Administration Guidelines

In keeping with standard Government of Canada practice, Universities cannot announce new or renewal Canada Research Chair appointments to the media or formally announce them within the Institution until the Government of Canada鈥檚 official announcement has been made. Similarly, chairholders must wait until the public announcement before using their CRC title formally. Please review the for full details on the 鈥渋nformal鈥� use of the CRC title.

The Canada Research Chairs Program sends a Notice of Decision (NOD) to the Office of the Provost & VP (Academic) via the Convergence portal. Both the chairholder and 平特五不中 must accept the terms of the award, and agree to follow the administrative regulations set out in the . Once accepted the CRC program generates a Notice of Award (NOA) detailing the payment schedule and the term of the award.

Once the NOAs are received, the Office of Sponsored Research and Research Financial Management Services will open new funds for new CRCs and manage financial aspects for the duration of the award (both new and renewal). Questions related to payment schedules and expense eligibility can be sent to Marisa Sgro, Senior Accounts Administrator, Financial Services (marisa.sgro [at] mcgill.ca).

The Office of the Provost & VP (Academic) manages other administrative matters related to the CRCs, such as reporting, leaves, extensions, and EDI requirements. Any questions related to the administration of a CRC can be sent to crc.provost [at] mcgill.ca.

Chairholders are responsible for using award funds in accordance with the , and for providing true, complete and accurate information on documentation for expenditures from award accounts.

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