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Organization
SickKids
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence: Educating the Educators
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Musée Armand-Frappier
Location
LAVAL, QC
Title of proposal
Vaccination: tous concernés, tous concertés!
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
McMaster University
Location
HAMILTON, ON
Title of proposal
Encouraging vaccine confidence among pregnant and breastfeeding Canadians
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
University of British Columbia
Location
VANCOUVER, BC
Title of proposal
Promoting Vaccine Confidence in Canada through TikTok
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Mount Royal University
Location
CALGARY, AB
Title of proposal
Encouraging Vaccine Confidence in School-aged Children Across Western Canada
Grant amount
$49,700.00
Organization
University of Ottawa
Location
OTTAWA, ON
Title of proposal
Vaccine Confidence Workshops & Events for Youth, Teachers and Families
Grant amount
$11,000.00
Organization
University of Windsor
Location
WINDSOR, ON
Title of proposal
Students Igniting Vaccine Confidence Program in Windsor-Essex
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
University of Waterloo
Location
WATERLOO, ON
Title of proposal
Reaching Rural: Building vaccine confidence in rural Southwestern Ontario
Grant amount
$49,742.00
Organization
Chuntoh Education Society
Location
FORT ST JAMES, BC
Title of proposal
Vaccine Outreach During COVID-19
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Dalhousie University
Location
HALIFAX, NS
Title of proposal
ILA/PLANS Vaccine Promotion and Knowledge Activity
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Discovery Centre
Location
HALIFAX, NS
Title of proposal
Why Immunize: Encouraging Vaccine Confidence in Mi’kmaw Communities
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Laurentian University
Location
SUDBURY, ON
Title of proposal
Addressing vaccine hesitancy in northern Ontario workplaces using a mobile research lab
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Agence Science-Presse
Location
MONTREAL, QC
Title of proposal
Un journaliste en résidence (titre de travail)
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Visions of Science Network for Learning
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
Vaccine Confidence in Canada: Focus on racialized and low-income communities
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Actua
Location
OTTAWA, ON
Title of proposal
Empowering youth and teachers through vaccine safety content
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
University of Saskatchewan
Location
SASKATOON, SK
Title of proposal
Covid-19 Basics/Diagnosis/Treatment
Grant amount
$48,300.00
Organization
Athabasca University
Location
ATHABASCA, AB
Title of proposal
Accelerating Vaccine Confidence through Youth Co-created Animated Educational Media
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Food Allergy Canada
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canadians at risk of anaphylaxis
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
University of Waterloo
Location
WATERLOO, ON
Title of proposal
Multimedia, Micro-learning products to promote Vaccine Confidence in target populations
Grant amount
$49,770.00
Organization
Science North
Location
SUDBURY, ON
Title of proposal
Promoting Vaccine Confidence across Northern Ontario
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
ASTC Science World Society
Location
VANCOUVER, BC
Title of proposal
Science World Vaccine Series
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
African Communities of Manitoba Inc.
Location
WINNIPEG, MB
Title of proposal
ACOMI WE BELONG COMMUNITY VACCINE ADVOCATES PROJECT
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
University of Toronto
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
Training peers in motivational interviewing to increase vaccine confidence among healthcare workers in a large, urban healthcare institution
Grant amount
$49,418.00
Organization
St. Boniface Hospital Research Youth BIOlab
Location
WINNIPEG, MB
Title of proposal
Vaccine Confidence in Youth
Grant amount
$49,300.00
Organization
University of Windsor
Location
WINDSOR, ON
Title of proposal
Medicine (on) Wheels Benefitting Indigenous-Led Education (MOWBILE) Vaccination Confidence Programme
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Syrian Canadian Foundation
Location
MISSISSAUGA, ON
Title of proposal
Arabic-Speaker Vaccination Promotion Program
Grant amount
$48,269.00
Organization
McGill University
Location
MONTREAL, QC
Title of proposal
Encouraging Vaccine Confidence Among Black Young Adults in Quebec
Grant amount
$49,994.00
Organization
University of Calgary
Location
CALGARY, AB
Title of proposal
Vaccine Hesitancy Playbook: A Pragmatic Communication Tool for Primary Care
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Carleton University
Location
OTTAWA, ON
Title of proposal
Leveraging Immersive Technologies to Improve Vaccine Confidence Among Parents and Caregivers in Canada
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
University of Moncton
Location
MONCTON, NB
Title of proposal
Parlons vaccination : Initiatives visant à sensibiliser la jeunesse francophone du Nouveau-Brunswick envers la vaccination
Grant amount
$6,750.00
Organization
SickKids
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
Stop COVID in Kids – School based vaccine education outreach to build trust and empower families
Grant amount
$49,680.00
Organization
Sheridan College
Location
OAKVILLE, ON
Title of proposal
Equipping Citizens to Promote Vaccine Confidence in Canada
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Canadian Glycomics Network
Location
EDMONTON, AB
Title of proposal
Supporting national vaccine literacy and education through K-12 classroom tools and interactive digital campaigns
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
University of Windsor
Location
WINDSOR, ON
Title of proposal
Improving the Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccine among the African Population Living in Windsor-Essex County
Grant amount
$49,491.00
Organization
Lung Health Foundation
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
Increasing Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccination among Young Canadians
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
McMaster University
Location
HAMILTON, ON
Title of proposal
Immune Nations: The Vaccine Project
Grant amount
$45,500.00
Organization
The Pas Committee for Women in Crisis (Aurora House – Share the Care)
Location
THE PAS, MB
Title of proposal
Overcoming vaccine hesitancy
Grant amount
$38,420.00
Organization
CanAge
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
Pan-Canadian Seniors’ Virtual Vaccine Summit
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
A Nudge for COVID Vaccine Confidence
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
University of New Brunswick
Location
FREDERICTON, NB
Title of proposal
Vaccines: The myth, the knowledge gap, and the truth
Grant amount
$49,473.00
Organization
Public Health Association of BC
Location
VICTORIA, BC
Title of proposal
Kids Boost Immunity
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
Public Health Association of BC
Location
VICTORIA, BC
Title of proposal
COVID-19 South Asian Vaccine Confidence Initiative
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
OCAD University
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
Expanding Printables: Inclusive vaccine tools for refugee and community health
Grant amount
$42,470.00
Organization
Memorial Univ. of Nfld
Location
ST. JOHN’S, NL
Title of proposal
Curious? We Are! Vaccine Confidence Campaign
Grant amount
$35,000.00
Organization
University of Alberta
Location
EDMONTON, AB
Title of proposal
WISEST: Building Confidence in Vaccines in Girls and Young Women in Canada
Grant amount
$46,585.00
Organization
University of Windsor
Location
WINDSOR, ON
Title of proposal
Increasing education and vaccine literacy among adults in southwestern Ontario
Grant amount
$50,000.00
Organization
The Conversation Canada
Location
TORONTO, ON
Title of proposal
Research-based journalism by vaccine experts
Grant amount
$45,750.00
Organization
University of Calgary
Location
CALGARY, AB
Title of proposal
Cybermentor Community Arts: Putting the Arts in STEM
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Government of Canada invests to encourage confidence in vaccines
Recipient organizations will raise awareness in diverse communities across the country
News release Professors
July 26, 2021
Ottawa, Ontario – Vaccines are fundamental tools for preventing infectious diseases, and low vaccination rates can threaten the health of Canadian and international communities. As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has shown, complex factors influence the decision to accept vaccines. Canadians needs reliable and trusted sources of evidence to inform their decisions about vaccines.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry is announcing $2.25 million in support for 48 organizations to promote vaccine confidence through information sharing. The funds are jointly administered by the three federal granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
The funding will allow the organizations to mobilize knowledge to improve public understanding of vaccines and help people make evidence-based decisions, especially among populations that are hesitant about vaccines. Activities supported by these grants will build greater citizen engagement and use of scientific knowledge across all research disciplines.
The 48 recipient organizations will address a wide variety of populations: for example, some will focus on health care workers and parents, while others will target Indigenous Peoples and racial, cultural and linguistic minorities. They will be using such techniques as hosting vaccination workshops for youth; sharing information for pregnant and new moms; creating animated education materials; and using a mobile research lab to help raise awareness in northern and remote communities.
Quotes
“Vaccines save lives. We are working to protect the health and safety of Canadians with the collaboration of these organizations who are experts in explaining science. Together, we’re helping to deliver the vital information people need in order to make evidence-based decisions to protect themselves and their families and friends, and their communities.” -The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
“Vaccine uptake is critical to ending this pandemic and we are looking at new ways to reach people in Canada. Projects funded today will support community-driven initiatives to increase vaccine confidence and help close the gap on vaccine uptake. I look forward to seeing the results of these diverse and targeted interventions.” -The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health
“These outreach activities will engage Canadians and assist them in making well-informed decisions regarding COVID-19 vaccines. By making scientific knowledge more easily accessible and increasing the understanding of the research process, these activities will help to reduce vaccine hesitancy and help to build public trust and confidence in science among Canadians.” -Dr. Michael Strong, President of CIHR
“For many years, NSERC has supported science outreach to foster enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering, and math among Canada’s young people. Now, with this funding, we are joining with our partner granting agencies to help science promoters and educators provide the facts and evidence supporting vaccine safety. This will help people make better decisions as we curb the COVID virus through vaccination this year, and in the years to come as other viral threats emerge.” -Professor Alejandro Adem, President of NSERC
“Social sciences and humanities research shows us that tackling complex societal issues, such as vaccine hesitancy, fundamentally requires an understanding of people and the factors that weigh into behaviours and decision making. SSHRC is pleased to contribute to these important knowledge mobilization projects to bring that social sciences and humanities lens to outreach efforts and further help in Canada’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.” -Dr. Ted Hewitt, President of SSHRC
