Chemical Institute of Canada

Chemical Institute of Canada
Formation1921; 103 years ago (1921)
TypeScientific society
HeadquartersOttawa
Location
  • Canada
Membership
almost 6,000
Websitecheminst.ca

The Chemical Institute of Canada is a Canadian professional umbrella organization for researchers and professionals in the field of chemistry. It was founded in 1921 as the Canadian Institute of Chemistry until it merged with other groups in 1945 under its current name. The organization comprises two groups: the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (est. 1966) and the Canadian Society for Chemistry (est. 1985). The Canadian Society for Chemical Technology (est. 1973) was formerly a third subsidary organization, but a structural reorganization of the CIC in 2022 renamed this group as the Technologists & Technicians subject division of the Canadian Society for Chemistry.

Its highest award is the Chemical Institute of Canada Medal, awarded annually since 1951.[1]

As of 2012, the Chemical Institute of Canada formed an agreement with the Society of Chemical Industry and SCI Canada, whereby SCI Canada became a forum of the CIC.[2]

  1. ^ "CIC Awards" (PDF). Chemical Institute of Canada. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Canada International". Society of Chemical Industry. Retrieved 16 August 2016.