Press Release Department: Federal - Canada Excellence Research Chairs

Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) announced the launch of a new competition for 11 Canada Excellence Research Chairs at the University of Calgary. Duncan announced that the new competition will require institutions to include detailed equity plans and recruitment strategies that promote the participation of women and other underrepresented groups in the CERC program. New chairs will … Read more

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) announced an investment of $10 million over seven years to bring one of the world’s most respected experts in food security to Canada. A recognized leader in crop adaptation to marginal soil environments, Leon Kochian will become the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Food Systems and Security at … Read more

The Government of Canada is committed to improving the health and well-being of Canadians by investing in research that will improve their quality of life. To honour this commitment, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.), and Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada will invest $10 million over … Read more

Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) announced Dr. Erik Snowberg as the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Data-Intensive Methods in Economics at The University of British Columbia (UBC). Dr. Snowberg comes to Vancouver from the California Institute of Technology. He will become Canada’s first CERC in the social sciences and the country’s 26th CERC … Read more

On behalf of Minister of State (Science and Technology) Ed Holder (London West, Ont.), Conservative Senator Diane Bellemare (Quebec), was at Polytechnique Montreal to introduce Dr. Andrea Lodi, who has come to Canada from the University of Bologna, Italy, to become the 23rd Canada Excellence Research Chair holder. Lodi, one of the world’s most respected data scientists, has been … Read more

Minister of State (Science and Technology) Ed Holder (London West, Ont.) visited the University of Toronto, where he announced 137 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 34 postsecondary institutions across the country. This $118 million investment, with an additional $7.9 million in infrastructure support provided by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, will help promote innovation … Read more

The Government of Canada has demonstrated its commitment to attracting and retaining the world’s best researchers with the announcement of the new Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Green Chemistry and Green Chemicals. Conservative Quebec Senator Larry Smith was at McGill University to introduce Dr. Robin Rogers, one of the world’s most renowned and respected … Read more

Minister of State (Science and Technology) Ed Holder (London West, Ont.) was at Queen’s University to introduce Gilles Gerbier, one of the world’s foremost particle astrophysicists. Gerbier has come to Canada from the French Atomic Energy Commission in Saclay, France, where he was director of research. Gerbier becomes the 20th Canada Excellence Research Chair holder. … Read more

Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, Ont.) announced the proposals from eight Canadian universities that have been selected to recruit 11 prestigious Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERCs). This latest CERC competition will further enable Canada to be at the leading edge of research breakthroughs which will generate significant social and economic benefits … Read more

Canada excellence research chair in remote sensing of Canada's new Arctic frontier at the Universite Laval Marcel Babin discussed his research on the effects of environmental changes in the Arctic as part of a press breakfast panel discussion that is part of the 178th annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science … Read more