CRDCN Partners

The CRDCN is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Statistics Canada, 44 universities across Canada (including the institutions that host RDCs), and a number of other national and provincial agencies and organizations.

The specific goals of the SSHRC and CIHR funding are to, in a way that is cost-effective, respectful of equity, diversity and inclusion principles, and of Indigenous Rights:

  • Make available a wide range of relevant and sought-after Statistics Canada microdata to researchers across Canada;
  • Expand the pool of skilled quantitative researchers in Canada and support training of the next generation of researchers;
  • Implement a knowledge transfer plan around the projects being undertaken in the CRDCN;
  • Strategically engage a broad range of new and existing partners to support CRDCN activities; and
  • Implement and continuously improve new ways in which the CRDCN can increase accessibility and availability of data.
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