Fact Sheet - Harper Government Puts Spotlight on Innovative Health Research Across Canada

[ Press Release 2012-36 ]

The Harper Government invests in health research through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

CIHR's mandate is to "excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health-care system." CIHR consists of 13 "virtual" institutes and currently supports more than 14,100 health researchers at universities and research institutions across the country.

Total CIHR Expenditures (in millions of dollars) from 2005-2006 to 2011-12

Province	Total
British Columbia	$720
Alberta	$500
Saskatchewan	$64
Manitoba	$131
Ontario	$2,244
Quebec	$1,540
Atlantic Provinces	$180

To highlight the valuable work of Canada's health researchers, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq visited with CIHR-supported researchers at the London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario on July 20. Minister Aglukkaq was joined by the following representatives of the Harper Government who made similar visits to research institutions across Canada.

Government Representative	Research Institution Visited	City	Province
MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay	Arthritis Research Centre of Canada	Vancouver	BC
MP Devinder Shory	University of Calgary	Calgary	AB
Minister Tim Uppal	University of Alberta	Edmonton	AB
Minister Steven Fletcher	University of Manitoba	Winnipeg	MB
Minister Lynne Yelich	University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	SK
MP Bernard Trottier	Cancer Care Ontario	Toronto	ON
MP Eve Adams	Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital	Toronto	ON
Minister Peter Penashue and MP Kellie Leitch	Memorial University of Newfoundland	St. John's	NL
Minister Keith Ashfield	University of New Brunswick	Fredericton	NB