Canada Research Chairs Program
Current Chairs
Canadian Mennonite University received its first Canada Research Chair special Tier II allocation in Spring 2021. In Summer 2024, Dr. Heather Campbell-Enns, Associate Professor of Psychology at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), was awarded a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Families and Aging.
This is the first time CMU has received a CRC award, which will contribute $120,000 to the university annually over a period of five years, for a total of $600,000 in funding.
Dr. Heather Campbell-Enns
Research Summary
The number of older adults in Canada is growing, and more families are providing essential care for persons living with dementia. But intergenerational care within specific communities has been relatively understudied. Learning more about the relationships between culture and family care could help us develop better health care supports for families.
As Canada Research Chair in Families and Aging, Dr. Heather Campbell-Enns is studying intergenerational families who care for adults living with dementia. Looking across cultures and communities, she and her research team are studying how this care is offered. They are using the data they gather to design, implement and evaluate family-based interventions that can help families meet their care goals in local settings. Campbell-Enns is also building an international research network aimed at increasing knowledge about families and aging. Ultimately, her research will lead to new ways to support families who are caring for older adults.
About the Program
The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. It invests approximately $295 million per year to attract and retain a diverse cadre of world-class researchers, to reinforce academic research and training excellence in Canadian postsecondary institutions.
In 2000, the Government of Canada created a permanent program to establish 2,285 research professorships—Canada Research Chairs—in eligible degree-granting institutions across the country.
Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. They improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada's international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of highly skilled people through student supervision, teaching, and the coordination of other researchers' work.
Read more information about the Canada Research Chairs Program.
Types of Chairs
There are two types of Canada Research Chairs:
Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable once, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. For each Tier 1 Chair, the institution receives $200,000 annually for seven years.
Tier 2 Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. For each Tier 2 Chair, the institution receives $100,000 annually for five years, with an additional $20,000 annual research stipend for first-term Tier 2 Chairs.
How are Chairs Awarded?
Canadian postsecondary institutions both nominate Canada Research Chairs and administer their funds.
Each eligible degree-granting institution receives an allocation of Chairs. For each Chair, an institution nominates a researcher whose work complements its strategic research plan and who meets the program's high standards.
Three members of a College of Reviewers, composed of experts from around the world, assess each nomination and recommend whether to support it.
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