Federal spending by Canadian Institutes of Health Research

44,760 records totalling $16,856,641,799.63 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.

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Where the money flows

Contracting

$107.3M

across 1,596 contracts over $10k

24.0%

of contract dollars awarded without competition (637 contracts)

79.2%

of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (432 reported)

"Without competition" counts solicitation codes TN (non-competitive) and AC (Advance Contract Award Notice). Non-competitive awards are legal and sometimes required; the rate is context, not a judgment.

Planned vs. actual spending

What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.

Fiscal year Authorised Spent Used
2024-2025 $1,425,650,302 $1,424,372,236 99.9%
2023-2024 $1,376,632,495 $1,348,456,197 98.0%
2022-2023 $1,362,336,995 $1,336,911,908 98.1%
2021-2022 $1,392,863,725 $1,384,299,264 99.4%
2020-2021 $1,619,428,462 $1,503,461,560 92.8%
2019-2020 $1,205,650,152 $1,202,050,854 99.7%
2018-2019 $1,158,962,199 $1,150,927,127 99.3%
2017-2018 $1,098,368,793 $1,097,161,184 99.9%
2016-2017 $1,083,194,536 $1,081,330,344 99.8%
2015-2016 $1,029,250,394 $1,026,378,153 99.7%

Did it deliver? (2024-2025 results report)

Every department sets measurable performance targets and reports against them. Source: Departmental Results Reports via GC InfoBase — the department's own self-reported scorecard.

16

of 17 targets met

1

targets not met

0

not yet measurable or unavailable

See missed targets
  • Number of research projects funded jointly by CIHR and (an) international partner(s)

    Target: — · Actual: 46.0

Gertler, Meric $85,482,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2015-2016
Canada

Medicine by Design

Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2013-2014
Canada

Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit

Fortier, Suzanne $50,400,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2016-2017
Canada

CFREF - Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL)

Raina, Parminder S $48,350,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to support the: Continued implementation of the approved CLSA protocol, including two waves of data collection for the tracking and comprehen...

Chakma, Amit $41,580,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2016-2017
Canada

BrainsCAN: Brain health for life

McGrail, Kimberlyn M $39,000,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2018-2019
Canada

SPOR National Data Platform

Devereaux, Philip J $38,996,933.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas
FY 2022-2023
Canada

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to: • Establish a Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium that will enhance connections between domestic and international clinical trial net...

EDWARDS, Aled M $38,526,400.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2011-2012
Canada

Structural Genomics Consortium Phase III

DENBURG, Judah A $36,515,500.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2011-2012
Canada

AllerGen (allergy genes and environment network)

Fergusson, Dean A $34,199,145.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas
FY 2021-2022
Canada

This funding opportunity is expected to: • Bridge the gap between research evidence and health care practice by providing services to generate evidence and innovations, leading to improvements in p...

Chertkow, Howard M $31,625,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The main objective of CCNA is to advance and apply scientific knowledge to improve health, wellness and quality of services for (a) people at risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases causing deme...

Brière, Denis $29,406,300.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2015-2016
Canada

Sentinel North

Hebert, Marie-Josée $28,068,600.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2016-2017
Canada

Data Serving Canadians: Deep Learning and Optimization for the Knowledge Revolution

Klein, Marina B $25,000,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas
FY 2024-2025
Canada

• Strengthen capacity for clinical trials research in STBBI by establishing a network with pan-Canadian governance that advances a diverse and inclusive leadership model and by leveraging partnerships...

Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2013-2014
Canada

The Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit

HEYLAND, Daren K $23,888,157.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2012-2013
Canada

Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network (TVN)

FORTIER, Louis L $23,474,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2011-2012
Canada

The integrated natural/medical/social study of the changing Canadian Arctic (ArcticNet Network)

Devereaux, Philip J $23,349,081.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas
FY 2026-2027
Canada

The objectives of this funding opportunity are to: • Leverage and build on existing infrastructure (domestic and international) to support a cohesive, efficient and responsive clinical trials ecosy...

Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas
FY 2022-2023
Canada

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to: • Establish a multi-stakeholder Pediatric Cancer Consortium which covers the cancer control continuum from prevention to diagnosis, treat...

Anis, Aslam H $22,850,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Develop and implement a strategic, outcome-oriented clinical trials research agenda to ensure alignment with current and emerging priorities in HIV, hepatitis C and/or other STBBIs and related health...

ANIS, Aslam H $22,750,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2014-2015
Canada

CIHR Clinical Trials Network in HIV/AIDS

CHERTKOW, Howard M $21,650,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
FY 2014-2015
Canada

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging - Full Proposal

Chertkow, Howard M $20,600,000.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas Research in Priority Areas
FY 2024-2025
Canada

The main objectives of CCNA Phase III (Operations Centre and CCNA Research teams) align with and build upon Phases I and II: • Increase the interdisciplinary collaborations within and across Teams,...

Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to: • Develop a platform to support pediatric rare disease clinical trials in Canada in an accessible manner, for both the profit and not-for...

Cheung, Angela M $19,999,614.00
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Research in Priority Areas Research in Priority Areas
FY 2022-2023
Canada

To be eligible to the competition applications must address all four (4) objectives. Through the establishment of an integrated and interdisciplinary Canadian Post COVID-19 Condition Research Network...