The ACA Membership Committee is pleased to announce that applications for the 2026 cohort of mentors and mentees is now open. Applications will be open until December 15, 2025 with pairing completed by the end of January. 

The program aims to integrate new archivists (mentees) into the Canadian archival community by matching them with experienced archivists (mentors) who advise and guide them on career and professional development, with an added option for archivists who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour (BIPOC) to meet together.

Being a volunteer mentor is a rewarding opportunity for ACA members with at least 5 years of experience as an archivist (exceptions possible). BIPOC mentors who require financial assistance are eligible for a limited number of subsidized individual memberships.

Students and new professionals applying to be mentees must also be ACA members. New professionals identifying as BIPOC can request the ACA's student membership rate if they require financial support to participate.

Mentors are matched with mentees based primarily on shared interests and secondarily on geographic location.  The Membership Committee is grateful to partner with the ACA's BIPOC Special Interest Section, who will match BIPOC-to-BIPOC mentorships.

More details on the mentorship program and application forms are at archivists.ca/Mentorship

Send questions about the program to Mentorship Program Coordinators Susan McClure and Heather Hubert  at mentorship.program@archivists.ca

The forms can be accessed here.

Kind regards,  

Membership Committee