Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
Agency overview
Formed1977
JurisdictionGovernment of Canada
Headquarters125 Zaida Eddy Private, 2nd Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 0E3 Canada
45°25′14.5″N 75°43′02.1″W / 45.420694°N 75.717250°W / 45.420694; -75.717250
Annual budgetC$ 543.8 m (2021-22; Program Investments)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Ted Hewitt, President
Parent departmentInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Websitehttp://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC; French: Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada, CRSH), often colloquially pronounced 'shirk' (/ʃɜːrk/), is a Canadian federal research-funding agency that promotes and supports post-secondary research and training in the humanities and social sciences.[2] It is one of three major federal granting agencies (the others being the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and Canadian Institutes for Health Research) that together are referred to as the "Tri-Council"[3] or "Tri-Agency.[4]

  1. ^ "SSHRC's Investments interactive dashboard".
  2. ^ Council, Government of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research (11 May 2012). "Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council". www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca. Retrieved 28 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (1 April 2019). "Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – TCPS 2 (2018)". ethics.gc.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (18 December 2019). "NSERC - Inter-Agency, Tri-Agency Financial Administration". www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2021.