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
| Chairholder | Agency | Chairholder Title | Department | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addario-Berry, Louigi | NSERC | Discrete Probability | Mathematics & Statistics | 2023-06-01 | 2030-05-31 |
| Auclair, Karine | CIHR | Antimicrobials & Green Enzymes | Chemistry | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Baillet, Sylvain | CIHR | Neural Dynamics of Brain Systems | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2018-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| Basu, Niladri | NSERC | Environmental Health Sciences | Natural Resource Sciences | 2023-10-01 | 2030-09-30 |
| Behr, Marcel | CIHR | Mycobacterial Genomics | Medicine | 2019-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| Bennett, Elena | NSERC | Sustainability Science | Natural Resource Sciences | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Blackett, Adelle | SSHRC | Transnational Labour Law & Development | Law | 2023-04-01 | 2030-03-31 |
| Blackstock, Cindy | SSHRC | First Nations Child & Family Services Implementation | School of Social Work | 2023-10-01 | 2030-09-30 |
| Bourque, Guillaume | CIHR | Computational Genomics & Medicine | Human Genetics | 2020-06-01 | 2027-05-31 |
| Brackett, David | SSHRC | Popular Music & Society | Music Research | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Brandenberger, Robert | NSERC | Theoretical Cosmology | Physics | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| Buckeridge, David | CIHR | Population Health Informatics | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | 2020-02-01 | 2027-01-31 |
| Daunais, Isabelle | SSHRC | L'esthétique et l'art du roman | Littératures de langue française, de traduction et de création | 2018-05-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| Denov, Myriam | SSHRC | Youth, Gender & Armed Conflict | School of Social Work | 2021-04-01 | 2028-03-31 |
| Diatchenko, Luda | CIHR | Human Pain Genetics | Dental Medicine & Oral Health Sciences | 2021-06-01 | 2028-05-31 |
| Dimitrakopoulos, Roussos | NSERC | Sustainable Mineral Resource Development & Optimization under Uncertainty | Mining & Materials Engineering | 2019-12-01 | 2026-11-30 |
| Dobbs, Matt | NSERC | Radio Cosmology & Instrumentation | Physics | 2021-09-01 | 2028-08-31 |
| Emerich, Yaëll | SSHRC | Transsystemic Property & Sustainable Communities | Law | 2021-06-01 | 2028-05-31 |
| Faraj, Samer | SSHRC | Technology, Innovation, & Organizing | Desautels Faculty of Management | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| Fon, Edward | CIHR | Parkinson's Disease | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| Fox-Decent, Evan | SSHRC | Cosmopolitan Law & Justice | Law | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Fujinaga, Ichiro | SSHRC | Music Information Retrieval | Music Research | 2021-06-01 | 2028-05-31 |
| Galbraith, Eric | NSERC | Human-Earth System Dynamics | Earth & Planetary Sciences | 2021-12-01 | 2028-11-30 |
| Gehring, Kalle | CIHR | Structural Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases | Biochemistry | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| Geitmann, Anja | NSERC | Biomechanics of Plant Development | Plant Science | 2023-04-01 | 2030-03-31 |
| Genest, Christian | NSERC | Stochastic Dependence Modeling | Mathematics & Statistics | 2018-06-01 | 2025-05-31 |
| Gobbi, Gabriella | CIHR | Therapeutics for Mental Health | Psychiatry | 2021-10-01 | 2028-09-30 |
| Guarne, Alba | CIHR | Macromolecular Machines in DNA Damage & Repair | Biochemistry | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| Hendry, Andrew | NSERC | Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics | Biology | 2017-10-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| Hirose, Iwao | SSHRC | Value Theory & the Philosophy of Public Policy | Philosophy | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Iyer, Srividya | CIHR | Youth, Mental Health & Learning Health Systems | Psychiatry | 2023-04-01 | 2030-03-31 |
| Jabado, Nada | CIHR | Pediatric Oncology | Pediatrics | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Joos, Geza | NSERC | Powering Information Technologies | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2018-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| Juncker, David | NSERC | Integrative & Translational Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| Kahn, Susan | CIHR | Venous Thromboembolism | Medicine | 2021-10-01 | 2028-09-30 |
| Kamen, Amine | NSERC | Bioprocess Sciences & Technology of Viral Vaccines | Bioengineering | 2021-10-01 | 2028-09-30 |
| Klein, Marina | CIHR | Clinical & Epidemiologic Studies of Chronic Viral Infections in Vulnerable Populations | Medicine | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| Lathrop, Mark | CIHR | Medical Genomics | Human Genetics | 2018-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| Li, Chao-Jun | NSERC | Green Chemistry | Chemistry | 2017-10-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| Lomber, Stephen | CIHR | Brain Plasticity & Development | Physiology | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mackenzie, Michael | SSHRC | Child Well-Being | School of Social Work | 2018-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| McAdams, Stephen | NSERC | Music Perception & Cognition | Music Research | 2018-11-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| McBride, Heidi | CIHR | Mitochondrial Cell Biology | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2018-11-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| McKee, Marc | CIHR | Biomineralization | Dental Medicine & Oral Health Sciences | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| Menzies, Dick | CIHR | Tuberculosis Research | Medicine | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Moodie, Erica | CIHR | Statistical Methods for Precision Medicine | Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health | 2021-07-01 | 2028-06-30 |
| Multhaup, Gerhard | CIHR | Molecular Pharmacology | Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Pai, Madhukar | CIHR | Translational Epidemiology & Global Health | Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health | 2022-04-01 | 2029-03-31 |
| Pasini, Damiano | NSERC | Reconfigurable Mechanical Metamaterials | Mechanical Engineering | 2021-07-01 | 2028-06-30 |
| Plant, David | NSERC | Optical Fiber Communications Systems | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Potvin, Catherine | NSERC | Dialogues on Sustainability | Biology | 2020-10-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| Provatas, Nikolas | NSERC | Computational Materials Science | Physics | 2019-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| Rousseau, Cécile | SSHRC | Preventing Violent Radicalization | Psychiatry | 2021-10-01 | 2028-09-30 |
| Sleiman, Hanadi | NSERC | DNA Nanoscience | Chemistry | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Tabrizian, Maryam | CIHR | Regenerative Medicine & Nanomedicine | Biomedical Engineering | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Thombs, Brett | CIHR | Patient-engaged Disease Management & Prevention | Psychiatry | 2020-06-01 | 2027-05-31 |
| Titone, Debra | SSHRC | Language & Multilingualism | Psychology | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Touyz, Rhian | CIHR | Cardiovascular Medicine | Family Medicine | 2022-10-01 | 2029-09-30 |
| Tran, Simon | CIHR | Craniofacial Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells | Dental Medicine & Oral Health Sciences | 2023-04-01 | 2030-03-30 |
| Tufenkji, Nathalie | NSERC | Biocolloids & Surfaces | Chemical Engineering | 2023-10-01 | 2030-09-30 |
| Turecki, Gustavo | CIHR | Major Depressive Disorder & Suicide | Psychiatry | 2023-07-01 | 2030-06-30 |
| Vidal, Silvia | CIHR | Host Response to Virus Infection | Human Genetics | 2018-06-01 | 2025-05-31 |
| Whyte, Lyle | NSERC | Polar Microbiology | Natural Resource Sciences | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| Williams, Sylvain | CIHR | Neural Circuits of Learning & Memory | Psychiatry | 2020-10-01 | 2027-09-30 |
| Wright, David | SSHRC | History of Health Policy | Health & Social Policy | 2019-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Xia, Yu | NSERC | Computational & Systems Biology | Bioengineering | 2022-10-01 | 2029-09-30 |
| Zatorre, Robert | CIHR | Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2020-07-01 | 2027-06-30 |