The Annual Conference of the Canadian Association
for the Study of Discourse and Writing

Rhetoric, Writing, and Discourse Today
May 26-28, 2026
Saint Jerome’s University (SJU)
Waterloo, ON

The 2026 conference for the Canadian Association for Studies in Discourse and Writing/Association canadienne de rédactologie (CASDW-ACR) will take place at St. Jerome’s University (SJU), a college affiliated with the University of Waterloo, situated adjacent to U Waterloo’s main campus, located at 290 Westmount Road North, Waterloo, Ontario. The conference will take place from 26-28 May, 2026.

Registration for the conference is now open. You can register at the conference website. Here you will also find the option to book accommodation in residence at St. Jerome College. 

The conference schedule is now available online.

In order to attend the conference as a CASDW/ACR registrant, you must hold a 2026 membership. You can renew your CASDW/ACR membership online. CASDW membership entitles you to a discount on registration for Rhetoricon; use the discount code FINCON20. (Use the code when you register and email proof of current, paid-up membership to TheRhetoricon@uwaterloo.ca to secure registration.)

Our 2026 conference will overlap with the annual conference of RhetCanada (Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric), which is being collaboratively organized to run at SJU from 28-30 May 2026.

We anticipate that the collaboration will make for a vibrant 2026 conference! Organizers are planning a sequence of shared panels on our conference theme. Registered participants in our conference will be welcome to attend all RhetCanada sessions, and vice versa. Participants are welcome to submit proposals to both associations; please ensure that the proposals are for distinct presentations, to avoid duplication across the program.

For more information visit the conference website.