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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada

Overview of Funding Opportunities within the Insight Program

Spring 2012

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Scope of Presentation

Part 1: Program Architecture Renewal

Part 2: Funding Stream - Formal Partnerships

Connection Grants

Partnership Development Grants

Partnership Grants

Part 3: Funding Stream - Individuals and Small Teams

Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants

Insight Grants NOI - NEW! Application and evaluation processes

Tips and questions



Program Architecture Renewal

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Program Architecture Renewal

Goals:

greater overall program coherence;

simplified application process;

flexible funding options for individuals and

teams;

new approach to multidisciplinarity.

Individuals & Teams

Partnerships

Insight Connection Program

Mechanism


Partnership Grants

Insight Development Grants Insight Grants

Connection Grants

Funding Opportunities by Program



Funding Stream - Formal Partnerships

Funding Opportunities

Connection Grants


Partnership Grants

What are Connection Grants?

Available through the Connection Program.

Supports events and outreach activities geared toward short-

term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These

events and activities represent opportunities to exchange

knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to

those participating.

May serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and

longer-term projects potentially eligible for funding through

other SSHRC funding opportunities.

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Connection Grants: Supported Events/Activities

Events may be face-to-face (e.g., workshops, colloquiums,

conferences, forums, summer institutes) or involve virtual

interaction.

Outreach activities may include, but are not limited to:

• adaptation of texts or presentations for different audiences;

• development of policy briefs, knowledge syntheses, scoping reviews, and

articles for print or online publication;

• virtual networking;

• media events, press conferences or public debates;

• artistic exhibits, performances or festivals;

• development/use of interactive technologies, audio-visual products or

software, and/or educational aids, instruments or equipment.

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Connection Grants: Features

Applicant: Principal investigator

Duration: 1 year (no automatic extension)

Value: $7,000 to $50,000, with higher amounts

considered on an exceptional basis

Application process: One-stage application

(continuous intake from April 2012, with results

announced normally within eight weeks from the date

that SSHRC confirms receipt of the application)

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What is a Formal Partnership?

A bilateral or multilateral formal collaboration agreement between an applicant and one or more partners. Partnerships must include: − At least one Canadian postsecondary institution. − At least one partner beyond the institution or organization

administering the grant funds. Partnerships may be between academic institutions only, or between one or more academic institutions and one or more non-academic partners. Partnerships with non-academic institutions are welcome but not mandatory.

These partners agree and commit to work collaboratively to achieve shared goals for mutual benefit. Partners must provide evidence attesting to the commitment that has been agreed upon.

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Partnership Approaches

Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research

partnerships

Cross-sector co-creation of knowledge and

understanding

Networks for research and/or related activities

Partnered knowledge mobilization

Partnered research centres (**PG Only**)

Partnered Chairs (**PG Only**)

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Note: Applicants are in no way limited to these approaches, and are welcome to combine some of the features.

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Two categories of individual participants for Partnership Funding Opportunities: co-applicant and collaborator

Co-applicants may be individuals from any of the following:

Canadian: Postsecondary institutions; not-for-profit organizations; philanthropic foundations; think tanks; and municipal, territorial or provincial governments.

International: Postsecondary institutions.

Collaborators may be individuals from any of the following types of organizations:

Canadian or international: Postsecondary institutions; not-for-profit organizations; public sector or private sector organizations; philanthropic foundations; think tanks; and municipal, territorial, provincial or federal governments.

Note: Individuals from the private sector or federal government may only participate as collaborators.

Participants

An organization that participates actively in a formal

partnership and contributes in a meaningful way to the

success of the endeavour

Partners are expected to support the activities of the

formal partnership by sharing in intellectual leadership or

providing expertise. The partner is also expected to

provide cash and/or in-kind contributions

A partner must be an organization, not an individual

Partner organizations are required, for administrative

purposes, to identify an individual who will act as a

contact person

Partners

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− For the Partnership Development Grants and Partnership Grants

funding opportunities, a cash and/or in-kind contribution from

partners and the host institution is mandatory. This contribution

reflects the meaningful collaboration and involvement of partners

and the host institution.

PDG: Secure cash and/or in-kind contributions during life of

grant. While there is no minimum contribution, the applicant

and partners are expected to demonstrate that a formal

partnership exists or will be developed

PG-LOI Stage: Applicants are expected to include a plan to

secure a minimum of 35 per cent additional resources during the

life of the grant (4-7 years).

PG-Formal Stage: Applicants are required to demonstrate they

have already begun to confirm the 35 per cent minimum

additional cash and/or in-kind contributions, and indicate how

they will secure the remaining resources during the life of the

grant. A minimum contribution of 35 per cent must be confirmed

by the mid-term evaluation of the project.

Cash and In-Kind Contributions

http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/partnership_development_grants-bourses_partenariat_developpement-eng.aspx

http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/partnership_grants_loi-bourses_partenariat_li-eng.aspx

What are Partnership Development Grants?

To foster new partnership activities (research and/or

knowledge mobilization) involving existing and/or

potential partners; or

To design and test new partnership approaches that

may result in best practices or models that can be

adapted by others or scaled up at a regional, national,

or international level.

Partnership Development Grants: Features

Applicant: Principal investigator

Duration: 1 to 3 years

Value: $75,000 to $200,000

Institutional and partner contributions: Cash and/or

in-kind contributions must be secured during life of

the grant, however there is no minimum contribution

Application process: One-stage application

What are Partnership Grants?

− Intended to provide support for new and existing

formal partnerships over 4 to 7 years

− Advance research and/or knowledge mobilization in

the SSH through mutual co-operation and sharing of

intellectual leadership, as well as through resources

as evidenced by cash and/or in-kind contributions

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Partnership Grants: Features

Applicant: Institution


Value: Typically $500,000 to $2.5 million but lower

or higher amounts can be requested

Minimum contributions: Cash or in-kind contributions

equal to a minimum of 35% of SSHRC funding over the

life of the grant are required

Two-stage application process:

o Letter of Intent

o Formal Application

CFI-LOF (PG only)

Weighting of Criteria

Connection

Grants

Partnership

Development

Grants

Partnership

Grants (both

LOI and

Formal)

Challenge 40% 50% 40%

Feasibility 30% 20% 30%

Capability 30% 30% 30%

Committee Structure

Number of committee members is a function of

applications received. We ensure that work

distribution is equitable and reasonable.

Committee members are chosen to cover a broad

range of disciplines and expertise/experience with

respect to partnership based research and governance

We invite committee members from multiple sectors

to ensure representation of: academia, private sector,

government, not-for-profit organizations, etc.

Partnership Funding Opportunity Results

Partnership Grants - 2011

• 151 eligible (LOI) applications

• 35 invited to submit a formal proposal, 34 submitted

• 71% primarily related to objectives of Insight

• 29% primarily related to objectives of Connection

• Approximately, a total of 390 (36%) partnerships were proposed with the not-for-

profit sector, 358 (33%) with post-secondary institutions, and 138 (8%) with

provincial governments

• Formal Stage: 25 proposals were funded

Partnership Development Grants - 2011

• 153 eligible applications

• 63 proposals funded

• 52% primarily related to objectives of Insight

• 48% primarily related to objectives of Connection

• Partners from all sectors but primarily not-for-profit and public/government;

evidence of willingness to collaborate internationally

Partnership Program Contact Information

For all inquiries about PG and PDG, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Tel.: 613-943-1007

For all inquiries about Connection Grants, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Tel.: 613-943-1007

mailto:[email protected]








Funding Stream - Individuals and Small Teams

Funding Stream - Individuals and Small Teams

Insight Development Grants

Insight Grants


Overall Objectives:

To support research in its initial stages (New or

Regular Scholars)

To enable the development of new research

questions, as well as experimentation with new

methods, theoretical approaches, and/or ideas

(may include case studies, pilot initiatives, and

critical analyses of existing research)

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Insight Development Grants - Features

Applicant: Principal Investigator alone or in a team;

New and Regular Scholars


Value: $7,000 to $75,000

Funding: MINIMUM 50% of budgetary envelope for New

Scholars

Process: One-stage application

Deadline: February 2013

Insight Development Grants - Applicants

New Scholars:

• must not have received a grant through any SSHRC funding opportunity as principal investigator or project director

In addition, must meet at least one of the following:

• have completed the highest degree no more than five years before the competition deadline (SSHRC considers only the date of completion of the first doctorate); or

• have held a tenured or tenure-track university appointment for less than five years; or

• have held a university appointment, but never a tenure-track position (in the case of institutions that offer tenure-track positions); or

• have had their careers significantly interrupted or delayed for family reasons.

Insight Development Grants - Applicants (cont’d)

New Scholars – Research:

• Grants are developmental in the sense that they offer New Scholars the opportunity for career development.

• Research may be new or may build upon graduate work.

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Insight Development Grants - Applicants (cont’d)

Regular Scholars - Definition:

• Have established or have had the time and opportunity to establish a

record of research achievement.

Regular Scholars - Research:

• Novelty of research more significant for Regular Scholars. Must clearly

demonstrate how proposed research differs from previous research.

• Enables them to work in new areas, in new ways, to do pilot studies,

etc., without being penalized for lack of experience.

Insight Grants – Objectives

to support research proposed by scholars and judged

worthy of funding by their peers and/or other experts

to provide opportunities for the training of future

researchers

to contribute to the advancement of theory and/or

methodology

to support disciplinary and multidisciplinary research

activities

to promote knowledge mobilization within and beyond

the academic community

Insight Grants – Features

Application process: Two-stage application

Mandatory NOI: August 15, 2012; form available

on June 15, 2012 - NEW!

Full application: October 15, 2012; form available

on August 16, 2012 NEW!

Applicant: Principal Investigator alone or in a

team


Value: $7,000 to $500,000 (maximum $200,000

in a given year)

Funding: No separate envelope for New Scholars

Evaluation Criteria

Challenge – Aim and importance of the

endeavour

Feasibility - The plan to achieve excellence

Capability - The expertise to succeed

Weighting of Criteria

Insight Development

Grants Insight Grants

Challenge 50% 40%

Feasibility 20% 20%

Capability 30% 40%

Specific Evaluation Criteria (Insight Grants)

1. Challenge—The aim and importance of the endeavour (40%): • originality, significance and expected contribution to knowledge;

• appropriateness of the literature review;

• appropriateness of the theoretical approach or framework;

• appropriateness of the methods/approach;

• quality of training and mentoring to be provided to students, emerging scholars and other highly qualified personnel, and opportunities for them to contribute; and

• potential influence and impact within and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community.

2. Feasibility—The plan to achieve excellence (20%): • probability of effective and timely attainment of the research objectives;

• appropriateness of the requested budget, and justification of proposed costs;

• indications of financial and in-kind contributions from other sources, where appropriate;

• quality of knowledge mobilization plans, including for effective knowledge dissemination, knowledge exchange and engagement within and/or beyond the research community; and

• strategies and timelines for the design and conduct of the activity/activities proposed.

3. Capability—The expertise to succeed (40%): • quality, quantity and significance of past experience and published outputs of the

applicant and any team members relative to their roles in the project and their respective stages of career;

• evidence of contributions such as commissioned reports, professional practice, public discourse, public policies, products and services, development of talent, experience in collaboration, etc.; and

• potential to make future contributions.

Adjudication Components

There are two basic adjudication components :

committee/committee member evaluations.

external assessments

Their use is tailored according to the specific

funding opportunity as described in the chart

below.

Adjudication

Insight Development

Grants Insight Grants

Type of Adjudication

Committee

Thematic and/or Multi-

disciplinary and/or

Disciplinary

Thematic and/or Multi-

disciplinary and/or

Disciplinary

Number of Readers 3 2 or 3

Use of External

Assessments NO 2 or 3

Adjudication Committees

Emphasis on Multidisciplinary/Multisectoral

committees

Expertise drawn from the academic community,

and the public, private, and/or not-for-profit

sectors, as appropriate

Why?

• Follows general research trends

• Blue Ribbon Panel recommendations

• Helps fulfill goals of simplicity and flexibility

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Insight and Insight Development Grants: Research Groups at the Application Stage

Group 1: History; medieval studies; classics; literature; fine arts; philosophy; religious studies; and related fields

Group 2: Anthropology; archaeology; linguistics; translation; political science; public administration; law; criminology; geography; urban planning and environmental studies; and related fields

Group 3: Business and management; economics; and related fields

Group 4: Sociology; demography; communication studies; journalism; media studies; gender studies; cultural studies; library and information science; and related fields

Group 5: Education, psychology; social work; career guidance; and related fields

Committee structure

Each broad group will be subdivided on an as-needed

basis into:

Disciplinary, multidisciplinary or thematic (priority

area) committees.

For each application, SSHRC staff look at:

First priority area, group selected, primary

discipline

Note: if a priority area is selected, your application may be directed to a thematic committee

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Committee Members

Committee members are above all selected for

their expertise.

We also seek balance in terms of: • university size (small, medium, and large)

• geographical region

• language

• gender

Number of members is a function of applications

received.

Balancing quality of peer review with sustainable

committee workload and efficiency.

Committee Members as Readers

Minimum of two

Optional cross-committee evaluation

For multi- or interdisciplinary proposals to be

reviewed by a Reader from another discipline,

applicants must tick the multidisciplinary evaluation

box on the form, and indicate secondary and tertiary

disciplines and areas of research, and include a

rationale

Applications will go to the committee most suited to

its primary focus/discipline

Additional expertise of a member from another

committee will be sought, when deemed necessary

(and available)

Readers are assigned based on expertise and

suitability

External Assessments

SSHRC will seek but cannot guarantee two external assessments per application

Suggested Assessors

Seek to avoid conflicts of interest and therefore assessments from:

• a close friend

• a relative

• a research collaborator

• an institutional colleague

• a student previously under the applicant’s supervision

• a person with whom the applicant is involved in a dispute

• a person with whom the applicant is involved in a partnership

Preparing the Insight Grant Application

Notification of Intent to Apply for an IG - New! • Identification

• Participants

• Joint initiatives

• Research Activity (Disciplines, Priority Areas, Research Creation NEW!)

• NOI - One-page Summary - New! • the objectives of the research

• the proposed methodology; and

• the anticipated significance and impact of the proposed

research.

Application Modules

Application composition:

• SSHRC CV for applicant, co-applicants, and collaborators, with mandatory attachments

Application Modules (modules with page limits to be included as attachments):

• Identification

• Participants

• Joint initiatives (CFI, SPRI, Kanishka Project)

• Research Activity

• Response to Previous Critiques (1 p.)

• Request for Multidisciplinary Evaluation (1 p.)

• Summary of Proposed Research (1 p.)

• Detailed Description (6 pp.) 45

Application Modules (cont’d) • List of References (10 p.)

• Knowledge Mobilization Plan (1 p.) • Research Team, Student Training, Previous Output (4 p.)

• Budget - Funds Requested from SSHRC

• Budget Justification (2 p.)

• Funds from Other Sources

• Research Contributions (4 p.)

• Intended Outcomes of Proposed Activities

• Environmental Impact (Appendix A)

• CEEA Pre-screening (Appendix B)

• Sport Participation Research Initiative - Statement of Relevance (1 p.)

• Statement of Alignment (1 p.) - with priority areas, two maximum

• Suggested Assessors

• Exclusion of Potential Assessors

Application Modules (cont’d)

General Considerations • do not submit a “premature” proposal; project must be quite fully

worked out and feasible

• present a well-written and carefully crafted proposal; edit and proofread; consider its tone

CV(s) • organize your publications as per the instructions; indicate refereed

items and those stemming from previous SSHRC grants

• avoid “inflating” the CV

• career interruptions/special circumstances

Response to Previous Critiques • opportunity to justify a choice made with regard to research plan,

perhaps

Summary of Proposed Research • much-used page; be clear, thorough, and use accessible language

Application Modules (cont’d)

Detailed Description • provide clear and precise objectives: why are you doing the research? why is it

important?

• include complete literature review that serves to situate what you will be doing and why

• outline theoretical or conceptual framework

• ensure methodology makes sense in terms of objectives and personnel involved

• explain all key terms and concepts, use plain language

Description of team/student training plans • Outline each person’s role and the amount of their time devoted to project (in

%); members are assessed in terms of what they are to do

• no clear advantage with team applications; success rates no different

Outcomes • Summary of expected outcomes and a list of scholarly benefits, social benefits

and the targeted audiences.

Budget and Budget justification (part of Feasibility Score) • be reasonable and justify proposed expenditures

• read Tri-council Financial Administration Guide and checklist of eligible and ineligible expenses in advance

• budget should clearly relate to research objectives

• Describe the financial and in-kind contributions from other sources- New!

Submitting Your Application

Leave enough time!

Complete all mandatory fields

Attach all mandatory electronic uploads (to the

application)

Ensure that you have attached the right documents;

Ensure all co-applicants and collaborators (i.e.,

participants with SSHRC CVs) have submitted their

"Accept Invitation Form"

Verify and correct data until the “Verification Report”

indicates successful verification

Click the "Submit" button (Submit to Research

Administrator) for institutional approval

PhD students and postdoctoral researchers may

submit their applications directly to SSHRC

Feedback Provided

Applicants receive:

• Notice of Decision

• Scores allocated by adjudication committees

• external assessments

• summary of the adjudication committee's

comments (if applicable)

• committee statistics

Statistics - Insight Competition


− 939 eligible applications;

− Applicants applied to one of the five broad research areas;

− 12 committees subsequently created based on disciplines

implicated in the proposals and on applicants’ request for

priority areas;

− Results in early June;

− The preliminary budget of the competition is of $10 million

over two years.

Co-operative Funding Arrangements

Sport Participation Research Initiative

• funding for policy-relevant research related to Canadians’ participation in sport

• Final selection by Sport Canada from the applications that were placed in the “recommended but not funded” (4A) list

• interested applicants must select "Sport Participation Research Initiative" from the drop-down list on the Insight Grant application form

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Infrastructure Funding

• infrastructure funding possible through CFI’s Leaders Opportunity Fund

• requests and enquiries should be directed to CFI

• interested applicants must select "Canada Foundation for Innovation Leaders Opportunity Fund" from the appropriate drop-down list on the Insight Grant application form

Co-operative Funding (cont’d)

Kanishka Project New!

• Collaboration between SSHRC and Public Safety

Canada

• For research on pressing questions for Canada

related to terrorism and counter-terrorism

• Over the five-year life of the Kanishka project,

up to $3.7M will be dedicated to the Insight

Development and Insight Grants and to the

Partnership Development and Partnership Grants

funding opportunities

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Multiple Applications

Applicants may not apply for an Insight Grant and an

Insight Development Grant within the same calendar

year as Principal Investigator

This means:

• A researcher who applied for an Insight Development Grant in February 2012 may not apply for an Insight Grant in October 2012

• A researcher who applies for an Insight Grant in October 2012, may apply for an Insight Development Grant in February 2013, provided that the objectives of the research are different

Multiple Applications (cont’d)

Grant Retention: • A researcher cannot hold an SRG grant and an IG grant at the same

time; a researcher can hold an SRG grant and an IDG grant at the same time, provided that the objectives are different

• There is no limit to the number of applications on which a researcher may be listed as a co-applicant or collaborator

• A researcher who received a Sport Canada grant may apply for an IG

this fall provided that the application is for a project with different

objectives. S/he will not be eligible for another Sport Canada grant

as two such grants cannot be held at the same time

Re-application: • If you have a grant, you may re-apply to the same funding

opportunity in the final year

Please refer to SSHRC’s Regulations Regarding Multiple

Applications for more information.

SSHRC policy statement on Part VII (Section 41) of the Official Languages Act − All federal organizations must “take positive measures to

enhance the vitality of the English and French linguistic

minority communities in Canada; support and assist their

development; and to foster the full recognition and use of

both English and French in Canadian society (OLA, section

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− Draft of SSHRC’s policy statement as a best practice after

consultation (final approval by June)

− Consensus on the support of excellence

− Focus on communications and engagement with

postsecondary institutions serving Official Language Minority

Communities to support equitable access

− Representation on committees

− Oversight structure

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Important Deadlines

Internal university deadline – contact your research

office!

Insight Grants NOI – August 15, 2012

Insight Grants full application- October 15, 2012

Insight Development Grants - February 1, 2013

Connection Grants: Continuous intake from April

2012

Contacts and Useful Information

On applying for and holding multiple applications: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/policies-politiques/multiple_apps-demandes_multiples-eng.aspx

Institutional eligibility: For postsecondary institutions or not-for-profit organizations that are not yet eligible yet wish to administer SSHRC grants. Contact: [email protected]

Tri-Agency financial admin guide: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/FinancialAdminGuide-GuideAdminFinancier/index_eng.asp

Sports Participation Research Initiative: http://www.sshrc-

crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/sport_can-eng.aspx

CFI infrastructure funding: http://www.innovation.ca/OurFunds/CFIFunds/LeadersOpportunityFund

http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/policies-politiques/multiple_apps-demandes_multiples-eng.aspx














http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/FinancialAdminGuide-GuideAdminFinancier/index_eng.asp







http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/sport_can-eng.aspx









http://www.innovation.ca/OurFunds/CFIFunds/LeadersOpportunityFund

http://www.innovation.ca/OurFunds/CFIFunds/LeadersOpportunityFund

Research Portfolio Program Officers

Group 1: History; medieval studies; classics; literature; fine

arts; philosophy; religious studies; and related fields

Bruneau, Suzanne

[email protected]

613-944-5327

*Contact for Research Creation

Dagenais, Suzanne

[email protected]

613-943-1147


Group 2: Anthropology; archaeology; linguistics; translation;

political science; public administration; law; criminology;

geography; urban planning and environmental studies; and

related fields

Anderson, Lorraine

[email protected]

613-947-4233

Pepe, Alan

[email protected]

613-992-6993


Group 3: Business and management; economics; and

related fields

Bidas, Fatima

[email protected]

613-943-1560

Meda, Chantal

[email protected]

613-947-2094

Simard, François

[email protected]

613-995-7129


Group 4: Sociology; demography; communication studies;

journalism; media studies; gender studies; cultural studies;

library and information science; and related fields

Lebrun, Luc

[email protected]

613-992-5146

Nicholls, Sarah

[email protected]

613-992-5127

Sweetland, Stephanie

[email protected]

613-996-5794

Research Portfolio Program Officers cont’d

Group 5: Education, psychology; social work; and related

fields

Emery, Patricia

[email protected]

613-992-8206

McPherson, Terry Lee

[email protected]

613-947-2089

Sénécal, Isabelle

[email protected]

613-992-5147

Truchon, Geneviève

[email protected]

613-947-3973

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