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We’re an alliance of organizations that work strategically to co-ordinate and collaborate on most of the cancer research conducted in Canada. Together, we support cancer research that uncovers factors which may cause cancer, and discovers more—and better—treatments to improve patient and survivor outcomes. Since 2008, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, steward of the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control (CSCC), provides secretariat and other supports to the CCRA to enable its members to regularly convene, network, and carry out its core activities.
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Our members maximize their collective impact to support research that benefits all people in Canada affected by cancer.
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CCRA members value the participation and engagement of patients in all stages and phases of cancer research.
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Canadian Cancer Research Conference

The Canadian Cancer Research Conference (CCRC) provides the opportunity to hear about the latest developments across the spectrum of cancer research and network with other disciplines.

Join us at the CCRC 2025, in person in Calgary, AB from November 2-4, 2025.

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Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Cancer Research Community

Today, the CCRA recognizes six leaders in Canadian cancer research, including two inaugural Indigenous awards recipients. The CCRA Awards, initiated in 2011, recognize and celebrate on a biennial basis the outstanding contributions of individuals who have had a remarkable impact on cancer research and the cancer research community. This year’s inaugural Award for Excellence in a First Nations, Inuit and Métis Community Project is Sitansisk Wolastoqey (St. Mary’s First Nation), represented ...

Investment in Cancer Research in 2022

Today, the CCRA released its latest report on the investment in cancer research from 2005 to 2022, with a focus on the period 2020-2022 to examine the potential impact of COVID-19. There was $526M invested in cancer research in 2022. The overall cancer research investment was fairly flat from 2019-2022, although the number of new and in-progress projects continued to decline. Research investment in breast, prostate and blood cancers declined from 2020 on and investment in operating grants fel...

Indigenous Cancer Research Network Joins CCRA

The CCRA Advisory Board is happy to welcome the Indigenous Cancer Research Network (ICRN) as the CCRA’s latest member. ICRN will be represented by Marilee Nowgesic, CEO of the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA). The Indigenous Cancer Research Network (ICRN), originally known as the Canadian Indigenous Research Network Against Cancer (CIRNAC), evolved as a vehicle to address cancer with, for, and by Indigenous peoples. The network is guided by a set of aims and an inclusion engag...

Fall 2025 Early Career Researcher Workshop – Applications Now Open

The CIHR Institute of Cancer Research is pleased to announce the open call for applications for its 2025 Early Career Researcher (ECR) Workshop, in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance, Canadian Cancer Society, Cancer Research Society, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, and Terry Fox Research Institute. The 2025 ECR Workshop is being held before the 2025 Canadian Cancer Research Conference from October 31 to November 1, 2025 in Calgary. The workshop aims to promote th...
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Investment in Cancer Survivorship Research
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