Mission:

To improve the health and prosperity of Canadians by championing Canada’s global leadership in health research.

Research Canada is a not-for-profit, voluntary organization that is a national voice for health research advocacy in Canada.  The organization has evolved from the Council for Health Research in Canada (CHRC), established in 1996, into a broad-based alliance dedicated to collaborative advocacy action. Working for all Canadians, its membership is drawn from all sectors dedicated to increasing investments in health research, including the leading health research institutes, national health charities, hospitals, regional health authorities, universities, private industry and others.

Research Canada recognizes that health research improves the health of Canadians, offers a real opportunity to contain health care costs, and contributes to the creation of knowledge-based jobs and economic growth.

The organization engages all sectors, including government, and works collaboratively to build support for health research nationwide.  Research Canada reaches out to both the Canadian public and media to inform and raise awareness of the critical importance of long-term, sustainable health research funding as an investment in Canada’s future.