Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs

Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs (CRC) are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. A Chair is tenable for seven years and renewable once. For each Tier 1 Chair, the institution receives $200,000 annually for seven years.

Nominees for Tier 1 Chair positions must be full professors or associate professors who are expected to be promoted to the full professor level within one or two years of the nomination. Alternatively, if they come from outside the academic sector, nominees must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels.

Additional information can be found at Canada Research Chairs Program.

Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Amabili, Marco NSERC Vibrations and Fluid-Structure Interaction Mechanical Engineering (Engineering) 1-Jun-16 31-May-23
Auclair, Karine CIHR Antimicrobials and Green Enzymes Chemistry (Science) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Baillet, Sylvain CIHR Neural Dynamics of Brain Systems Neurology & Neurosurgery (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Apr-18 31-Mar-25
Behr, Marcel CIHR Mycobacterial Genomics Medicine (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Apr-19 31-Mar-26
Bennett, Elena NSERC Sustainability Science Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26
Blackett, Adelle SSHRC Transnational Labour Law and Development Law  1-Apr-16 31-Mar-23
Bohle, David NSERC Chemical Biology Chemistry (Science) 1-Mar-17 29-Feb-24
Bourque, Guillaume CIHR Computational Genomics and Medicine Human Genetics (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Jun20 1-Jun-27
Brackett, David SSHRC Popular Music and Society Music Research (Schulich School of Music) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26
Brandenberger, Robert NSERC Theoretical Cosmology Physics (Science) 1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25
Buckeridge, David CIHR Health Informatics and Data Science Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Feb-20 31-Jan-27

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Daunais, Isabelle SSHRC Esthetics and Art of the Novel Littératures de langue française, de traduction et de création (Arts) 1-May-18 30-Apr-25
Davidson, Russell SSHRC Economics Economics (Arts) 1-Oct-16 30-Sep-23
Denov, Myriam SSHRC Youth, Gender and Armed Conflict School of Social Work (Arts) 1-Apr-21 31-Mar-28
Diatchenko, Luda CIHR Human Pain Genetics Dental Medicine & Oral Health Sciences 1-Jun-21 20-May-28
Dimitrakopoulos, Roussos NSERC Sustainable Mineral Resource Development and Optimization Under Uncertainty Mining & Materials Engineering (Engineering) 1-Dec-19 30-Nov-26
Dobbs, Matt NSERC Radio Cosmology and Instrumentation Physics (Science) 1-Sep-21 31-Aug-28

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Emerich, Yaëll SSHRC

Transsystemic Property and Sustainable Communities

Law 1-Jun-21 31-May-28

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Faraj, Samer SSHRC Technology, Innovation, and Organization Desautels Faculty of Management  1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25
Fon, Edward CIHR Parkinson's Disease Neurology & Neurosurgery (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25
Fox-Decent, Evan SSHRC Cosmopolitan Law & Justice Law 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26
Friščić, Tomislav NSERC Mechanochemistry and Solid-state Chemistry Chemistry (Science) 1-Oct-20 30-Sep-27
Fujinaga, Ichiro SSHRC Music Information Retrieval Music Research (Schulich School of Music) 1-Jun-21 31-May-28

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Galbraith, Eric NSERC Human-Earth System Dynamics Earth & Planetary Sciences (Science) 1-Dec-21 30-Nov-28
Gehring, Kalle CIHR Structural Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases Biochemistry (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25
Geitmann, Anja NSERC Biomechanics of Plant Development Plant Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences) 1-Apr-16 31-Mar-23
Genest, Christian NSERC Stochastic Dependence Modeling Mathematics & Statistics (Science) 1-Jun-18 31-May-25
Guarné, Alba CIHR Geometric Analysis Biochemistry (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Hendry, Andrew NSERC Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics Redpath Museum (Science) 1-Oct-17 30-Sep-24
Hirose, Iwao SSHRC Value Theory and the Philosophy of Public Policy Philosophy (Arts) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Jabado, Nada CIHR Pediatric Oncology Pediatrics (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26
Joos, Géza NSERC Powering Information Technologies Electrical & Computer Engineering (Engineering) 1-Jan-18 31-Dec-24
Juncker, David NSERC Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Kahn, Susan CIHR Venous Thromboembolism Medicine (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-21 30-Sep-28
Kamen, Amine NSERC Bioprocessing of Viral Vaccines Bioengineering (Engineering) 1-Oct-21 30-Sep-28
Klein, Marina CIHR Clinical and Epidemiological Studies of Chronic Viral Infections in Vulnerable Populations Medicine (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25
Knoppers, Bartha CIHR Law and Medicine Human Genetics (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-May-17 30-Apr-24

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Lajoie, Susanne SSHRC Advanced Technologies for Learning in Authentic Settings Educational & Counselling Psychology (Education) 1-Jun-18 31-May-25
Lathrop, Mark  CIHR Medical Genomics Human Genetics (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Apr-18 31-Mar-25
Li, Chao-Jun NSERC Green Chemistry Chemistry (Science) 1-Oct-17 30-Sep-24
Lomber, Stephen CIHR Brain Plasticity and Development Physiology (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Mackenzie, Michael SSHRC Child Well-Being School of Social Work (Arts) 1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25
McAdams, Stephen NSERC Music Perception and Cognition Music Research (Schulich School of Music) 1-Nov-18 31-Oct-25
McBride, Heidi CIHR Mitochondrial Cell Biology Neurology & Neurosurgery (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Nov-18 31-Oct-25
McKee, Marc CIHR Biomineralization Dental Medicine & Oral Health Sciences 1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25
Menzies, Richard CIHR Tuberculosis Research Medicine (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26
Moodie, Erica CIHR Statistical Methods for Precision Medicine Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Jul-21 20-Jun-28
Mogil, Jeffrey CIHR Genetics of Pain Psychology (Science) 1-Sep-15 31-Aug-22
Muller, William CIHR Molecular Oncology Medicine (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Apr-16 31-Mar-23
Multhaup, Gerhard CIHR Molecular Pharmacology Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Pai, Madhukar CIHR Translational Epidemiology and Global Health Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Apr-15 31-Mar-22
Palmer, Caroline NSERC Cognitive Neuroscience of Performance Psychology (Science) 1-Jul-17 30-Jun-24
Pasini, Damiano NSERC Reconfigurable Mechanical Metamaterials Mechanical Engineering (Engineering) 1-Jul-21 30-Jun-28
Plant, David NSERC Optical Fiber Communications Systems Electrical & Computer Engineering (Engineering) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26
Potvin, Catherine NSERC Climate Change Mitigation and Tropical Forests Biology (Science) 1-Oct-20 30-Sep-27
Provatas, Nikolas NSERC Computational Materials Science Physics (Science) 1-Apr-19 31-Mar-26

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Rassier, Dilson CIHR Muscle Biophysics Kinesiology & Physical Education (Education) 1-Apr-15 31-Mar-22

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Sabor, Peter SSHRC 18th-Century Studies English (Arts) 1-Jun-17 31-May-24
Sleiman, Hanadi NSERC DNA Nanoscience Chemistry (Science) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26
Sullivan, Michael CIHR Behavioural Health Psychology (Science) 1-Apr-17 31-Mar-24

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Tabrizian, Maryam CIHR Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine Biomedical Engineering (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26
Thomas, David CIHR Molecular Genetics Biochemistry (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Apr-15 31-Mar-22
Thombs, Brett CIHR Patient-Oriented Disease Management and Preventative Health Care Psychiatry (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Jun-20 31-May-27
Titone, Debra SSHRC Language and Multilingualism Psychology (Science) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26
Tufenkji, Nathalie NSERC Biocolloids and Surfaces Chemical Engineering (Engineering) 1-Oct-16 30-Sep-23
Turecki, Gustavo CIHR Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide Psychiatry (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Jul-16 30-Jun-23

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Vidal, Silvia CIHR Host Response to Virus Infection Human Genetics (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Jun-18 31-May-25

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Whyte, Lyle NSERC Polar Microbiology Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences) 1-Oct-18 30-Sep-25
Williams, Sylvain CIHR Neural Circuits of Learning & Memory Psychiatry (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-20 30-Sep-27
Wright, David SSHRC History of Health Policy Institute for Health & Social Policy (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Oct-19 30-Sep-26

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Xia, Yu NSERC Computational and Systems Biology Bioengineering (Engineering) 1-Oct-15 30-Sep-22

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Name Agency Chariholder Title Department (Faculty) Term Start Date Term End Date
Zatorre, Robert CIHR Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Neurology & Neurosurgery (Medicine & Health Sciences) 1-Jul-20 30-Jun-27
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