The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is an arms-length federal agency that promotes and supports university-based research and training in the social sciences and humanities.
SSHRC-funded research fuels innovative thinking about real life issues, including the economy, education, health care, the environment, immigration, globalization, language, ethics, peace, security, human rights, law, poverty, mass communication, politics, literature, addiction, pop culture, sexuality, religion, Aboriginal rights, the past, our future.