/e...
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