Policy Reports, Submissions and Letters

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Submissions to House of Commons Standing Committees and Government Consultations

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

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

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