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Governing Council

Members

Members of the Governing Council are appointed by Orders-in-Council and will hold office for three-year terms. Members can be appointed to no more than two consecutive terms. The President will hold office for five years, and is also eligible for reappointment.

Dr. Alan Bernstein
Dr. Alan Bernstein
(Chair)
President
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Dr. Michel Bureau Dr. Michel Bureau
Professor
Faculty of Medicine
Université de Sherbrooke
Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov
Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Manitoba and
CancerCare Manitoba
Dr. Nancy Edwards

Dr. Nancy Edwards
(Vice-Chair)
Professor
School of Nursing
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine
University of Ottawa

Dr. Brett Finlay Dr. Brett Finlay
Professor
Michael Smith Laboratories
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of British Columbia
Dr. Patrick John McGrath

Dr. Patrick John McGrath
Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Dalhousie University

Dr. Rodney J. Ouellette

Dr. Rodney J. Ouellette
Director of Molecular Pathology
CEO & Scientific Director
Beausejour Medical Research Institute
Laboratory and Head of Research
Dr. Georges L. Dumont Hospital
Moncton, New Brunswick

Dr. Carol Richards Dr. Carol Richards
Director
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration
Université Laval
Mr. Morris Rosenberg
Mr. Morris Rosenberg 
(Ex-Officio)
Deputy Minister
Health Canada
Dr. Janet Rossant Dr. Janet Rossant
Chief of Research
The Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Jean L. Rouleau Dr. Jean L. Rouleau
Dean of Medicine
Université de Montréal
Dr. Robert S. Sheldon Dr. Robert S. Sheldon
Professor
Cardiovascular Research Group
University of Calgary
Mr. H. Arnold Steinberg

Mr. H. Arnold Steinberg
(Deputy Vice-Chair)
Principal, Retail and Investment Banking
Cleman Ludmer Steinberg, Inc.

Dr. William Thomlinson

Dr. William (Bill) Thomlinson
Executive Director
Canadian Light Source Inc.
University of Saskatchewan


Created: 2003-04-24
Modified: 2006-11-29
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