What We Do
ICAP is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization. ICAP connects, engages and assists communities or individuals across Canada to search out their local Italian-Canadian story.Via local committees and individual members, ICAP guides them to identify, document, and place their collections and stories in a safe space, such as a local museum or archives. Via local committees and individual members, ICAP guides them to identify, document, and place their collections and stories in a safe space, such as a local museum or archives.
ICAP has the expertise to guide local groups on how to save their stories or collections. ICAP’s assistance comes in diverse forms: we offer resources such as toolkits, a project database, and regular workshops; explore funding possibilities, connections with experts in the field, and networking with other researchers or local groups working on Italian-Canadian heritage conservation. We also organize a National Conference every year, where there is the opportunity to share Italian-Canadian stories from across Canada and get insight into ongoing work in the field.
ICAP’s main objective is to engage Italian-Canadians across Canada to work on projects that assist them in saving their Italian-Canadian story, photos and more, so that these stories can become part of the Canadian historical fabric.
What Can ICAP Do For…
- Read all about ICAP’s Organization, Board of Directors, and History
- Browse a sampling of our Projects & Instructional Models, or get caught up on past conference activity
- Contact us to book a free consultation or to discuss your needs
- Become a member to take advantage of local expertise, toolkits, workshops, and so much more!
- Provide expertise on how to save your Italian-Canadian story and materials.
- Provide project support including toolkits, “How To’s,” and skill-building workshops
- Provide access to our Projects & Instructional Models page, where you can view models and processes of past projects featuring local materials
- Connect you with a range of expertise, including other individuals who have experience working on historical research projects
- Invite you to attend or participate in our annual conference, where you can share your work or gain more insight into what is being done across Canada
- Potential to feature your project on the ICAP website and share it with others across Canada and internationally
- Connect you with researchers, scholars and other heritage professionals in this field.
- Provide access to our resources.
- Facilitate networking across Canada.
- Provide assistance to explore funding opportunities for your project.
- Invite your institution to attend or participate in our annual conference, where you can share your work or gain more insight into what is being done across Canada.
- Potential to feature your project on the ICAP website.
- Provide assistance in locating and developing potential funding opportunities for your project.
- Link with local ICAP committees to learn more about their process and work.
Committees and Collaborators
Local ICAP Committees
- ICAP SARNIA
- ICAP LONDON
- ICAP CALGARY
- ICAP GUELPH
- ICAP WATERLOO REGION
Collaborators
- THE MARIANO A. ELIA CHAIR in Italian-Canadian Studies
- CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY
- ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- CLARA THOMAS ARCHIVES, YORK UNIVERSITY
- IL CENTRO ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTRE (Vancouver Italian Canadian Club)
- CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION AT PIER 21
- LULOFILMS
- FAMEE FURLANE TORONTO
- FOGOLARS FEDERATION OF CANADA
- NATIONAL CONGRESS OF ITALIAN CANADIAN (National Capital District)
- VILLA CHARITIES
- KELOWNA CANADIAN-ITALIAN CLUB
- ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE LEGAMI LONTANI
- ITALIAN-CANADIAN ARCHIVES OF QUEBEC AT CASA D’ITALIA
ICAP FOUNDING SUPPORTERS
Maria Stella Paola, a recent retiree with 35 
Dr. Pietro Pirani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages and 
Co-Chair
Carrie-Ann Smith est titulaire d’une maîtrise en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l’information de l’Université Dalhousie à Halifax. Elle est devenue membre de la Pier 21 Society à l’été 1998 et occupe actuellement le poste de Device-President, Public Engagement Officer au Musée canadien de l’immigration du Quai 21. Mme Smith (ne vous fiez pas à son nom de famille) est un descendant de Federico et Mabli Artuso de San Martino di Lupari; elle a écrit une histoire sur sa vie de jeune italo-canadienne grandissant à Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, paru dans Mamma Mia: Good Italian Girls Talk Back (ECW Press). L’objectif de Mme Smith de travailler au Musée, qui est d’aider à recueillir, préserver et faire connaître les souvenirs des immigrants qui sont venus au Canada, la motive également à contribuer au travail de l’ICAP.
Sandra Parmegiani enseigne les études italiennes et européennes à l’Université de Guelph et a été présidente de la Société canadienne d’études italiennes (juin 2014 à juin 2017). Dans le passé, elle a enseigné la littérature et la langue italiennes au Trinity College de Dublin (Irlande) et à l’Université de Western Ontario. Ses recherches portent sur la littérature et la culture italiennes du XVIIIe siècle et de la période contemporaine. Depuis 2013, grâce à une bourse obtenue de Mitacs, elle encadre des travaux postdoctoraux sur la cartographie des ressources culturelles immatérielles par l’analyse de la culture de la lecture.
Cristina Caracchini est titulaire d’une maîtrise en littérature italienne de l’Université de Florence et d’un doctorat en littérature comparée de l’Université de Montréal. Elle est professeure agrégée de littérature italienne et comparée à l’Université Western Ontario (UWO) et vice-présidente de l’Association canadienne d’études italiennes (ACEI). Elle est l’auteur de Cognizione e discorso poetico (2009) et de plusieurs articles sur les écrivains italo-canadiens, et co-éditeur, avec Enrico Minardi, du volume Ilpensiero della poesia (2017). Avec des collègues du programme d’études italiennes, Mme Caracchini a organisé des événements communautaires parrainés par l’UWO et la communauté italo-canadienne à Londres, y compris la conférence nationale ICAP en 2016.
Secretario