About Us

We are British Columbia’s health research agency. We are working towards a future where BC is recognized worldwide for its vibrant, coherent, inclusive and globally competitive health research system, which improves the health of British Columbians, the health system and the economy. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, and Indigenous reconciliation and self-determination continues to guide us.

As a provincial organization, our work extends across many Indigenous lands and territories throughout BC. We acknowledge with respect and humility that our Vancouver office is located on the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Current Funding Opportunities

Health Research BC-Mitacs Industry-Based Program

Through a partnership with Mitacs, the program provides graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with a placement at a life sciences company in order to gain business skills within the sector.

Applications are now open for:

Latest News

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Child with autism and their parent work on a computer together. Both are female with brown hair. The child is wearing headphones.

Library shares experiences of kids with brain-based disabilities

14 March 2024

If our health system is evidence-based, how do we include knowledge from kids with brain-based developmental disabilities? Two organizations join to create a library of lived experiences.

RAPP

Research Approval Processes Project’s (RAPP) Early Insights from Process Mapping

12 March 2024

The RAPP team employs process mapping to understand and improve research approval processes across BC's health authorities.

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Tribute to Dr. Doug Cochrane

21 February 2024

With sadness, Health Research BC acknowledges that Dr. Doug Cochrane, a board member until very recently, has passed away.

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