Advancing Management Education
Welcome to the Business Schools Association of Canada (BSAC) — a premier network recognized both nationally and internationally for championing excellence in management higher education. Our Association is proudly composed of Canada’s leading university business schools and faculties of management.
At BSAC, we foster an environment where our members can connect, collaborate, and cultivate best practices through engaging conferences, training programs, research initiatives, and invaluable networking opportunities. By partnering with our members, we drive the continuous enhancement of higher education in Canada, ensuring that we support the next generation of leaders and managers and equip them with the skills they need to thrive.
We keep a keen eye on emerging national and international trends, and advocate for our members’ interests with government bodies and organizations at home and abroad.
Moreover, BSAC actively engages with key players in the higher education landscape, both in Canada and globally, to raise the profile and impact of Canadian management education.
As the landscape of management education evolved, so did we. In the late 1960s, a clearer distinction emerged between various activities, leading to the formation of the Council of Deans of Faculties of Management and Business Administration of Canada (CDFMBAC). This new council took on the mission of globally representing Canadian schools while continuing the vital work of developing higher education in management. The focus on scholarly research was passed to the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (
