Partner Linkage Tool for the Catalyst Grant: 2025-26 Partnering for Impact
Overview
The 2025-26 Partnering for Impact – Catalyst Grant funding opportunity will foster the creation and strengthening of partnerships that reinforce trust and mutual understanding between researchers, knowledge users and knowledge holders. The catalyst grants are intended to support the time and enablers required for meaningful co-production activities that are driven by the needs of people and communities, knowledge users and/or knowledge holders.
This Partner Linkage tool (below) is intended to facilitate connections between researchers, communities, people with lived and/or living experience, knowledge holders, policy- and decision-makers, health providers, community organizations and health organizations, should there be interest. The Partner Linkage Tool includes information of people and organizations interested in partnering and their priorities of interest.
This is not a mandatory tool. The information is provided on a voluntary basis and in no way confers any advantages in the evaluation and funding of applications. Applicants may also pursue opportunities with people/organizations that are not profiled below, but that meet the definition of “knowledge user” or "applicant partner" as defined in the funding opportunity.
Are you a researcher, knowledge user or knowledge holder looking to collaborate on the Partnering for Impact Catalyst Grants? Fill out our Partner Linkage Tool online form. Your entered data and profile will be posted on the partner linkage tool soon, which will be updated weekly until the application deadline.
By completing and submitting this form, you are consenting to having your responses posted, and in the language in which it was submitted (English or French). You may request to have your information edited or removed at any time by sending a request to support-soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
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The information is provided in the language in which it was submitted by the respondent.
| Contact Information | Participant Type | Funding Pool of Interest | Area(s) of interest | Additional Information |
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Sylvain Iceta, M.D., Ph.D. |
Researcher: early career, mid-career, senior, trainee | Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction |
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Is a psychiatrist-researcher specializing in the interface of mental health and chronic physical condition. Current research program focuses on the co-occurrence of mental illness with obesity and diabetes, aiming to uncover underlying mechanisms and improve patient outcomes. Eager to collaborate on co-produced research initiatives that bridge clinical practice and research in these areas. With experience in interdisciplinary study design (including quantitative clinical studies and qualitative patient-oriented research). Welcomes partnerships with community organizations, patient advocacy groups, healthcare providers, and other knowledge users to co-develop meaningful research projects that reinforce trust and mutual understanding between researchers and the communities they serve. |
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Sofia Ramirez |
Community or Health organization |
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Knowledge Mobilization | Interested in collaborating |
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Shelly-Anne Li |
Researcher: early career, mid-career, senior, trainee |
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Community engagement, underserved communities, artists' health, knowledge mobilization, implementation science, research methods, clinical practice guidelines, medical education | Skills in research methods, arts-based approaches, knowledge mobilization, implementation science, collaboration, community engagement. Has resources to contribute (matching funds, in-kind support, other resources that can be leveraged with affiliated institutions -University of Toronto, University Health Network) |
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Genaro Guevarra Founder glguevarra@gmail.com 204-955-5602 Morning Breeze info@morning-breeze.ca Manitoba |
Community or Health organization | General Pool |
Digital Infrastructure between healthcare providers and the underserved Indigenous Communities in the remote and rural communities in Manitoba. Digital infrastructure for the remote and rural Indigenous and First Nations communities. |
Knowledge mobilization. Access for database of knowledge keepers from within the Indigenous and First Nations community |
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Daniel Bordenave CEO david@bisepinnovations.com |
Community or Health organization |
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We are a medical device company that has a device to help with patient transferring and ambulation training. We are interested to find a partner Healthcare Organization & Researcher for a potential project. | For a project we can contribute our knowledge, product and past data from other research projects |
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Hardeep Singh Assistant Professor hardeepk.singh@utoronto.ca 500 University Avenue 416-946-3724 Ontario |
Researcher: early career, mid-career, senior, trainee |
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Stroke; rehabilitation services; health care; health equity | Skills in qualitative research methods, knowledge mobilization, and arts-based. |
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Isabelle Goupil-Sormany Médecin clinicien enseignant - agrégée isabelle.goupil-sormany@fmed.ulaval.ca Québec |
Researcher: early career, mid-career, senior, trainee |
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Spécialisée dans les inégalités sociales de santé liée à l'environnement, incluant la justice environnementale et la justice climatique. Aussi médecin spécialiste en santé publique avec un large éventail d'expérience et de lieu de travail (autant au niveau ministériel durant la pandémie) qu'au niveau local et régional. | Idéation, révision, évaluation, accompagnement, collaboration, collecte de données. |
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Morgan Price UBC Associate Professor; Director of the primary care Innovation Support Unit (ISU) morgan.price@ubc.ca BC Innovation Support Unit |
Researcher: early career, mid-career, senior, trainee |
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I am a health informatics and action researcher. I like to apply design thinking and systems thinking methods to complex or "wicked" problems. The ISU's work is typically very engaged and focused on rapid iterative change in primary care, we are also branching out into adjacent areas like mental health. | We have some tools like our Team Mapping facilitation method and our CapEs CAPacity EStimator to help primary care workforce planners explore options for team-based primary care. Examples on our website isu.ubc.ca |
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Kevin Professor, Research Chair, Dept Family Medicine, Dalhousie University kpottie@dal.ca Nova Scotia Kevin Pottie - Dalhousie University |
Researcher: early career, mid-career, senior, trainee |
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Advancing health equity (knowledge mobilization) in diabetes and obesity using dual (physical and patient) education initiatives, focusing on immigrant and refugee populations, and internationally trained health professionals | interested in engaging newcomer patients, advocates, international trained health professionals and primary care practitioners |
| Sarah Main Consultant, Canadian Home Care Association info@mainhealthconsulting.ca 416-806-3076 Ontario Canadian Home Care Association |
Community or Health organization | General Pool | The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) is interested in co-producing a national framework for universal home care training. Our focus is on addressing the wide variation in training standards across Canada, improving equity of access to high-quality care, and supporting a more consistent, culturally safe, and person-centred workforce. This project would engage providers, educators, clients, caregivers, and communities to identify core competencies and co-develop a shared vision for foundational training in home care. We are particularly interested in inclusive engagement approaches and knowledge mobilization activities that can inform future implementation and policy development. | CHCA brings a strong national network of home care providers and partners, along with in-house expertise in policy, research, evaluation, communications, and stakeholder engagement. Our team includes a Policy and Advocacy Lead, Research and Evaluation Lead, Communications Advisor, and Graphic Designer, all of whom could contribute in-kind support to collaborative activities such as stakeholder outreach, knowledge translation, and dissemination. While consulting and project leadership roles would require dedicated funding, we are open to supporting a co-produced initiative with meaningful in-kind contributions and welcome partnership opportunities. |
| Kristina M Kokorelias Associate Scientist kristina.kokorelias@sinaihealth.ca Ontario |
Researcher: early career, mid-career, senior, trainee |
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HIV; geriatrics; caregiving; rehabilitation services; health care; health equity | Skills in qualitative research methods, knowledge mobilization, and community-participatory action research. |
| Lesley Dunfield Director, Health Technology Assessment and Evidence Synthesis ldunfield@ihe.ca 780-448-4881 Institute of Health Economics Alberta |
Not-for-profit Health Research Organization |
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The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is an independent, not-for-profit organization with key competencies in health economics and decision-analytic modelling, health technology assessment and knowledge transfer/exchange. We are open to being a collaborative grant partner, providing methodological expertise to a knowledge holder-, community- or organization-led project of interest. The team at IHE has experience conducting collaborative CIHR-funded projects. The IHE has an interest in supporting research across a variety of health topics and settings, including quantifying unmet need; determining evidence gaps; health system optimization (workforce and resource allocation); product commercialization potential; and, developing evidence support for implementation or spread and scale. | We routinely partner with academic, industry, and community stakeholders to co-produce evidence-based products. The evidence synthesis team specializes in synthesizing evidence for healthcare decisions, using rigorous methods in products such as rapid reviews, systematic reviews, jurisdictional scans, scoping reviews, and other evidence products. We tailor our approach to match the needs of the client. IHE’s economics team conducts sophisticated economic analyses and modelling to inform healthcare planning and policy, including forecasting, scenario analysis, and efficiency metrics. We have expertise in evaluating programs, technologies, and funding models supported by rigorous analysis of health system data, risks, and other economic factors. Our team also has expertise in qualitative research methods (engagement and analysis), industry partnerships, and policy analyses. Our team members are OCAP® trained. |
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