Policy Reports, Submissions and Letters

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Submissions to House of Commons Standing Committees and Government Consultations

Pre-Budget 2024 Consultations: Health Research: A Bold Ambition to Secure Canada’s Economic Future (Finance) | August 2023

Pre-Budget 2023 Consultations: The Health Research Solution to Canada’s Health System Crisis (Government of Canada) | February 2023

Submission to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB): 2022 Proposed Updates to the PMPRB Guidelines | December, 2022

Presentation to the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System (Innovation, Science and Industry & Health) | October 2022

Pre-Budget 2023 Consultations: Investing in a Just and Prosperous Future for Canadians (Finance) | October 2022

Top Talent, Research and Innovation (Science and Research) | May 2022

Investing in a Health Research and Innovation Ecosystem Strategy (Science and Research) | April 2022

Pre-Budget 2022 Consultations: Investing in a Health Research and Innovation Ecosystem Strategy (Finance) | August 2021

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board’s (PMPRB) Final Guidelines (Health) | November 2020

Pre-Budget 2021 Consultations: Restarting the Canadian Economy as it Recovers from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Finance) | August 2020

Pre-Budget 2020 Consultations: Investing in Health Evidence to Support Canada’s Transition to a Low Carbon Economy (Finance) | August 2019

Pre-Budget 2019 Consultations: Ensuring Canada’s Competitiveness through Investment in the Next Generation of Highly Skilled Researchers (Finance) | August 2018

Pre-Budget 2018 Consultations: Investing in Health Research to Enhance Canada’s Productivity and Competitiveness (Finance) | August 2017

Canada’s Fundamental Science Review: Securing Canadian Leadership in Research and Innovation (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) | 2016

Pre-Budget 2016 Consultations: Letter to Hon. Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance | January 2016

Consultations: Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation (Health Canada) | 2014

Pre-Budget 2015 Consultations (Finance) | August 2014

ST&I Consultations: Moving Forward Through Leadership in Science, Technology and Innovation (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) | February 2014

Research Canada Insights: Reports, Analyses and Op-eds

Analysis: Budget 2023: A Made-in-Canada Plan | April 2023

Pre-Budget 2023 Fall-Winter Advocacy Campaign | November 30, 2022

Stakeholder Action Roundtable: Key Messages to Drive the Health Research and Innovation Ecosystem Community’s Fall Advocacy | October 5, 2022

Analysis: Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow our Economy and Make Life More Affordable | April 26, 2022

Opinion: Federal government must support health research for post-COVID economic recovery (HRI Portal) | April 16, 2021
By Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, President and CEO, Research Canada and Paul-Émile Cloutier, President and CEO, HealthCareCAN

Invigorating the Biopharmaceutical Sector’s Contribution to Canada’s Health Research and Innovation Ecosystem: Report of Research Canada’s Expert Advisory Panel | April 23, 2021

Analysis: Investing in Tomorrow: Canadian Priorities for Economic Growth and Recovery (FINA Report) | February 2021

Research Canada 2019 AGM Panel: Calling for Recognition, Better Funding and Career Training | June 5, 2019

Editorial: Canada’s Middling Budget 2019 (Canadian Science Policy Centre) | March 27, 2019
By Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, President and CEO, Research Canada and Dr. Ryan Wiley, President, Shift Health

Analysis: Budget 2019: Investing in the Middle Class | March 2019

Research Canada 2018 AGM Panel: Meeting the Advocacy Challenge for the Health Innovation Ecosystem | June 13, 2018

Research Canada 2018 AGM Panel: What’s Next in Health Research Advocacy | June 13, 2018

Presentation to Colleges and Institutes Canada: The Role of Colleges and Institutes in Health Innovation | February 18, 2018

Understanding the Functional Innovation System: Achieving a Critical Balance | 2016

Letters to Decision Makers

The Coalition for Canadian Research (Right Hon. Justin Trudeau and Hon. Chrystia Freeland) | October 5, 2023
With the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, the Canadian Association of University Teachers, Evidence for Democracy, the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, HealthCareCAN, Health Charities Coalition of Canada, Support Our Science, U15 Canada and Universities Canada

Report of Research Canada’s Expert Advisory Panel (Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health) | March 11, 2022

Continued investment in fundamental science is necessary (Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister) | May 31, 2021

Amendments to the PMPRB Require Caution and Collaboration (Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister) | September 21, 2020
With Colleges and Institutes Canada, the Health Charities Coalition of Canada and HealthCareCAN

Speech from the Throne (Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister) | August 28, 2020

COVID-19 Industry Strategy Council (Dr. Mona Nemer, ex-officio member and Karimah Es Sabar, member) | June 23, 2020

COVID-19: The Impact on Academic Health Science Centres (Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister) | April 3, 2020

COVID-19: The Role of the Health Research and Health Innovation Ecosystem (Hon. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health) | March 27, 2020

Your Candidates, Your Health 2019 (Federal Party Leaders Andrew Scheer, Elizabeth May, Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh) | September 25, 2019

Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) (Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister) | April 29, 2019

Athena SWAN Draft Charter (Hon. Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science) | March 5, 2019

Health and Biosciences Economic Strategy Table (HBEST) Report (Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Hon. Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science) | March 1, 2019

Council on Science and Innovation (Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Hon. Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science) | January 29, 2019
With HealthCareCAN, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, MEDEC, Innovative Medicines Canada and BIOTECanada

Networks of Centres of Excellence (Hon. Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science) | January 28, 2019