Canada Research Chair
Canada Research Chair is a title given to certain Canadian university research professors by the Canada Research Chairs Program.
Program goals
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
There are two types of Canada Research Chair:- Tier 1 Chairs – tenable for seven years and renewable once, 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. 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. For each Tier 2 Chair, the university receives $100,000 annually for five years.
Chair allocations
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.Of the total 2000 Chairs, 1880 are regular allocations, distributed as follows:
- 733 Chairs for research in natural sciences and engineering;
- 733 Chairs for research in health sciences;
- 414 Chairs for research in social sciences and humanities.
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 | # of Chairholders |
| University of Toronto | 238 |
| University of British Columbia | 167 |
| McGill University | 147 |
| Université de Montréal | 98 |
| University of Alberta | 111 |
| University of Calgary | 77 |
| Université Laval | 74 |
| McMaster University | 69 |
| University of Western Ontario | 64 |
| Queen's University | 44 |
| University of Manitoba | 46 |
| University of Ottawa | 64 |
| University of Saskatchewan | 29 |
| University of Waterloo | 55 |
| Dalhousie University | 40 |
| Acadia University | 3 |
| Algoma University | 1 |
| Athabasca University | 2 |
| Bishop's University | 4 |
| Brandon University | 3 |
| British Columbia Institute of Technology | 3 |
| Brock University | 13 |
| Cape Breton University | 2 |
| Carleton University | 25 |
| Concordia University | 23 |
| Concordia University College of Alberta | 1 |
| École de technologie supérieure | 7 |
| Emily Carr University of Art and Design | 3 |
| HEC Montréal | 6 |
| Institut national de la recherche scientifique | 1 |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | 1 |
| Lakehead University | 12 |
| Laurentian University | 10 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 13 |
| Mount Allison University | 4 |
| Mount Royal University | 1 |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | 4 |
| Nipissing University | 4 |
| Nova Scotia College of Art and Design | 2 |
| OCAD University | 1 |
| Polytechnique Montréal | 26 |
| Royal Military College of Canada | 5 |
| Royal Roads University | 4 |
| Ryerson University | 11 |
| Saint Mary's University | 13 |
| Simon Fraser University | 37 |
| St. Francis Xavier University | 5 |
| St. Thomas University | 4 |
| The King's University College | 1 |
| Thompson Rivers University | 4 |
| Trent University | 8 |
| Trinity Western University | 3 |
| Université de Moncton | 5 |
| Université de Saint-Boniface | 1 |
| Université de Sherbrooke | 38 |
| Université TÉLUQ | 1 |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | 23 |
| Université du Québec en Outaouais | 1 |
| University of Guelph | 34 |
| University of Lethbridge | 9 |
| University of New Brunswick | 14 |
| University of Northern British Columbia | 8 |
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology | 5 |
| University of Prince Edward Island | 7 |
| University of Regina | 10 |
| University of Victoria | 41 |
| University of Windsor | 14 |
| University of Winnipeg | 6 |
| Vancouver Island University | 4 |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | 9 |
| York University | 24 |