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Canada Research Chairs

About the Canada Research Chair program

The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program  is a tri-agency initiative of the  (SSHRC), the  (NSERC), and the  (CIHR) aimed at enhancing research excellence in Canada in the humanities, social sciences, health sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.

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To see current and past advertisements for new CRCs, visit the advertisements page.

For more information on the program, contact Dylan Jones, Research Awards, Chairs, and Special Initiatives, d.jones@uwinnipeg.ca.

Current Chairholders

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's five Canada Research Chairs are world-class scientists and scholars from diverse backgrounds who are working on new discoveries and innovations that help our environment, health, communities, and economy thrive:

 (Awarded 2016, Renewed 2021)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Culture and Public Memory

 (Awarded 2017, Renewed 2022)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Human-Environment Interactions

 (Awarded 2018, Renewed 2023)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People, History and Archives

 (Awarded 2019, Renewed 2024)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Environmental Influences on Water Quality

 (Awarded 2019, Renewed 2024)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Collaboration, Public Art, Interactive + Digital Media

Past Chairholders

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is incredibly proud to have supported the following past Canada Research Chairs:

Dr. Jacques Tardif (Awarded 2002, Renewed 2007)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Dendrochronology

Dr. Tom Carter (Awarded 2003)
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and Adaptation

Dr. Jennifer Brown (Awarded 2004)
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal Peoples and Histories

Dr. Mavis Reimer (Awarded 2005, Renewed 2010)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Young People's Texts and Cultures

Dr. Dawn Sutherland (Awarded 2005, Renewed 2011)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Science Education in Cultural Contexts

Dr. Evelyn Peters (Awarded 2010)
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Inner-City Issues, Community Learning and Engagement

Dr. Charles Wong (Awarded 2008, Renewed 2013)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Ecotoxicology

Dr. Christopher Wiebe (Awarded 2012, Renewed 2017)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Quantum Materials Discovery

Dr. Jaime Cidro (Awarded 2018, Renewed 2023)
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health & Culture

 (Awarded 2011, Renewed 2018)
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Fundamental Symmetries in Subatomic Physics

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in the CRC Program

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Employment Equity and Diversity Policy outlines our commitment to employing people without regard to ancestry, including colour and perceived race; nationality or national origin, religion or creed or religious belief, religious association or activity; age; sex, including pregnancy; gender identity, sexual orientation, marital and family status, source of income, political belief, physical or mental disability, or social disadvantage. While remaining alert and sensitive to the issue of fair and equitable treatment for all.

Read all about our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in the CRC Program, and watch for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Canada Research Chair Advertisements.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s CRC Allocation

The research areas for The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s CRC allocation are informed by our CRC-CFI (2023-2025) Strategic Research Plan, and summarized on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ CRC Utilization Spreadsheet.

Canada Research Chair Nomination Review Committees

Tier 2 CRC in Health Equity and Data Analytics Nomination Review Committee

· Pavlina Radia, Provost and VP, Academic (Chair)

· Jitendra Paliwal, VP, Research and Innovation

· Tabitha Wood, Acting Dean, Faculty of Science

· Danielle Defries, Acting Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health

· Melanie O'Gorman, Professor, Economics

· Kyle McCallum, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Applied Health

· Michael Beck, Assistant Professor, Applied Computer Science

· Jeff Martin, Professor, Physics

· Stacey Belding, Human Rights and Diversity Officer (non-voting member)

· Larissa Wodtke, Director of Academic Programming and EDI (non-voting member)

· Dylan Jones, Program Officer, Research Awards, Chairs, and Special Initiatives (non-voting member)

Read about Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's Canada Research Chairs

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