Spring 2019 Recipients (Cycle 2018-1)

Total: 162 chairholders
Total amount funded: $135,000,000

The Canada Foundation for Innovation also made an important investment towards these Chairs. It is providing more than $5.2 million in new funding for research infrastructure, supporting 30 Chairs at 18 institutions.

Received by province

Alberta

University of Alberta: $11,500,000
University of Calgary: $5,300,000
University of Lethbridge: $1,400,000

Provincial total: $18,200,000

British Columbia

Simon Fraser University: $1,400,000
The University of British Columbia: $9,600,000
University of Victoria: $500,000

Provincial total: $11,500,000

Manitoba

The University of Winnipeg: $2,400,000
University of Manitoba: $1,500,000

Provincial total: $3,900,000

New Brunswick

Mount Allison University: $1,400,000
Université de Moncton: $500,000
University of New Brunswick: $1,000,000

Provincial total: $2,900,000

Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial University of Newfoundland: $1,900,000

Provincial total: $1,900,000

Nova Scotia

Dalhousie University: $3,800,000

Provincial total: $3,800,000

Ontario

Carleton University: $2,900,000
Lakehead University: $2,800,000
McMaster University: $1,900,000
Ontario Tech University: $2,400,000
Queen's University: $3,000,000
University of Guelph: $2,400,000
University of Ottawa: $1,000,000
University of Toronto: $16,300,000
University of Waterloo: $7,600,000
Western University: $3,800,000
York University: $500,000

Provincial total: $44,600,000

Québec

Concordia University: $500,000
HEC Montréal: $500,000
McGill University: $20,300,000
Université de Montréal: $9,200,000
Université de Sherbrooke: $3,300,000
Université du Québec à Montréal: $2,000,000
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières: $1,000,000
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue: $500,000
Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifique: $500,000
Université Laval: $6,200,000

Provincial total: $44,000,000

Saskatchewan

University of Regina: $1,400,000
University of Saskatchewan: $2,800,000

Provincial total: $4,200,000



Chairholder University Chairholder Title Agency Tier Chair type
Robert F. Barsky Carleton University Canada Research Chair in Law, Narrative and Border Crossing SSHRC Tier 1 New
Robin R.C. Chhabra Carleton University Canada Research Chair in Autonomous Space Robotics and Mechatronics NSERC Tier 2 New
Merlyna Lim Carleton University Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Global Network Society SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Rowan M. Thomson Carleton University Canada Research Chair in Radiotherapy Physics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Krista G. Lynes Concordia University Canada Research Chair in Feminist Media Studies SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Floris M.B. Goerlandt Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in Risk Management and Resource Optimization for Marine Industries NSERC Tier 2 New
Barret L. Kurylyk Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in Coastal Water Resources NSERC Tier 2 New
Luis L.T. Torgo Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in Spatiotemporal Ocean Data Analytics NSERC Tier 1 New
Douglas W.R. Wallace Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in Ocean Science and Technology NSERC Tier 1 New
Ann-Frances Cameron HEC Montréal Canada Research Chair in Digital Meetings and Multitasking SSHRC Tier 2 New
Sudip Kumar Rakshit Lakehead University Canada Research Chair in Bioenergy and Biorefining Processes NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Alla Reznik Lakehead University Canada Research Chair in Physics of Radiation Medical Imaging NSERC Tier 1 New
Niladri Basu McGill University Canada Research Chair in Environmental Health Sciences NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Marcel Behr McGill University Canada Research Chair in Mycobacterial Genomics CIHR Tier 1 New
Samer Faraj McGill University Canada Research Chair in Technology, Innovation and Organizing SSHRC Tier 1 New
Edward A. Fon McGill University Canada Research Chair in Parkinson's Disease CIHR Tier 1 New
Kalle Gehring McGill University Canada Research Chair in Structural Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases CIHR Tier 1 New
Alba Guarné McGill University Canada Research Chair in Macromolecular Machines in DNA Damage and Repair CIHR Tier 1 New
Ryan D. Hernandez McGill University Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary and Statistical Genomics CIHR Tier 1 New
Sidong Huang McGill University Canada Research Chair in Functional Genomics CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
David Juncker McGill University Canada Research Chair in Bioengineering NSERC Tier 1 New
Lawrence Kazak McGill University Canada Research Chair in Mitochondrial Energetics in Health and Disease CIHR Tier 2 New
Marina Klein McGill University Canada Research Chair in Clinical and Epidemiologic Studies of Chronic Viral Infections in Vulnerable Populations  CIHR Tier 1 New
Michael J. MacKenzie McGill University Canada Research Chair in Child Well-Being SSHRC Tier 1 New
Marc O. Martel McGill University Canada Research Chair in Chronic Pain, Mental Health and Opioid Use CIHR Tier 2 New
Heidi M. McBride McGill University Canada Research Chair in Mitochondrial Cell Biology CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Marc D. McKee McGill University Canada Research Chair in Biomineralization CIHR Tier 1 New
Melissa A. McKinney McGill University Canada Research Chair in Ecological Change and Environmental Stressors NSERC Tier 2 New
Bratislav Misic McGill University Canada Research Chair in Network Neuroscience NSERC Tier 2 New
Jean-François Trempe McGill University Canada Research Chair in Structural Pharmacology CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Lyle G. Whyte McGill University Canada Research Chair in Polar Microbiology NSERC Tier 1 New
John J.D. Brennan McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Point-of-Care Diagnostics NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Megumi M.H. Harada McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Equivariant Symplectic and Algebraic Geometry  NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Michael M.L. Leitges Memorial University of Newfoundland Canada Research Chair in Cell Signaling and Translational Medicine CIHR Tier 1 New
Heather E. Reader Memorial University of Newfoundland Canada Research Chair in Chemistry of the Ocean and Atmosphere NSERC Tier 2 New
Stephen Westcott Mount Allison University Canada Research Chair in Green Boron Chemistry NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Christopher Collins Ontario Tech University Canada Research Chair in Linguistic Information Visualization NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Adam A.D. Dubrowski Ontario Tech University Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Simulation CIHR Tier 1 New
Denina B.D. Simmons Ontario Tech University Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Toxicology NSERC Tier 2 New
Heather M. Aldersey Queen's University Canada Research Chair in Disability-Inclusive Development SSHRC Tier 2 New
Christopher M. Booth Queen's University Canada Research Chair in Population Cancer Care CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Ahmed E. Hassan Queen's University Canada Research Chair in Software Analytics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Lindsay A. Morcom Queen's University Canada Research Chair in Language Revitalization and Decolonizing Education SSHRC Tier 2 New
William A. Take Queen's University Canada Research Chair in Geotechnical Engineering NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Ying Zou Queen's University Canada Research Chair in Software Evolution NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Majid Bahrami Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Alternative Energy Conversion Systems NSERC Tier 1 Advancement
Marie Auger-Méthé The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Statistical Ecology NSERC Tier 2 New
Luke R. Bergmann The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in GIS, Geospatial Big Data and Digital Geohumanities SSHRC Tier 2 New
Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and Global Change SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Gary F. Hinshaw The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Observational Cosmology NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Xiaoliang Jin The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Advanced Manufacturing NSERC Tier 2 New
Jonathon A. Leipsic The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Advanced Cardiopulmonary Imaging CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Mathav K. Murugan The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Probability NSERC Tier 2 New
Galit Sarfaty The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Global Economic Governance SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Tarek A. Sayed The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Transportation Safety and Advanced Mobility NSERC Tier 1 New
Stuart E. Turvey The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Precision Health CIHR Tier 1 New
Evan Wood The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Addiction Medicine CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Naomi Zimmerman The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Sustainability NSERC Tier 2 New
Jaime Cidro The University of Winnipeg Canada Research Chair in Health and Culture CIHR Tier 2 New
Jeffery W. Martin The University of Winnipeg Canada Research Chair in Fundamental Symmetries in Subatomic Physics NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Mary Jane L. McCallum The University of Winnipeg Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People, History and Archives SSHRC Tier 2 New
Michelle Landry Université de Moncton Canada Research Chair in Canaidan Francophone Minorities and Power SSHRC Tier 2 New
Xavier Banquy Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Bioinspired Materials and Interfaces CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Sandra A. Binning Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Eco-Evolution of Host-Parasite Interactions NSERC Tier 2 New
Hélène Carabin Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology and Control of Parasitic Zoonoses in a global context CIHR Tier 1 New
Jean-Pierre Chupin Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Architecture, Competitions and Mediation of Excellence SSHRC Tier 1 New
Emilia L. Falcone Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Role of the Microbiome in Primary Immune Deficiency CIHR Tier 2 New
Emma Frejinger Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Demand Forcasting and Optimization of Transport Systems NSERC Tier 2 New
Gareth E. Lim Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Adipocyte Development  CIHR Tier 2 New
Catherine Martel Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Lymphatics and Cardiovascular Medicine CIHR Tier 2 New
Annie Pullen Sansfaçon Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Transgender Children and Their Families: Transforming Knowledge Into Action SSHRC Tier 2 New
Adrian Serohijos Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Biophysics and
Population Dynamics		 NSERC Tier 2 New
Oliver O. Sonnentag Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Atmospheric Biogeosciences at High Latitudes NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Jean-Claude Tardif Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Personalized and Translational Medicine CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Alexis Vallée-Bélisle Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Bioengineering and Bionanotechnology NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
André C. Carpentier Université de Sherbrooke Canada Research Chair in Molecular Imaging of Diabetes CIHR Tier 1 New
Véronique Giroux Université de Sherbrooke Canada Research Chair in Gastrointestinal Stem Cell Biology  CIHR Tier 2 New
Nathalie Rivard Université de Sherbrooke Canada Research Chair in Colorectal Cancer and Inflammatory Cell Signaling  CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Valerie S. Langlois Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifique Canada Research Chair in Ecotoxicogenomics and Endocrine Disruption NSERC Tier 2 New
Richard J. Compton Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Research Chair in Transmission and Knowledge of the Inuit Language SSHRC Tier 2 New
Clint D. Kelly Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Ecology NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Cassandre Lazar Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Environmental Genomics NSERC Tier 2 New
Julie J.M.T. Thériault Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Research Chair in Extreme Winter Weather Events NSERC Tier 2 New
Isabel Desgagné-Penix Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Canada Research Chair in Plant Specialized Metabolism NSERC Tier 2 New
Sousso Kelouwani Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Canada Research Chair in Energy Optimization of Intelligent Transportation Systems NSERC Tier 2 New
Lucie L.C. Coudert Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Canada Research Chair in Repurposing of Mine Waste  NSERC Tier 2 New
Caroline Desbiens Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Heritage and Tourism SSHRC Tier 1 New
Benoit Gosselin Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Smart Biomedical Microsystems NSERC Tier 2 New
Crystal LaFlamme Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Sulfur Isotope Geochemistry NSERC Tier 2 New
Fannie Lafontaine Université Laval Canada Research Chair in International Criminal Justice and Human Rights SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Diego Mantovani Université Laval Canada Research Chair in iBiomat—Biomaterials and Bioengineering for the Innovation in Surgery NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Sylvain Moineau Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Bacteriophages NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Wei Shi Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Silicon Photonics NSERC Tier 2 New
Carole A. Estabrooks University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Sherilee L. Harper University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Health CIHR Tier 2 New
Lisa A. Hartling University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis and Translation CIHR Tier 1 New
Xing-Fang Li University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Analytical and Environmental Toxicology NSERC Tier 1 New
Matthew S. Macauley University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Chemical Glycoimmunology CIHR Tier 2 New
Vivian K. Mushahwar University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Functional Restoration CIHR Tier 1 New
Gavin Y. Oudit University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Heart Failure CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Roman Pabayo University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Social Environment and Health Among Children CIHR Tier 2 New
Caroline Richard University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Nutritional Immunology CIHR Tier 2 New
Toby Spribille University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Symbiosis NSERC Tier 2 New
Benjamin P. Willing University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Microbiology of Nutrigenomics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Siobhan (Sasha) A. Wilson University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Biogeochemistry of Sustainable Mineral Resources NSERC Tier 2 New
Jessica T.Y. Yue University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Brain Regulation of Metabolism  CIHR Tier 2 New
Xuehua Zhang University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Interface Science NSERC Tier 1 New
Cheryl Barnabe University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases CIHR Tier 2 New
Stephanie L. Borgland University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Molecular Physiology of Addiction CIHR Tier 1 New
Myriam C. Hemberger University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Developmental Genetics and Epigenetics CIHR Tier 1 New
Catherine Lebel University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Neuroimaging CIHR Tier 2 New
Sorana S.M. Morrissy University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Precision Oncology CIHR Tier 2 New
Anup Srivastava University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Accounting, Decision-Making and Capital Markets SSHRC Tier 2 New
Bryan G. Yipp University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Pulmonary Immunology, Inflammation and Host Defense  CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Emma Allen-Vercoe University of Guelph Canada Research Chair in Human Gut Microbiome Function and Host Interactions CIHR Tier 1 New
Christine F. Baes University of Guelph Canada Research Chair in Livestock Genomics NSERC Tier 2 New
Amy L. Greer University of Guelph Canada Research Chair in Population Disease Modelling NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Louise Barrett University of Lethbridge Canada Research Chair in Cognition, Evolution and Behaviour NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Ngai Man Ho University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Efficient Utilization of Electric Power NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Susan S.L. Logue University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Cell Stress and Inflammation NSERC Tier 2 New
Nicole Rosen University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Language Interactions SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Stijn J.W. De Baerdemacker University of New Brunswick Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Chemistry NSERC Tier 2 New
Veronica Whitford University of New Brunswick Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingual Reading Across the Lifespan NSERC Tier 2 New
Maria Musgaard University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Computational Biochemistry NSERC Tier 2 New
Brett D. Walker University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry and Marine Biogeochemistry NSERC Tier 2 New
Margot Hurlbert University of Regina Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability Policy SSHRC Tier 1 New
Miroslaw Cygler University of Saskatchewan Canada Research Chair in  Molecular Medicine Using Synchrotron Light    CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Alexander P. Moewes University of Saskatchewan Canada Research Chair in Materials Science with Synchrotron Radiation NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Aimy Bazylak University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Thermofluidics for Clean Energy NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Gustavo J. Bobonis University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in the Political Economy of Development SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Isabella I.C. Caniggia University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Placental Biology in Pregnancy and Disease CIHR Tier 1 New
David R. Curtin University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Particle Physics NSERC Tier 2 New
Shiphra Ginsburg University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Health Professions Education CIHR Tier 1 New
Tara Gomes University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Drug Policy Research and Evaluation CIHR Tier 2 New
Annie Huang University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Rare Childhood Brain Tumours CIHR Tier 1 New
Mohit Kapoor University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in the Mechanisms of Joint Degeneration CIHR Tier 1 New
Vincent Z. Kuuire University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Immigrant Well-Being and Global Health  SSHRC Tier 2 New
Tony Lam University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Diabetes and Obesity CIHR Tier 1 Advancement
Hyun Lee University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Biomolecular Phase Transitions in Cellular Repair CIHR Tier 2 New
Julien A. Muffat University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Bioengineering and Synthetic Neuroimmunology CIHR Tier 2 New
Goldie Nejat University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Robots for Society NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Navindra Persaud University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Health Justice CIHR Tier 2 New
Hannes Rost University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Mass Spectrometry-based Personalized Medicine CIHR Tier 2 New
Scott Schieman University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Social Contexts of Health CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Dvira D.S. Segal University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Chemistry NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Adam Shlien University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Childhood Cancer Genomics CIHR Tier 2 New
Valerie A. Wallace University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Retina Regeneration CIHR Tier 1 New
Wendy Wong University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Global Governance and Civil Society  SSHRC Tier 2 New
Farouk F.S.N. Nathoo University of Victoria Canada Research Chair in Biostatistics for Spatial and High-Dimensional Data NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Hossein H. Abouee Mehrizi University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Health Care Analytics CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Jack Callaghan University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Spine Biomechanics and Injury Prevention NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Dongpu D. Cao University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Driver Cognition and Automated Driving NSERC Tier 2 New
Brian B. Dixon University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Fish and Environmental Immunology NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Michael W. Fowler University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Zero Emission Vehicles and Hydrogen Energy Systems NSERC Tier 1 New
Juan Bernardo Moreno Cruz University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Energy Transitions SSHRC Tier 2 New
Evan F. Risko University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Embodied and Embedded Cognition NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Zhou Wang University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Multimedia Quality-of-Experience NSERC Tier 1 New
Corey A. Baron Western University Canada Research Chair in Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging CIHR Tier 2 New
Fred J. Longstaffe Western University Canada Research Chair in Stable Isotope Science NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Stanimir A. Metchev Western University Canada Research Chair in Extrasolar Planets NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Grace Parraga Western University Canada Research Chair in Lung Imaging to Change Patient Outcomes CIHR Tier 1 New
Gillian Parekh York University Canada Research Chair in Inclusion, Disability and Education SSHRC Tier 2 New