Coronavirus Resources
This page will direct you to a number of reputable resources about COVID-19 and will feature information and news about the actions the Government of Canada, our Provincial Governments and the health research and health innovation communities are taking to address this public health crisis. We will be updating this page regularly as new information becomes available, so please use and share these resources with your networks.
On this page: Government of Canada Resources | Provincial Government Resources |
Other Resources | Research and Information from our Partners |
Health Research on the Frontlines: Research Canada’s Members and Supporters in Action |
Latest Blogs and News Releases
“While we navigate our way through COVID-19, know that Research Canada will honour our commitments to our Members, Supporters and Partners and will continue to be the lighthouse for the health research and innovation sector during these challenging times.”
– Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, President and CEO of Research Canada
The Government of Canada’s Update on COVID-19 (led by Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada):
- COVID-19 updates: Current cases, risk to Canadians, news and updates
- Prevention and risk: Social distancing, self-isolation, hygiene, how COVID-19 spreads, infection risks, false claims
- Symptoms and treatment: Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, about coronaviruses
- Travel advice: Travel advisories, returning travellers, safety abroad
- Canada’s response: Economic and financial support, Government of Canada’s actions, Canadian collaboration
- Being prepared: Planning, prescriptions, essentials, caring for those who are ill, communication
Provincial Resources
Other Resources
- CanCOVID – An expert community of Canadian COVID-19 researchers, clinical collaborators, and healthcare stakeholders from across the country. Canada’s Chief Science Officer mandated the creation of CanCOVID to optimize Canada’s research response to the COVID-19 public health crisis.
- COVID-19 Resources Canada – A one-stop-shop for those who need COVID-19 resources and connections to those who have extra capacity (or materials).
- Cognit.ca – Access expertise, facilities and IP at Canada’s post-secondary institutions.
- Innovative Medicines Canada COVID-19 Resource Centre – Features the many contributions IMC’s members are making to test for COVID-19, discover new treatments and vaccines, and support healthcare workers and communities in Canada and around the world, as well as Information on drug shortages.
- Mood Disorders Society of Canada COVID-19 Resources – Caring for your Mental Health during COVID-19
Resources and Information from our Partners
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)
Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA)
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)
Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA)
Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS)
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan)
NEWS FROM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Scientists studying whether it’s possible to grow, eat mRNA vaccines | CTV News
CTV News
“Testing of the vaccine has already begun as part of a partnership with The Ottawa Hospital. The mRNA technology used in some conventional COVID-19 …”
‘Waning immunity?’ Experts say term leads to false understanding of COVID-19 vaccines
CTV.ca
“Jennifer Gommerman, an immunologist with the University of Toronto, said the term “waning immunity” has given people a false understanding of how the immune system works…”
Getting kids active after COVID-19 will be a ‘substantial challenge,’ says public health researcher
CBC.ca
“…A survey from the research unit at Ottawa’s children’s hospital CHEO found children’s movement declined abruptly at the beginning of the pandemic…”
NEWS FROM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines get full Health Canada approval — and new names …
Globalnews.ca
“The United States granted Pfizer’s jab full FDA approval on Aug. 23, just weeks before full approval was granted in Canada. Pfizer executives said the …”
‘Teenagers especially are very vulnerable’: Youth mental health issues on the rise in north Simcoe
simcoe.com
“The Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene is also able to help. In April 2020, the Family, Child and Youth Mental Health …”
Coronavirus: Sudbury ER physician details challenges of delivering care during COVID-19 …
CTV Toronto
“He said staff at Health Sciences North had to learn as they went along, since there was no playbook on how to provide care in an emergency room …”
NEWS FROM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Saskatchewan research group’s COVID-19 vaccine moves to Phase 2 clinical trials | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
“Saskatchewan research group’s COVID-19 vaccine moves to Phase 2 clinical trials … The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, known as VIDO, at …”
SFU study finds older adults have weaker immune responses from COVID-19 vaccine
Simon Fraser University News
“… by Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) professors Dr. Mark Brockman and Dr. Zabrina Brumme, as well as Dr. Marc Romney of Providence Health Care…”
Mental health supports needed for pregnant individuals during COVID-19 pandemic, study …
Globalnews.ca
“A new study led by clinicians at Unity Health Toronto found 69 per cent of … the impetus behind the study,” explained Women’s College Hospital …”
Reinventing mental health care to tackle mental illness and support recovery post-pandemic
August 31, 2021
“In Election 2021, our collective priorities seem to be meshing like never before. We are all living through a once in a century pandemic which has killed millions, made hundreds of millions ill, and devastated our individual sense of safety. Intertwined throughout all of this is the mental health toll literarily every household in the country is experiencing”[…]
New national study to evaluate mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines
June 7, 2021
The Government of Canada, through the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and the task force’s Vaccine Surveillance Reference Group, is supporting a new, nationwide study that will look at the effects of mixing and matching approved COVID-19 vaccines in adults. Approximately $4.8 million is being provided for this study, which will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using two different COVID-19 vaccines for the first and second dose and increasing the interval between doses […]
Federal government must support health research for post-COVID economic recovery
April 16, 2021
Fundamental science provided the building blocks for the scientific community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and was the foundation for the rapid development of diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines to combat the virus. Fundamental science can also be the foundation for our nation to build back better post-COVID […]
‘I fear that once the crisis of COVID fades, the public will forget us’
March 9, 2021
By Dr. Brad Wouters, University Health Network
The worldwide crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has placed medical research, and the scientists who carry out this research, front and centre in the public eye. This is unprecedented and has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity. That opportunity is to use this attention as a springboard to develop a stronger connection between science and society so that it will stay front and centre.[…]
Beyond Vaccines: Promising Therapeutics for COVID-19 and Emerging Viruses
March 2, 2021
Research Canada speaks to Dr. Eleanor Fish, a scientific advisor to Canada’s COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force. The federal government’s COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force provides advice on the best and most promising treatments for COVID-19 procurement… Dr. Eleanor Fish is among 11 science advisors to the Therapeutics Task Force.[…]
There is no vaccine that will cure health care squabbling
February 12, 2021
By Paul-Émile Cloutier, HealthCareCAN
That 2020 was a rough year for healthcare in Canada is news to no one. Over 20,000 Canadian COVID-19 deaths – over 15,000 in long-term care facilities specifically, at least 500,000 postponed medical interventions, and frontline workers pushed to the brink of exhaustion are just a few of the challenges.[…]
