Events


Upcoming events

    • 27 Jun 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • online meeting
    Register

    The Annual General Meeting for members on June 27th will be followed by the next 'Ask An Expert' session, with Drs. Andrew Roddick and Tracy Prowse from McMaster Anthropology to discuss MACMINDS (details below) -- a presentation/workshop that will be open to guests as well!


    10am Eastern: start of AGM 

    Format: online via Zoom (Zoom joining details will be emailed ahead of the meeting to those who rsvp) 

    AGM Agenda:

    - Welcome/Call to Order, Approval of Agenda, Approval of 2025 AGM Minutes (draft minutes from the 2025 AGM will be provided to members by email)

    - Treasurer's Report, Director's Reports, Committee Reports

    - New Business / Members' Discussion

    * r.s.v.p. now using the Register button *

    ** Following the Business Meeting... **

    ~ following the AGM, there will be a brief break followed by APA's next 'Ask An Expert' professional development session ~

    Start time on June 27th: Noon Eastern (to about 1:30pm)

    Guest Experts: Dr. Andrew Roddick and Dr. Tracy Prowse, McMaster U Anthropology and co-directors of the MACMINDS initiative

    who will present and discuss the plans for

    McMaster's high-tech MACMINDS archaeological science facility:  McMaster Archaeological Centre for Minimally Invasive / Non-Destructive Science

    Format: virtual, via Zoom

    (there will be a separate event registration to this Ask An Expert for guests/non-members)


    • 27 Jun 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • online via Zoom
    Register

    ~ APA's next 'Ask An Expert' professional development session ~

    Connect in a casual atmosphere to learn more about MACMINDS: McMaster University's high-tech Archaeological Centre for Minimally Invasive / Non-Destructive Science.

    What is MACMINDS?!

    ** Questions submitted ahead of time are welcome **


    Start time on June 27th: Noon Eastern (to about 1:30pm)

    Guest Experts: Dr. Andrew Roddick and Dr. Tracy Prowse, McMaster U Anthropology and co-directors of the MACMINDS initiative

    ...who will present and discuss the plans for...

    McMaster's high-tech MACMINDS archaeological science facility:  McMaster Archaeological Centre for Minimally Invasive / Non-Destructive Science

    Format: virtual, via Zoom


    Send in your questions for Tracy and Andrew ahead of time to our email at members@apaontario.ca


    Learn new things, share knowledge with each other, obtain advice and perspective to help you delve deeper into your understanding of McMaster's plans for minimally invasive and non-destructive archaeological research.  

    Are you ready to Ask An Expert ... Chat About That ~ come to discuss or just to observe, all are welcome!

    guests: $10 (online payment or e-transfer)

    APA Ontario members: free

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Past events

14 Jun 2025 APA's Ask An Expert ~ with Ian Hember ~ Registrar - Ontario Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act (FBCSA)
25 May 2024 Ask An Expert ~ with John Dunlop ~ Manager of Heritage Planning and Indigenous Relations, City of Mississauga
25 May 2024 APA's 2024 AGM: 10amEastern on Saturday May 25th via Zoom
14 Jul 2023 Ask An Expert: Decolonizing Ontario Archaeology
17 Jun 2023 Ask An Expert: Medicinal Plants (with discussion about other perishable items)
03 Jun 2023 2023 Annual General Meeting ~ APA Ontario
09 Jul 2022 APA's 2022 Annual General Meeting (VIRTUAL)
11 Feb 2022 Ask An Expert: Sustainable Archaeology McMaster ~ A Virtual Walk-Through
21 Jul 2021 Ask An Expert: Archaeobotany in Ontario from Precontact to Euro-Canadian
05 Jun 2021 Ask An Expert: Land Registration from Petition to Patent and Beyond
05 Jun 2021 APA's 2021 Annual General Meeting and Presentations (VIRTUAL)
26 May 2021 Ask An Expert: Coins, Tokens and Colonial Economies
28 Apr 2021 Ask An Expert: Radiocarbon Dating Process and Puzzles
07 Apr 2021 Ask An Expert: "Historic" Edition
27 Jun 2020 APA's Annual General Meeting and Presentation (VIRTUAL)
03 May 2020 Plants and Archaeology: May 3rd Workshop POSTPONED
08 Mar 2020 Plants and Archaeology: March 8th ArchaeoBotany Workshop
01 Mar 2020 Plants and Archaeology: March 1st ArchaeoBotany Workshop
23 Feb 2020 Plants and Archaeology: Feb 23rd ArchaeoBotany Workshop
09 Feb 2020 Plants and Archaeology: Feb 9th ArchaeoBotany Workshop
30 Mar 2019 Michi Saagiig Oral History and Cultural Awareness workshop and AGM for APA Members
04 May 2018 Identifying and Dating 19th-20th Century Ceramics and Glass Containers
07 Apr 2018 Association of Professional Archaeologists AGM & Symposium
15 Dec 2017 Workshop: Duty to Consult, Engagement, and WTFN Treaties ** for APA Members, pre-Registration only
20 Oct 2017 Radiocarbon Date Lottery
17 Jun 2017 Rural Homesteads Bulletin and Historic Artifact Identification
04 Nov 2016 Association of Professional Archaeologists AGM & Workshop
18 Oct 2015 APA Annual General Meeting & Workshop
29 Nov 2014 Association of Professional Archaeologists Annual General Meeting
14 May 2014 Canadian Archaeological Association Meetings - Session: The Business of Archaeology in Ontario
09 Nov 2013 Association of Professional Archaeologists (Ontario) Annual Meeting & Workshop Seminars
24 Jun 2013 Aboriginal Engagement Workshop
24 Nov 2012 APA Annual General Meeting and Workshop
09 Nov 2012 Ontario Archaeological Society Symposium
25 Nov 2011 “Ontario Land Records: A Useful Source for Archaeologists.”
29 Mar 2010 ABORIGINAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING PROCESS AND ANISHNAABE CULTURAL SENSITIVITY