Bryce Croll University of Toronto Title: Characterizing the Thermal Emission of hot Jupiters and the Spectral Features of super-Earths using CFHT/WIRCam's Staring Mode Abstract: I will present the recent results from our ongoing program using WIRCam's Staring mode to detect the thermal emission of hot Jupiters, and more recently the spectral features from a super-Earth. Detections of the thermal emission of hot Jupiters in the near-infrared JHK bands are important because such detections bracket the blackbody peaks of these planets, leading to the best, most model independent contraints on their atmospheric characteristics. With these detections we're able to answer such questions as how strong the winds are on these planets, and whether these planets have weather or are stormy? Secondly, I will present recent results from our new program to search for variations in the transit depth of the super-Earth GJ 1214b; we've detected a deeper transit in Ks-band than in J-band from data observed nearly simultaneously. If this depth difference is due to a spectral feature, than such a spectral feature is only possible if GJ 1214b has a hydrogen dominated atmosphere enveloping a rocky core. If that is the case, GJ 1214b, the first super-Earth we can readily characterize, would arguably be better described as a mini-Neptune. Along the way, I'll mention some of the limiting systematics on the precision we are able to reach with WIRCam's Staring Mode in the hopes that we can brainstorm ideas on how to eliminate these roadbloacks.