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SSHRC reports to Parliament through the Minister of Industry, who has certain statutory responsibilities regarding, and general oversight of, the Council (Figure 1). SSHRC is governed by a 22-member Board (Figure 2) which the Governor-in-Council appoints to represent the interests of the academic, public and private sectors in all regions of Canada.
SSHRC's Board meets regularly, determines program and policy priorities, initiatives and budget allocations, and monitors their implementation.
The Board is chaired by SSHRC's President, who, as Chief Executive Officer, manages day-to-day affairs, has a direct relationship with stakeholders and the public, and is accountable for the administration of public funds and for delivering on the Council's mandate. Currently, three vice-presidents, one director-general and one executive director report to the President and are responsible, respectively, for Programs, Corporate Affairs, Knowledge Products and Mobilization (KPM), Administrative Services, and the Canada Research Chairs Program Secretariat.
Six standing Council committees (Figure 2) help chart SSHRC's direction and ensure that its grant and fellowship programs meet the needs of Canadians:
In addition to these corporate committees, selection committees of university-based researchers and, where appropriate, experts from outside the academic community, adjudicate applications to SSHRC programs in accordance with the principles of rigorous peer-review based on excellence. Each year, some 420 scholars and experts volunteer to serve on selection committees to assess thousands of research proposals and, based on academic excellence and other key criteria, to make recommendations about which projects to fund. About 5,250 other Canadian and international experts provide written assessments of proposals to help the selection committees in their decision-making.
In SSHRC's organizational structure, accountability for program activities runs along the following lines (Figure 3): as Chief Executive Officer, the President is accountable for the overall administration of public funds and for delivering on SSHRC's substantive mandate. The Executive Vice-President, Vice-President (Programs), Director-General (Common Administrative Services Directorate - CASD), and Executive Director (Canada Research Chairs Program Secretariat) report to the President and are accountable for the program sub-activities in their respective portfolios.
Until the Governor-in-Council appoints a permanent full-time president, SSHRC's interim President will act as the "external face" of the Council, while the Executive Vice-President and current Chief Operating Officer will look after internal and operational matters. SSHRC is presently re-organizing its programs directorate and is planning to create, in 2006-2007, a second vice-president position, which will be accountable for partnerships, strategic programs, joint initiatives and knowledge mobilization. In addition, SSHRC will staff the new position of Corporate Secretary responsible for the Corporate Secretariat.
For regular Council programs, Table 3 indicates accountability for operational matters at the divisional level in accordance with SSHRC's PAA. For programs which SSHRC administers on behalf of Canada's three granting councils or which other entities administer for the Council, Table 3 shows the entity accountable for decisions about program and policy priorities, initiatives, budget allocations, and monitoring the implementation of decisions.
Program Activity |
Program Sub-Activity |
Accountability |
Strategic Outcome (SO) 1.0 People – A First-Class Research Capacity in the Social Sciences and Humanities |
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1.1 Fellowships, Scholar-ships and Prizes |
1.1.1 Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) |
Director, Fellowships and Institutional Grants |
1.1.2 Doctoral Fellowships (DF) |
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1.1.3 Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) |
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1.1.4 Prizes and Special Fellowships |
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1.2 Canada Research Chairs |
1.2.1 Canada Research Chairs Program |
Steering Committee (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, CFI, Industry Canada); Executive Director, Canada Research Chairs Secretariat |
SO 2.0 Research – New Knowledge Based on Excellent Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities |
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2.1 Investigator-Framed Research |
2.1.1 Standard Research Grants (SRG) |
Director, Research and Dissemination Grants |
2.1.2 Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRI) |
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2.2 Targeted Research and Training Initiatives |
2.2.1 Strategic Research Grants |
Director, Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives |
2.2.2 Strategic Joint Initiatives |
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2.2.3 Initiative on the New Economy (INE) |
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2.3 Strategic Research Development |
2.3.1 Research Development Initiatives (RDI) |
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2.3.2 Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) |
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2.3.3 SSHRC Institutional Grants (SIG) |
Director, Fellowships and Institutional Grants |
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2.3.4 Aid to Small Universities (ASU) |
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2.3.5 General Support |
Vice-President, Programs; |
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2.3.6 International Opportunities Fund (IOF) |
Director, Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives |
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2.3.7 BOREAS |
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SO 3.0 Knowledge Mobilization – The Transfer, Dissemination and Use of Knowledge |
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3.1 Research Communication and Interaction |
3.1.1 Aid to Scholarly Publications (ASPP) |
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) |
3.1.2 Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada |
Director, Research and Dissemination Grants |
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3.1.3 Aid to Research and Transfer Journals |
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3.1.4 Aid and Attendance Grants to Scholarly Associations |
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3.1.5 Strategic Knowledge Clusters |
Director, Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives |
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3.1.6 Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) |
Steering Committee (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, Industry Canada); Director, NCE Program |
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3.1.7 Knowledge Impact in Society (KIS) |
Director, Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives |
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SO 4.0 - Institutional Environment: A Strong Canadian Research Environment |
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4.1 Indirect Costs of Research |
4.1.1 Indirect Costs of Research Program |
Steering Committee (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, CFI, Industry Canada); Executive Director, Canada Research Chairs Secretariat |
($ millions) |
Forecast |
Planned Spending |
Planned Spending |
Planned Spending |
Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes |
89.0 |
101.5 |
101.5 |
101.5 |
Canada Research Chairs |
56.9 |
61.8 |
61.8 |
61.8 |
Investigator-Framed Research |
83.8 |
89.5 |
89.5 |
89.5 |
Targeted Research and Training Initiatives |
32.8 |
23.7 |
16.9 |
12.0 |
Strategic Research Development |
22.6 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
Research Communication and Interaction |
17.2 |
20.7 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
Subtotal |
302.3 |
321.2 |
313.7 |
308.8 |
Indirect Costs Program |
245.0 |
260.1 |
260.1 |
260.1 |
Budgetary Main Estimates (gross) |
547.3 |
581.3 |
573.8 |
568.9 |
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Total Main Estimates |
547.3 |
581.3 |
573.8 |
568.9 |
Adjustments: |
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Governor General Warrants: |
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Carry-Forward from 2004-2005 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2005 Federal Budget |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
- |
- |
Procurement Savings |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
Compensation for Collective Bargaining: |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
Access to TB Vote 5 Items: |
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2005 Federal Budget – Social Sciences and Humanities |
10.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2005 Federal Budget – Indirect Costs Program |
14.6 |
- |
- |
- |
Transfer from Canadian Heritage – Official Languages |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
Transfer from Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) – Immigration and the Metropolis |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
Other Adjustments: |
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Social Economy Suite - Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU) Re-profiling |
-1.2 |
- |
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2006 Federal Budget – Social Sciences and Humanities |
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6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
2006 Federal Budget – Indirect Costs Program |
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40.0 |
40.0 |
40.0 |
Total Adjustments |
26.0 |
46.0 |
46.0 |
46.0 |
Total Planned Spending |
573.3 |
627.3 |
619.8 |
614.9 |
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Total Planned Spending |
573.3 |
627.3 |
619.8 |
614.9 |
Less: Non-Respendable revenue |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
Plus: Cost of services received without charge |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
Net cost of Department |
572.9 |
626.9 |
619.4 |
614.5 |
Full Time Equivalents (FTE) |
184 |
190 |
190 |
190 |
2006-2007 |
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($ millions) |
Budgetary |
Non-Budgetary |
Total Main Estimates |
Adjustments (Planned Spending Not In Main Estimates) |
Total Planned Spending |
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Operating |
Grants and Contributions |
Net |
Loans, Investments and Advances |
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1.1: Fellowships, Scholarships and Prizes |
3.1 |
98.4 |
101.5 |
- |
101.5 |
0.8 |
102.3 |
1.2: Canada Research Chairs |
2.6 |
59.2 |
61.8 |
- |
61.8 |
0.0 |
61.8 |
2.1: Investigator-Framed Research |
5.4 |
84.1 |
89.5 |
- |
89.5 |
1.1 |
90.6 |
2.2: Targeted Research and Training Initiatives |
4.3 |
19.4 |
23.7 |
- |
23.7 |
2.0 |
25.7 |
2.3: Strategic Research Development |
3.9 |
20.1 |
24.0 |
- |
24.0 |
1.0 |
25.0 |
3.1: Research Communication and Interaction |
1.5 |
19.2 |
20.7 |
- |
20.7 |
1.1 |
21.8 |
Subtotal |
20.8 |
300.4 |
321.2 |
- |
321.2 |
6.0 |
327.2 |
4.1: Indirect Costs of Research |
1.0 |
259.1 |
260.1 |
- |
260.1 |
40.0 |
300.1 |
Total |
21.9 |
559.4 |
581.3 |
- |
581.3 |
46.0 |
627.3 |
2006-2007 |
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Vote or Statutory Item |
Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording |
2006-2007 |
2005-2006 |
80 |
Operating expenditures |
19,616 |
18,491 |
85 |
Grants |
559,445 |
526,627 |
(L) |
Contributions to employee benefit plans |
2,260 |
2,166 |
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Total Department |
581,321 |
547,284 |
2006-2007 |
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($ millions) |
Total |
Total Planned Spending |
627.3 |
Plus: Services Received without Charge |
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Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) |
- |
Contributions covering employer’s share of employees’ insurance premiums and expenditures paid by TBS (excluding revolving funds) |
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Worker’s compensation coverage provided by Human Resources and Social Development Canada |
- |
Salary and associated expenditures of legal services provided by Justice Canada |
- |
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0.9 |
Less: Non-respendable Revenue |
1.3 |
2006-2007 Net cost of Department |
626.9 |
Non-Respendable Revenue |
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($ millions) |
Forecast Revenue |
Planned Revenue 2006-2007 |
Planned Revenue |
Planned Revenue |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council |
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Fund Basic Research |
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Refunds of previous years' expenditures |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
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Total Non-Respendable Revenue |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
Over the next three years, SSHRC will manage the following transfer payment programs in excess of $5 million:
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
For further information on the above-mentioned transfer payments programs, see: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/about/publications/publications-eng.asp; and http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/estime.asp.