Program directory · Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Canada Biomedical Research Fund
- Program code
- BNT06 (SSHRC)
- Core responsibility
- Funding social sciences and humanities research and training
- In Departmental Plans
- 2022-23 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Canada Biomedical Research Fund is a federal program announced in the 2021 federal budget to support high-risk applied research, training and talent development, as part of a suite of foundational investments to establish a resilient and robust domestic biomanufacturing sector in Canada. The fund contributes to the pipeline of new technologies and supports the translation of academic research into commercial applications and products.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2021-22. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund | Earlier program (name match, low confidence) | 2020-21 – 2023-24 | $434M |
| Canada Biomedical Research Fund | This program | 2021-22 – 2028-29 | $117M |
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Appears to replace Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $39.3M, against $3.1M in 2022-23 (+1171%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Spending $74M, against $39.3M in 2023-24 (+88%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Number of organizations participating in funded projects | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Number of organizations participating in the Research Hubs | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $39.5M, against $73.3M in 2025-26 (−46%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $0, against $39.5M in 2026-27 (−100%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 12 | 2023 | 223 No baseline information was available to inform the initial target given that the program was new and unique. Therefore, a conservative target had been established at the beginning of the program. | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 250 | 2024 | 223 The target of 250 was established to reflect the preliminary result of the first stage of the competition. The result from the now completed first stage of the competition is slightly below that number. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | 223 – 223 | 2025 | 223 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 190 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $811K |
| 2022-23 | $40.2M | $3.1M |
| 2023-24 | $39.3M | $39.3M |
| 2024-25 | $75.2M | $74M |
| 2025-26 | $73.3M | — |
| 2026-27 | $39.5M | — |
| 2027-28 | $0* | — |
| 2028-29 | $0* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | 9 |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | 15 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025-26 | 11 | — |
| 2026-27 | 6 | — |
| 2027-28 | 0* | — |
| 2028-29 | 0* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 plan | $40,153,843 | $74,652,280 | $74,647,765 | ||||
| 2023-24 plan | $39,311,489 | $75,295,658 | $75,256,830 | ||||
| 2024-25 plan | $75,155,420 | $75,033,325 | $40,241,420 | ||||
| 2025-26 plan | $73,257,635 | $40,293,842 | $816,983 | ||||
| 2026-27 plan | $39,478,077 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| Actual | $3,090,821 | $39,269,215 | $74,001,415 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
