Ongoing engagement process for the reforms of open programs and peer review

CIHR has had the opportunity to hear from thousands of members of the research community from across the country including researchers, peer reviewers, institution administrators, professional associations and partners.

Current engagement activities

CIHR continues to engage with the research community and partners to discuss the new design and next steps as we implement the changes.

Research Community	Date
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada	February 6, 2013
Brock University (at McMaster University)	June 24, 2013
Carleton University	April 19, 2013
Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick (at the University of New Brunswick)	February 21, 2013
Concordia University (at McGill University)	March 20, 2013
Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO)	May 15, 2013
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (at the University of New Brunswick)	February 21, 2013
Dalhousie University	March 14, 2013
First Nations University of Canada	January 30, 2013
Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick (at the University of New Brunswick)	February 21, 2013
Lakehead University	April 10, 2013
Laurentian University	February 7, 2013
McGill University	March 20, 2013
McMaster University	June 24, 2013
Memorial University of Newfoundland	April 22, 2013
Mount Allison University (at the University of New Brunswick)	February 21, 2013
New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (at the University of New Brunswick)	February 21, 2013
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation	March 14, 2013
Polytechnique Montréal (at the Université de Montréal)	April 11, 2013
Queen's University	March 4, 2013
Ryerson University	April 26, 2013
Saint Joseph's Health Care Hamilton	January 15, 2013
Simon Fraser University	February 14, 2013
Toronto Academic Health Science Network	February 1, 2013
Trent University (at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology)	February 7, 2013
Université de Montréal	April 11, 2013
Université de Sherbrooke	April 3, 2013
Université du Québec à Montréal	April 11, 2013
Université Laval	April 5, 2013
University of Alberta	May 16, 2013
University of British Columbia	February 13, 2013
University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus	February 15, 2013
University of Calgary	May 17, 2013
University of Guelph	April 30, 2013
University of Lethbridge	April 9, 2013
University of Manitoba	March 21, 2013
University of New Brunswick	February 21, 2013
University of Ontario Institute of Technology	February 7, 2013
University of Ottawa	February 20, 2013
University of Prince Edward Island	April 25, 2013
University of Regina	January 29, 2013
University of Saskatchewan	January 28, 2013
University of Toronto	February 8, 2013
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine	February 1, 2013
University of Victoria	February 14, 2013
University of Waterloo (at the University of Guelph)	April 30, 2013
University of Windsor	June 7, 2013
Western University	April 24, 2013
Wilfrid Laurier University (at the University of Guelph)	April 30, 2013
York University	May 15, 2013

Previous engagement activities

Following the release of the CIHR Design Discussion Document: Proposed Changes to CIHR's Open Suite of Programs and Enhancements to the Peer Review Process, the community has provided CIHR with thoughtful feedback and insightful suggestions. Comments were provided to CIHR through a number of mechanisms including:

• Participation in a web based discussion forum
• Submission of 513 on-line feedback forms
• Written feedback provided through hundreds of emails and letters
• Discussions with over 80 institutions, partners and associations