3rd World Congress on Business History - TORONTO 2026

World Congress of Business History - TORONTO 2026, 27 - 31 July

The Business History Society of Japan, the Canadian Business History Association, the Business History Conference, and the European Business History Association are pleased to invite you to the Third World Congress on Buiness History in Toronto.

The circulation of the Call for Papers started now. The local hosts found a fantastic venue and are working on a side program as well. Planned Additional Conference Programming will include:
• Guides for museums, shopping, and art galleries, including the Royal Ontario Museum, Bata Shoe Museum, Textile Museum, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Aga Khan Museum.
• Toronto Business History Walking Tours, downloadable audio/video created by Rotman MBA students of themes, firms, geographies of Canadian/global business history: Distillery District, Financial District, Fashion District, retailing (Eaton’s), manufacturing (Massey), or food services (St. Lawrence Market).
• Plant Tour of automotive manufacturing facility (firm TBD).
• Archival Tours of banking, retail, or other firms/institutions.
• Streetcar Tour of downtown Toronto, with local historians/guides
• Sporting Events (Blue Jays/TFC/Argonauts) and concerts.

Special Information:
Students, postdocs, and early career scholars, particularly from traditionally underrepresented regions and the Global South, will receive priority funding to support their attendance at the World Congress. Any scholars from those regions who are interested in coming to Toronto in 2026 should reach out to the Conference Program Committee well in advance of the deadline to arrange travel documentation as needed.

Updates on the WCBH, the program and information will be found here. You may also follow the WCBH on the social media platforms facebook @WorldCBH and LinkedIn @WorldCBH.

Call for Papers

Organization

Local Organizer

Program Committee

Adoración Álvaro-Moya (CUNEF)
Dimitry Anastakis (Local Organizer, Rotman School of Management)
Sarah Elvins (Local Organizer, University of Manitoba)
Andrea Lluch CONICET (NSTRC Argentina and Universidad de los Andes)
Andrea H. Schneider (GUG)
Takeshi Shimizu (University of Tokyo)
Chinmay Tumbe (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad)
John Wong (University of Hongkong)

The Hosting Organizations