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Unprecedented Investment in Research Talent Pipeline a Bold and Welcome Move by Canadian Government
Research Canada is very pleased to see the Government of Canada seize this critical opportunity to attract 1,000 world-class researchers to our country. Today’s announcement of the Canada Impact+ Research Program, which is supported by a $1.7 billion investment, the largest […]
Research Canada Welcomes Budget 2025 Investments in Health Research and Talent as Key to Supercharging Economic Growth
Ottawa, ON, November 4, 2025 — Research Canada welcomes the Government of Canada’s 2025 Budget, which includes a new International Talent Attraction Strategy and Action Plan to help Canada attract top-tier international researchers, alongside continued support for Canada’s health research […]
How KBH+ disrupts traditional innovation models in neurodevelopmental disability
Approximately 10 per cent of children and youth in Canada live with a neurodevelopmental disability such as autism, cerebral palsy or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. While science and supports continue to advance, too often those discoveries fail to reach the […]
Co-op Students in Research: Fuelling Efficiency and Innovation
Students at research labs have been instrumental in supporting projects in health care and life sciences. In various roles – from data handling and literature reviews to patient communication and lab experiments – undergraduate students help teams remain efficient, accurate, […]
How the RIA transforms research into practical solutions
Access to specialized geriatric support shouldn’t depend on your postal code, but for many older adults in Ontario, that’s the reality. Enter GeriMedRisk, an innovative program that evolved from a pilot project into a province-wide clinical program, showcasing the Schlegel-UW […]
Advancing Breast Cancer Education to Improve Outcomes
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Despite significant progress in screening, prevention and treatment, an estimated 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime and 1 in 36 will die from it 1.While most Canadians would likely […]
Supporting healthy, alcohol-free pregnancies on World Health Day
On World Health Day, women and babies across Canada are facing health risks because of government inaction for systemic support for reducing alcohol use during pregnancy. This year’s theme, Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures, highlights the importance of maternal and newborn […]
Tariffs and talent: Have your say at a webinar Thursday, March 27 at 1pm Eastern
Day 1 of the campaign trail and as if this whirlwind and critical election and the next 35 days weren’t enough to create 18+ hour days for many, we remain eyeball deep in very serious issues for which no magic […]
Canada’s healthy future: The critical need for investment in cohort studies and data-driven research
Every developed nation needs a sizeable population cohort to support health research and enable discoveries in healthcare. For Canada, that’s CanPath, the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health.CanPath is Canada’s largest population health cohort, following over 330,000 Canadians – almost one […]
Addressing the Coming of Age and Its Related Complexities Among Canada’s Veterans
Over the past century, the subject of preparing for the ageing population of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Veterans has been a recurring and sometimes predominant theme in the evolution of Canada’s Veteran care policy. Canada will soon be officially recognized […]