Our governance structure
CanHepC is governed by an integrated and interactive structure of committees, working groups, and platform teams which oversee the implementation of the network.
As a national network, CanHepC acknowledges that our members are based across the country on diverse traditional First Nations, Inuit and Métis (Indigenous) lands and territories. We express gratitude to the Indigenous peoples who have acted and continue to act as stewards of these lands.
CanHepC's administrative base is at the University Health Network in Toronto, which is situated on the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat.
As a network, we acknowledge that historical and ongoing colonialism and racism have contributed to the disproportionate burden of hepatitis C among Indigenous peoples in Canada. We strive to work collectively towards reconcilitatory actions that support Indigenous self-determination, health and well-being.
The CanHepC General Assembly
The CanHepC General Assembly is comprised of all members of the Network, including researchers, student trainees, knowledge-users, collaborators, and partners. For a complete list of all the CanHepC members and contacts details please refer to the directory in the Member’s page.
Steering Committee Scientific Committee Finance Committee Central Management (Secretariat) Education CommitteeSteering Committee
The CanHepC Steering Committee is composed of CanHepC's Nominated Principal Investigator, the Principal Investigators and the Principal Knowledge User, each leading a research area/theme or cross-cutting platform. As the main governing body of the network, the Steering Committee is responsible for operational decision-making and overall administration over a wide range of scientific and management issues.
Jordan Feld
Nominated Principal Investigator and CanHepC co-Director. Lead Research Area 1 (Theme 1.2)
University Health Network
Naveed Zafar Janjua
Principal Investigator and CanHepC co-Director, Lead Research Area 1 (Theme 2)
University of British Columbia
Julie Bruneau
Principal Investigator, Lead Research Area 1 (Theme 1.1)
Université de Montréal
Curtis Cooper
Principal Investigator, Lead Research Area 2
University of Ottawa
Melisa Dickie
Principal Knowledge User, Knowledge Translation and exchange
CATIE
Justin Presseau
Principal Investigator, Lead Research Area 1 (Theme 3)
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Alexandra King
Principal Investigator, Lead Indigenous platform & co-lead EDI platform
University of Saskatchewan
Joyce Wilson
Principal Investigator, co-Lead Training, Education, and Mentorship Program
University of Saskatchewan
Nadine Kronfli
Principal Investigator, co-Lead Training, Education, and Mentorship Program
McGill University
Alnoor Ramji
Finance Committtee Chair
University of British Columbia
Scientific Committee
The Scientific Committee is responsible for facilitating inter-disciplinary interactions and integration between the research areas, their themes and the cross-cutting platforms. The Scientific Committee includes the leads (members of the Steering Committee listed above) and the co-leads of the research areas/themes and cross-cutting platforms. The leads and co-leads are responsible for moving priorities and projects forward in their research area, theme or cross-cutting platform.
See the research area and platform page for the leads and co-leads members of the Scientific Committee.
Alnoor Ramji
Chair
University of British Columbia
Che Colpitts
Queen’s University
Sahar Saeed
Queen’s University
Rodney Russell
Memorial University
Central Management (Secretariat)
CanHepC’s Central Management (or Secretariat) is responsible for the overall management of the network, ensuring efficient communication across areas, supporting the development of the proposed research and training activities, and monitoring the progress of each objective.
Jordan Feld
Nominated Principal Investigator and CanHepC co-Director. Lead Research Area 1 (Theme 1.2)
University Health Network
Naveed Zafar Janjua
Principal Investigator and CanHepC co-Director, Lead Research Area 1 (Theme 2)
University of British Columbia
Lorraine Fradette
Associate Director of Operations
Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Kerryn van Rooyen
Training and Education Operations Lead
University Health Network
Anna van der Meulen
Sponsorship and Partnership Development Lead
University Health Network
Joyce Wilson
Principal Investigator, co-Lead Training, Education, and Mentorship Program
University of Saskatchewan
Nadine Kronfli
Principal Investigator, co-Lead Training, Education, and Mentorship Program
McGill University
*CanHepC also has an International Advisory Board convening international experts responsible for providing advice on the network's progress and direction with a membership that changes every year as well as an Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Acessibility & Justice (EDIA&J) Advisory Committee.
Postal address
University Health Network
Toronto General Hospital
200 Elizabeth Street, 9EB-234
Toronto (ON) M5G 2C4
CanHepC's administrative office is situated on the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.
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