Other activities include lobbying government agencies, libraries, and archives on matters related to document preservation and availability.

It holds an annual conference together with other scholarly groups as part of the Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (the "Learneds").

That year, Burpee presented a new constitution for the Historic Landmarks Association (founded in 1907[4]), which was adopted, changing the name and objectives of the organization.

[12] In 2017, in response to public conversations about the legacies of Canadian historical figures and in particular their roles in the genocide of Indigenous peoples, the CHA council proposed changing the name of one of its flagship awards, the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize.

[13] The award was an annual prize established in 1977 and given to the book making the most significant contribution to Canadian historical understanding.

[15] Daschuk noted that winning the award for this book was "ironic" and was vocally in favour of rebranding the prize.

[13] In May 2018 at its annual meeting in Regina, CHA members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the name change, by a margin of 121–11.

[18] For example, on 1 July 2021, the CHA issued a statement regarding Canada's past treatment of Indigenous peoples, claiming the existence of a "broad consensus" among historical experts that "genocidal intent has been amply established".

[19] In response, on 12 August The Dorchester Review published an open letter from 53 historians (many of whom were past members of the CHA) disputing this claim.

[21] As part of its mandate to promote and recognize excellence in historical research, the CHA administers the following prizes: