Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced an investment of $37.6 million over five years, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, for the renewal of the Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR). Across the country, NEIHRs bring together researchers, Indigenous leaders and community members to support community-based and scientifically excellent health research grounded in … Read more
Dr. Tammy Clifford, Acting President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, announced that Dr. Chelsea Gabel has been appointed Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health (IIPH) for a term of four years, effective Oct. 1. This appointment is the result of a consultative approach with national Indigenous organizations, Indigenous and … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada and partners, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada, are investing $10 million to establish two new national research networks for women’s heart and brain health. The networks will be led by Dr. Rohan D’Souza at McMaster University, whose team will create a Canada-wide collaboration aimed … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing more than $43 million to support 14 new clinical trials focused on preparing Canada to respond to future health emergencies and advancing the country’s life sciences sector. The full release is available online.
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada and partners are investing $19.3 million to support nine research teams to study ongoing, new, and emerging threats to lung health. The teams will study a range of lung health concerns, including the impact of poor air quality and wildfire smoke, treatments for … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced a joint investment of $4.8 million over five years from the Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, the Nunavut Research Institute, and the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre to fund the creation of the Nunavut Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research … Read more
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) announced an investment of $6 million through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy to expand and increase the impact of the Canadian Research Initiative on Substance Matters. This new funding includes $4 … Read more
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) announced an investment of $59 million in the Integrated Youth Services Network of Networks (IYS-Net) initiative to strengthen and expand this innovative model of care across Canada. This investment will help these networks take their work to the next level, … Read more
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced the recipients of 166 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and 70 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships. These talented doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers are part of Canada’s next generation of research leaders, spanning the health sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced that 12 early career researchers will receive the first Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Awards with the support of $9.6 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and partners. These researchers will be embedded within health system organizations where they will develop research … Read more
