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Canada Research Chairs
Our faculty are at the forefront of research and innovation. Learn more about our faculty named as Canada Excellence Research Chairs and Canada Research Chairs.
Canada Excellence Research Chairs
The Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Program supports Canadian universities in their efforts to build on Canada's growing reputation as a global leader in research and innovation. CERCs are one of the largest and most prestigious awards available globally, providing the world’s top researchers and their teams with up to $8 million over eight years to support their research programs and teams.
Nicholas Reo
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Coastal Relationalities and Regeneration
Department of Indigenous Studies
Canada Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. Chairholders play a pivotal role in expanding our knowledge, challenging conventions, and tackling critical challenges.
Brianne Kent
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Translational Neuroscience and Dementia
Department of Psychology
Joanne Leow
Tier 2 CRC in Transnational and Decolonial Digital Humanities
Department of English
John McDonald
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience
Department of Psychology
Marlene Moretti
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Youth Clinical Psychological Science
Department of Psychology
Michael Howlett
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Policy Innovation for Climate Change
Department of Political Science
Serena Canaan
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Applied Microeconomics
Department of Economics
Theresa Pauly
Tier 2 CRC in Social Relationships, Health, and Aging
Department of Gerontology
Zoe Todd
Tier 2 CRC in Indigenous Governance and Freshwater Fish Futures
Department of Indigenous Studies
Previous Canada Research Chairs
Arthur Robson
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Economic Theory and Evolution
Department of Economics
Cynthia (Cindy) Patton
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Community, Culture, and Health
Department of Gender Studies1
John Welch
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in First Nations Cultural and Environmental Resource Management
Department of Archaeology2
Mark Collard
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Human Evolutionary Studies
Department of Archaeology2
Mary-Ellen Kelm
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health, Medicine, and Society
Department of History
1Department now called Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
2Department of Archaeology previously housed under FASS