OTTAWA -- June 7, 2000 -- Allan Rock, Minister of Health, today launched the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and announced Dr. Alan Bernstein, the first President and the new Governing Council. The Minister also announced more than $ 65 million in programs to build capacity and encourage health research in Canada.
"The launch of CIHR is an historic event for the health research community in Canada, and for all Canadians," said Minister Rock. "CIHR is a highly innovative and integrative approach to health research. Its emphasis on partnerships with the voluntary health care sector, other government agencies and industry will be a model to be emulated around the world. Thematic institutes linking the findings and studies of researchers from coast to coast will allow us to focus on research challenges and opportunities relevant to all Canadians."
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, first announced in the 1999 federal budget, replaces the Medical Research Council of Canada. Along with a doubling of the research budget over three years, CIHR will create a series of virtual institutes linking investigators from all four areas of health research -- biomedical research, clinical research, health systems and services research, and population health research -- to better address the health needs and priorities of Canadians.
Dr. Bernstein, the inaugural President of CIHR, is the former Director of the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and an internationally- recognized researcher, teacher and scientific leader. Along with Dr. Bernstein the members of the first Governing Council include:
Dr. Denise Alcock, Dean of the Health Sciences Faculty at the University of Ottawa.
Dr. Stephanie Atkinson, Director of the Nutrition and Metabolism Research Laboratory of the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University.
Dr. Ruth Collins-Nakai, professor of paediatric cardiology at the University of Alberta and President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.
Dr. Alastair Cribb, Director of the Laboratory of Comparative Pharmacogenetics at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Dr. Jean Davignon, Director of the Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerosis Laboratory at the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (ICRM).
Dr. Gary B. Glavin, Associate Vice-President of Research at the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Philippe Gros, professor of biochemistry at McGill University.
Ms. Mavis Hurley, Deputy Minister of the Premier's Health Quality Council in New Brunswick.
Sister Nuala Kenny, MD, founding Chair of the Department of Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University.
Dr. Kevin M.W. Keough , Vice-President of Research and International Relations for Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Dr. Malcolm King, President of the Canadian Thoracic Society, Chair of the University of Alberta's Aboriginal Advisory Council.
Steven Lewis, former CEO of both the Saskatchewan Health Services Utilization and Research Commission and the Saskatchewan Health Research Board.
Dr. Victor Ling, Assistant Dean and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Pathology at the University of British Columbia.
Eric M. Maldoff, partner in the law firm of Heenan Blaikie in Montreal.
Dr. Yves Morin, of Quebec, Chair of the Science Advisory Board to Health Canada's Health Protection Branch.
Dr. Louise Nadeau, professor of psychology at the UniversitÈ de MontrÈal.
Dr. David Naylor, Dean of University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Joseph Rotman, CEO and founder of Clairvest Group, a Toronto merchant bank.
David Dodge, Deputy Minister of Health Canada since 1998 (ex-officio).
"CIHR is an initiative that has its roots in the health research community." said Minister Rock. " The mandate of CIHR represents an entirely new way of conducting health research. Designed to retain and recruit our best and brightest researchers, it will create excellence that will help this country compete on the global stage. CIHR will open the door for Canadians to live longer and healthier lives."
The more than $65 million in research funds will help train and support both new and seasoned researchers. It will create opportunities for new research in fields such as health services utilization and life span development as well a traditional areas.
Included are:
- $58 million over three to five years for the first personnel awards under CIHR. This will fund studentships, fellowships and salaries for nearly 400 researchers from 22 universities across Canada.
- $ 6.7 million over three to five years for the capacity-building Health Career Awards Program co-funded by CIHR, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Health Canada's National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP). This includes $ 4.2 million for 32 Postdoctoral Fellowships and five Senior Research Fellowships and $ 1.75 million in salary awards over five years for 15 Investigators and 10 Senior Investigators. Four Investigators will also receive more than $800,000 over five years in operating funds to support research ranging from reproduction law and ethics to health and aging.
- A joint $1.2 million dollar partnership between CIHR and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to support 309 undergraduate studentships for three months to one year in 16 institutions across the country.
The Minister also unveiled a new annual research scholarship embodying the legacy of partnership and hope that characterized the Interim Governing Council (IGC) of CIHR. In partnership with the National Cancer Institute of Canada, CIHR will co-fund the Dorothy J. Lamont Scientist Award, a five-year scholarship for young researchers in the field of cancer control. The award recognizes the enormous contribution of Dorothy Lamont, former CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society/National Cancer Institute and Vice-Chair of the IGC.
Distribution of results by province / Répartition des résultats par province
|
Province - Institutions / Établissements |
Training Awards / Bourses de formation |
Salary Awards / Bourses salariales |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund |
CIHR / SSHRC/ NHRDP Health Career Awards - Bourses de carrière en santé IRSC/CRSH/PNRDS |
Total Value / Valeur totale |
||||||||||
|
PD. F. / BPD |
Sr. F./BP |
Sr. In./CC |
In./C |
||||||||||||
|
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
||
|
Alberta - Univ. of Alberta - Univ. of Calgary |
17 7 |
1,323,080 564,706 |
12 7 |
3,740,000 2,255,000 |
20 8 |
80,960 32,384 |
1 2 |
115,500 231,000 |
1 1 |
600,000 350,000 |
5,859,540 3,433,090 |
||||
|
British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique - Simon Fraser Univ. - Univ. of British Columbia - Univ. of Victoria |
1 17 |
115,500 1,319,888 |
10 |
3,080,000 |
30 |
121,440 |
6 |
693,000 |
1 |
274,000 |
2 |
700,000 |
1 1 |
350,000 350,000 |
115,500 6,538,328 350,000 |
|
Manitoba - Univ. of Manitoba |
1 |
58,590 |
- |
- |
21 |
85,008 |
1 |
115,500 |
1 |
274,000 |
1 |
350,000 |
1 |
520,755 |
1,403,853 |
|
Newfoundland / Terre-Neuve - Memorial University of Newfoundland |
1 |
58,590 |
- |
- |
10 |
40,480 |
99,070 |
||||||||
|
Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse - Dalhousie University |
7 |
599,270 |
- |
- |
19 |
76,912 |
3 |
346,500 |
1 |
599,880 |
1,622,562 |
||||
|
Province - Institutions /Établissements |
Training Awards / Bourses de formation |
Salary Awards / Bourses salariales |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund |
CIHR /SSHRC / NHRDP Health Career Awards - Bourses de carrière en santé IRSC/CRSH/PNRDS |
Total Value / Valeur totale |
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|
PD. F./BPD |
Sr. F./BP |
Sr. In./CC |
In./C |
||||||||||||
|
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
||
|
Ontario - Carleton University - McMaster University - Queen’s University - University of Guelph - University of Ottawa Loeb Research Institute Ottawa General Hospital Research Institute - University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children Mount Sinai Hospital Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Univ. Health Network Toronto Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care (Toronto) - Trent University - University of Waterloo - University of Western Ontario - University of Windsor |
1 11 8 1 1 2 2 39 12 7 3 2 12 - 1 4 1
|
58,590 758,220 544,040 58,590 38,500 209,500 192,500 3,199,468 955,950 617,680 455,000 201,808 1,062,950 - 77,000 369,770 58,590 |
- 3 1 1 2 2 3 10 6 3 3 3 - 1 1 2 - |
- 1,045,000 275,000 385,000 550,000 770,000 825,000 3,310,000 2,310,000 1,155,000 1,155,000 945,000 - 275,000 385,000 660,000 - |
- 13 11 3 11 - - 51 - - - - - - 3 18 - |
- 52,624 44,528 12,144 44,528 - - 206,448 - - - - - - 12,144 72,864 - |
1 1
4
|
115,500 115,500
462,000
|
1
1
|
274,000
274,000 |
3
1 |
1,050,000
350,000 |
2 1 1
1 1 |
700,000 350,000 350,000
350,000 350,000 |
174,090 3,605,844 1,603,068 455,734 983,028 979,500 1,017,500 7,527,916 3,265,950 1,772,680 1,610,000 1,146,808 1,336,950 275,000 474,144 1,452,634 58,590 350,000 |
|
P.E.I. -Î.-du-P-.É. - University of Prince Edward Island |
3 |
12,144 |
12,144 |
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|
Province - Institutions / Établissements |
Training Awards / Bourses de formation |
Salary Awards / Bourses salariales |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund |
CIHR /SSHRC /NHRDP Health Career Awards - Bourses de carrière en santé IRSC/CRSH/PNRDS |
Total Value / Valeur totale |
||||||||||
|
PD. F/BPD |
Sr. F./BP |
Sr. In./CC |
In./C |
||||||||||||
|
# |
$ |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
# |
$ |
|||
|
Quebec / Québec - McGill University Montreal Children’s Hospital Montreal General Hospital Research Institute Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital Douglas Hosp. Research Center (Verdun) - Université Laval - Université de Montréal Centre hosp. de l’Univ. de Montréal (CHUM) École polytechnique Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hôpital Ste-Justine Institut de cardiologie de MTL Institut de recherches cliniques de MTL - Université du Québec à Montréal - Université de Sherbrooke |
31 1 1 1 1 11 15 2 1 1 1 1 4 5 2 3 |
2,225,468 48,500 58,590 58,590 58,590 739,720 1,011,080 117,180 58,590 58,590 58,590 58,590 405,090 292,950 117,180 232,680 |
18
3 3
1
3 |
6,180,000
825,000 1,155,000
275,000
935,000 |
28
20 33
8 |
113,344
80,960 133,584
32,384 |
2
3 4
1 |
231,000
346,500 462,000
115,500 |
1
|
274,000 |
2
1 |
700,000
350,000 |
2
1
|
842,600
350,000
|
9,592,412 48,500 58,590 58,590 58,590 3,042,180 3,035,664 117,180 58,590 58,590 333,590 58,590 405,090 292,950 1,434,564 348,180 |
|
Saskatchewan - University of Saskatchewan |
18 |
72,864 |
72,864 |
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|
Outside * Canada - À l’étranger |
54 |
5,975,924 |
- |
- |
3 |
346,500 |
6,322,424 |
||||||||
|
Totals / Totaux |
293 |
24,473,682 |
98 |
32,490,000 |
328 |
1,327,744 |
32 |
3,696,000 |
5 |
1,370,000 |
10 |
3,500,000 |
15 |
6,063,235 |
72,920,661
|
* The only awards tenable outside of Canada are Fellowships, Clinician Scientists and Centennial Fellowships
* Les seules bourses qu’on peut détenir à l’étranger sont les bourses de recherche, les bourses de cliniciens-chercheurs et les bourses du Centenaire
For further information, please contact:
Faye Kert
Deputy Director, Communications
613-946-0927
Derek Kent
Office of the Minister of Health
613-957-0200