Spring 2022 Recipients (cycle 2021-1)

Total: 119 chairholders
Total amount funded: $102,300,000

The Canada Foundation for Innovation contributed an additional investment of close to $1.8 million in funding to support 9 projects at 8 institutions across Canada through its John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

Received by province

Alberta

University of Alberta: $8,600,000
University of Calgary: $5,500,000
University of Lethbridge: $500,000

Provincial total: $14,600,000

British Columbia

Royal Roads University: $500,000
Simon Fraser University: $1,700,000
The University of British Columbia: $15,100,000
Thompson Rivers University: $500,000
University of Victoria: $1,400,000

Provincial total: $19,200,000

Manitoba

University of Manitoba: $4,100,000

Provincial total: $4,100,000

New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick: $1,200,000

Provincial total: $1,200,000

Nova Scotia

Dalhousie University: $1,900,000
Saint Mary’s University: $600,000

Provincial total: $2,500,000

Ontario

Carleton University: $600,000
Lakehead University: $500,000
McMaster University: $5,400,000
Ontario Tech University: $500,000
Trent University: $2,500,000
University of Guelph: $1,200,000
University of Ottawa: $1,200,000
University of Toronto: $16,100,000
University of Waterloo: $1,000,000
Western University: $600,000
Wilfrid Laurier University: $1,400,000
York University: $600,000

Provincial total: $31,600,000

Quebec

Bishop’s University: $600,000
HEC Montréal: $600,000
McGill University: $9,000,000
Polytechnique Montréal: $2,500,000
Université de Montréal: $8,900,000
Université de Sherbrooke: $600,000
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: $1,400,000
Université du Québec à Rimouski: $500,000
Université Laval: $3,800,000

Provincial total: $27,900,000

Saskatchewan

University of Regina: $600,000
University of Saskatchewan: $600,000

Provincial total: $1,200,000



Chairholder University Chairholder title Agency Tier Chair type
Cherniwchan, Jevan Carleton University Canada Research Chair in Economics of Sustainability and Globalization SSHRC Tier 2 New
Fairn, Gregory Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in Multiomics of Lipids and Innate Immunity CIHR Tier 1 New
Hashmi, Javeria Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in Pain Research CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Boffito, Daria Camilla École Polytechnique de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Engineering Process Intensification and Catalysis NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Cheng, Jinghui École Polytechnique de Montréal Canada Research Chair in User Experience Design of Data-Driven Systems NSERC Tier 2 New
Morency, Catherine École Polytechnique de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Human Mobility NSERC Tier 1 New
Nepomuceno, Marcelo HEC Montréal Canada Research Chair in Consumer Decision-Making SSHRC Tier 2 New
Haiven, Max Lakehead University Canada Research Chair in the Radical Imagination SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Gobbi, Gabriella McGill University Canada Research Chair in Therapeutics for Mental Health CIHR Tier 1 New
Kamen, Amine McGill University Canada Research Chair in Bioprocessing of Viral Vectors and Vaccines NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Kimmins, Sarah McGill University Canada Research Chair in Epigenomics, Reproduction and Development CIHR Tier 1 New
Maurice, Corinne McGill University Canada Research Chair in Gut Microbial Interactions CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Orthwein, Alexandre McGill University Canada Research Chair in Genome Stability, B-Cell Biology and Hematological Malignancies CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Pai, Madhukar McGill University Canada Research Chair in Translational Epidemiology and Global Health CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Peyrache, Adrien McGill University Canada Research Chair in Systems Neuroscience CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Rousseau, Cécile McGill University Canada Research Chair in Preventing Violent Radicalization SSHRC Tier 1 New
Sheldon, Signy McGill University Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Ayeni, Olufemi McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Joint Preservation Surgery CIHR Tier 2 New
Bhandari, Mohit McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Surgical Innovation CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Burrows, Lori McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Microbe-Surface Interactions CIHR Tier 1 New
Lavis, John McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Evidence-Support Systems CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Miller, Matthew McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Viral Pandemics CIHR Tier 2 New
Piro, Markus Ontario Tech University Canada Research Chair in Nuclear Fuels and Materials NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Prasad, Ajnesh Royal Roads University Canada Research Chair in Critical Management Studies SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Ventura, Gregory Saint Mary's University Canada Research Chair in Organic Geochemistry and Marine Research NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Koelwyn, Graeme Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Public Health 'Omics in Exercise and Disease CIHR Tier 2 New
Luk, Sharon Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Geographies of Racialization SSHRC Tier 2 New
Simmons, Stephanie Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Silicon Quantum Technologies NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Abdul-Mageed, Muhammad The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning SSHRC Tier 2 New
Antwi, Phanuel The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Black Arts and Epistemologies SSHRC Tier 2 New
Damascelli, Andrea The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Electronic Structure of Quantum Materials NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Ford, Adam The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Wildlife Restoration Ecology NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Harten, Julia Gabriele The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Data Innovation for Housing and Inclusive Urbanization SSHRC Tier 2 New
Johnson, Mark The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Ecohydrology NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Karakochuk, Crystal The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Micronutrients and Human Health CIHR Tier 2 New
Li, Kai The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Corporate Governance SSHRC Tier 1 New
MacLachlan, Mark The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Supramolecular Materials NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Nislow, Corey The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Translational Genomics CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Ogilvie, Gina The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Pennell, Matthew The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Adapting Biosystems NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Pratt, Geraldine The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Care Economies and Global Labour SSHRC Tier 1 Renewal
Ramankutty, Navin The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Data Science for Sustainable Global Food Systems NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Schulte, Patricia The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Responses of Fish to a Changing Environment NSERC Tier 1 New
Mendes, Kaitlynn Western University Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender SSHRC Tier 2 New
Johnson, Shelly Thompson Rivers University Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing Higher Education SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Amyot, Marc Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Global Change Ecotoxicology NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Beaudry, Francis Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Metrology of Bioactive Molecule and Target Discovery NSERC Tier 1 New
Bérard, Anick Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Medications and Pregnancy CIHR Tier 1 New
Côté, Jean-François Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Cellular Signaling and Cancer Metastasis NSERC Tier 1 New
Dalla Bella, Simone Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Music Auditory-Motor Skill Learning and New Technologies NSERC Tier 1 New
Gaudreault, André Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Film and Media Studies SSHRC Tier 1 Renewal
Rioux, Sébastien Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in the Political Economy of Food and Wellbeing SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Fitzpatrick, Caroline Université de Sherbrooke Canada Research Chair in Digital Media Use by Children and Its Implications for Promoting Togetherness: An Ecosystemic Approach SSHRC Tier 2 New
Laprise, Catherine Université du Québec à Chicoutimi Canada Research Chair in Asthma and Allergic Diseases Genomics CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Robert, Dominique Université du Québec à Rimouski Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Ecology NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Fradet-Turcotte, Amélie Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Molecular Virology and Genomic Instability CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Germain, Lucie Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Pibarot, Philippe Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Valvular Heart Disease CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Turgeon, Alexis Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Critical Care Neurology and Trauma CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Bagshaw, Sean University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Critical Care Outcomes and Systems Evaluation CIHR Tier 1 New
Crawford, Lucas University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Transgender Creativity and Mental Health SSHRC Tier 2 New
Donald, Dwayne University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Reimagining Teacher Education With Indigenous Wisdom Traditions SSHRC Tier 1 New
Hendzel, Michael University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Genome Cell Biology and Dynamics CIHR Tier 1 New
Ioannou, Maria University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Brain Lipid Cell Biology CIHR Tier 2 New
Pepper, Andrew University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Cell Therapies for Diabetes  CIHR Tier 2 New
Plemel, Jason University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Glial Neuroimmunology CIHR Tier 2 New
Sutendra, Gopinath University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Cardio-Oncology and Molecular Medicine CIHR Tier 2 New
Tang, Tian University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Multiscale Modeling of Soft Materials and Interfaces NSERC Tier 1 New
Bergerson, Joule University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Energy Technology Assessment NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Deniset, Justin University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Translational Immuno-Cardiology CIHR Tier 2 New
Forkert, Nils Daniel University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Medical Image Analysis NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Gallo, Marco University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Brain Cancer Epigenomics CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Kattan, Lina University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Integrative Transportation Systems Through Automation and Connectivity NSERC Tier 1 New
Pietroniro, Alain University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Water Systems in a Changing Climate NSERC Tier 1 New
Roach, Pamela University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health Systems Safety CIHR Tier 2 New
Lewis, Diana University of Guelph Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Health Governance CIHR Tier 2 New
Shapiro, Rebecca University of Guelph Canada Research Chair in Microbial Functional Genomics and Synthetic Biology NSERC Tier 2 New
Zovoilis, Athanasios University of Lethbridge Canada Research Chair in RNA Bioinformatics and Genomics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Armstrong, Heather University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Integrative Bioscience CIHR Tier 2 New
Brown, Kristina University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Arctic Marine Biogeochemistry NSERC Tier 2 New
Kindrachuk, Jason University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Molecular Pathogenesis of Emerging Viruses CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Lorway, Robert University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Global Intervention Politics and Social Transformation SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Urquia, Marcelo University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Applied Population Health CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Wilkinson, Lori University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Migration Futures SSHRC Tier 1 New
Bigonnesse, Catherine University of New Brunswick Canada Research Chair in Healthy Aging CIHR Tier 2 New
Pavey, Scott University of New Brunswick Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Molecular Ecology and Ecological Genomics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Maloney, Erin University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Academic Achievement and Well-Being  SSHRC Tier 2 New
Afolabi, Taiwo University of Regina Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre SSHRC Tier 2 New
Bradford, Lori University of Saskatchewan Canada Research Chair in Incorporating Social and Cultural Sciences in Engineering Design SSHRC Tier 2 New
Buckner, Elizabeth University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Global Development SSHRC Tier 2 New
Chen, Jean University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Neuroimaging of Aging CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Ellis, James University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Models of Childhood Disease CIHR Tier 1 New
Fernandez-Gonzalez, Rodrigo University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Cell Biology and Morphogenesis NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Guttmann, Astrid University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Applied Child Health Services and Policy CIHR Tier 1 New
Hamza, Chloe University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Stress and Coping in Postsecondary Contexts SSHRC Tier 2 New
Kafri, Ran University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Cell Biology NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Kerman, Kagan University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Bioelectrochemistry of Proteins NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Levine, Joel University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Biological Determinants of Social Networks NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Mabbott, Donald University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in White Matter Plasticity and Cognitive Development CIHR Tier 1 New
McEwen, Rhonda University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Tactile Interfaces, Communication and Cognition SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Mollayeva, Tatyana University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Neurological Disorders and Brain Health CIHR Tier 2 New
Park, Jeehye University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics and Neurodegenerative Diseases  CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Perez-Brumer, Amaya University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Global Health Intervention Justice CIHR Tier 2 New
Roy, Peter University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Chemical Genetics CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Shier, Micheal University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in the Human Services SSHRC Tier 2 New
Sled, John University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Imaging CIHR Tier 1 New
Steele Gray, Carolyn University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Implementing Digital Health Innovation CIHR Tier 2 New
Tsoi, Kim University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Translational Sarcoma Research CIHR Tier 2 New
Tuck, Eve University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Methodologies with Youth and Communities SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Stajduhar, Kelli University of Victoria Canada Research Chair in Palliative Approaches to Care in Aging and Community Health CIHR Tier 1 New
Liu, Jun University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Hybrid Systems and Control NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Yeats, Karen University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Combinatorics of Quantum Field Theory  NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Baltzer, Jennifer Wilfrid Laurier University Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change  NSERC Tier 1 New
De Stefano, Valerio York University Canada Research Chair in Innovation, Law and Society SSHRC Tier 2 New
Gerolin, Augusto University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence at the Interface of Chemistry and Mathematics NSERC Tier 2 New
Llanes-Ortiz, Genner Bishop's University Canada Research Chair in Digital Indigeneities SSHRC Tier 2 New
Sethi, Bharati Trent University Canada Research Chair in Care Work, Ethnicity, Race and Aging CIHR Tier 2 New
Murray, Dennis Trent University Canada Research Chair in Integrative Wildlife Conservation, Bioinformatics, and Ecological Modeling NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Szpak, Paul Trent University Canada Research Chair in Environmental Archaeology SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal