The Government of Canada invests聽$295聽million per year to attract and retain world-class researchers, and has established 2,285聽research professorships - known as -聽at eligible institutions across the country.
涩里番's Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Canada Research Chairs
Equity and inclusiveness are among 涩里番鈥檚聽core principles, and 涩里番 is committed to the view that striving for diverse representation within our Canada Research Chair appointments, as well as our broader academic and research communities, is a matter of fairness that furthers excellence and the advancement of our academic mission.聽
"Expand diversity" is one of the five explicit objectives of聽涩里番鈥檚 Strategic Academic Plan 2017 - 2022, wherein 涩里番 outlines its rationale for a diverse professoriate and lays out its equity targets in academic recruitment and career progression for members of underrepresented groups聽including women, racialized people/visible minorities, Indigenous people, and people with disabilities.
This objective is furthered by the聽Employment Equity Policy聽at 涩里番, pursuant to which equity data about 涩里番鈥檚 entire workforce (that is, both faculty as well as administrative and support staff) are confidentially collected, recorded and analysed with a view to removing barriers that inhibit an inclusive working community at 涩里番.
Governance Plan
涩里番's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan for the Canada Research Chairs Program articulates the University鈥檚 commitment to ensuring that recruitment to CRC positions is undertaken in a manner that ensures access to the greatest range of qualified candidates. The plan also outlines 涩里番's cross-cutting institutional objectives, strategies, and management of EDI across the University.聽Please read the entire plan聽here.
For more information about the Canada Research Chairs Program at 涩里番, please visit the Academic Personel Office website.