Contact Information

Administratively, each province has an RPP Advisory Board which manages the program at the provincial level. This management includes pre-screening provincial RPP applications. For additional information on eligibility criteria and funding details, please contact the Chair of the appropriate Advisory Committee listed below or see appropriate link provided (if applicable).

The current RPP Advisory Committee Chairs are:

Manitoba
Manitoba-CIHR RPP Strategic Plan

James Davie
Scientific Director
Manitoba Health Research Council
P216 -770 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W3
Phone: 204-786-2090
Email: Jim.Davie@mhrc.mb.ca

New Brunswick
RPP-New Brunswick

John Boyne
Director, Accountability & Health Information Management
New Brunswick Department of Health
Carleton Place
P.O. Box 5100
520 King Street
Fredericton, NB, E3B 5G8
Tel: 506-444-3222
Email: john.boyne@gnb.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador-CIHR RPP Strategic Plan

Dr. Robert Bertolo
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland,
St. John's NL, A1B 3X9
Phone: 709-864-7954
Fax: 709-864-2422
Email: rbertolo@mun.ca

Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia-CIHR RPP Strategic Plan

Eric Rushton
Chief Financial Officer
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation
1660 Hollis Street, Suite 905
Halifax, NS, B3J 1V7
Mail: PO Box 2684
Halifax, NS, B3J 3P7
Phone: 902-424-8821
Email: Eric.Rushton@gov.ns.ca

Prince Edward Island
PEI-CIHR RPP Strategic Plan

Robert Gilmour
Vice-President Research
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3
Phone: 902-566-0637
Email: rgilmour@upei.ca

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan-CIHR RPP Main Policies

Dr. M.E. (Beth) Horsburgh
Associate Vice-President Research - Health (University of Saskatchewan) /Vice-President Research and Innovation (Saskatoon Health Region)
Room B527, Health Sciences Building
107 Wiggins Road
Phone: 306-966-8745
Email: beth.horsburgh@usask.ca

For information on CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process, please contact:

Program Delivery Coordinator
Regional Partnerships Program
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address Locator 4809A
Ottawa, ON K1A 0W9
Telephone: 613-952-5728
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: RPP-PPR@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For questions about this initiative and research objectives contact:

Erik Blache
Senior Advisor, Partnerships and Citizen Engagement
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-948-2684
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: erik.blache@cihr-irsc.gc.ca