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The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) program is a one-time initiative designed to support institutions in attracting world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges.
To be considered degree-granting, a university must meet both of the following criteria:
The Impact+ program offers eligible institutions the opportunity to nominate internationally renowned scholars and scientists as chairholders in areas of strategic importance to Canada (see strategic priority areas). The nominees must have a recent track record of research accomplishments and significant interest in making new contributions to Canada. Only candidates who are internationally based (both working and residing outside of Canada) at the time of the intake’s application deadline are eligible to apply.
Successful nominees will have the primary responsibility for directing the research program and all related activities, leading a team of personnel, and coordinating governance and administration with the host institution.
Nominees must be full professors or associate professors or, if recruited from outside the academic sector, must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels. Once a successful nominee takes up their chairholder appointment, the host institution will be expected to appoint them as a full professor, or as an associate professor with a promotion to full professor within two years of starting their appointment. Institutions may use their 2026 Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) nomination processes to identify nominees for the Impact+ Research Chairs competition, but they may not nominate the same person for both programs.
Successful nominees will be expected to start their position at their Canadian host institution within 12 months of accepting the award. Chairholders will be required to take up their appointment on a full-time basis. For more details on continuing eligibility requirements, see the Canada Excellence Research Chairs and Canada 150 Research Chairs Administration Guide.
The program awards Chairs of two award values:
The two award values recognize the varying costs of research within different research disciplines and aim to be inclusive of all areas of research.
In addition, there is potential for a four-year extension at 50% of the initial award value per year. This extension will be determined by an external review in Year 7 of the award. The funding extension will be granted on the basis of 1) clear, tangible evidence of the knowledge translation, commercialization or policy impact of the research, and 2) identification of sustained partnerships with industry, government, academic or not-for-profit organizations. This is in keeping with the program’s overall goal of generating transformational research and maximizing its application to benefit the Canadian economy and society more broadly. More details on the extension process will be shared with awardees.
The funding supports expenses related to compensation, as well as research activities for the chairholder and the chairholder’s team, and up to 25% of the direct costs of research can be used for indirect costs of research. Indirect costs calculations exclude the salary of the chairholder (including benefits), teaching replacement costs of the chairholder, and eligible recruitment and relocation costs.
Registration deadline: {Intake one: March 10, 2026, 8:00 p.m. (eastern) Intake two: June 15, 2026, 8:00 p.m. (eastern)} Application deadline: {Intake one: March 24, 2026, 8:00 p.m. (eastern) Intake two: June 29, 2026, 8:00 p.m. (eastern)}
Contact Name: Canada Impact+ Research Chairs
E-mail Address: impactplus@chairs-chaires.gc.ca
Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-plus-chairs/program-details/competition/2026/apply.html
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