The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program attracts and retains some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Available CRC Opportunities
No current Canada Research Chair opportunities are available.
Current Canadian Research Chairs
Alex AbramovichCanada Research Chair in 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness and Mental Health (Tier 2) Using community-based, qualitative and mixed-methods research approaches to create policies and change practices that will help prevent, reduce and hopefully end homelessness in the Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ youth community. |
Hailey BanackCanada Research Chair in Obesity and Aging Across Populations (Tier 2) Exploring how obesity in later life relates to illness and death, how newer medications (such as GLP-1 receptor agonists) may improve outcomes, and how sarcopenic obesity (low muscle mass combined with obesity) affects disease risk. |
Yvonne BombardCanada Research Chair in Genomics Health Services and Policy After developing the first digital decision aid for patients undergoing genetic testing, transforming this decision aid into a virtual care platform to ensure all Canadians can benefit from better and more equitable access to precision medicine. |
Beverley EssueCanada Research Chair in Economics for Global Health Systems Equity (Tier 2) Drawing on intersectionality frameworks to identify and address the structural factors that deepen vulnerability, particularly among historically marginalized populations. Aiming to ensure health systems deliver not just efficiency, but equity and justice for all. |
Mikaela GabrielCanada Research Chair in Indigenous Women and Two-Spirit Mental Health and Homelessness (Tier 2) Working to understand trends in homelessness for Indigenous women and Two-Spirited Peoples and to establish a housing, services and safety database for this population. Co-creating and evaluating policy, education and service interventions to dismantle systemic barriers and decolonize transitions out of homelessness. |
Daniel GraceCanada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Health (Tier 2) Using community-based qualitative and mixed research methods to improve the sexual and mental health of sexual minorities and gender-diverse people. |
Robin HayeemsCanada Research Chair in Genomics and Health Policy (Tier 2) Identifying and measuring patient- and systems-oriented outcomes of genomics technologies and developing new models of care to support their equitable and sustainable delivery.
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Rayjean HungCanada Research Chair in Integrative Molecular Epidemiology (Tier 1) Applying an integrative approach to population-based molecular and genetic studies to better understand the causes and risks of cancers with low survival rates. |
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Joanne KotsopoulosCanada Research Chair in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention (Tier 2) Research to better identify women at the highest risk of developing cancer and may act as potential targets for novel preventive drug therapies or as markers for early detection. |
Amaya Perez-BrumerCanada Research Chair in Global Health Intervention Justice (Tier 2) Studying the way global infectious disease prevention interventions and clinical trials are executed and their impact on marginalized communities.
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Valeria RacCanada Research Chair in Health System and Technology Evaluation (Tier 2) Expanding traditional Health Technology Assessment methods to incorporate the dynamic nature of the health-care system in evaluations.
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Rachel SavageCanada Research Chair in Sex, Gender, and Loneliness in Aging Applying an intersectional lens to multi-method health research on loneliness to support more equitable and effective interventions that strengthen social connections.
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Carolyn Steele GrayCanada Research Chair in Implementing Digital Health Innovation (Tier 2) Creating tools and frameworks to inform implementation and advancing innovative research methods to study these complex systems. Leading to the knowledge and tools needed to address pressing health system challenges. |
 Andrea Tricco
Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis for Knowledge Users (Tier 1) Combining information from large numbers of research studies in a way that helps governments, policy-makers, physicians, patients and others make evidence-based decisions around health care. |
Wendy J. UngarCanada Research Chair in Economic Evaluation and Technology Assessment in Child Health (Tier 1) By providing sound evidence to guide healthcare decision-making, Ungar helps ensure funding for healthcare is spent wisely for the benefit of Canadian children. |
Rae YeungCanada Research Chair in Precision Medicine in Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases (Tier 1) Combining genomic and functional studies with machine learning to create predictive scores that can detect inflammation early and identify the molecular pathways that drive disease. |
Amy YuCanada Research Chair in Data-Driven Design of Stroke Systems Using a three-pronged approach to uncover the fundamental data needed to optimize health systems for stroke care and improve outcomes for patients. |
Camellia ZakariaCanada Research Chair in Mobile Health Solutions (Tier 2) Balancing scientific proofing and human-centred design in mobile health development to create innovative health technologies for everyday users. |
Zahra Shakeri
Research Chairs at Dalla Lana School of Public Health
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Andrew Boozary Early Career Professorship in Health Policy Innovation
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Xiaolin WeiDalla Lana Chair in Global Health Policy |
Ross UpshurDalla Lana Chair in Clinical Public Health |
Hailey BanackNovo Nordisk Chair in Equity and Chronic Disease Prevention |
Jennifer GibsonSunlife Chair |
Suzanne StewartTrans Canada Pipelines Chair in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing
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Jean-Louis Denis
Fiona Miller
Aasthaa Bansal
Alexis Reeves
Walter Wodchis
Paul Kurdyak
Sarah Elton
Rupaleem Bhuyan