Canada Research Chairs Program

The Canada Research Chairs program offers Canadian universities the opportunity to nominate researchers for senior professorships in areas that will further the institution's overall research priorities. Each university receives a number of Chairs which is proportional to the amount of recent funding the institution has received from the TriCouncil (CIHR, NSERC, CIHR). There are two different types of Chairs. Tier I - Researchers at this level are world leaders in their fields of study, according to their peers. This type of Chair is awarded for a seven-year period and may be renewed at the discretion of the University; Tier II - Researchers at this level have the potential to become world leaders in their fields. Tier II Chairs are awarded for five years and may be renewed once at the discretion of the University; Interested researchers should speak to their Dean or Vice-Dean, Research to discuss the possibility of being nominated for a Chair.

• The Canada Research Chairs program stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development.

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