Welcome to Interrogating Canadian Identities (ICI)! - Interrogating Canadian Identities / Les identities canadiennes

Welcome!

The Interrogating Canadian Identities / Les identities canadiennes -- une interrogation (ICI) project is looking for Canadians and people living in Canada to talk about Canadian identities.

As a part of this research, we are looking for people who would like to talk about what it means to be Canadian, live in Canada and/or Canadian identities in general. We will be hosting public forums and focus groups in locations across Canada, but many of the discussions will be online over Zoom.

We are running focus groups in-person and online on an ongoing basis.

To participate in a focus group, you will need to complete an informed consent available on this site, here.
You can download the form to fill it in advance or at the event.
Your ideas and opinions are important to us and we appreciate your participation.

For further information about the project, please see our contact information on the contact page or email Dr. Anne MacLennan, Director at amaclenn@yorku.ca.

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Connect with us at our 2026 Conference!

Please stay tuned to find out more information about our upcoming 2026 conference. Please check back on this page for more details as they become available.

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— Simu Liu at the 2022 Juno Awards