The ISCS is an international academic organization that aims at promoting Commonwealth literature including Indian English literature, Translations in English, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and African Literatures.

The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) is an incorporated non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors and an elected four-member Executive Committee with a permanent Secretariat based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.The ICCS is a federation of 22 national and multi-national Canadian Studies associations and 5 associate members in 39 countries. The ICCS network links over 7,000 academics and researchers. These "Canadianists" publish hundreds of scholarly articles and books on Canadian topics; organize colloquia, seminars and conferences on Canada; and through their teaching and seminars reach over 150,000 students.