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Health research is key to future improvements in health and quality of life for Canadians and people throughout the world. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is unlocking the way by taking an inclusive approach to the health problems that concern Canadians most.
At CIHR, our 13 virtual Institutes are bringing together researchers from all disciplines, including the biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and humanities, informatics and engineering, to focus on important research questions that will have an impact on health. In just five short years, CIHR has become known internationally for our emphasis on multidisciplinary national and international teams that are outcome-based and problem-driven.
Canadians take great pride in their health care system. By ensuring the participation of policy makers, caregivers and the public in these teams, CIHR is ensuring that research results are applied to building an innovative, evidence-based and sustainable health care system. Our publicly funded health care system is a Canadian competitive advantage; health research will help keep it affordable, efficient and leading-edge.
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada is supporting the current generation of health researchers and taking innovative approaches to training the next generation, the bright young people who will make research advances that will reduce the burden of diseases like diabetes, stroke and cancer.
Health research is also one of Canada's major engines of economic growth, prosperity and global competitiveness in the 21st century. CIHR has developed innovative new programs to help catalyze the movement of research results from the laboratory to the marketplace so that Canadians can benefit from the economic as well as the health and social gains of discoveries made here in Canada.
I invite you to read further to find out how the Government of Canada, through CIHR, is contributing to a healthy, productive Canada.
Alan Bernstein, O.C., FRSC
President
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Aboriginal Health
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $14.6 million in 2004-05 in Aboriginal health research across Canada.
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Aging
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested more than $55 million in 2004-05 in aging-related research across Canada.
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Alzheimer's Disease
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $16.9 million in 2004-05 in research on Alzheimer's disease across Canada.
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Arthritis
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $17.7 million in 2004-05 in research related to arthritis across Canada.
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Cancer
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $105 million in 2004-05 in cancer research across Canada.
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Child Health
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $49.8 million in 2004-05 in research on child health across Canada.
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Commercialization
The Government of Canada, through CIHR's dynamic and innovative commercialization strategy, invested $7 million in 2004-05 in helping researchers take their discoveries a step closer to market.
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Diabetes
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $32.6 million in 2004-05 in research on diabetes.
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Emerging Diseases
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $6.2 million in 2004-05 in research on new and emerging diseases across Canada.
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Gender and Health
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $23.7 million in 2004-05 in research on gender and health across Canada.
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Health Care System
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $34.9 million in 2004-05 in research on Canada's health care system.
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Heart Disease
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $98.8 million in 2004-05 in research on cardiovascular diseases across Canada.
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HIV/AIDS
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada has invested approximately $28.2 million in 2004-05 in research on HIV/AIDS across Canada.
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Injuries
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $26 million in 2004-05 in research related to injuries.
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Mental Health
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $54.1 million in 2004-05 in research on mental health and addiction across Canada.
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Obesity
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $15.6 million in 2004-05 in research on obesity across Canada.
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Rural and Remote Health
Through CIHR, the Government of Canada invested approximately $10.4 million in 2004-05 in research on rural and remote health across Canada.
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Atlantic Canada
In 2004-05, CIHR awarded approximately $21 million to health research in Atlantic Canada, an increase of more than 110% from 2000-01. This funding supports more than 300 projects by principal investigators in 12 funded institutions.
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Quebec
CIHR awarded approximately $180 million for health research in Quebec in 2004-05, an increase of more than 70% from 2000-01. This funding supports more than 2,200 projects by principal investigators in 25 funded institutions.
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Ontario
Ontario receives the largest share of CIHR funding - approximately $242 million in 2004-05, an increase of more than 68% from 2000-01. This funding supports more than 2,730 projects by principal investigators in 37 funded institutions.
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The Prairies
In 2004-05, CIHR awarded approximately $98 million in funding for health research in Canada's three Prairie provinces, an increase of more than 72% from 2000-01. This funding supports more than 1,170 projects by principal investigators in nine funded institutions.
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British Columbia
CIHR awarded approximately $72 million in funding for health research in British Columbia in 2004-05, an increase of more than 167% from 2000-01. This funding supports more than 770 projects by principal investigators in eight funded institutions.
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