Canada Impact+ Research Chairs

The Canada Impact+ Research Chair Program at the University of Manitoba

The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) program is a one-time initiative designed to support Canadian post-secondary institutions in attracting world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. Impact+ Chairs will receive long-term funding and institutional support to advance ambitious and transformative projects in Canada’s strategic priority areas, build and maintain exceptional research teams, and collaborate with partners across sectors and borders. Impact+ chairholders are expected to drive the translation of discoveries into applications, commercialization and social and economic benefits for Canada and the world, while also developing the next generation of highly qualified personnel.
https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-plus-chairs.html

Canada’s strategic priority areas are:

  • Advanced digital technologies (including artificial intelligence, quantum and cybersecurity)
  • Health, including biotechnology
  • Clean technology and resource value chains
  • Environment, climate resilience and the Arctic
  • Food and water security
  • Democratic and community resilience
  • Manufacturing and advanced materials
  • Defence and dual-use technologies

The program awards Chairs of two award values:

  • $8 million over eight years ($1 million per year); or
  • $4 million over eight years ($500,000 per year).

The University of Manitoba

  • The University of Manitoba (UM) is a driving force of innovation, discovery and advancement. Our momentum is propelled by our campus community – UM faculty, staff and students whose determination and curiosity shape our world for the better. Our teaching, learning and work environment is uniquely strengthened and enriched by Indigenous perspectives. With two main campuses in Winnipeg, satellite campuses throughout Manitoba, and world-wide research, UM’s impact is global. 

    We are advancing the fight against cancer, rare diseases, and infectious diseases, leading global public health efforts at scale in Asia and Africa, connecting to the Arctic, opening a new maritime trade route, working alongside Indigenous partners, enhancing defence and security in the North, developing materials for green energy, and making Canadian agriculture more globally competitive and sustainable.  

    Opportunities to apply for the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs at the University of Manitoba will be made available on this website starting January 20, 2026, or earlier.

Questions?

If you are an internationally based researcher with a significant interest in making new contributions to Canada and are interested in learning more about this opportunity at the University of Manitoba, please contact avp.research@umanitoba for inquiries.