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Members of Governing Council and Minutes of GC Meetings

CIHR is governed by a Governing Council of up to 20 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.

Dr. Alain Beaudet

Dr. Alain Beaudet
CIHR President
Chair of the Governing Council

Keith G. Anderson

Keith G. Anderson
Senior Policy Advisor and Health Management Consultant

Dr. James Brien Dr. James Brien
Queen's University
Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov
Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Manitoba and
CancerCare Manitoba
Dr. Brett Finlay Dr. Brett Finlay
Professor
Michael Smith Laboratories
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of British Columbia
Dr. Nicole Letourneau

Dr. Nicole Letourneau
Professor
Faculty of Nursing
University of New Brunswick

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

Dr. Patrick J. McGrath
Vice President Research,
IWK Health Centre
Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Dalhousie University

Bernard Prigent

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

Dr. Ray Rajotte

Dr. Ray Rajotte
University of Alberta
Professor of Surgery and Medicine
Director, Surgical-Medical Research Institute
Director, Islet Transplantation Group

Mr. Morris Rosenberg
Mr. Morris Rosenberg 
(Ex-Officio)
Deputy Minister
Health Canada
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 of Medecine
Associate Dean of Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine
Vice-President Research, Calgary Health Region

Mr. H. Arnold Steinberg

Mr. H. Arnold Steinberg
(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

Cornelia Wieman

Cornelia Wieman
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto