Founded in 1981, MANECCS is a non-profit Association, incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania whose purpose is to promote the study of Canada by facilitating regional and interdisciplinary exchanges in a collegial atmosphere among persons interested in various aspects of Canadian Studies.
The Middle Atlantic and New England Council for Canadian Studies encourages the exposition and dissemination of research, information and materials in the field of Canadian Studies both among its members and within the States and other political subdivisions constituting the primary jurisdictional area of this non-profit association; i.e., Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia and Canada, but not excluding any other interested individuals from outside the above jurisdiction.