Christopher Essert, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Private Law and Public Authorities
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$48,796
Building more with less: Achieving a sustainable built environment
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$510,986
Property law in the society of equals
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$85,240

All 3 grants and awards

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Private Law and Public Authorities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Essert, Christopher

Keywords: legal philosophy; private law; public law; public authorities; torts; property; contracts; restitution

$48,796

Building more with less: Achieving a sustainable built environment

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Saxe, Shoshanna SD

Keywords: building form; built environment; embodied ghg; ghg budget; material design; optimization; structural design; sustainability; urban form

$510,986

Property law in the society of equals

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Essert, Christopher

Keywords: law; justice; property; equality; philosophy of law; political philosophy; homelessness; housing; private law theory

$85,240

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 Essert, 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 "Private Law and Public Authorities" (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]