Proceedings of the Fifth Canadian Mathematical Congress

These proceedings report the fifth seminar and general assembly of the Canadian Mathematical Congress, with the University of Montreal as host. The first such meeting was in 1945, and it too was in Montreal with McGill University as host. In the preface to the Proceedings of the first Congress assembly there is the following statement: "e;It is the hope and belief of many that this Congress will be the beginning of important mathematical developments in Canada."e;Le present ouvrage constitue un compte rendu du huitime sminaire biennal et du cinquime congrs de la Socit Mathmatique du Canada tenus l'Universit de Montral Durant l't 1961. Le congrs de foundation de notre Socit eut lieu Montral en 1945 a l'Universit McGill. Dans la preface des Actes de ce premier congrs, nous pouvons lire: Nous souhaitons vivement que cette Socit soit l'origine d'importants dveloppements mathmatiques au Canada.