Funders

Since 1989, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research has received continuous funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.  As CanChild 's major sponsor, McMaster University  provides significant in-kind support for CanChild.

CanChild has also received almost 150 research grants totaling over $20 million in research funding.  The following alphabetized list includes many of our current and past funders.

• Academic Development Fund - University of Western Ontario
• Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR)
• Alberta Mental Health
• Allegheny-Singer Research Institute Intramural Award
• American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• Baffin Island Home Support Program
• Bloorview Childrens Hospital Foundation
• Bloorview MacMillan Foundation
• Brighter Futures Program of the National Health Research and Development Program
• British Columbia Health Care Research Foundation
• Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)
• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
• Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation (COTF)
• Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Cloverleaf Charitable Foundation
• Community Occupational Therapy Associates (COTA)
• Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS)
• Easter Seal Society of Ontario
• Economical Insurance Company
• Edith Herman Research Fund
• Farquharson Medical Research Council Scholarship
• Genentech Foundation for Growth and Development
• Hamilton Health Foundation
• Hamilton Health Sciences Research Development Fund
• Health of the Public Project
• James S. McDonnell Foundation Program in Cognitive Neuroscience 
• Laidlaw Foundation
• McMaster University Advanced Instructional Technology Initiatives
• Max Bell Foundation
• McMaster University Committee on Teaching and Learning
• Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC)
• National Health Research and Development 
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
• Occupational Therapists of Ontario
• Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy (OFCP)
• Ontario Health Care Evaluation Network
• Ontario Mental Health Foundation (OMHF)
• Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services 
• Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services
• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
• Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF)
• Pollock Foundation 
• Richard and Jean Ivey Fund 
• School of Rehabilitation Science - McMaster University
• SickKids Foundation
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
• St. Mary's Fund
• Thames Valley Children's Centre Research Award
• The Arthritis Foundation
• United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation (UCPREF) 
• VP Research, University of Western Ontario
• Waterloo Rotary Children's Centre
• West Park Health Care Centre