Canadian Institutes of Health Research's 2023–24 Departmental results report: At a glance
A departmental results report provides an account of actual accomplishments against plans, priorities and expected results set out in the associated Departmental Plan.
Key priorities
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) top priorities for 2023–24 were as follows:
- Invest in research and knowledge mobilization initiatives to enhance prevention, preparation, and response to pandemics and other health emergencies.
- Support research initiatives on current mental health and substance use challenges, including but not limited to the delivery of youth mental health and substance use services across communities in Canada by investing in the development and implementation of the Integrated Youth Services Network of Networks Initiative (IYS-Net).
- Advance commitments to equity, diversity and inclusion by identifying and eliminating barriers to accessing health research funding, thereby addressing health inequities.
- Support a strategic health research agenda and initiatives developed by and with Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis).
- Strengthen Canada’s health research capacity by developing the current and next generation of health research leaders across all training and career stages and beyond.
Highlights
In 2023–24, total actual spending (including internal services) for CIHR was $1,348,456,197 and total full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) was 616. For complete information on CIHR’s total spending and human resources, read the Spending and human resources section of the full report.
The following provides a summary of the Agency’s achievements in 2023–24 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. The Departmental Results Framework consists of the Agency’s core responsibility, the results it plans to achieve and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.
Core responsibility: Funding Health Research and Training
Actual spending: $1,301,482,091
Actual human resources: 327
Departmental results achieved
- Supported the Government of Canada's COVID-19 response by investing in Long COVID Web research network and addressing related mental health and substance use challenges, while building capacity to strengthen Canada's health research system for ongoing and future health emergencies.
- Continued to work in collaboration with Tri-AgencyFootnote 1 partners, to implement the recommendations of the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System to modernize the federal system supporting academic research.
- Advanced commitments to equity, diversity and inclusion to address barriers to accessibility and experiences of ableism, and race-related bias in the health research funding ecosystem.
- Continued to strengthen Canada’s health research capacity by developing the current and next generation of health research leaders across all training, career stages, and beyond by delivering a multitude of capacity-focused funding opportunities and furthering the development of associated strategies.
- Supported strategic health research initiatives developed by and with Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) to strengthen interdisciplinary research and training that contributes to reconciliation and self-determination in health research.
- Invested in research and knowledge mobilization initiatives to integrate evidence into health decision making.
- Led Phase II of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM) to advance research and knowledge mobilization efforts focused on prevention, harm reduction, and treatment services for substance use.
- Supported the Integrated Youth Services Network of Networks (IYS-Net) Initiative to expand the Canada-wide network of provincial and territorial learning health systems for IYS.
- Supported the Canadian clinical trials ecosystem through the Clinical Trials Fund (CTF) to improve health care and health outcomes for all Canadians.
- Engaged patients, communities, healthcare professionals, researchers, and decision makers to gather input that will shape the future of Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR), improving the relevance of health research and patient outcomes.
- Implemented Year 3 (2023–24) commitments of the 2021-2031 Strategic Plan: A Vision for a Healthier Future, collaborating closely with the health research community to align on shared priorities and strategies.
More information about Funding Health Research and Training can be found in the “Results” section of the full departmental results report.
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