Program Updates

Updates to institutions

• Canada Research Chairs Spring 2024 Program Update (Bilingual | PDF Document, 34Kb)

General updates

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General updates

• 2023 Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity Competition
  5 June 2023
  

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• New reporting forms for chairholders and institutions are now available. Previews of the new reports are available here
  6 April 2023
  

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• Canada Research Chairs equity, diversity and inclusion progress reporting deadline extended to June 30, 2022
  22 April 2022
  

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• Inaugural Robbins-Ollivier Excellence in Equity Award launched
  7 March 2022
  

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• Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on research: NEW guidelines for the research community
  12 January 2022
  

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• Mid-point attestation requirement
  10 December 2021
  

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• Consequences of not meeting the program’s equity, diversity and inclusion requirements
  21 September 2021
  

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• Establishing equity targets for 2021 to 2029
  31 March 2021
  

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• Creating an Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Research Environment: A Best Practices Guide for Recruitment, Hiring and Retention
  31 March 2021
  

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• 2021 Canadian Human Rights Settlement Agreement and FAQs
  31 March 2021
  

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• Introducing the Safeguarding your Research Portal
  14 September 2020
  

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• Program publishes results of institutional equity, diversity and inclusion action plan review
  7 August 2020
  

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• Program launches revised self-identification form
  30 June 2020
  

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• Reaffirming our values and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
  9 June 2020
  

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• Equity Target Results for the 2019 December Deadline Now Posted
  8 May 2020
  

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• Program changes
  27 September 2019
  

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• Open letter to University Presidents and Vice-Presidents from the Canada Research Chairs Program: 2019 Addendum to the 2006 Canadian Human Rights Settlement Agreement
  31 July 2019
  

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• Changes in program processes and forms
  17 July 2019
  

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• Results of the 2017 chair re-allocation and Budget 2018 Chairs
  12 March 2019
  

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• New chair allocations and an additional research stipend for Tier 2 Chairs
  13 November 2018
  

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• Updates to program requirements to improve equity and diversity efforts
  10 September 2018
  

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• Reminder: Institutions must meet equity requirements to maintain eligibility
  5 April 2018
  

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• Changes to Tier 1 Chairs renewal policy, chair awards distribution and more
  2 November 2017
  

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• Now available: A training module on unconscious bias in peer review
  21 September 2017
  

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• The Canada Research Chairs Program recognizes outstanding contributions to the peer review process
  11 August 2017
  

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• The online public consultation on 15th-year evaluation is now available
  27 July 2017
  

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• Open Letter to University Presidents from the Canada Research Chairs Program
  11 May 2017
  

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• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan now available
  4 May 2017
  

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• Did you know? Submitting letters of reference for foreign nominations
  14 February 2017
  

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• Deadlines up until the April 2019 nomination cycle now available
  7 February 2017