About SSHRC

Council

SSHRC Council promotes and assists research and scholarship in the social sciences and humanities. It meets regularly to set policy and program priorities , allocate budgets and to advise the minister of industry and Parliament on research policy in these areas.

The vice-president of Council chairs its meetings and also plays a key role in strengthening Council’s ability to provide the president with independent guidance and to oversee SSHRC’s strategic directions. Council members elect the vice-president, subject to approval by the Governor-in-Council.

Vice-President and Chair:

Thomas Kierans Toronto, ON

Members:

Paul Bates Dean, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University		Sean Caulfield Canada Research Chair in Printmaking University of Alberta
Kerry Day Edmonton, AB		Angela Ferrante Toronto, ON
Chad Gaffield President, SSHRC		Ken Higginbotham Vice-President, Forestry and Environment Canfor Corporation Vancouver, BC
Tom Jenkins Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, OpenText Waterloo, ON		Gregory Kealey Provost and Vice-President, Research University of New Brunswick
Joanne Keselman Interim Vice-President, Academic and Provost University of Manitoba		Danielle Laberge Administrator and Associate Professor Université du Québec à Montréal
Christopher Manfredi Dean, Faculty of Arts McGill University		Nelson Michaud Director, Teaching and Research École nationale d'administration publique
Leslie Monkman Professor Emeritus Queen's University		Fred Morley Executive Vice-President and Chief Economist Greater Halifax Partnership
Priscilla Renouf Professor and Canada Research Chair in North Atlantic Archaeology Memorial University of Newfoundland		Suromitra Sanatani Strategic Counsel, Heenan Blaikie Victoria, BC
Gerri Sinclair Executive Director, Masters of Digital Media Program Centre for Digital Media		Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire President and Executive Director Centraide of Greater Montreal

Photos: Martin Lipman