Catherine Valcke, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

"En dialogue": Exploring the Interplay of Canada's Linguistic and Juridical Diversities
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$248,379
French and English private law paradigms
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$142,635
Redeeming comparative law
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$55,639

All 4 grants and awards

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"En dialogue": Exploring the Interplay of Canada's Linguistic and Juridical Diversities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Valcke, Catherine

$248,379

French and English private law paradigms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Valcke, Catherine

Keywords: comparative law; private law; common law; civil law; French law; Quebec law; Canadian law; legal theory; legal philosophy; moral philosophy; comparative law theory; contract law; contractual obligations; tort law; delicts; property law

$142,635

Redeeming comparative law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Valcke, Catherine

Keywords: comparative law; legal theory; private law; legal history; contracts law; English common law; French; German; and Quebec civil law; obligations: globalization

$55,639

Theory of comparative law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Valcke, Catherine

Keywords: comparative private law; history of comparative law; legal theory; legal system; frustration doctrine; objective theory; specific performance; obligations; legal history; French law; German law; Quebec law; English law; Canadian law; common law; civil law

$39,900

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Valcke, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project ""En dialogue": Exploring the Interplay of Canada's Linguistic and Juridical Diversities" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]