Research Centres, Institutes and Laboratories

Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture

The Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture (Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française or CRCCF) of the University of Ottawa was founded in 1958 and offers a range of specialized services to the university, faculty and students, as well as the public at large. One of the Centre’s main objectives is the promotion of research on all aspects of French Canadian culture. From its initial focus on literature, the Centre’s orientation and activities have gradually broadened to include all the humanities and social sciences: history, sociology, economics, translation, political science, women’s studies, communication, music, education, linguistics, visual arts, etc.

Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies

Canadian and Aboriginal Studies is a varied interdisciplinary field that examines important issues in Canada’s historical and contemporary development. The Institute focuses on three main approaches to Canadian issues: Canada’s cultural and national diversity, the contribution of Native peoples and Canada’s international presence.

• Audiovisual Media Lab for the study of cultures and societies
• Centre for Child Language Research
• Communication Marketing Research Laboratory
• Laboratoire Polyphonies du français (French only)
• Laboratory for Applied Geomatics and GIS Science
• Laboratory for Cryospheric Research
• Laboratory for Environment, Society and Policy
• Laboratory for Integrated Research in Environment and Policy
• Laboratory for Paleoclimatology and Climatology
• Language Acquisition Research Laboratory
• Métis Family and Community Research Lab
• Neurolinguistics Laboratory
• Physical Geography Laboratory
• Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory
• Sociolinguistics Laboratory
• Sound Patterns Laboratory

The Faculty of Arts is host to several Research Groups as diverse as the Faculty itself. The objectives of these groups is to create a place for exchanging ideas and an opportunity for interdisciplinary and collaborative research.

• Aesthetic and Politics of the Image Research Group
• Arab Canadian Studies Research Group
• Central and Eastern European Studies Research Group
• Diversity and Equity Research Group
• Groupe de recherche "Chantier Éducation" (French only)
• Groupe de recherche "Chantier Ottawa" (French only)
• Interdisciplinary Research Group in Languages & Technologies
• Interdisciplinary Research Group in Organizational Communication
• Ottawa Network for the Study of Late Antiquity
• Physical Geography Laboratory
• Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory
• Postsecondary Student Experience in Minority Contexts Research Group
• Slavic Research Group
• The Comparative Lexicography Project of French and English in Canada