The fourteenth annual Canadian Statistics Student Conference (CSSC) will take place on Saturday, May 30th, 2026 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, one day before the Statistical Society of Canada’s Annual Meeting begins.
Registration and abstract submission are open.
Student Research Presentations
Students will have the opportunity to present their research in statistics through oral and poster presentations, and network with others sharing their research interests.
Keynote Address
We’re pleased to announce a keynote address given by Dr. Grace Y. Yi, a professor and Tier I Canada Research Chair in Data Science at the University of Western Ontario. Professor Yi received the 2025 Gold Medalist of the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC), she is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the American Statistical Association, and an Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute. She received the Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring from the University of Western Ontario (2023), and delivered the Myra Samuels Memorial Lecture at Purdue University (2025). In 2000, she received her PhD in Statistics from the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on developing methodology to address challenges around the areas of Data Science, public health, epidemiological studies, and social sciences. Her most recent research involves investigating machine learning and statistical methods to address problems concerning imaging data, missing data, measurement error in variables, high dimensional data, survival data, and longitudinal data.
https://www.csd.uwo.ca/people/faculty/bios/yi.html
Scientific Workshop
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a hands-on workshop during the conference, led by Dr. Kuan Liu. Dr. Kuan Liu is an Assistant Professor in Health Serves Research and Biostatistics at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto (UofT). She holds a BSc (Honours) in Statistics from the University of Alberta (2011), an MMath in Statistics-Biostatistics from the University of Waterloo (2012) and a PhD in Biostatistics from UofT (2021). Dr. Liu specializes in advanced statistical methods for causal inference, Bayesian analysis, longitudinal data analysis, and latent variable modelling. Supported by NSERC and CIHR, her work targets the development of novel statistical methodologies motivated by applications in clinical and public health research.
Career Panel
As part of CSSC 2026, participants will have the opportunity to attend a career session with the following panelists:
- Dr. Anna Heath
- Dr. David Earn
- Dr. Ben Bolker
Social
As part of CSSC 2026, we will have social breaks between events and a networking lunch to engage with other students, invited speakers, and conference sponsors. At the end of the day, we will host a social event to conclude the conference.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded in undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD levels for each of the following:
- Best Posters (Virtual) of the CSSC
- Best Posters (In-person) of the CSSC
- Best Oral Presentations (In-person) of the CSSC
We also plan to distribute several Travel Awards to oral and poster presenters. The number of travel awards will depend on available funding.
Registration Instructions
- Create an account or log in here.
- Register for the 2026 CSSC here. The registration deadline is Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.
- After registering, you can submit an abstract here before Monday, March 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Abstract submissions have a limit of 1000 characters in English and in French of no more than 1400 characters.
Once registered to the meeting, in order to submit an abstract, please log out of your SSC account and back in before submitting your abstract. This is to re-sync the system information and your account.
The registration fee for CSSC 2026 is $65.
Registrations are not transferable but can be cancelled and refunded as follows:
Cancellations and Refunds
- Only Registration for the Student Conference can be refunded. Please Note: Membership fees are non-refundable.
- All Cancellations must be submitted to payments@ssc.ca.
- A cancellation fee of $20.00 will be applied to refunds. Note: A separate processing fee may be charged by the Credit Card Company.
- No refunds will be processed for any cancellations received after 11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
Presentation Guidelines
Oral Presentation: Accompanied by a slide deck, students will present their research topic through a 12-minute in-person oral presentation, which will be followed by a 3-minute question period. There are a limited number of spots available for Oral Presentations, which will be distributed to participants based on the quality of the abstract that they submitted.
Poster Presentation: Accompanied by a printed version of a poster illustrating the methods and outcomes of their research, students will answer questions and partake in discussions with conference attendees in one-on-one or small group formats. The poster session will be in-person, last roughly one hour, and does not overlap with any other planned programming for CSSC 2026. There may be a limited number of spots available for Poster Presentations due to physical limitations. As such, spots will be distributed to participants based on the quality of the abstract that they submitted.
Note that participants can only participate in one of the two competitions.
Accommodation
Please visit the SSC accommodation page at this link. For those unable to use the SSC2026 code to book May 29th at the university residence, please contact reserve@mcmaster.ca directly to arrange your on-campus booking.
Contact Us
For more information, please contact the SSC Student Conference organizing committee at ssc.student.conference@gmail.com.
Inclusiveness & Accessibility
Note that the Statistical Society of Canada endeavours to make the Canadian Statistics Student Conference an inclusive and accessible event for all individuals. To request accommodation for a disability or to inquire about accessibility needs, registrants are advised to contact ssc.student.conference@gmail.com.
We would also like to thank our sponsors:
