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Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

Useful Links

The following links are intended as a comprehensive guide to information on cancer research funding, related charitable/support organizations, and other resources on the Web. If you know of a relevant website that you think should be included, please contact us. Please note that we verify all suggested links before they are added and reserve the right to decline them if we feel they are inappropriate. (All links are active as of 7/16/2004 and will be checked regularly.)
  1. Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control
  2. Governmental Funding Agencies
  3. Non-Governmental Funding Organizations
  4. Provincial Cancer Agencies/Boards
  5. Ministries of Health
  6. Other Governmental Organizations
  7. Site cancers
  8. Institutes/Cancer Centres/Research Organizations
  9. Charitable/Voluntary Organizations
  10. Advocacy/Survivor/Support Organizations
  11. Canadian Universities
  12. Professional Associations and Societies
  13. International Links
  14. Pharmaceutical Industry
  15. Annual fund-raising events
Links to External Websites Notice

Most of the links available on this Web page will direct you to a Web site external to the Government of Canada (GoC). Links to Web sites not under the control of the GoC are provided solely for the convenience of users. Users should be aware that CIHR may link to non-GoC sites that are not subject to the Official Languages Act, and that information may be available only in the language(s) used by the sites in question. [ Help ]

Governmental Funding Agencies

National

Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Provincial

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation
Ontario Cancer Research Network
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)


Non-Governmental Funding Organizations

Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance (CBCRA)
Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)
Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Initiative (CPCRI)
Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI)
Cancer Research Society (CRS)
Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSF)
National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC)
National Ovarian Cancer Association (NOCA)
The Terry Fox Foundation


Provincial Cancer Agencies/Boards

Alberta Cancer Board
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Canadian Association of Provincial Cancer Agencies (CAPCA)
Cancer Care Manitoba
Cancer Care Nova Scotia
Cancer Care Ontario
New Brunswick - Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation
Newfoundland Cancer Treatment & Research Foundation
Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Toronto - Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre


Ministries of Health

Health Canada
Health Canada Office of the Information Highway (E-Health)
Health Canada Tobacco Control Programme
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Canadian Coalition on Cancer Surveillance
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Cancer Bureau
Province of Alberta - Alberta Health and Wellness
Province of British Columbia - BC Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors
Province of Manitoba - Manitoba Department of Health
Province of New Brunswick - Department of Health and Wellness
Province of Newfoundland - Department of Health & Community Services
Province of Ontario - Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care
Province of Québec - Direction de la santé publique de Montréal Centre
Province of Québec - Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux
Province of Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Health


Other Governmental Organizations

Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance
Canadian Institute for Health Information
National Research Council of Canada


Site cancers

Below is a list of some of the most common types of cancer with links to related web sites. For a more comprehensive list, you can visit the following web sites:

Association of Cancer Online Resources
Canadian Cancer Society
National Institutes of Health


Breast

Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia
Breast Cancer Action Saskatchewan
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Canadian Breast Cancer Network
Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance
Cure Foundation
First Nations Breast Cancer Society
Run For The Cure

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada

Ovarian

National Ovarian Cancer Association
Ovarian Cancer Canada

Prostate

Canadian Prostate Cancer Network
Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Initiative
Pro-CURE Alliance
Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada

Thyroid

Canadian Thyroid Cancer Support Group (Thryvors) Inc.

Tobacco Control

Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative
Health Canada Tobacco Control Programme
Individualized smoking risk information (NCI Web Tool)


Institutes/Cancer Centres/Research Organizations

Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal - Centre for Bioethics
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal
Dalhousie University School of Nursing
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Jewish General Hospital
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology
McGill Cancer Centre
McGill University Health Centre Research Institute
McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences
Mount Sinai Hospital
Nancy's Chair in Women's Studies
NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Ontario Cancer Institute
Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI)
Princess Margaret Hospital
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre 
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Women's College Hospital 
The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre
University of Calgary
Université de Montréal
University of New Brunswick
University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa Institute of Palliative Care
University of Prince Edward Island
Wilfred Laurier University


Charitable/Voluntary Organizations

Alliance for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases
Canadian Public Health Association
Cancer Research Society
Candlelighter's Canada (Childhood Cancer Foundation)
Fondation québécoise du cancer (French only)
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
Leukemia Research Foundation
National Ovarian Cancer Association
Ovarian Cancer Canada
Run For The Cure
The Terry Fox Foundation


Advocacy/Survivor/Support Organizations

Association of Cancer Online Resources
Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia
Breast Cancer Action Saskatchewan
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Canadian Breast Cancer Network
Canadian Cancer Advocacy Network (CCAN)
Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
Canadian Prostate Cancer Network
Canadian Thyroid Cancer Support Group (Thryvors) Inc.
Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada
Chemo Care: Information on Chemotherapy Drugs and Side Effects
Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC)
Fondation québécoise du cancer (French only)
Global Lung Cancer Coalition
Leukemia Research Foundation
National Cancer Leadership Forum (The Campaign to Control Cancer)
Neutropenia Support Association Inc.
Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation
Ovarian Cancer Canada
The Canadian Women's Health Network
Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition
Wellspring London and Region
Wellwood Resource Centre


Canadian Universities

Below is a list of Canadian Universities that have a delegate on campus representing the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Brock University
Carleton University
Concordia University
Dalhousie University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
Laval University
McGill University
McMaster University
Memorial University
Queen's University
Ryerson University
Saint Mary's University
Simon Fraser University
Trent University
University College of Cape Breton
University College of the Cariboo (BC)
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Guelph
University of Manitoba
Université du Québec à Montréal
University of Ottawa
University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan
University of Sherbrooke
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
University of Windsor
York University


Professional Associations and Societies

Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Association québécoise d'établissements de santé et de services sociaux (AQESSS)
Association québécoise des infirmières en oncologie
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
Canadian Association of Medical Oncology
Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
Canadian Association of Pathologists
Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology
Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology
Canadian Association of Radiation Oncologists
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists
Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine

Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada
Dietitians of Canada
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
The Canadian Nurses Association


International Links

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
American Cancer Society
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Society of New Zealand
Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health in U.S.A. (NCI/NIH)
National Cancer Research Institute
New South Wales Cancer Council
UICC - International Union Against Cancer
UICC International Events and Conferences
UICC Members
UK Biobank
Wellcome Trust UK
World Health Organization


Pharmaceutical Industry

The following pharmaceutical companies carry out cancer research activities:

Abbott Canada
Amgen Canada Inc.
AstraZeneca 
Berlex Canada Inc.
Biomira Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Group
Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline
Roche Canada
Leo Pharma Inc.
Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. 
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 
Purdue Pharma
Sanofi Aventis Canada
Schering Canada Inc.
Servier Canada Inc.
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals


Annual fund-raising events

The following are some of the major national fund-raising events for cancer research:

Dive For A Cure
Father's Day Run for Prostate Cancer Research
National Denim Day (CURE Foundation)
Relay For Life (Canadian Cancer Society)
Ride For Dad (Prostate cancer research fundraiser)
Ride To Survive
Run For The Cure (Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation)
Terry Fox Run


Created: 2004-07-16
Modified: 2006-12-08
Reviewed: 2004-07-16
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