Research Institutes

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
A national agency that informs decisions, actions and the public debate on substance abuse issues.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
An Ontario public hospital providing direct patient care for people with mental health and addiction problems. The centre is also a research facility, an educational and training institute, and a community-based organization providing health promotion and prevention services.

Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia
A partnership between the University of Victoria and B.C.’s other four major universities, with a mission to create an internationally recognized centre dedicated to research and knowledge exchange on substance use, harm reduction and addiction.

Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction
A research centre within the faculty of health sciences at Simon Fraser University. Their mandate is to conduct research that can be applied to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of mental health and addiction services in British Columbia.

Children’s Health Policy Centre
An interdisciplinary research group in the faculty of health sciences at Simon Fraser University.

Human Early Learning Partnership
A collaborative, interdisciplinary research network based at UBC.

McCreary Centre Society
A non-government not-for-profit committed to improving the health of B.C. youth through research, education and community based projects.

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research supports a vibrant research community in B.C. that is recognized worldwide for innovative discoveries that improve health and save lives.