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Canada Research Chair (CRC) is a title given to certain Canadian university research professors by the Canada Research Chairs Program.

Program goals

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The Canada Research Chair program was established in 2000 as a part of the Government of Canada wanting to promote research and development excellence in Canadian post-secondary educational institutions. Through the Canada Research Chair program, $300 million is spent annually to attract and retain outstanding scholars and scientists.

The program hopes to help chairholders achieve research excellence in natural sciences, engineering, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences, improve Canada's depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen the country's international competitiveness, and train personnel through student supervision, teaching, and the coordination of other researchers' work.

Types of chairs

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There are two types of Canada Research Chair:

  • Tier 1 Chairs – tenable for seven years and renewable once (and twice in exceptional circumstances),[1] are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. Nominees for Tier 1 positions are full professors or associate professors who are expected to be promoted to the full professor level within one or two years of the nomination (or, if coming from outside the academic sector, nominees must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels by the nominating university). For each Tier 1 Chair, the university receives $200,000 annually for seven years.
  • Tier 2 Chairs – tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. Nominees for Tier 2 positions are assistant or associate professors (or they possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels by the nominating university). For each Tier 2 Chair, the university receives $100,000 annually for five years.

The money received for each chair can be used to add to the chair's salary, to help pay for the chair's existing salary, or to fund research; the proportion allocated to each category varies by university.

Chair allocations

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The number of CRCs allocated to a university is proportional to the amount of research grant funding that university has received in the three years prior to the year of the allocation. Grant funding must originate from the three federal granting agencies (NSERC, CIHR, and SSHRC).

Of the total 2000 Chairs, 1880 are regular allocations, distributed as follows:[2]

  • 733 Chairs (39 per cent) for research in natural sciences and engineering;
  • 733 Chairs (39 per cent) for research in health sciences;
  • 414 Chairs (22 per cent) for research in social sciences and humanities.

The program sets aside a special allocation of 120 Chairs for universities that have received one per cent or less of the total funding paid out by the three federal granting agencies over the preceding three years.

Roughly 66% of Chairs are allocated to member institutions of the U15, a group of the top research-intensive universities in Canada.

      Indicates membership in the U15
Institution Province # of Chairholders
University of Toronto Ontario 238
University of British Columbia British Columbia 167
McGill University Québec 147
Université de Montréal Québec 98
University of Alberta Alberta 111
University of Calgary Alberta 77
Université Laval Québec 74
McMaster University Ontario 69
University of Western Ontario Ontario 64
Queen's University Ontario 44
University of Manitoba Manitoba 46
University of Ottawa Ontario 64
University of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan 29
University of Waterloo Ontario 55
Dalhousie University Nova Scotia 40
Acadia University Nova Scotia 3
Algoma University Ontario 1
Athabasca University Alberta 2
Bishop's University Québec 5
Brandon University Manitoba 3
British Columbia Institute of Technology British Columbia 3
Brock University Ontario 13
Cape Breton University Nova Scotia 2
Carleton University Ontario 28
Concordia University Québec 23
Concordia University College of Alberta Alberta 1
École de technologie supérieure Québec 7
Emily Carr University of Art and Design British Columbia 3
HEC Montréal Québec 6
Institut national de la recherche scientifique Québec 13
Kwantlen Polytechnic University British Columbia 1
Lakehead University Ontario 12
Laurentian University Ontario 10
Memorial University of Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador 13
Mount Allison University New Brunswick 4
Mount Royal University Alberta 1
Mount Saint Vincent University Nova Scotia 4
Nipissing University Ontario 4
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Nova Scotia 2
OCAD University Ontario 1
Polytechnique Montréal Québec 26
Royal Military College of Canada Ontario 5
Royal Roads University British Columbia 4
Ryerson University Ontario 11
Saint Mary's University Nova Scotia 7
Simon Fraser University British Columbia 37
St. Francis Xavier University Nova Scotia 5
St. Thomas University New Brunswick 4
The King's University Alberta 2
Thompson Rivers University British Columbia 4
Trent University Ontario 8
Trinity Western University British Columbia 3
Université de Moncton New Brunswick 5
Université de Saint-Boniface Manitoba 1
Université de Sherbrooke Québec 38
Université TÉLUQ (Télé-université, Université du Québec) Québec 1
Université du Québec à Montréal Québec 23
Université du Québec en Outaouais Québec 1
University of Guelph Ontario 34
University of Lethbridge Alberta 9
University of New Brunswick New Brunswick 14
University of Northern British Columbia British Columbia 8
University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ontario 5
University of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island 7
University of Regina Saskatchewan 10
University of Victoria British Columbia 41
University of Windsor Ontario 14
University of Winnipeg Manitoba 6
Vancouver Island University British Columbia 4
Wilfrid Laurier University Ontario 9
York University Ontario 24

List of Canada Research Chairs

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The Canada Research Chairs Program maintains an online database of profiles of each chairholder, which include detailed descriptions of each of their research projects.[3]

Canada Research Chairs insignia

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On March 27, 2008, the Government of Canada's Ministry of Industry, as well as the presidents of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research presented each chairholder with a Canada Research Chair insignia at a national celebration of the program held at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau, Quebec. The lapel pin, made of sterling silver, symbolizes the pursuit of knowledge and research excellence and is available exclusively to chairholders. As of November 2007, there are 1,851 Canada Research Chairs. Seventy Canadian universities are participating in the program.

References

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  1. ^ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (29 November 2012). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca.
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (29 November 2012). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca.
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (29 November 2012). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca.
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