Policies, directives and guidelines
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Clinical trials
Ensures that clinical trials are conducted transparently and contribute to advancing health care and medical research in Canada.
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Communications
Contributes to the responsible and ethical communication of federally funded research activities.
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Data and data management
Aims to enhance research data management, accessibility, and utilization, contributing to the improvement of health services, products and outcomes.
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- Data Management Plan Guidance (Published in 2024)
- CIHR Health Research and Health-Related Data Framework and Action Plan (Published in 2017)
- Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (Published in 2021)
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Advances the principles of equity (fairness), diversity (representation), and inclusion (valued participation) in research.
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- CIHR Anti-Racism Action Plan (Anticipated in 2024)
- CIHR Accessibility and Systemic Ableism Action Plan (Anticipated in 2024)
- CIHR Accessibility Plan 2023–2026 (Updated in 2023)
- CIHR GBA Plus Framework (Published in 2016)
- CIHR Equity Strategy (Published in 2016)
- CIHR Gender Equity Framework (Published in 2017)
- CIHR Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis in Research Action Plan (Published in 2017)
- Health Portfolio Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus Policy (Updated in 2022)
- Tri-Agency Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (Updated in 2020)
- Tri-Agency Statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) (Published in 2019)
Ethics
Promotes the ethical conduct of health research, while ensuring compliance with research integrity rules through rigorous accountability processes.
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Funding
Governs the administration, award, and use of CIHR grants and awards.
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Global health research
Supports the Canadian health research community’s understanding of the importance of global health research and their participation in a truly global research enterprise.
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- Eligibility of global health research at CIHR (Updated in 2021)
- Global Health 3.0: CIHR's Framework for Action on Global Health Research 2021–2026 (Published in 2021)
Indigenous health research
Outlines commitments to further strengthen Indigenous health research and research training in Canada.
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Knowledge mobilization
Promotes knowledge mobilization (KM) activities by strengthening projects with a KM approach and ensuring rigorous and transparent review of KM in grant proposals.
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- CIHR Knowledge Mobilization Framework & Action Plan (Anticipated in 2024)
Official languages
Supports recognition of Canada's linguistic duality and implementation of the Official Languages Act in health research, programs, and services.
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- Official Languages at CIHR (Updated in 2022)
Open access
Facilitates access to the results of CIHR-funded research through various research outputs and increases the dissemination and exchange of research results.
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- Preprints at CIHR (Published in 2022)
- Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications (Published in 2015, under review)
Patient-oriented research
Establishes key concepts, principles, and areas for patient engagement in research to facilitate improved health outcomes and an enhanced health care system.
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- Considerations when paying patient partners in research (Updated in 2022)
- Patient Engagement Framework (Published in 2014)
Peer review
Outlines the principles and procedures for peer review at CIHR, grounded in confidentiality, absence of conflict of interest, fairness, and transparency.
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- CIHR Peer Review Guide for Training and Salary Awards (Updated in 2019)
- CIHR Reviewers' Guide for Doctoral Research Awards (Updated in 2022)
- CIHR Reviewers' Guide for Fellowship Awards (Updated in 2023)
- Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement for Peer Reviewers and Peer Review Observers (Updated in 2016)
- Guide on Handling Documents in Peer Review (Updated in 2017)
- How CIHR handles resubmissions (Updated in 2023)
- New allowance for those participating in virtual peer review meetings (Updated in 2021)
- Peer Review Manual – Project Grant competition (Updated in 2023)
- Review guidelines – Priority-driven initiatives (Updated in 2019)
- Selection Panel Review Guide – Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Networks in Chronic Disease (Updated in 2016)
- Virtual Peer Review Guide – Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Networks in Chronic Disease (Updated in 2018)
- The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) (Updated in 2023)
Research excellence
Influences who sets research priorities; who conducts, participates in and benefits from research; how research is conducted; and how it is assessed
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Training and career support
Outlines the shared vision, principles, considerations and strategic goals to guide activities focused on capacity development.
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- CIHR Training and Career Support Framework & Action Plan (TBC)
- Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy (Anticipated in 2024)
- SPOR Capacity Development Framework (Published in 2015)
- CIHR Strategic Action Plan on Training (Published in 2015)
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