the program will advance emerging clean technologies toward commercial readiness so that natural resource operations can better reduce their impacts on air, land, and water, while enhancing competitiveness and creating jobs. it is open to projects from the mining, energy and forestry sectors.

clean technology is defined as any product, process or service designed with the primary purpose of contributing to remediating or preventing any type of environmental damage. it is also considered as a product, process or service that is less polluting or more resource-efficient than equivalent normal products that furnish a similar utility. their primary use, however, is not one of environmental protection.

the cgp covers five focus areas intended to address pressing environmental challenges and economic opportunities facing canada’s natural resource sectors:

1. reducing greenhouse gas and air emissions from natural resource operations
2. minimizing landscape disturbances and improving waste management in natural resource operations
3. the production and use of advanced materials and bioproducts in natural resource operations
4. efficient energy use and productivity in natural resource operations
5. reducing water use and impacts on aquatic ecosystems in natural resource operations

strategic partnership grants for projects (spg‑p) fund early-stage project research in targeted areas. to be funded, a research project must meet the following requirements:

• the project must support the goal of strategic partnership grants and fall within one of the target areas.
• the objectives and scope of the project must be well-defined. the duration may be from one to three years.
• at least one academic researcher and at least one supporting organization must collaborate in the project.
• the supporting organization must be actively involved in all stages of the project; therefore, in-kind contributions are required, but cash is not.

ontario genomics is pleased to announce the official launch of genome canada’s bioinformatics and computational biology funding competition.

the competition is aimed at supporting research projects that address any aspect of bioinformatics and computational biology (b/cb) as it relates to genomics (and other high throughput ‘omics technologies) across all of genome canada’s sectors, i.e., human health, agriculture, aquaculture/fisheries, forestry, energy, mining and environment. it will support projects that build the tools and methodologies needed to analyze and integrate the vast amounts of data being gathered in the ‘omics research community.

key program highlights:

• total funding available: $12m
• project size: $500k-$1m per project (total)
• co-funding: 50% from genome canada + 50% from other eligible sources (1:1)
• award duration: up to 3 years
• proposal focus areas:
  • stream 1: proposals mainly impacting the human health sector
  • stream 2: proposals mainly impacting one or more of the other sectors, i.e., agriculture, aquaculture/fisheries, forestry, energy, mining and/or environment

all interested applicants are encouraged to contact ontario genomics before working on completing their application. submission dates and forms can be found on the b/cb web page.

please reach out to us with questions or if you know of researchers or potential projects that would be well-suited for this funding opportunity. we look forward to working with you to develop competitive applications.

for more information, please contact:
kelly m. hunter  |  manager, research and business development
khunter@ontariogenomics.ca  |  t. 416-673-6562

the overall goals for this funding opportunity are to:

• catalyze the transfer of health research knowledge in the area of sex- and gender-based analysis into health policy development and practice.
• foster capacity development and the creation of best practices to support the sustainable application of evidence-based sex- and gender-based analysis to health policies and programs.
• support the scientifically rigorous evaluation of outcomes related to the integration of sex- and gender-based analysis into health policies and programs.

the integration of sex and gender considerations throughout the health policy process (i.e. planning, implementation, knowledge transfer, impact assessment and re-design) can be complex. effective integration of evidence-based sex- and gender-based analysis (sgba) requires a thorough review of best available evidence, including consideration and mitigation of potential negative unintended consequences. health canada staff charged with applying sgba to programs and policies do not always possess the depth of knowledge and expertise required to adequately review scientific literature and assess its quality; apply sgba in a way that is informed by the best available evidence; or evaluate the effectiveness of doing so with methods that are powered to detect and respond to potential unintended consequences.

in response to the canadian government's renewed commitment to gender-based analysis, health canada recently approved a department-wide sex- and gender-based analysis (sgba) action plan. a key activity within this action plan is a partnership between the cihr institute of gender and health, the institute of aboriginal peoples' health and the health canada gender and health unit (ghu). the aim of this partnership is to fund policy-research partnerships, which will help bridge the gaps between research knowledge and policy development and support the rigorous application of sgba to ensure health canada's outward facing activities address the diverse needs of women, men, girls, boys and gender-diverse people to maximize positive health outcomes and improve health equity.

the objective of this funding opportunity is to develop a sustainable pan-canadian research core that will:

• support the sharing of cohort data, samples and bacterial strains to improve accessibility for canadian researchers;
• harmonize and optimize microbiome research protocols (11), including sample collection and processing in order to facilitate research reproducibility;
• ensure that sex as a biological variable and gender as a social determinant of health are appropriately integrated into the data platform, research protocols and other core activities to expand the evidence base and research capacity in the field;
• develop linkages among the canadian research teams and linkages with international partners and stakeholders (e.g., the joint programme initiative, healthy diet for a healthy life (jpi hdhl) intestinal microbiomics initiative) in order to facilitate collaboration;
• coordinate and facilitate multi-disciplinary training and mentoring to contribute to the development of the next generation of researchers; and
• facilitate knowledge translation of canadian microbiome research.

the pan-canadian spor network in primary and integrated health care innovations is a key cihr initiative under the strategy for patient-oriented research and the community-based primary health care signature initiative. more information on this network can be found on the pan-canadian spor network in primary and integrated health care innovations website.

the purpose of this funding opportunity is to support knowledge syntheses and scoping reviews, which are the cornerstone of knowledge translation. they transform vast libraries of scientific literature into knowledge that is reliable, relevant and readable for knowledge users (individuals who are likely to be able to use research results to make informed decisions about health policies, programs and/or practices). research questions should be driven by the needs of policy makers to have evidence-informed decision making.

the specific objective of this funding opportunity is to support comparative policy analysis and/or policy implications of system-scalable innovations to examine what and how policies across various provincial/territorial jurisdictions yield similar or different health outcomes. findings are expected to guide evidence-informed policy decision-making and to inform future cross-jurisdictional research.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• to impact our understanding of cancer and generate new approaches to combat the disease by introducing novel ideas into use or practice.
• to accelerate the introduction of innovation into the entire cancer research system and contribute to the scientific idea pipeline.
• to support unconventional concepts, approaches or methodologies to address problems in cancer research.

the kidney research scientist core education and national training (krescent) program was launched in january 2005 and is a testimony to the leadership of the individuals, organizations and companies committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease throughout canada. in 2015, an evaluation of this program was initiated by the kfoc in partnership with cihr. a survey of past trainees and a bibliometric analysis was undertaken to assess scientific productivity, collaboration, and impact of the program. results of this evaluation have been published (burns kd, levin a, fowler e, butcher l, turcotte m, makarchuk mj, macaluso b, larivière v, and sherman pm. the krescent program (2005-2015): an evaluation of the state of kidney research training in canada. can j kidney health dis. 2017: 4; 1–9. doi: 10.1177/2054358117693354).

to continue building on the success of this initiative, this funding opportunity is focused on supporting post-doctoral fellowship awards.

the kidney research scientist core education and national training (krescent) program was launched in january 2005 and is a testimony to the leadership of the individuals, organizations and companies committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease throughout canada. in 2015, an evaluation of this program was initiated by the kfoc in partnership with cihr. a survey of past trainees and a bibliometric analysis was undertaken to assess scientific productivity, collaboration, and impact of the program. results of this evaluation have been published (burns kd, levin a, fowler e, butcher l, turcotte m, makarchuk mj, macaluso b, larivière v, and sherman pm. the krescent program (2005-2015): an evaluation of the state of kidney research training in canada. can j kidney health dis. 2017: 4; 1–9. doi: 10.1177/2054358117693354).

to continue building on the success of this initiative, this funding opportunity is focused on supporting post-doctoral fellowship awards.

cihr and partner(s) financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. should cihr or partner(s) funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, cihr and partner(s) reserve the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions to awards received as a result of this funding opportunity.

• trainee stipend: $65,000 per annum for medical doctors and $55,000 for phd trained applicants for up to 3 years.
• awards are valued in canadian dollars and are taxable. applicants are required to secure 50% of the award from their respective host institution and 50% will be contributed by the krescent program.

for more information, please consult the krescent website.