Canada’s child health research community runs both deep and broad. There are 15 primary research institutions across Canada, with close to 1500 researchers, with total funding of $420 million. Approximately 270 workers have a child genomics focus (see Supporting Document A). Some of Canada’s best-known and most active human genomics researchers undertake their research in Child Health Research Institutes (., Michael Hayden, BC Women’s and Children’s; Steve Scherer, SickKids: Guy Rouleau, Ste Justine; and Constantin Polychronakos, Montreal Children’s), ensuring a wealth of expertise to take on this expanded initiative. Collaborative Research Networks The degree to which the Canadian child.
