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Section III - Supplementary Information

Organizational Information

Accountability
 CIHR is a departmental corporation with one business line - to achieve excellence in the creation of new knowledge, through research, and its translation into improved health for Canadians, through improved health products and services and a strengthened health care system.

Minister: The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, is responsible for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

President: Dr. Alan Bernstein reports to the Minister, and has three Vice-Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, a Director of Ethics, and 13 Institute Scientific Directors who report to him.

Senior Management:

  • Christine Fitzgerald, Executive Vice-President
  • Dr. Pierre Chartrand, Vice-President, Research
  • Dr. Ian D. Graham, Vice President, Knowledge Translation
  • James Roberge, Chief Financial Officer
  • Dr. Burleigh Trevor-Deutsch, Director, Ethics Office

Institute Scientific Directors:


Dr. Jeff Reading Aboriginal Peoples' Health
Dr. Anne Martin-Matthews Aging
Dr. Philip Branton Cancer Research
Dr. Peter Liu Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Dr. Miriam Stewart Gender and Health
Dr. Roderick R. McInnes Genetics
Dr. Colleen M. Flood Health Services and Policy Research
Dr. Michael Kramer Human Development, Child and Youth Health
Dr. Bhagirath Singh Infection and Immunity
Dr. Jane Aubin Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Dr. Rémi Quirion Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Dr. Diane Finegood Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
Dr. John Frank Population and Public Health

The host institution of each Institute is provided with an Institute Support Grant each year. Persons employed by the Institute, including the Scientific Director, are employees of the host institution and not employees of CIHR. Each Institute is served by an Institute Advisory Board that consists of volunteers from the Institute's respective research communities. Institute Advisory Boards are an essential mechanism for strengthening CIHR's link with the larger research community, and for providing guidance and direction on research priorities.

Governing Council
 The organization's open and transparent stewardship is the responsibility of Governing Council, which is chaired by CIHR's President and comprised of the Deputy Minister of Health and 18 volunteer Canadians who have been appointed by Order in Council to renewable three-year terms. Council members represent a wide range of relevant backgrounds and disciplines, reflecting CIHR's broad mandate and vision.

Departmental links to the Government of Canada Outcomes


($ millions) Budgetary Non-Budgetary
Program Activity
Operating
Grants
Gross
Net
Total
Main
Estimates
Adjustments
(planned
spending
not in Main
Estimates)
Total
Planned
Spending
2007-2008
1. Strategic Outcome: Outstanding Research
1.1 Fund health research
24.8
468.7
493.5
493.5
493.5
-
493.5
2. Strategic Outcome: Outstanding Researchers in Innovative Environments
2.1 Fund health researchers and trainees
8.1
195.5
203.6
203.6
203.6
-
203.5
2.2 Fund research resources, collaboration and other grants to strengthen the health research community
2.7
67.3
70.0
70.0
70.0
-
70.0
2.3 Develop and support strong health research community through national and international alliances and priority-setting
4.3
23.8
28.1
28.1
28.1
-
28.1
2.4 Inform research, clinical practice and public policy on ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) related to health and health research
2.5
3.8
6.3
6.3
6.3
-
6.3
3. Strategic Outcome: Transforming Health Research into Action
3.1 Support activities on knowledge translation, exchange, use and strategies to strengthen the health system
3.0
37.7
40.7
40.7
40.7
-
40.7
3.2 Support national efforts to capture the economic value for Canada of health research advances made at Canadian Institutions
1.7
25.6
27.3
27.3
27.3
-
27.3
Total
47.1
822.4
869.5
869.5
869.5
-
869.5

Program Activities # 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 3.2 contribute to the achievement of the Government of Canada's "An Innovative and Knowledge-Based Economy" outcome area.
Program Activities # 2.4 and 3.1 contribute to the achievement of the Government of Canada's "Healthy Canadians" outcome area.

Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents


(in millions $)
Forecast Spending
2006-2007
Planned Spending
2007-2008
Planned Spending
2008-2009
Planned Spending
2009-2010
Fund health research
444.6
493.5
500.7
487.6
Fund health researchers and trainees
217.5
203.6
204.3
204.0
Fund research resources, collaboration and other grants to strengthen the health research community
68.2
70.0
70.0
70.0
Develop and support strong health research community through national and international alliances and priority-setting
28.1
28.1
28.1
28.1
Inform research, clinical practice and public policy on ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) related to health and health research
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.3
Support activities on knowledge translation, exchange, use and strategies to strengthen the health system
40.7
40.7
40.7
40.7
Support national efforts to capture the economic value for Canada of health research advances made at Canadian Institutions
27.3
27.3
27.3
27.3
Budgetary Main Estimates (gross)
832.7
869.5
877.4
864.0
Non-Budgetary Main Estimates (gross)
0
0
0
0
 
832.7
869.5
877.4
864.0
Less: Respendable revenue
0
0
0
0
Total Main Estimates
832.7
869.5
877.4
864.0
Adjustments:
       
Supplementary Estimates:
       
Permanent budget increase as per Federal Budget
17.0
-
-
-
Fabry's Disease and Expensive Drugs
10.9
-
-
-
Funding for "Pandemic Preparedness"
2.5
-
-
-
Operating budget carry-forward - 2005-06
1.9
-
-
-
Transfer from PHAC for "Hepatitis C"
1.3
-
-
-
Transfer from PHAC for "Public Health Master's Awards
and Doctoral Research Awards"
0.3
-
-
-
Transfer from PHAC and HC-FNIHB to fund health
services and population health research relevant to the
surveillance of diabetes
0.3
-
-
-
Procurement savings
(0.3)
 
 
 
Transfer of funds to IDRC for Teasdale-Corti
(2.7)
 
 
 
Total Adjustments
31.2
0
0
0
Total Planned Spending
863.9
869.5
877.4
864.0
Less: Non-Respendable revenue
(2.8)
(2.8)
(2.8)
(2.8)
Plus: Cost of services received without charge
5.4
5.5
5.4
5.4
Net cost of Program
866.5
872.2
880.0
866.6
Full Time Equivalents
362
406
406
406

Table 2: Voted and Statutory Items listed in Main Estimates


($ millions)
Vote or Statutory Item

Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording

2007-2008
Main Estimates

2006-2007
Main Estimates
15
Operating expenditures
42.4
41.3
20
Grants
822.5
786.8
(S)
Contributions to employee benefit plans
4.6
4.6
Total Department or Agency
869.5
832.7

Table 3: Services Received Without Charge


($ millions)
2007-2008
Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada
3.4
Contributions covering employers' share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (excluding revolving funds)
2.0
Salary and associated expenditures of legal services provided by the Department of Justice Canada
0.06
Total 2007-2008 Services received without charge
5.5

Table 4: Sources of Non-Respendable Revenue


($ millions)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Program Activity
Forecast Revenue
2006-2007
Planned Revenue
2007-2008
Planned Revenue
2008-2009
Planned Revenue
2009-2010
Fund health research
Refunds of Previous Years' Expenditures
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
 

Fund health researchers and trainees
 Refunds of Previous Years' Expenditures
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
 
Fund research resources, collaboration and other grants to strengthen the health research community
Refunds of Previous Years' Expenditures
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
 
Develop and support strong health research community through national and international alliances and priority-settings
Refunds of Previous Years' Expenditures
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
 

Inform research, clinical practice and public policy on ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) related to health and health research
Refunds of Previous Years' Expenditures
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
Support activities on knowledge translation, exchange, use and strategies to strengthen the health system
Refunds of Previous Years' Expenditures
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
 
Support national effort to capture the economic value for Canada of health research advances made at Canadian institutions
Refunds of Previous Years' Expenditures
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
 
Total Non-Respendable Revenue
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8

Table 5: Details on Transfer Payments Programs

Details on Transfer Payments Programs for Canadian Institutes of Health Research


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Grants for research projects and personnel support
Start Date: October 2000 End Date: N/A
Program Activity: 1.1 Fund health research
Program Activity Description:
Plan, launch and manage competitions and programs for grant funds to facilitate and enable the conduct of outstanding health research including collaborative programs in investigator-framed and Institute-framed initiatives.

Expected Results:
Effective and efficient funding programs that enable ethical health research, responding to opportunities and priorities.
Indicators:

  • Success of CIHR-funded research programs including results, awareness and satisfaction levels.
  • Extent to which Institutes have appropriately influenced the research, policy and/or practice agendas in their communities.
  Forecast Spending 2006-2007 Planned Spending 2007-2008 Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Total Grants 445.7 468.7 475.8 463.1
Total Contributions   -   -   -   -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments   -   -   -   -
Total PA 445.7 468.7 475.8 463.1

Planned Audits and Evaluations
As part or CIHR's 2007-08 Evaluation Plan, an Evaluation Framework is being developed for CIHR's largest funding program (the Operating Grants Program).

An audit of this program is not part of the 2007-08 Audit Plan. The Audit Plan is developed annually and finalized upon approval by Governing Council's Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit.

 


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Grants for research projects and personnel support
Start Date: October 2000 End Date: N/A
Program Activity: 2.1 Fund health researchers and trainees
Program Activity Description:
Plan, launch and manage competitions and programs for both salary awards to enable health researchers to devote more time to their research, as well as competitions for training awards to develop future health researchers.

Expected Results:
Effective and efficient funding programs that ensure a supply of highly qualified health researchers and trainees are available to conduct outstanding research.

Indicators:

  • Success of CIHR-funded salary and training programs including results, awareness and satisfaction levels.
  • Level and success of Institute activity in creating opportunities for capacity development based on successful initial and ongoing identification and targeting of research domains in need of capacity development.
  Forecast Spending 2006-2007 Planned Spending 2007-2008 Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Total Grants 198.4 185.0 185.6 185.3
Total Contributions   -   -   -   -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments   -   -   -   -
Total PA 198.4 185.0 185.6 185.3

Planned Audits and Evaluations
The 2007-08 Evaluation Plan includes the evaluation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research Program and the Canada Graduate Scholarships Program.

An audit of this program is not part of the 2007-08 Audit Plan. The Audit Plan is developed annually and finalized upon approval by Governing Council's Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit.

 


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Start Date: 2003/2004 End Date: N/A
Program Activity: 2.1 Fund health researchers and trainees
Program Activity Description:
Manage competitions and programs for financial support to develop future health researchers (at both Masters and Doctoral levels).

Expected Results:
Appropriate investments that provide incentive for superior health research students to enroll in and complete health related Masters and PhD programs.

Indicators:

  • Proportion of fundable applications received by CIHR that are funded
  Forecast Spending 2006-2007 Planned Spending 2007-2008 Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Total Grants 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
Total Contributions   -   -   -   -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments   -   -   -   -
Total PA 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5

Planned Audits and Evaluations
An evaluation framework for this program was completed in 2006-07; the evaluation will be conducted in 2007-08.

An audit of this program is not part of the 2007-08 Audit Plan. The Audit Plan is developed annually and finalized upon approval by Governing Council's Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit.

 


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Grants for research projects and personnel support
Start Date: October 2000 End Date: N/A
Program Activity: 2.2 Fund research resources, collaboration and other grants to strengthen the health research community
Program Activity Description:
Plan, launch and manage competitions and programs for grant funds for research-enabling activities, such as networking, provision of new equipment, databases and/or specialized resources. Encourage participation and involvement of stakeholders in the public and private sectors through collaborative, enabling programs and competitions.

Expected Results:
Effective and efficient partnerships and funding programs that lead to a dynamic research environment and enable outstanding research.

Indicators:

  • Success of CIHR-funded research resources and collaboration programs including results, awareness and satisfaction levels.
  • Expenditure levels and distribution.
  • Level of Institute leadership, activity and success in strengthening research infrastructure/environment.
  Forecast Spending 2006-2007 Planned Spending 2007-2008 Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Total Grants 70.4 67.3 67.3 67.3
Total Contributions   -   -   -   -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments   -   -   -   -
Total PA 70.4 67.3 67.3 67.3

Planned Audits and Evaluations
The 2007-08 Evaluation Plan includes the evaluation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research Program and the Canada Graduate Scholarships Program.

An audit of this program is not part of the 2007-08 Audit Plan. The Audit Plan is developed annually and finalized upon approval by Governing Council's Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit.

 


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Grants for research projects and personnel support
Start Date: October 2000 End Date: N/A
Program Activity: 2.3 Develop and support strong health research community through national and international alliances and priority-setting
Program Activity Description:
Plan, launch and manage both Institute Support Grants that enable Institute activities such as the development of strategic health research priorities and development of alliances, as well as competitions and programs for grant funds for both national and international partnered programs.

Expected Results:
National and international health research agendas are formulated and implemented.

Indicators:

  • Success of CIHR-funded partnership research programs including results, awareness and satisfaction levels.
  • Number, diversity and scope of linkages, exchanges, alliances and partnerships with other organizations including health policy-makers at all levels of government (especially provincial governments) compared to baseline. Includes willingness of stakeholders to support research in Institute domains and number and size of funding flows through jointly-funded partnership programs where relevant.
  Forecast Spending 2006-2007 Planned Spending 2007-2008 Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Total Grants 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8
Total Contributions   -   -   -   -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments   -   -   -   -
Total PA 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8

Planned Audits and Evaluations
An evaluation on CIHR's Regional Partnership Program was completed in May 2006 and a follow-up report will be conducted in May 2007. No further evaluations are planned in this area for 2007-08.

An audit of this program is not part of the 2007-08 Audit Plan. The Audit Plan is developed annually and finalized upon approval by Governing Council's Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit.

 


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Institute Support Grants
Start Date: October 2000 End Date: N/A
Program Activity: 2.3 Develop and support strong health research community through national and international alliances and priority-setting
Program Activity Description:
Manage Institute Support Grants that enable Institute activities such as the development of strategic health research priorities and development of alliances

Expected Results:
Effective domestic and international health research agendas as well as alliances and partnerships in areas related to the mandate of each Institute.

Indicators:

  • Evidence of Institute's emerging leadership within the Canadian research and research user community, including examples of Institute innovation in identifying and responding to National health threats and opportunities.
  Forecast Spending 2006-2007 Planned Spending 2007-2008 Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Total Grants 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0
Total Contributions   -   -   -   -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments   -   -   -   -
Total PA 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0

Planned Audits and Evaluations
Evaluations of each of the 13 Institutes were completed in 2005-06. In addition, the External Review of CIHR, conducted by an International Panel in February 2006, was finalized in 2006-07. It included a comprehensive review and evaluation of CIHR's thirteen Institutes. An update of the Institute Support Grant RMAF and RBAF was completed in the 2006-07 fiscal year.

An audit of this program is not part of the 2007-08 Audit Plan. The Audit Plan is developed annually and finalized upon approval by Governing Council's Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit.

 


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Grants for research projects and personnel support
Start Date: October 2000 End Date: N/A
Program Activity: 2.4 Inform research, clinical practice and public policy on ethical, legal and social issues related to health and health research
Program Activity Description:
Undertake consultations to enable inclusive dialogue across sectors, disciplines and communities to lead to greater public engagement, improved knowledge and understanding of the ethical, legal and social issues in the context of health and health research. As well, plan, launch and manage competitions and programs for grant funds to create new knowledge and provide grant funds that enable effective insights pertaining to the ethical, legal and social issues in the context of health and health research.

Expected Results:
Uptake and application of ethics knowledge as an integral part of decision-making in health practice, research and policy.

Indicators:

  • Success of CIHR's ELSI activities, for example, changes in the number of ethics-related incidents that arise from health practice, research, and policies.
  • Number of publications resulting from ELSI research.
  • Number of public policies influenced by ELSI principles.
  • Opinions of health researchers, and policy-makers regarding their success in uptake and application of new ethical knowledge
  Forecast Spending 2006-2007 Planned Spending 2007-2008 Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-20010
Total Grants 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
Total Contributions   -   -   -   -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments   -   -   -   -
Total PA 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8

Planned Audits and Evaluations
No evaluations are planned in this area for 2007-08.

An audit of this program is not part of the 2007-08 Audit Plan. The Audit Plan is developed annually and finalized upon approval by Governing Council's Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit.

 


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Grants for research projects and personnel support
Start Date: October 2000 End Date: N/A
Program Activity: 3.1 Support activities on knowledge translation, exchange, use and strategies to strengthen the health system
Program Activity Description:
Implement strategies to enable the effective dissemination, exchange, synthesis and application of health research results that will lead to improvements in the Canadian health system. As well, plan, launch and manage competitions and programs for grant funds designed to create new knowledge, strengthen Canadian capacity and networks, and together with our partners undertake effective research and knowledge translation of health research.

Expected Results:
Effective dissemination, exchange, synthesis and application of research results take place to create new knowledge, strengthen Canadian capacity and networks, and together with our partners, enable effective research and knowledge translation of health research.

Indicators:

  • Success of CIHR-funded research programs including results, awareness and satisfaction levels.
  • Increased number, scope and diversity of knowledge translation activities supported by CIHR (and its partners where relevant) or resulting from CIHR activities (for example, synthesis papers, briefs, participation in policy task forces) compared to baseline.
  • Identification of and initial communication with key knowledge translation stakeholders, followed by increased number of inputs (driven by research evidence) to stakeholders' decision processes.
  Forecast Spending 2006-2007 Planned Spending 2007-2008 Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Total Grants 37.7 37.7 37.7 37.7
Total Contributions   -   -   -   -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments   -   -   -   -
Total PA 37.7 37.7 37.7 37.7

Planned Audits and Evaluations
No evaluations are planned in this area for 2007-08.

An audit of this program is not part of the 2007-08 Audit Plan. The Audit Plan is developed annually and finalized upon approval by Governing Council's Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit.

 


Name of Transfer Payment Program: Grants for research projects and personnel support
Start Date: October 2000 End Date: N/A
Program Activity: 3.2 Support national efforts to capture the economic value for Canada of health research advances made at Canadian institutions
Program Activity Description:
Implement strategies to enable the effective development and commercialization of health research that will lead to a better quality of life for Canadians through improvements in the Canadian health system, products and economy. As well, plan, launch and manage competitions and programs for grant funds to create and transfer new knowledge, strengthen Canadian capacity and networks, and undertake effective commercialization of health research.

Expected Results:
Mobilizing research to improve health services, products, a strengthened healthcare system and the economy.

Indicators:

  • Success of CIHR-funded research programs including results, awareness and satisfaction levels.
  • Number and nature of patents, spin-off companies and licenses for intellectual property (IP) generated from CIHR-funded research.
  Forecast Spending 2006-2007 Planned Spending 2007-2008 Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Total Grants 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6
Total Contributions   -   -   -   -
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments   -   -   -   -
Total PA 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.6

Planned Audits and Evaluations
A Results based Management and Accountability Framework (RMAF) was developed in 2006-07 for CIHR's commercialization and innovation strategy.

An audit of this program is not part of the 2007-08 Audit Plan. The Audit Plan is developed annually and finalized upon approval by Governing Council's Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit.

Over the next three years, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research will manage the following transfer payment programs in excess of $5 million:

2007-08

  1. Grants for research projects and personnel support
  2. Institute Support Grants
  3. Canada Graduate Scholarships

2008-09

  1. Grants for research projects and personnel support
  2. Institute Support Grants
  3. Canada Graduate Scholarships

2009-10

  1. Grants for research projects and personnel support
  2. Institute Support Grants
  3. Canada Graduate Scholarships

For further information on the above-mentioned transfer payment programs see http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/estime.asp.

Table 6: Internal Audits and Evaluations

The following table identifies a list of planned evaluations and audits at CIHR for 2007-2008.


Planned Internal Audit or Evaluation
Estimated Start Date
Estimated Completion Date
Evaluation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research in progress October 2007
Evaluation of the Canada Graduate Scholarships Program (4th year review) April 2007 March 2008
Summative Evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Health Research Teams and Community Alliances in Health Research Programs
 June 2007 March 2008
Evaluation of the Strategic Health Opportunities Partnership Program March 2007 October 2007
Evaluation Framework for the Operating Grants Program June 2007 October 2007
Evaluation Framework for the CIHR/Rx&D program in progress March 2007
Evaluation framework for Obesity and Healthy Body Weights May 2007 November 2007
Audit of the adequacy and effectiveness of CIHR's controls for ensuring the integrity and implementation of ethics practices and policies in research funded by CIHR June 2007 December 2007

For more information and electronic reports on evaluations and internal audits see: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/153.html and http://www.irsc.gc.ca/e/29208.html.




Date Modified: 2007-03-29
 
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