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: "It is the hope and belief of many that this Congress will be the beginning of important mathematical developments in Canada." Le present ouvrage constitue un compte rendu du huiti me s minaire biennal et du cinqui me congr s de la Soci t Math matique du Canada tenus l'Universit de Montr al Durant l' t 1961. Le congr s de foundation de notre Soci t eut lieu Montr al en 1945 a l'Universit McGill. Dans la preface des Actes de ce premier congr s, nous pouvons lire: Nous souhaitons vivement que cette Soci t soit l'origine d'importants d veloppements math matiques au Canada. | Proceedings of the Fifth Canadian Mathematical Congress by E. M. Rosenthall, Paperback | Indigo Chapters | Proceedings of the Fifth Canadian Mathematical Congress by E.M. Rosenthall, Paperback | Indigo Chapters