The Royal Society of Canada: the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (RSC) was established under an Act of Parliament in 1882 as the senior Canadian collegium of distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. The primary objective of the Society is to promote learning and research in the arts, the humanities, and the social and natural sciences. As a national, bilingual organization consisting of over 2000 Fellows and over 45 Institutional Members from every province, the RSC is Canada’s National Academy. The RSC is a dynamic organization dedicated to: - Making available its members' broad and varied knowledge to evaluate and advise on social, cultural, economic and scientific issues for the benefit of Canada, through projects, annual symposia and its publications; - Assessing issues of importance to Canadians and providing independent expert advice, notably to government, on matters of public interest; - Fostering the highest levels of learning and research in all areas of scholarship and recognizing outstanding achievements in research and innovation by electing new Fellows and awarding medals and prizes; - Promoting international collaboration and Canadian scholarship and accomplishments internationally through active exchanges with other National Academies; The RSC is composed of three Academies: The Academy of Arts and Humanities (Academy I) The Academy of Social Sciences (Academy II) The Academy of Science (Academy III)