The Canadian Political Science Association/Association Canadienne de Science Politique began in 1912. It was incorporated under the Canada Corporation Act in 1971. The association's objectives are to encourage and develop political science and its relationship with other disciplines, hold conferences to discuss political science problems, give grants, scholarships, and publish journals relating to political science.

The Canadian Pulp and Paper Association was founded in 1942, with the goal to represent the interests of companies that produce pulp, paper and paperboard in British Columbia. Its main objectives was the dissemination of pulp and paper information, involvement in workers compensation and safety, promoting favourable legislation, ensuring favourable freight and transportation rates, and maintaining statics and inventories of log production.
The CPPA was divided into several committees include the executive committee, the financial committee, the forestry committee, press committee, company comptroller committee, safety committee, traffic committee, a public relations and publicity committee and a technical section.
In 1960 CPPA became a member of the Council of Forest Industries, which it later amalgamated with in 1969.

The Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (CSECS) was created in 1970 by academics from Toronto, York University, McMaster University and Carlton University. At its first general meeting, held in Toronto on March 19th, 1971, the CSECS approved a constitution. It stated that the purpose of the society was to advance the study of the culture and history of the eighteenth century in Europe and the New World, encourage research on a broad inter-disciplinary basis, and acquaint students of the eighteenth-century Canadian scholarship in that field. To advance these purposes, CSECS held annual general meetings, organized academic conferences, published the proceedings thereof, and participated in academic conferences organized by other educational and scholarly societies. Its executive and membership held positions in academic institutions throughout Canada. It solicited and received grants from such public organizations as the Secretary of State of the Government of Canada, the Canada Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. It also solicited grants from a variety of private sector organizations.

The Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA) was formed in 1965 and had 189 members. By the 1990s, membership had grown to over one thousand members but saw a significant decline after that. As a result, the CSAA was renamed the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) in 2007. The CSA is a professional association that promotes research, publication and teaching in Sociology in Canada. Membership comes mainly from sociology departments in Canadian universities.

The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights is located in Ottawa, Ontario and is a monument that was originally designed as tribute to the ongoing struggle for human rights across the globe. The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights group, was the body responsible for overseeing the design competition of the monument, the construction of the monument, and preparing all the language plaques which included English, French, and 73 indigenous First Nations languages. All the plaques contain an inscription with the words ‘Equality, Dignity, and Rights’. The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights organization continues to operate and is considering additions and improvements to the monument.

After a two year service contract with CUPE, the library and clerical workers at University of British Columbia joined the Canadian Union of Public Employees as an official chartered local, CUPE 2950.

The Canadian Union of Students (CUS) began in the late 1920s. The organization's primary objectives were to foster understanding and cooperation among students and advance Canadian students' legitimate interests. In the 1960s, CUS continually found itself in a swirl of political controversy. Some have suggested that the organization was transformed from a bland student bureaucracy during this period by leaders of the student New Left who sought to arouse student consciousness about significant social problems on the local, national, and international levels. However, the increasing political overtones in the organization led several universities, including the University of British Columbia, to withdraw from the CUS late in the decade. This action resulted in the transformation of the body in 1972 and its rebirth as the National Union of Students.

The Canadian Universities Foundation was the "executive agency of the National Conference of Canadian Universities and Colleges." The Foundation addressed the changing needs of Canadian universities, advocating increased support - primarily financial. In addition, UBC President Norman MacKenzie served as chairman of the NCCUC Advisory Committee on International Studies.

After the Local 1 Chapter of the Association of Union of College Employees (AUCE local 1) succeeded from the provincial Association, they entered into a two year service contract with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), however they were not an official affiliate of CUPE until the end of this contract, and because they were no longer associated with AUCE needed a new name. For this two year interim period the members voted to call themselves the Canadian Union of Employees.

In 1889, the Ross, McLaren Mill was opened at Millside, an area near New
Westminster, British Columbia. The mill had cost $350,000 to build, and was headed by President James McLaren, a Quebec timber investor and President of the Bank of Ottawa, and Vice-President Frank Ross. Production at the mill began in 1890. In addition to new facilities and a large amount of capital to support it, the mill also possessed the transportation benefits of frontage on the Fraser River and a spur line to the Canadian Pacific Railway system. However, despite these advantages, the mill soon faced several
events that affected its production in a negative way. In addition to the death of McLaren, the mill also experienced a decreased demand for timber due to a general economic depression in 1892. Even when other mills began to recover in 1895, Ross, McLaren’s productivity was curtailed by the silting of the Fraser River, which made it impossible for large vessels to reach the mill.
All of these factors contributed to the company’s decision in 1899 to place the mill and its timber rights up for sale. An American investment syndicate, headed by Lester David of Seattle and Mr. Jenkins of Minneapolis eventually purchased the mill in 1903. The new owners sought to resolve the mill’s difficulties by dyking the area, and holding the federal government accountable for dredging the Fraser River channel and ensuring its accessibility to ships. Now called Fraser River Saw Mills, the mill was
finally re-opened in 1905, as the largest mill in the Pacific Northwest. By 1906, the mill was already setting records for production levels and over 250 labourers were employed. As a result of the increased production levels and staff, both the mill and Millside were expanded; this included the construction of the Fraser Mills Sash, Door & Shingle Company Limited.

Production at the mill was so high by 1907, in fact, that the mill was nearly shut down due to a lack of available labour. The mill was taken over by an investment syndicate headed by A.D. McRae of Winnipeg and Senator Peter Jansen of Nebraska. The new owners instituted a major re-organization of the business. A half million dollar renovation and expansion of the original mill buildings was implemented and improvements made to increase transportation access to the mill via the Fraser River. The name of the town was changed from Millside to Fraser Mills.
The re-organization of the business culminated in 1910, with the purchase of
enough timber rights in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island for the company, now called the Canadian Western Lumber Company Limited, to be considered to have the largest private holdings in the world. Through direct or indirect purchase, the Canadian Western Lumber Company Limited acquired full or partial ownership of the following companies by 1916: Canadian Tugboat Company Limited; Coast Lumber & Fuel Company Limited; Coast Lumber Yards Limited; The Columbia River Company Limited; Columbia Western Lumber Yards Ltd.; Comox Logging and Railway Company; Crown Lumber Company, Limited; Fraser Mills Sash, Door, and Shingle Company Limited; Lumber Manufacturers’ Yard Limited; Security Lumber Company Limited.; and Western Canada Sawmill Yards Limited. Later acquisitions include The Golden Light, Power and Water Company Limited. In 1954, the Canadian Western Lumber Company, Limited was acquired by Crown
Zellerbach Canada Limited. The immediate successor company to Crown Zellerbach Canada Limited was Fletcher Challenge Limited of New Zealand, which purchased the company in 1983 and, with further acquisitions, became Fletcher Challenge Canada Limited in 1987. In 2000, Norske Skog, a Norwegian paper company, acquired all of Fletcher Challenge's pulp and paper assets, and a majority interest in Fletcher Challenge Canada Limited. This resulted in the formation of Norske Skog Canada Limited.

Faced with shortages of workers in wartime services and production. The Canadian Women's Army Corps was formed on the 13 of August 1941.

The Canadians for Democracy in Chile was established in 1973 shortly following Augusto Pinochet's September 11 coup in Santiago, and it continued operations until at least 1989. Philip Rankin served as founding Chair, and William McLeod as founding Secretary-Treasurer with Elspeth Gardner as its first President in 1975. Primary activities of the organization included sponsorship of public meetings and conferences; gathering and dissemination of information on contemporary political conditions in Chile; dispatching medical, material and financial aid to opponents of the Chilean government; and distribution of leaflets, posters, and other publicity and educational materials. In addition, they also sponsored letter writing campaigns, organized fundraising events, and did liaison work with local, national, and international groups including labour unions and human rights organizations, Latin American charity associations, and so on . Canadians for Democracy in Chile designated itself as a `citizen's committee,' and listed its supporters as, alternately, organizer/volunteers, sponsors, or contributing members. The organizing committee was headed by a Chair and a Secretary-Treasurer, and, after 1975, a President. Other organizer/volunteers served on one or more sub-committees, each comprised of between two and five individuals . Sub-committees were formed for "Finance," "Speakers," "Correspondence," "Publicity," and a "Bulletin Committee" to oversee the Canadians for Democracy in Chile newsletter. Members of the organization commonly abbreviated its full name to C.D.C. Philip Rankin served as founding Chair, and William McLeod as founding Secretary-Treasurer . Elspeth Gardner became first President in 1975.

The Canadians in IFLA History Project consists of thirteen audio interviews documenting the development of Canadian librarians and libraries’ involvement within the history of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Results of this research were published by CLA as The Canada IFLA Adventure: 85 Years of Canadian Participation in the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 1927 to 2012 by Judith Saltman, Dan Gillean, Jamie Kathleen McCarthy, Myron Groover, J. Jack Unrau, and Rachel Balko (ISBN 978-0-88802-339-1).

The American industrialist Andrew Carnegie created the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to address what he perceived as a pressing issue on the education landscape. This included the lack of faculty retirement plans at higher-level education institutions. UBC's Norman MacKenzie served as a trustee for the Foundation.

Walter Koerner incorporated the Cedar Lodge Society in 1969 and donated money, land, and other assets to enable it to carry out its mandate of operating a brain injury treatment facility known as the Skeleem Village Recovery Centre. The facility, located in the community of Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island, closed in 1986 due to changes in provincial government policy. In the late 1980s, Koerner gifted the property to the University of British Columbia, who assumed responsibility for the operation of Skeleem Village. The University held majority membership in the Society and the majority of the Board of Directors. Skeleem Village re-opened in 1992 as a post-acute brain injury rehabilitation programme and had a close working relationship with the UBC Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. However, in 2003 the facility was closed for financial reasons.

The Centre for Transportation Studies prepared reports on B.C. Rail relating to the Royal Commission on B.C. Railway of 1977.