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The Canadian Library Association was founded in Hamilton, Ontario in 1946, and was incorporated under the Companies Act on November 26, 1947. CLA is a non-profit voluntary organization, governed by an elected Executive Council, which is advised by over thirty interest groups and committees. The Association's five constituent divisions are:

• Canadian Association for School Libraries (CASL),
• Canadian Association of College and University Libraries (CACUL), including the Canadian Technical and College Libraries (CTCL) Section
• Canadian Association of Public Libraries (CAPL), including the Canadian Association of Childrens' Librarians (CACL) section
• Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS),
  with chapters in Calgary, Edmonton, Manitoba, Ottawa, Toronto and Atlantic Canada
• Canadian Library Trustees' Association

This Web site (www.caslisottawa.on.ca) is the official Web site of Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS), a division of the Canadian Library Association.

On this site, you will find latest information about CASLIS Ottawa and events organized by CASLIS Ottawa.