Fall 2022 Recipients (cycle 2021-2)

Total: 176 chairholders
Total amount funded: $139,400,000

The Canada Foundation for Innovation contributed an additional investment of more than $6 million in funding to support 29 projects at 22 institutions across Canada through its John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

Received by province

Alberta

Athabasca University: $500,000
University of Alberta: $4,400,000
University of Calgary: $3,200,000

Provincial total: $8,100,000

British Columbia

Royal Roads University: $600,000
Simon Fraser University: $5,200,000
The University of British Columbia: $19,300,000
Thompson Rivers University: $600,000
University of Northern British Columbia: $500,000
University of Victoria: $4,700,000

Provincial total: $30,900,000

Manitoba

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

Provincial total: $1,900,000

New Brunswick

Mount Allison University: $500,000
Moncton University: $500,000
University of New Brunswick: $600,000

Provincial total: $1,600,000

Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial University of Newfoundland: $3,900,000

Provincial total: $500,000

Nova Scotia

Acadia University: $600,000
Dalhousie University: $3,000,000
Saint Mary's University: $1,000,000
St. Francis Xavier University: $1,400,000

Provincial total: $6,000,000

Ontario

Algoma University: $600,000
Brock University: $1,100,000
Carleton University: $2,400,000
McMaster University: $10,200,000
Nippising University: $600,000
Royal Millitary College of Canada: $1,900,000
Ryerson University: $1,600,000
Western University: $600,000
Trent University: $1,100,000
University of Guelph: $2,000,000
University of Ottawa: $2,500,000
University of Toronto: $27,300,000
University of Waterloo: $3,900,000
Wilfrid Laurier University: $600,000
York University: $3,900,000

Provincial total: $60,300,000

Quebec

Bishop's University: $500,000
Concordia University: $1,100,000
McGill University: $6,400,000
Polytechnique Montréal: $1,900,000
Université de Montréal: $5,000,000
Université de Sherbrooke: $2,000,000
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue: $2,000,000
Université du Québec à Montréal: $5,300,000
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières: $600,000
Université Laval: $3,300,000

Provincial total: $28,100,000

Saskatchewan

University of Regina: $1,400,000
University of Saskatchewan: $600,000

Provincial total: $2,000,000



Chairholder University Chairholder title Agency Tier Chair type
Agarwal, Gina Ragini McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Vulnerable Individuals in Primary Care CIHR Tier 1 New
Altamirano-Jiménez, Isabel University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Comparative Indigenous Feminist Studies SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Amy, Matthew Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computing NSERC Tier 2 New
Angert, Amy The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Ecology NSERC Tier 1 New
Aparicio, Samuel The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Molecular Oncology and Therapeutics CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Archambault, Isabelle Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in School, Youth Well-Being, and Educational Success SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Audas, Timothy Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Cellular Stress NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Bacsu, Juanita-Dawne Thompson Rivers University Canada Research Chair in Nursing and Population Health CIHR Tier 2 New
Baird, Julia Brock University Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Baker, Thomas University of Victoria Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computing for Modelling of Molecules and Materials NSERC Tier 2 New
Basu, Nandita University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Global Water Sustainability and Ecohydrology NSERC Tier 1 New
Bazylak, Aimy University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Clean Energy NSERC Tier 1 Advancement
Beck, Lauren Mount Allison University Canada Research Chair in Intercultural Encounter SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Belcourt, Billy-Ray The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Queer Indigenous Cultural Production SSHRC Tier 2 New
Belsham, Denise University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Neuroendocrinology NSERC Tier 1 New
Beltrami, Hugo St. Francis Xavier University Canada Research Chair in Climate Dynamics NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Bhavsar, Amit University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Pattern Recognition Receptor Pathophysiology CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Black, Marianne University of Victoria Canada Research Chair in Assistive Technologies NSERC Tier 2 New
Bourbeau, Philippe Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Immigration and Security SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Bourdin, Blaise McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Mathematical and Computational Aspects of Solid Mechanics NSERC Tier 1 New
Bourgault, Steve Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Research Chair in Chemistry of Biological Nanoassemblies NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Brown, Susan University of Guelph Canada Research Chair in Collaborative Digital Scholarship SSHRC Tier 1 Renewal
Bullock, Ryan The University of Winnipeg Canada Research Chair in Human-Environment Interactions SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Calarco, John University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Neuronal RNA Biology NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Canaan, Serena Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Applied Microeconomics SSHRC Tier 2 New
Caputo, Christopher York University Canada Research Chair in Main-Group Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Catherine, Nicole Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Child Health Equity and Policy CIHR Tier 2 New
Chum, Antony York University Canada Research Chair in Population Health Data Science for Evidence-Based Policy SSHRC Tier 2 New
Colombo, Stefanie Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in Aquaculture Nutrition NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Courville, Aaron Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Learning Representations that Generalize Systematically NSERC Tier 1 New
Cybulsky, Myron University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Arterial Wall Biology and Atherogenesis CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Damjanov, Ivana Saint Mary's University Canada Research Chair in Astronomy and Astrophysics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
de Silva, Nadish Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in the Mathematics of Quantum Computation NSERC Tier 2 New
De Vera, Mary The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Health Outcomes and Treatment Adherence CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Delaney, Doug Royal Military College of Canada Canada Research Chair in War Studies SSHRC Tier 1 Renewal
D'Souza, Rohan McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Maternal Health CIHR Tier 2 New
Duvenaud, David University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Generative Models NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Dworkin, Seth Toronto Metropolitan University Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Energy Modelling and Simulation NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Elhenawy, Wael University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Microbiome Research CIHR Tier 2 New
El-Sheimy, Naser University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Geomatics Multi-Sensor Systems NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Elvira, Katherine University of Victoria Canada Research Chair in Microfluidics for Drug Discovery and Health Care NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Eng, Janice The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Fernandes, Karl Université de Sherbrooke Canada Research Chair in Brain Aging and Repair CIHR Tier 1 New
Forman-Kay, Julie University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Gabel, Chelsea McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Well-Being, Community Engagement and Innovation SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Gaensler, Bryan University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Radio Astronomy NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Gennaretti, Fabio Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Canada Research Chair in Dendroecology and Dendroclimatology NSERC Tier 2 New
Goncheva, Mariya University of Victoria Canada Research Chair in Virology CIHR Tier 2 New
Goubran, Maged University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Computational Neuroscience CIHR Tier 2 New
Gray-Owen, Scott University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Infectious Immunopathogenesis CIHR Tier 1 New
Guo, Yuhong Carleton University Canada Research Chair in Machine Learning NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Habibi Lashkari, Arash York University Canada Research Chair in Behaviour-Centric Cybersecurity NSERC Tier 2 New
Hamel, Deny Université de Moncton Canada Research Chair in Optics and Quantum Information NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Harvey, Eric Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Canada Research Chair in Watershed-Aquatic Ecosystem Interactions NSERC Tier 2 New
Hatzopoulou, Marianne University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Transport Decarbonization and Air Quality NSERC Tier 1 New
Hayeems, Robin University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Genomics and Health Policy CIHR Tier 2 New
He, Fangliang University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Biodiversity and Landscape Modelling NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Hendricks, Michael McGill University Canada Research Chair in Neurobiology and Behaviour CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Henry, Robert University of Saskatchewan Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Justice and Wellbeing SSHRC Tier 2 New
Hirota, Jeremy McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Respiratory Mucosal Immunology CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Ho, Lam Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in Stochastic Modelling NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Hoesli, Corinne McGill University Canada Research Chair in Cellular Therapy Bioprocess Engineering NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Hossein, Caroline University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Africana Development and Feminist Political Economy SSHRC Tier 2 New
Husain, Muhammad University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Treatment Innovation in Mood Disorders CIHR Tier 2 New
Hwang, Dae Kun Toronto Metropolitan University Canada Research Chair in in Microarchitecture for Advanced Polymeric Materials NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Iordanova, Mihaela Concordia University Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Neuroscience NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Jacobson, Alec University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Geometry Processing NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Jalal, Hawre University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Health Economics CIHR Tier 2 New
Jenkins, Emily The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Socioecological Approaches to Mental Health and Substance Use CIHR Tier 2 New
Joly-Lopez, Zoé Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Genomics of Noncoding DNA NSERC Tier 2 New
Jones, Courtney University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Leukemia Stem Cell Metabolism CIHR Tier 2 New
Julien, Jean-Philippe University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Structural Immunology CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Kar, Kohitij York University Canada Research Chair in Visual Neuroscience CIHR Tier 2 New
Karimipour, Hadis University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Secure and Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems NSERC Tier 2 New
Karsan, Aly The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Blood Cancers CIHR Tier 1 New
Katapally, Tarun Reddy Western University Canada Research Chair in Digital Health for Equity CIHR Tier 2 New
Kazem-Moussavi, Zahra University of Manitoba Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering NSERC Tier 1 New
Keleta-Mae, Naila University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Race, Gender and Performance SSHRC Tier 2 New
Kennedy, Mary Clare The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Substance Use Policy and Practice CIHR Tier 2 New
Kizhakkedathu, Jayachandran The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Immunomodulation Materials and Immunotherapy CIHR Tier 1 New
Kjeang, Erik Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Fuel Cell Science and Technology Development NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Knight, Andrea University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Chronic Disease of Childhood CIHR Tier 2 New
Knox, Sara The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Eco-Meteorology NSERC Tier 2 New
Krishnaswamy, Arjun McGill University Canada Research Chair in Neural Circuit Assembly and Function CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Kumar, Sushant University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Genomic Medicine CIHR Tier 2 New
Kwong, Raymond (Wai Man) York University Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Labrie, Marilyne Université de Sherbrooke Canada Research Chair in Development of Personalized Therapies for Ovarian Cancer Patients CIHR Tier 2 New
Lee, Woo Jin Edward Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Sexualities, Genders and Migrations SSHRC Tier 2 New
Lee, Kang University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Moral Development and Developmental Neuroscience SSHRC Tier 1 Renewal
Lesage, Frederic École Polytechnique de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Vascular Optical Imaging NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Levac, Leah University of Guelph Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy SSHRC Tier 2 New
Levin, David University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Simulation-Driven Graphics and Fabrication NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Li, Yifeng Brock University Canada Research Chair in Machine Learning for Biomedical Data Science NSERC Tier 2 New
Li, Guofang The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Transnational/Global Perspectives of Language and Literacy Education of Children and Youth Department of Language and Literacy Education SSHRC Tier 1 Renewal
Li, Xin The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Plant Immunity NSERC Tier 1 New
Liu-Ambrose, Teresa The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Health and Mobility in Aging CIHR Tier 1 New
Loeb, Mark McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Infectious Diseases CIHR Tier 1 New
Ma, Liya York University Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neurophysiology CIHR Tier 2 New
MacDonald, Adriane Concordia University Canada Research Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility SSHRC Tier 2 New
MacPherson, Ailene Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Evolutionary Epidemiology NSERC Tier 2 New
Malardier-Jugroot, Cecile Royal Military College of Canada Canada Research Chair in Self-Assembly and Nanomaterials NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Markides, Jennifer University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Youth Well-Being and Education SSHRC Tier 2 New
Mawani, Renisa The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Colonial Legal Histories SSHRC Tier 1 New
McAlpine, Jessica The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Molecular Stratification of Gynecologic Cancers CIHR Tier 1 New
McCarter, Colin Nipissing University Canada Research Chair in Climate and Environmental Change NSERC Tier 2 New
Meltzer, Jed University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Interventional Cognitive Neuroscience CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Migicovsky, Zoë Acadia University Canada Research Chair in Agri-Food and Sustainable Agriculture NSERC Tier 2 New
Mills, Sean University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Canadian and Transnational History SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Moffatt, Karyn McGill University Canada Research Chair in Inclusive Social Computing NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Montenegro Burke, J. Rafael University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Functional Metabolomics and Lipidomics CIHR Tier 2 New
Morgan, Jas Toronto Metropolitan University Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Digital Humanities SSHRC Tier 2 New
Morisset, Lucie Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage SSHRC Tier 1 Renewal
Morton Ninomiya, Melody Wilfrid Laurier University Canada Research Chair in Community-Driven Knowledge Mobilization and Pathways to Wellness SSHRC Tier 2 New
Murugan, Nirosha Algoma University Canada Research Chair in Tissue Biophysics NSERC Tier 2 New
Myers, Erica University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics SSHRC Tier 2 New
Narbonne, Jean-Marc Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Critical Antiquity and Emerging Modernity SSHRC Tier 1 Renewal
Neculita, Carmen Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Canada Research Chair in Treatment and Management of Mine Water NSERC Tier 1 New
Newell, Robert Royal Roads University Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainability SSHRC Tier 2 New
Nissen, Edwin University of Victoria Canada Research Chair in Geophysics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
O'Connor, Deborah University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Human Milk and Infant Nutrition CIHR Tier 1 New
Ojo, Adegboyega Carleton University Canada Research Chair in Governance and Artificial Intelligence SSHRC Tier 1 New
Ouimet, Mireille University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Metabolism and Cell Biology CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Panezi, Argyri University of New Brunswick Canada Research Chair in Digital Information Law and Policy SSHRC Tier 2 New
Papaioannou, Alexandra McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine and Healthy Aging CIHR Tier 1 New
Parent, Amy Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance in Education SSHRC Tier 2 New
Peredo, Ana Maria University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Social and Inclusive Entrepreneurship SSHRC Tier 1 New
Pernell-Gallagher, Kimberly University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Economic Sociology SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Perreault Levasseur, Laurence Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Computational Cosmology and Artificial Intelligence NSERC Tier 2 New
Power, Ian Trent University Canada Research Chair in Environmental Geoscience NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Rahaman, Mohammad Saint Mary's University Canada Research Chair in International Finance and Competitiveness SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Ramaswamy, Vijay University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology CIHR Tier 2 New
Ramchandran, Arun University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Engineered Soft Materials and Interfaces NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Rassier, Dilson McGill University Canada Research Chair in Muscle Biophysics CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Reimer, Rudy Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Community-Based Archaeology SSHRC Tier 2 New
Ren, Carolyn University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Microfluidic Technologies NSERC Tier 1 New
Rini, Regina York University Canada Research Chair in Social Reasoning SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Rioux, John Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Genetics and Genomic Medicine CIHR Tier 1 Renewal
Rosin, Jessica The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Immune Regulation of Developmental Programs CIHR Tier 2 New
Rowe, Jason Bishop's University Canada Research Chair in Exoplanet Astrophysics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Rowe, Christie McGill University Canada Research Chair in Earthquake Geology NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Rusch, Leslie Université Laval Canada Research Chair in Communications Systems Enabling the Cloud NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Savoie, Chantal Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Research Chair in Literary and Cultural History SSHRC Tier 1 New
Schertzer, Jonathan McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Metabolic Inflammation CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Schuster, Tibor McGill University Canada Research Chair in Biostatistical Methods for Primary Health-Care Research CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Schwartz, Gregory University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology CIHR Tier 2 New
Seletskiy, Denis École Polytechnique de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Ultrafast and Quantum Photonics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Sharma, Sangita University of Alberta Canada Research Chair in Population Health CIHR Tier 1 New
Shaw, Jay University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Responsible Health Innovation CIHR Tier 2 New
Smith, Matthew Université de Montréal Canada Research Chair in Cancer Signalling and Structural Biology CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Smith, Stephen University of Waterloo Canada Research Chair in Autonomous Systems NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Sokke Umeshappa, Channakeshava Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in Human Immunology and Inflammation CIHR Tier 2 New
Storey, Margaret-Anne University of Victoria Canada Research Chair in Human and Social Aspects of Software Engineering NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Sun, Hongyu Carleton University Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neuroscience NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Swanson, Kate Dalhousie University Canada Research Chair in International Peace, Security and Children SSHRC Tier 1 New
Tanentzap, Andrew Trent University Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Northern Ecosystems NSERC Tier 2 New
Tannert, Thomas University of Northern British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Tall Wood and Hybrid Structures Engineering NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Teves, Sheila The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Transcriptional Memory and Plasticity in Stem Cells CIHR Tier 2 New
Thomas, Hugh Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Research Chair in Algebra, Combinatorics and Mathematical Computer Science NSERC Tier 1 Renewal
Tikhonova, Anastasia University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Niche Biology NSERC Tier 2 New
Tilcsik, Andras University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Strategy, Organizations and Society SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Trenholm, Stuart McGill University Canada Research Chair in Neuronal Circuits of Vision CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Türeli, Ipek McGill University Canada Research Chair in Architectures of Spatial Justice SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Vallee, Mickey Athabasca University Canada Research Chair in Sound Studies SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Van Lieshout, Ryan McMaster University Canada Research Chair in the Perinatal Programming of Mental Disorders CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Verdu, Elena McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Microbial Therapeutics and Nutrition in Gastroenterology CIHR Tier 1 New
Wachsmuth, David McGill University Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance SSHRC Tier 2 Renewal
Walker, Jennifer McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health Data and Aging CIHR Tier 2 New
Wu, Helena The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Hong Kong Studies SSHRC Tier 2 New
Wyatt, Haley University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Mechanisms of Genome Instability CIHR Tier 2 Renewal
Xia, Jianguo McGill University Canada Research Chair in Bioinformatics and Big Data Analytics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Yang, Burton University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Cardiac Remodelling CIHR Tier 1 New
Yong, Paul The University of British Columbia Canada Research Chair in Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain CIHR Tier 2 New
Yuen, Darren University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Fibrotic Injury CIHR Tier 2 New
Zhang, Baiyu Memorial University of Newfoundland Canada Research Chair in Coastal Environmental Engineering NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Zhang, Xuekui University of Victoria Canada Research Chair in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics NSERC Tier 2 Renewal
Zilles, Sandra University of Regina Canada Research Chair in Computational Learning Theory NSERC Tier 1 Advancement