Genome Canada

Genome Canada is a federally-funded non-profit organization that advances research for developing and applying genomics and genomic-based technologies to create economic and social benefits for Canadians.¹⁾

Genome Canada is a member of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, where they “help advance the uptake of standards for harmonized data sharing to enable responsible access to genomic and health-related data on tens of millions of individuals worldwide.”²⁾

Genome Canada's All for One initiative is a clinical implementation project to facilitate the uptake of genome-wide sequencing as a standard of care for rare diseases by the relevant ministries of health.³⁾

The Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network, or CanCOGeN, is a “consortium of Canadian federal, provincial and regional public health authorities and their healthcare partners, academia, industry, hospitals, research institutes and large-scale sequencing centres”, launched by Genome Canada in April 2020.⁴⁾

In the 2020-21 fiscal year, Genome Canada's funding came from the federal government (52%), provincial governments (14%), industry (12%), and the remaining 22% from universities, Canadian and foreign not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and foreign governments.⁵⁾