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Welcoming Southlake Health to Research Canada

We’re excited to welcome Southlake Health to Research Canada!
 
For more than 100 years, Southlake has served communities across northern York Region and southern Simcoe County. Today, its 6,000 medical professionals, staff, volunteers, and students deliver care close to home while helping shape what comes next.
 
Southlake’s research spans biomedical and patient-oriented research, health policy and systems, and population health. As it develops a new vision for research and builds a Distributed Health Network, connections across Canada’s research community will help bring new ideas into care.
 
“Research and innovation are essential to building a stronger, more connected health system,” said Alison Evans, President and CEO of Research Canada. “We look forward to connecting Southlake with our national network.”
 
“Research and innovation are an important part of how we will transform health care at Southlake and across the communities we serve,” said Charissa Cordon, Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at Southlake Health.
 
We’re proud to bring Southlake’s patient-first perspective into our network. Welcome, Southlake Health!

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Image: Dr. Arif Manji, Medical Director, Research and Innovation, Charissa Cordon, Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive and Luca Pisterzi, Director, Research, Innovation and Clinical Scholarship; Image credit: Southlake Health.

Canada’s Moment to Lead: A Call to Action for Health Research and Innovation

On 11 June 2026, Research Canada convened its fourth Stakeholder Action Roundtable, bringing together 200 leaders across Canada’s health research and innovation ecosystem—scientists, clinical researchers, healthcare administrators, biotech entrepreneurs, pharmaceutical and medtech executives, investors, policymakers and patient partners—to discuss what it will take to turn one of the world’s most inventive countries into a global innovative powerhouse.

Now, Research Canada is releasing its Event Report, which captures the Roundtable’s collective Call to Action, highlighting where we need to focus as a country if we are to translate our research excellence into economic prosperity, a sustainable and sovereign health system and, most importantly, a healthy population.

The world is changing. Now is Canada’s opportunity to be ambitious and to lead.

Download the Event Report here: 
https://lnkd.in/gD9tqGtG

Unprecedented Investment in Research Talent Pipeline a Bold and Welcome Move by Canadian Government

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Research Canada is very pleased to see the Government of Canada seize this critical opportunity to attract 1,000 world-class researchers to our country. Today’s announcement of the Canada Impact+ Research Program, which is supported by a $1.7 billion investment, the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, reflects a clear understanding of the essential role research and innovation play in driving Canada’s economic and societal prosperity.

Research Canada has been actively advocating for a national strategy to attract international research talent, including through our recent pre-budget submission and the conferences and roundtables we have convened since the United States reduced federal support for health and research. We were pleased to attend today’s announcement with Ministers Michel and Joly, and we applaud the government’s commitment to establishing a concierge-style pathway that will help international researchers navigate immigration and begin contributing quickly to Canada’s research ecosystem.

The Government’s message today was clear: Canada is ready to invest in top  global talent. With some of the world’s leading universities and  research institutions, and a strong international reputation for  excellence, this initiative positions our country to build a stronger,  more resilient, and healthier future.

Research Canada looks forward to working with the government and our partners across the sector to ensure this unprecedented investment delivers real-world impact for researchers, institutions, and all Canadians.

Read the Government of Canada’s press release on the new Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program.

Tariffs and talent: Have your say at a webinar Thursday, March 27 at 1pm Eastern

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Day 1 of the campaign trail and as if this whirlwind and critical election and the next 35 days weren’t enough to create 18+ hour days for many, we remain eyeball deep in very serious issues for which no magic “PAUSE” button can be hit.

Research Canada and our national partners are watching the tariff situation like hawks given the potential devastating implications to Canadians and patients if medications, medical devices and medical supply chains are not protected from tariffs and retaliatory measures. Anyone who is in a position to help us amplify our message should contact me to discuss.

And, we are seized with the increasing coverage, news, and first-hand information of major layoffs, cuts, freezes to health and medical research in the US.

To respond to interest from the Canadian health research and innovation community, government and industry, we are hosting a virtual dialogue on Thursday, March 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Everyone with a stake in talent, research collaboration, and our community’s ability to strengthen Canada is welcome.

Attendees will hear:

  • More about what is happening in the U.S.
  • Pros and cons about pursuing “attraction” in this moment
  • What other jurisdictions like the EU and Netherlands are doing
  • Proposals that could be pursued to help Canada lead in this moment

Attendees can also have their say and ask questions following the conversation by set by speakers from University Health Network, the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness, Evidence for Democracy and more. This dialogue will help Research Canada iterate policy options on this and related files.

Register here to attend and we look forward to the conversation on Thursday!