연세대학교 동서문제연구소에서 발기인 39명과 Leonard Edward 주한캐나다 대사, Christian Pouyez 국제 캐나다학 위원회(International Council for Canadian Studies: ICCS) 사무총장의 참석 하에 초대회장 신명순 교수(연세대)의 선출로 창립되었다.

ICCS에 정식으로 가입하였으며, 국내 캐나다학 저변 확대와 국내외 학자들간의 교류증진을 위해 매년 학술회의를 열고 있다. 또한 많은 캐나다 학자, 언론인, 예술인, 정부관료들을 초청, 세미나를 개최하여 캐나다와 캐나다학에 대한 한국인들의 관심을 고취시키고 있다.

The Korean Association for Canadian Studies (KACS) held a meeting with 39 promoters of the East-West Studies Institute at Yonsei University, the Canadian Ambassador Leonard Edward, and the Secretary General of the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) Christian Pouyez under the 1st presidency of the Shin Myeong-Sun(Yonsei University).

We officially joined the ICCS. We hold academic conferences every year to expand the base of Canadian Studies in Korea and to promote exchanges between scholars in and outside of Korea. It also invites many Canadian scholars, journalists, artists and government officials to hold seminars to inspire Koreans' interest in Canada and Canadian studies

Christian Pouyez, membre du Conseil international d'études canadiennes (CIEC), ambassadeur du Canada à l'Université Yonsei et secrétaire général des Études canadiennes (CIEC) 1ère présidence du Shin Myeong-Sun (Université de Yonsei).

Nous avons officiellement rejoint l'ICCS. Chaque année, nous organisons des conférences académiques pour élargir la base des études canadiennes en Corée et promouvoir les échanges entre chercheurs en Corée et à l’extérieur. Il invite également de nombreux universitaires, journalistes, artistes et représentants gouvernementaux canadiens à organiser des séminaires pour susciter l'intérêt des Coréens pour le Canada et les études canadiennes.