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.
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Other Resources | Research Funding | Research and Information from our Partners |
Health Research on the Frontlines: Research Canada’s Members 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
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
- Genome Canada: Statement on COVID-19 | Backgrounder on Research Investment | COVID-19 Regional Genomics Initiative
- Canada Research Coordinating Committee via the New Frontiers in Research Fund
- Canadian Frailty Network: Request for Proposals: Frailty and COVID-19
- Stem Cell Network COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Initiative
- National Research Council Canada
- Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster
- Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) Supercluster
- York University: Call for time-sensitive special research proposals with a COVID-19 focus
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) COVID-19 Research Response Fund
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 FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021
Researchers develop quantum dot smartphone device to diagnose and track COVID-19
News@UofT
“Researchers at the University of Toronto, in collaboration with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Public Health Ontario and Mount Sinai Hospital…”
Vaccine coverage not high enough to prevent a surge of COVID-19: Etches
Ottawa Citizen
“Ottawa’s Dr. Doug Manuel, a senior scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and a member of the province’s science advisory table, has also…”
Universities and colleges wrestle with mandating COVID-19 vaccines for return to campus
CBC.ca
“Mandating vaccines helps in-person return, but ‘important that we don’t run roughshod over people’s liberties’…”
How a new program frees up beds by helping patients stuck in hospital find care elsewhere
CBC.ca
“Maria Manalo spent more than four years living in a hospital room at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), even though she didn’t …”
NEWS FROM THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021
Educational video looks to reduce vaccine hesitancy with Indigenous Peoples
APTN News
“The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has partnered with Ontario MPP Sol Mamakwa to produce a video…”
Study to assess COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among people with HIV
Simon Fraser University News
“Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Hasina Samji is co-leading a new pandemic-related study comparing vaccine effectiveness…”
Phase III North American Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Treatment begins after FDA & Health Canada …
McGill Reporter
“After months of preparation, a global phase III clinical trial sponsored by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), …”
‘People cannot underestimate’ COVID-19, say long-haulers feeling symptoms months later
CBC.ca
“(University Health Network). But while scientists aren’t yet sure of the root cause, Cheung said initial research shows persistent symptoms are fairly …”
VIDO-InterVac expands COVID-19 vaccine human clinical trials beyond Canada
mySteinbach.ca
“VIDO-InterVac, located at the University of Saskatchewan, is one of North America’s largest containment level 2 and 3 vaccine…”
NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021
Experts divided on easing COVID-19 rules for fully vaccinated adults
Toronto Sun
“Dr. Donald Vinh, an infectious diseases specialist at the McGill University Health Centre, argues that creating a separate set of restrictions for people …”
An injection of hope: Herd immunity – where are we now?
York U
“Deep into the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada is racing to catch up with a virus spreading and mutating across the globe at an incredible pace. No longer is the collective goal to “flatten the curve” – this time, armed with vaccines, the aim is to break the chain of infection altogether…”
Ontario researchers studying health impacts of pandemic on mothers and their babies
CTV News London
“Researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and Western University in London, Ont. are coming together to study the possible …”
Fraser Centre Impact Story: Patient Partners play critical role in research project mapping COVID-19 risks in BC
BC Support Unit
“A multidisciplinary team of researchers in BC, led by Dr. Valorie Crooks at Simon Fraser University, have developed maps to illustrate risks and vulnerabilities related to COVID-19 infections and care access across the province…”
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.[…]
Drinking to cope: A penetrating look at alcohol problems during the pandemic
The pandemic has brought with it a profound disruption of daily life; introduced an unprecedented level of fear, anxiety and uncertainty about health risks, job loss and childcare; and left many searching for escape in the form of self-medication. Psychology Professors Jeffrey Wardell and Matthew Keough co-led a team of researchers […]
