Research Canada welcomed Budget 2025’s International Talent Attraction Strategy, saying it advances Canada’s leadership in global health research and innovation. “This $1.7 billion initiative has the potential to position the country to capture both scientific and economic returns from world-class talent,” said Research Canada President and CEO Alison Evans. Other measures highlighted by the organization include: $656.9 … Read more
Research Canada announced the appointment of Alison Evans as president and CEO, effective Oct. 16, 2023. Evans is stepping into this role as a strategic communications, marketing, fundraising and public affairs executive with more than 25 years of progressive experience spanning the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Call 613-234-5129.
Federal Budget 2023 makes important investments in public health care, advancing reconciliation, self-determination and prosperity for Indigenous Peoples and better health care data, but it ignores the critical research investments that underpin any chance of success on these fronts. “In a budget which touts the successes of Canada’s economy and health care system in the wake of … Read more
“While Research Canada was pleased with Budget 2022’s investment of $20 million over five years, starting in 2022-23, for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to support additional research on the long-term effects of COVID-19 infections on Canadians and to ramp up efforts to learn more about dementia and brain health, the challenge remains the … Read more
Research Canada congratulated Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) on his appointment and we look forward to working closely with him in this new role. We also wish to congratulate and welcome back Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.). Research Canada is also pleased to congratulate Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Health Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St.Paul’s, Ont.) on her new … Read more
The Liberal Party of Canada has won a third mandate, returning with a projected 158 seats for another minority parliament. The Conservative Party is projected to claim 119 seats, the Bloc Québécois 34 seats, the NDP 25, and the Green party claiming two seats. With almost one million mail-in ballots still to count, results are … Read more
Research Canada announced the 2020 Individual and Organization Leadership in Advocacy Awardees: Dr. Ingrid Waldron, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University and the Director of the Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities and Community Health Project, and HealthCareCAN, the national voice of healthcare organizations and hospitals across Canada. “This year’s Awardees have gone above … Read more
Research Canada congratulates all the ministers on their newly appointed Cabinet positions. “We look forward to continuing to work closely with Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), and the rest of cabinet over the coming years to build support within government for a robust health … Read more
Research Canada: An Alliance for Health Discovery welcomed the 2016 Budget. “We applaud the Federal Government for recognizing the fundamental role of investigator-led discovery research in an innovation-driven economy by increasing the budget of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research by $30 million,” said Dr. Ryan Wiley, chair of Research Canada. “We also look forward to … Read more
On Friday, December 4th, the Liberal Government opened a new session of Parliament setting the stage for a number of national priorities including negotiating a new Health Accord with the provinces. Research Canada urges the federal government to address the health innovation gap in Canadian healthcare through a renewed Health Accord. “Success of the next … Read more
