CIHR Audience Controlled Vocabulary: A – Z listing

This vocabulary has been registered with Library and Archives Canada and can be used by other government departments with similar target audiences.

A hierarchical version of the terms is also available.

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A

Aboriginal peoples

  • Definition:
  • Narrower terms:
    • First Nations peoples
    • Inuit
    • Métis
  • French equivalent:
    • Peuples autochtones

Administrators

  • Definition:
    • Administrators fall into two primary groups.
      • Administrators at research institutions such as the Ottawa Heart Institute who manage the operations of the institute and also conduct research.
      • University Research Administrators do not conduct research themselves. Instead, they monitor the Funding Opportunities Database (FOD) for funding opportunities that their professors and students could apply for and then manage the submission paperwork on behalf of the professors and students. The administrators are usually members of Canadian Association of University Research Administrators (CAURA).
  • French equivalent:
    • Administrateurs

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B

Business

  • Definition:
  • Narrower terms:
    • Canadian business
    • Foreign business
  • French equivalent:
    • Entreprise

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C

Canadian business

  • Definition:
  • Broader terms:
    • Business
  • Related terms:
    • Foreign business
  • French equivalent:
    • Entreprise canadienne

Canadian health research organizations

  • Definition:
    • Canadian health research organizations that conduct research into health-related issues.
  • Broader terms:
    • Health research organizations
  • Related terms:
    • Foreign health research organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organismes de recherche en santé du Canada

Career investigators

  • Definition:
    • A researcher who holds a full-time research appointment (e.g., faculty appointment providing eligibility to apply for grants and/or supervise trainees)
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
  • Related terms:
    • Career investigators
    • Graduate students
    • Health professionals
    • Medical students
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Research assistants
    • Research associates
    • Technicians
    • Undergraduate students
    • Other researchers
  • French equivalent:
    • Chercheurs de carrière

Children

Clinicians

  • Definition:
    • A health professional who runs or works in a clinic.
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
  • Related terms:
    • Career investigators
    • Graduate students
    • Health professionals
    • Medical students
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Research assistants
    • Research associates
    • Technicians
    • Undergraduate students
    • Other researchers
  • French equivalent:
    • Cliniciens

College / CEGEP educators

  • Definition:
    • Persons teaching in the college or CEGEP system.
  • Broader terms:
    • Educators
  • Related terms:
    • Elementary school teachers
    • High school teachers
    • Mentors
    • University educators
  • French equivalent:
    • Enseignants au collegial

Community leaders

  • Definition:
    • An individual who has direct involvement with an affected community, understands the needs of the community and how research can lead to useful practical outcomes for the community, and who can facilitate the involvement of the community in the research process.
  • French equivalent:
    • Dirigeants communautaires

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D

Doctoral students

  • Definition:
    • Students enrolled in a doctoral program at a university. Doctoral students are working towards their doctoral degrees. To qualify for a doctoral degree program, they must have completed an undergraduate degree and in most cases, a master's degree. However, some doctoral programs do not require a candidate have master's degree – it could allow students into the doctoral program directly from an undergraduate program.
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
    • Graduate students
    • Students
  • Related terms:
    • Master's students
    • Medical/doctoral students
  • French equivalent:
    • Étudiants au doctorat

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E

Educators

  • Definition:
  • Narrower terms:
    • College / CEGEP educators
    • Elementary school educators
    • High school educators
    • Mentors
    • University educators
  • French equivalent:
    • Enseignants

Elementary school educators

  • Definition:
    • Persons teaching in the elementary school system.
  • Broader terms:
    • Educators
  • Related terms:
    • College/CEGEP educators
    • High school teachers
    • Mentors
    • University educators
  • French equivalent:
    • Enseignants au primaire

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F

Federal government

  • Definition:
    • Non-elected persons or organizations employed by or working on behalf of the federal government.
    • Source: Adapted from the Government of Canada Audience Scheme definition for Government
  • Broader terms:
    • Government
  • Related terms:
    • Foreign government
    • Members of Parliament
    • Municipal government
    • Provincial government
  • French equivalent:
    • Gouvernement fédéral

First Nations peoples

Foreign business

  • Definition:
  • Broader terms:
    • Business
  • Related terms:
    • Canadian business
  • French equivalent:
    • Entreprise étrangère

Foreign funding organizations

  • Definition:
    • International organizations at that provide funding to researchers and other audiences.
  • Broader terms:
    • Funding organizations
  • Related terms:
    • National funding organizations
    • Provincial funding organizations
    • Regional funding organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organismes de financement étrangers

Foreign government

  • Definition:
    • Persons or organizations working on behalf of a government in a country other than Canada. Can be elected or non-elected (employees).
  • Broader terms:
    • Government
  • Related terms:
    • Federal government
    • Members of Parliament
    • Municipal government
    • Provincial government
  • French equivalent:
    • Gouvernement étranger

Foreign health research organizations

  • Definition:
    • Foreign health research organizations that conduct research into health-related issues. Can be organizations working in one or multiple countries.
  • Broader terms:
    • Health research organizations
  • Related terms:
    • Canadian health research organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organismes de recherche en santé étrangers

Foreign non-governmental organizations

  • Definition:
    • Community groups or organizations located outside of Canada that are neither affiliated with nor under the direction of a government (usually not-for-profit organizations). Can work in one or more countries.
    • Source: Adapted from the Government of Canada Audience Scheme definition for Non-governmental organizations
  • Broader terms:
    • Non-governmental organizations
  • Related terms:
    • National non-governmental organizations
    • Provincial non-governmental organizations
    • Regional non-governmental organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organisations non gouvernementales étrangères

Funding applicants

  • Definition:
    • Persons or organizations who apply for financial assistance including assistance in such forms as loans, grants, contributions, investment programs, but excluding assistance in the form of legislated benefits such as pensions.
    • Source: Government of Canada Audience Scheme
  • French equivalent:
    • Demandeurs de financement

Funding organizations

  • Definition:
    • Organizations that provide funding to researchers and other audiences.
  • Narrower terms:
    • Foreign funding organizations
    • National funding organizations
    • Provincial funding organizations
    • Regional funding organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organismes de financement

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G

General public

Government

  • Definition:
  • Narrower terms:
    • Federal government
    • Foreign government
    • Members of Parliament
    • Municipal government
    • Provincial government
  • French equivalent:
    • Gouvernement

Graduate students

  • Definition:
    • Students who have completed as a minimum an undergraduate degree and are studying or planning to study at the master's or doctoral level.
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
    • Students
  • Narrower terms:
    • Doctoral students
    • Master's students
    • Medical/doctoral students
  • French equivalent:
    • Étudiants des cycles supérieurs

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H

Health professionals

  • Definition:
    • Someone who has specialized in a health professional degree requiring at least a Bachelor's degree for licensure in Canada and be regulated by provincial legislation. CIHR-eligible health professions include Audiologist/Speech-language Pathologist, Chiropodist/Podiatrist, Chiropractor, Dentist/Dental Surgeon, Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Medical Laboratory Technologist, Medical Radiation Technologist, Midwife, Naturopath, Occupational Therapist, Optometrist, Pharmacist, Physician/Surgeon, Physiotherapist, Psychologist, Registered Nurse, Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Respiratory Therapist, Social Worker, Veterinarian, etc.
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
  • Narrower terms:
    • Clinicians
    • Post-health professional degree fellows
  • Related terms:
    • Career investigators
    • Graduate students
    • Medical students
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Research assistants
    • Research associates
    • Technicians
    • Undergraduate students
    • Other researchers
  • French equivalent:
    • Professionnels de la santé

Health research organizations

  • Definition:
    • Organizations that conduct research into health-related issues.
  • Narrower terms:
    • Canadian health research organizations
    • Foreign health research organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organismes de recherche en santé

High school educators

  • Definition:
    • Persons teaching in the secondary school system.
  • Broader terms:
    • Educators
  • Related terms:
    • College/CEGEP educators
    • Elementary school teachers
    • Mentors
    • University educators
  • French equivalent:
    • Enseignants au secondaire

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I

Inuit


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J

Job seekers


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M

Master's students

  • Definition:
    • Students enrolled in a master's program at a university. To qualify for a master's program, they must have completed an undergraduate degree.
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
    • Graduate students
    • Students
  • Related terms:
    • Doctoral students
    • Medical/doctoral students
  • French equivalent:
    • Étudiants à la maîtrise

Media

Medical students

  • Definition:
    • Students studying medicine.
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
    • Students
  • Related terms:
    • Career investigators
    • Graduate students
    • Health professionals
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Research assistants
    • Research associates
    • Technicians
    • Undergraduate students
    • Other researchers
  • French equivalent:
    • Étudiants en médecine

Medical/doctoral students

  • Definition:
    • A student doing a special degree program that trains them for and results in receiving, upon graduation, both a medical degree and a PhD (MD/PhD).
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
    • Graduate students
    • Students
  • Related terms:
    • Doctoral students
    • Master's students
  • French equivalent:
    • Étudiants au doctoral / en médecine

Members of Parliament

  • Definition:
    • Persons elected by and to represent Canadian citizens in their respective ridings in the House of Commons.
  • Broader terms:
    • Government
  • Related terms:
    • Federal government
    • Foreign government
    • Municipal government
    • Provincial government
  • French equivalent:
    • Députés

Men

  • Definition:
    • Adult male persons
  • French equivalent:
    • Hommes

Mentors

  • Definition:
    • Persons who encourage, guide and/or supervise individuals who are interested in a career in health research, science and technology.
  • Broader terms:
    • Educators
  • Related terms:
    • College/CEGEP educators
    • Elementary school teachers
    • High school teachers
    • University educators
  • French equivalent:
    • Mentors

Métis

  • Definition:
  • Broader terms:
    • Aboriginal peoples
  • Related terms
    • First Nations peoples
    • Inuit
  • French equivalent:
    • Métis

Municipal government

  • Definition:
    • Persons or organizations working on behalf of a municipal government. Can be elected or non-elected (employees).
    • Source: Adapted from the Government of Canada Audience Scheme definition of Government.
  • Broader terms:
    • Government
  • Related terms:
    • Federal government
    • Foreign government
    • Members of Parliament
    • Provincial government
  • French equivalent:
    • Gouvernement municipal

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N

National funding organizations

  • Definition:
    • Canadian organizations at the national level that provide funding to researchers and other audiences
  • Broader terms:
    • Funding organizations
  • Related terms:
    • Foreign funding organizations
    • Provincial funding organizations
    • Regional funding organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organismes de financement nationaux

National non-governmental organizations

  • Definition:
    • Canadian community groups or organizations at the national level that are neither affiliated with nor under the direction of a government (usually not-for-profit organizations).
    • Source: Adapted from the Government of Canada Audience Scheme definition of Non-governmental organizations.
  • Broader terms:
    • Non-governmental organizations
  • Related terms:
    • Foreign non-governmental organizations
    • Provincial non-governmental organizations
    • Regional non-governmental organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organisations non gouvernementales nationales

Non-Canadians

Non-governmental organizations

  • Definition:
    • Community groups or organizations that are neither affiliated with nor under the direction of a government (usually not-for-profit organizations).
    • Source: Government of Canada Audience Scheme
  • Narrower terms:
    • Foreign non-governmental organizations
    • National non-governmental organizations
    • Provincial non-governmental organizations
    • Regional non-governmental organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organisations non gouvernementales

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O

Other researchers

  • Definition:
    • Any type of researcher, individual or organization eligible for a specific funding opportunity not covered by any other audiences in this list.
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
  • Related terms:
    • Career investigators
    • Graduate students
    • Health professionals
    • Medical students
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Research assistants
    • Research associates
    • Technicians
    • Undergraduate students
  • French equivalent:
    • Autres chercheurs

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P

Parents

Partners

  • Definition:
    • A member of a partnership. Partnerships are formalized working relationships between two or more organizations with separate identities and independent accountabilities and are based on mutual benefit and a clear understanding or agreement that sets out the shared goal and objectives and the terms of the arrangement. These are partners who agree to collaborate on funding opportunities in particular areas of health research.
    • Source: Based on the Partnership definition in How to Partner with CIHR
  • French equivalent:
    • Partenaires

Patients

  • Definition:
    • Persons under a doctor's care, being treated for an illness, disease, chronic condition or other ailment.
  • French equivalent:
    • Patients

Persons with disabilities

  • Definition:
    • Persons having a physical, mental, psychiatric, sensory or learning impairment that is persistent, i.e. long-term and ongoing or recurring.
    • Source: Government of Canada Audience Scheme
  • French equivalent:
    • Personnes handicapées

Policy/decision makers

  • Definition:
    • An individual who makes decisions about, or influences, health policies or practices. Policy/decision makers can be practitioners, educators, health care administrators, elected officials, and individuals within the media, health charities, patient user groups or the private sector. They can work at the local community, municipal, provincial or national level. Policy/decision makers are those individuals who are likely to be able to make use of the results of the research.
    • Source: Grants and Awards Guide
  • French equivalent:
    • Responsables de politiques/décideurs

Postdoctoral fellows

  • Definition:
    • A person who has recently (within five years) been awarded a PhD or the equivalent; has an appointment of limited duration involving substantial full-time research or scholarship where the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career and not as a source of continuing employment. The fellow works under the supervision of a researcher at a research institution.
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
    • Related terms:
    • Career investigators
    • Graduate students
    • Health professionals
    • Medical students
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Research assistants
    • Research associates
    • Technicians
    • Undergraduate students
    • Other researchers
  • French equivalent:
    • Boursier postdoctoral

Post-health professional degree fellows

  • Definition:
    • A person who has graduated with a health professional degree (eg. nursing, physiotherapy, medicine, dentistry) and who is continuing their training and research with some form of relationship with a research institution. These fellows need not be pursuing a graduate degree.
    • Source: Grants and Awards Guide
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
    • Health professionals
  • Related terms:
    • Clincians
  • French equivalent:
    • Boursier titulaire d'un diplôme professionel d'études supérieures dans le domaine de la santé

Professors

  • USE University educators

Provincial funding organizations

  • Definition:
    • Canadian organizations at the provincial level that provide funding to researchers and other audiences
  • Broader terms:
    • Funding organizations
  • Related terms:
    • Foreign funding organizations
    • National funding organizations
    • Regional funding organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organismes de financement provinciaux

Provincial government

  • Definition:
    • Persons or organizations employed by working on behalf of a provincial government. Can be elected or non-elected.
    • Source: Adapted from the Government of Canada Audience Scheme definition for Government.
  • Broader terms:
    • Government
  • Related terms:
    • Federal government
    • Foreign government
    • Members of Parliament
    • Municipal government
  • French equivalent:
    • Gouvernement provincial

Provincial non-governmental organizations

  • Definition:
    • Canadian community groups or organizations at the provincial level that are neither affiliated with nor under the direction of a government (usually not-for-profit organizations).
    • Source: Adapted from the Government of Canada Audience Scheme definition for Non-governmental organizations
  • Broader terms:
    • Non-governmental organizations
  • Related terms:
    • Foreign non-governmental organizations
    • National non-governmental organizations
    • Regional non-governmental organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organisations non gouvernementales provinciales

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Regional funding organizations

  • Definition:
    • Canadian organizations at the regional level that provide funding to researchers and other audiences
  • Broader terms:
    • Funding organizations
  • Related terms:
    • Foreign funding organizations
    • National funding organizations
    • Provincial funding organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organismes de financement regionaux

Regional non-governmental organizations

  • Definition:
    • Canadian community groups or organizations at the regional level that are neither affiliated with nor under the direction of a government (usually not-for-profit organizations).
    • Source: Adapted from the Government of Canada Audience Scheme definition for Non-governmental organizations
  • Broader terms:
    • Non-governmental organizations
  • Related terms:
  • Foreign non-governmental organizations
    • National non-governmental organizations
    • Provincial non-governmental organizations
  • French equivalent:
    • Organisations non gouvernementales régionales

Research assistants

  • Definition:
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
  • Related terms:
    • Career investigators
    • Graduate students
    • Health professionals
    • Medical students
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Research associates
    • Technicians
    • Undergraduate students
    • Other researchers
  • French equivalent:
    • Adjoints à la recherche

Research associates

  • Definition:
    • A researcher who has completed formal training in research in a discipline relevant to health research, usually a Masters or PhD or equivalent qualification (MD), and is employed by an institution. The research associate is paid by research grants or contracts to work in collaboration with an investigator. They normally have more than two years of post-PhD research experience; that is, they have had at least two years of experience as postdoctoral fellows or the equivalent. They are not a permanent employee because their continued employment depends on continuing support from research grants or contracts. Although research associates may contribute substantially to the intellectual content of the research, they continue to work under the supervision another researcher, i.e., they are not independent researchers. A research associate may also contribute to, but is not ultimately responsible for, the supervision of staff, including other research associates and trainees, at the discretion of the supervising researcher.
    • Source: Adapted from the Grants and Awards Guide and Ottawa University's definition of a research associate
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
  • Related terms:
    • Career investigators
    • Graduate students
    • Health professionals
    • Medical students
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Research assistants
    • Technicians
    • Undergraduate students
    • Other researchers
  • French equivalent:
    • Associés en recherche

Researchers

  • Definition:
    • A person who conducts research.
  • Narrower terms:
    • Career investigator
    • Clinicians
    • Doctoral students
    • Graduate students
    • Health professionals
    • Master's students
    • Medical students
    • Medical/doctoral students
    • Other researchers
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Post-health professional degree fellows
    • Research assistants
    • Research associates
    • Technicians
    • Undergraduate students
  • French equivalent:
    • Chercheurs

Rural community

  • Definition:
  • Narrower terms:
    • Northern community
  • French equivalent:
    • Collectivité rurale

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S

Seniors

Students

  • Definition:
  • Narrower terms:
    • Doctoral students
    • Graduate students
    • Master's students
    • Medical students
    • Medical / doctoral students
    • Undergraduate students
  • French equivalent:
    • Étudiants

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T

Technicians

  • Definition:
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
  • Related terms:
    • Career investigators
    • Graduate students
    • Health professionals
    • Medical students
    • Postdoctoral fellows
    • Research assistants
    • Research associates
    • Undergraduate students
    • Other researchers
  • French equivalent:
    • Techniciens

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U

Undergraduate students

  • Definition:
    • Students who are studying or planning to study at the undergraduate level at university. An undergraduate degree is the first level of university post-secondary education.
    • Source: Adapted from the Government of Canada Audience Scheme definition for "student"
  • Broader terms:
    • Researchers
    • Students
  • Related terms:
    • Graduate students
  • French equivalent:
    • Étudiants de premier cycle

University educators

  • Used for:
    • professors
  • Definition:
    • Persons teaching at a university, either full-time, part-time, tenured, or sessional.
  • Broader terms:
    • Educators
  • Related terms:
    • College/CEGEP educators
    • Elementary school teachers
    • High school teachers
    • Mentors
  • French equivalent:
    • Enseignants à l'université

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Women


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Y

Youth

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