Members of Governing Council

CIHR is governed by a Governing Council of up to 18 members. The President of CIHR serves as its Chair, while the Deputy Minister of Health is an ex-officio and non-voting member.

Members of Governing Council are not remunerated.

• Appointment Terms
• Selection and Appointment of Governing Council Members

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Dr. Alain Beaudet
CIHR President
Chair of the Governing Council

Keith G. Anderson
Senior Policy Advisor and
Health Management Consultant

Dr. James Brien
Queen's University

Dr. Nadine Caron
Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia,
Northern Medical Program

Ms. Maura Davies
President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Saskatoon Health Region.

Michèle Fortin
President and CEO
Télé-Québec

Dr. Paul E. Garfinkel
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Staff Psychiatrist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Dr. Terry Klassen
Director of Research, Manitoba Institute of Child Health (MICH)
Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Dr. Paul Kubes
Professor, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary

Mr. Martin LeBlanc
President and CEO of Caprion Proteomics

Dr. Nicole Letourneau
Professor, Faculty of Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Dr. Christopher W. Loomis
President Pro Tempore
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL

Dr. Bernard Prigent MD, MBA
Vice-President and Medical Director of Pfizer Canada

Lori Turik
Executive Director
Richard Ivey School of Business
International Centre for
Health Innovation and Leadership

The Honourable Michael H. Wilson
(Vice-Chair)
Chairman, Barclays Capital Canada Inc.

Glenda Yeates
(Ex-Officio)
Deputy Minister
Health Canada